House Majority Leader predicts budget deal will pass with 'strong Republican support' (via CNN Political Ticker)

Washington (CNN) — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor predicted Tuesday that despite opposition from some key House conservatives, the government spending deal would pass with "strong Republican support" in the House on Thursday. But when pressed if Republican leaders would need help from House Democrats to pass the bill, Cantor deflected the question, saying "we will always ask for them." The majority leader punted the issue to House GOP Whip Ke … Read More

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Top conservative says no to budget deal (via CNN Political Ticker)

Washington (CNN) — A key conservative leader in the House of Representatives said Tuesday he opposes the budget deal negotiated last week by President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner. Rep. Jim Jordan — like Boehner an Ohio Republican — called the $38.5 billion in cuts included in the deal insufficient, noting that House Republicans had originally proposed a much larger package of spending reductions. In January, the GOP-controlled House … Read More

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Barbour says let Romney 'have his day,' slams his health reform law (via CNN Political Ticker)

Washington (CNN) – One day after Mitt Romney formed a presidential exploratory committee, a potential competitor — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour — said Tuesday that Romney should be allowed to "have his day" but also took a swipe at Romney's signature health care law saying, "We [Mississippi] don't want it." The comments from the potential presidential candidate come on the fifth anniversary of the health reform law enacted in 2006 during Romn … Read More

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Trump now considering independent run (via CNN Political Ticker)

Washington (CNN) – Donald Trump says he's now flirting with the idea of running as an independent candidate should he fail to win the Republican presidential nomination, a move that, however farfetched, threatens to draw crucial support away from the eventual GOP nominee. "I think the Republicans are very concerned that I [may] run as an independent," Trump told the Wall Street Journal in comments published Tuesday. "I am very conservative," he a … Read More

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Trump takes aim at Bill Cosby (via CNN Political Ticker)

Washington (CNN) – Business mogul Donald Trump is aiming his latest war of words against Bill Cosby, saying the famous comedian is "incoherent" and "dishonest" Trump's outburst – which came in a written statement Monday – followed comments last week by Cosby during an appearance on NBC's Today Show, during which he declared Trump either needs to run for president now or "shut up." "I was surprised to hear him blabber, somewhat incoherently 'you r … Read More

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Bachmann heckled at Iowa appearance (via CNN Political Ticker)

Washington (CNN)– Rep. Michele Bachmann was heckled by a handful of University of Iowa students at an appearance in the Hawkeye state on Monday. The Minnesota Republican spoke for under thirty minutes about her opposition to abortion, same-sex marriage, and concerns with national debt, at the university memorial union in Iowa City, according to the Des Moines Register. Bachmann was interrupted by the students who held a sign reading, "Homosexual … Read More

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