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Texans Paul, Perry take CPAC stage with different conservative messages

By | 02.11.11 | 5:45 pm

During back-to-back speeches in Washington, D.C., U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and Texas Gov. Rick Perry stuck to their trademark talking points, displaying two distinct approaches to limited federal government. Though each paid homage to the tea party, U.S. Constitution and Founding Fathers, Paul elaborated on military non-interventionism and monetary policy, More…

Palin Goes After CPAC, Sticks With SRLC

By | 01.08.10 | 1:29 pm

Via Ben Smith, it seems meaningful that Sarah Palin’s camp explained her decision not to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference with two unprovoked attacks on the American Conservative Union. The first is on a More…

American Conservative Union Pushes Back on Politico Pay-for-Play Story

By | 07.17.09 | 11:11 am

Dennis Whitfield of the American Conservative Union has sent out a press release on today’s embarrassing Mike Allen story that alleges a pay-for-play proposal between the conservative group and FedEx.

“An article containing a false headline has been published by Capitol Hill newspaper Politico today regarding an issue with

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Conservatives for Sale

By | 07.17.09 | 9:45 am

Mike Allen has a dizzying scoop about the American Conservative Union:

The American Conservative Union asked FedEx for a check for $2 million to $3 million in return for the group’s endorsement in a bitter legislative dispute, then flipped and sided with UPS after FedEx refused to

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McCain Camp Launches October ‘Surprise’

By | 10.30.08 | 3:47 pm

In what appears to be an attempt to gin up an “October Surprise,” the McCain campaign teamed up with the American Conservative Union today to make a campaign issue of Sen. Barack Obama’s ties to convicted Chicago real estate developer Tony Rezko.

The ACU quietly filed a More…