NV: St. Martin attacks Jones’ credibility in critical debate

By   /  September 25, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Elections, Judiciary, Nevada, News, Politics & Elections, State Government  /  Comments Off

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By Sean Whaley | Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — Republican candidate Mari Nakashima St. Martin wants voters to know her opponent is not someone they should trust to serve them in the state Senate — and she reinforced it during a critical televised debate.
Democrat Justin Jones has faced attacks on his credibility in relation to [...]

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TX: Harris, Weber seek GOP nod for Paul’s seat

By   /  July 16, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Elections, Federal Government, News, Texas  /  No Comments

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By Curt Olson | Texas Watchdog
AUSTIN — Playing to anti-Washington sentiment, the two candidates in the GOP primary runoff to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Paul each have  staked their claim to being more Texan, and unlike Washington, than the other.
In Texas, after all, one day officials are hurling verbal rebukes at President Barack Obama [...]

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Free Chilly! Federal ‘weatherizing’ program puts free refrigerators in CO homes

By   /  June 7, 2012  /  Colorado, Federal Government, News  /  4 Comments

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By Todd Shepherd | Colorado Watchdog
“Put down the handgun and pick up the caulk gun … “
That was the revolutionary cry of Van Jones, the Obama administration’s former “green czar,” describing the president’s green-jobs initiative. And certainly, when the president budgeted hundreds of millions of dollars for weatherizing homes via the American Recovery and Reinvestment [...]

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GOP primary foes in NV face off on questions of judgment, not issues

By   /  June 1, 2012  /  Elections, Nevada, News, State Government  /  No Comments

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By Sean Whaley | Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — In the Republican quest to regain control of the Nevada Senate in the 2012 general election, two GOP candidates in a bitter primary traded accusations in a televised debate.
The issues weren’t taxes or education reform, but questions of judgment and personal responsibility.
GOP establishment favorite Mari Nakashima [...]

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Jones out of IL’s 54th District Senate contest

By   /  March 19, 2012  /  News, State Elections, State Senate, Statehouse News Online, Top State News  /  No Comments

By Scott Reeder | Illinois Statehouse News

SPRINGFIELD — Last month, longtime state Sen. John O. Jones skedaddled from a nasty primary race amid allegations of sloppy petition passing.

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