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Jeb! brings George W. mile high for an Oct. 18 fundraiser

Jeb! may be struggling to dodge George W.'s reputation for losing wars and torturing detainees who turn out to be nothing more than Middle Eastern. But...

Reported Romanoff NAFTA gaffe throws light on immigration record

It shouldn’t have been a hard question for a politician and former lawmaker to answer: What is the relationship between the North American Free Trade Agreement and the influx of undocumented workers since its ratification?

Biden backs Owens, slams Limbaugh in heated New York race

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Rallying support for Democratic congressional candidate Bill Owens before Tuesday’s special election in NY-23, Vice President Joe Biden today told a mostly full room at the North Side Improvement League to “teach a lesson” to right-wing activists. Ideological activists, said Biden, forced Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava out of the race because they couldn’t brook “dissent with their neoconservative views.”