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Rick Perry visits Washington, downplays national ambitions

By | 11.08.10 | 4:14 pm

Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) visited one of his favorite punching bags today, appearing in Washington, D.C., as part of a national tour for his new book, “Fed Up!: Our Fight to Save America from Washington.” Perry spoke at the conservative Heritage Foundation and avowed yet again that he is not More…

GOP Senate Candidate: New Deal Had ‘Much in Common with Mussolini’s Fascism’

By | 11.09.09 | 2:10 pm

I’ve been fascinated by the rise of Chuck DeVore, a Republican state assemblyman from California whose grassroots campaign against Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) — and against brand-new Republican candidate Carly Fiorina — has transformed the Republican primary from a coronation to a neck-and-neck battle between conservative activists and GOP More…