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Business leaders call for electric vehicle legislation

By | 11.15.10 | 1:49 pm

A coalition of business leaders today called for passage of a series of proposals that would provide tax credits for the purchase and production of electric vehicles.

The push comes as an electric and natural gas vehicles bill that addresses a number of the coalitions concerns is expected to come 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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