Conservative Politics | In Exile

Bam is Dr. Desperate

WASHINGTON -- A "fired-up" President Obama yesterday took the fight of his political life out of the Capitol's intractable committee rooms and into the heartland -- staging a desperate campaign-like rally to try to win support for health-care reform. The president mustered all of the optimism and oratory of...

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Obama group tells Hiram: No, you can’t

O, no, you don't! Former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate is getting heat from President Obama's grass-roots political organization for using the president's well-worn logo and slogan in his bid to get his Queens seat back. "Re-elect Senator Monserrate," splashes the literature for the candidate, without mentioning that...

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Dems’ sick plot sunk me: ‘harass’ pol

WASHINGTON -- Steamed upstate Rep. Eric Massa, who quit Congress yesterday amid allegations he sexually harassed a male staffer, said he was "set up" by Democratic leaders because he opposed President Obama's health-care bill. The freshman congressman, who said he was the "deciding vote on health care," claimed he...

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Lonesome Gov’s sad solo act

This is how an administration dies. A slow, painful and agonizing demise. Gov.

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Massa blames resignation on health care, not harassment accusations

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- New York Rep. Eric Massa is blaming his resignation on a conspiracy by House Democratic leaders to force him out before a crucial vote on health care.

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Sen. Kerry lobbies for climate compromise; actual bill to come

The three senators writing compromise climate legislation are lobbying business groups in hopes of winning their support for the effort. Read more...

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Rep. Levin known as trade critic, but his record on the issue is more complicated

The interim chairman of the Ways and Means Committee has been a leader in the Democratic Caucus on trade for years. Read more..

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