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If the government shuts down, which services will be shut off?

By | 02.23.11 | 1:20 pm

The rumor mill on Capitol Hill has the nation anticipating a federal government shutdown, which could happen in nine days if Democrats and Republicans can’t agree on the federal spending plan for the remainder of the current fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30. The current plan runs out on More…

Poll: 51 percent of Republicans think Obama was not born in U.S.

Public Policy Polling released a survey today on the attitudes of likely Republican primary voters, including their opinions of Obama’s citizenship. The findings are extraordinary, with 51 percent of likely 2012 primary voters saying they believe President Obama was not born in the U.S.

From the report:

Birthers make

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Sen. Mark Udall: American political infighting should not touch on Egypt

By | 02.10.11 | 5:54 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Colorado Sen. Mark Udall today, appearing on the MSNBC’s Hardball show with Chris Matthews, said American political infighting should not spill over into how the United States deals with the ongoing popular uprising against the regime of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt.

Joined by Sen. Robert Casey, D-Pa., of the Senate More…

Survey: Obama has strong position to win New Mexico in 2012

According to a survey by a Democratic polling firm, President Barack Obama starts off in strong position to win New Mexico in 2012 as he did in 2008. The Public Policy Polling poll shows that Obama has a large lead over the potential Republican presidential candidates polled. The poll More…

2012 GOP prospects frequent prized swing state Florida

By | 02.03.11 | 1:30 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Image by Matt Mahurin

In recent months, nearly every likely Republican 2012 presidential candidate has made his or her voice heard in Florida, courting potential campaign donors at big-ticket speaking engagements and invitation-only dinners.

Tim Pawlenty will do three events with The Family Leader

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will participate in a three-city Iowa lecture tour organized by a controversial conservative organization on Feb. 7.

Pawlenty will deliver a “pro-family lecture” followed by a structured Q&A facilitated by Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of The Family Leader, at events More…

Pawlenty: America was founded under God

In an interview released in Christianity Today Thursday, Tim Pawlenty asserted that the United States was “founded under God” and that the founding fathers put that into the nation’s founding documents. In the wide-ranging interview, Pawlenty talked about his faith, his reversal on cap and trade, and the possibility of More…

Report: 2012 hopefuls banking on state-level PACs

While average Americans were tightening their belts in 2010, potential 2012 presidential candidates were busy feathering their nests in the states to the tune of $2.7 million that didn’t have to be reported to the Federal Election Commission.

Through the formation of state-level Political Action Committees (PACs) politicians have been More…

Huckabee still strong with Iowa evangelical voters

By | 01.25.11 | 4:14 pm

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee still has a strong lead with evangelical Republican voters in Iowa that helped give him a surprise 2008 win in the Iowa Caucuses over Mitt Romney, according to a poll conducted by Neighborhood Research:

With Baptists, Huckabee leads Romney 39-16 with 10 for

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Huckabee far ahead in national poll of 2012 field

By | 01.21.11 | 3:37 pm

There may be indications that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is moving away from a 2012 presidential campaign, but a new poll from Public Policy Polling has him holding a dominant lead over other potential Republican contenders.

The national poll sampled 515 “usual national Republican primary voters,” and Huckabee More…