While most eyes are on the race for the White House, a tight House race in Oregon is also grabbing some attention.  The state’s first Congressional district has been without a representative since Democrat David Wu resigned last summer over repeated bizarre behavior.  The district trends Democratic but recent polls show Republican Rob Cornilles surprisingly […]

 

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Just before Christmas, House Republicans and Senate Democrats were at a stalemate over extending the existing payroll tax rates.  Republicans demanded a year-long extension and approved that plan in the House.  Senate Democrats refused to go along and passed the two-month extension.  GOP House leaders demanded a conference committee to hammer out a compromise but […]

 

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As the fight continues among the Republican candidates to stand out as the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, many influential evangelicals are throwing their support behind Rick Santorum.  In response, the Capitol Steps are putting this trend into their own unique perspective.  Our guest is Steps star Elaina Newport.

 

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Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review are optimistic that a year from today we will have a new president and they see Barack Obama’s indifference toward the economy as an asset for the GOP this year.  They also wince as Mitt Romney struggles to handle requests to release his tax […]

 

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