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'Doc' known for modesty, firm convictions
South Bend TribunePeople who knew Dr. Otis "Doc" Bowen described the former Indiana governor and Bremen native as a soft-spoken man who combined his firm convictions with a humble demeanor. Bowen, who died Saturday evening at the age of 95, practiced medicine in Bremen...Tags: Mike Pence, John Broden, Mitch Daniels, Executive Branch, Politics
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Stands against the majority opinion
A statewide poll shows that Joe Donnelly and Dan Coats, Indiana's U.S. senators, took stands opposed by a majority of their Hoosier constituents -- one on gay marriage, the other on background checks for gun purchases. The poll was conducted for Howey...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, National Rifle Association of America, Patrick J. Toomey, Republican Party, Joe Donnelly
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Chuck Hagel survives
After all the thunder and lightning signifying nothing but more Republican obstructionism, former Sen. Chuck Hagel has taken over at the Pentagon, vowing a realistic approach to America's military role in the world. Not surprisingly, he indicated he...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, John McCain, Environmental Issues, Conservation, George W. Bush
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Slip-up may have cost Pence his tax cut
Chances of Gov. Mike Pence winning legislative approval of his signature 10 percent income tax cut began to slip away last Oct. 23. Pence didn't know it at the time. Nobody knew it at the time. The Republican nominee was regarded then as a sure winner...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Economy, Business and Finance, Richard Mourdock, Government, Finance
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Is anybody sad that Jim DeMint is leaving the Senate?
In a profession like politics and in a town like the nation's capital, the phenomenon of a U.S. senator voluntarily surrendering his seat for a think-tank job would have been unthinkable some years ago. The decision of Republican Jim DeMint of South...Tags: Christine O'Donnell, John Boehner, Olympia J. Snowe, Jim DeMint, American Enterprise Institute
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Donnelly joins Senate agriculture, military panels
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Newly elected U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly will serve on the Senate's agriculture and military panels. Donnelly announced Wednesday he will serve on the Agriculture and Armed Service committees in addition to the Senate Aging...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Richard Mourdock, Joe Donnelly, Joe Donnelly
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Lugar still speaking his own mind
Politicians on the Far Right, seeking to turn the Republican Party into an uncompromising, unquestioning cause in their own image, sought to silence Dick Lugar's voice of moderation, promising that Indiana still would send a Republican to the Senate....
Tags: Christine O'Donnell, Harry Reid, NBC (tv network), State of the Union Address, Richard Mourdock
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Donnelly wants Zody to lead Democrats
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly asked veteran Capitol Hill staffer John Zody this week to run the Indiana Democratic Party, but his appointment hinges on approval of the party's state central committee. A Democratic official close to...
Tags: Mike Pence, Richard Mourdock, Government, Republican Party, Joe Donnelly
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Tea party down but not out
Reports of the death of the tea party are greatly exaggerated. For about two years now, certain observers have been declaring the demise of this insurgent tendency within the Republican Party. However, despite recent headlines, we should expect to...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, John Boehner, Jim DeMint, Social Movements, Dick Armey
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A primer for the 113th Congress
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON – With the “fiscal cliff” averted despite the failure to solve key budget issues, the 112th Congress will close out its widely criticized term and the 113th Congress will be sworn in Thursday. The outgoing Congress was...Tags: Gun Control, Olympia J. Snowe, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress, Patrick Leahy
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Talk of GOP primaries follows 'fiscal cliff' vote
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives. These lawmakers wasted little time...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Dan Benishek, Elections, Saxby Chambliss, Paul Ryan
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Fiscal battle looms for Donnelly, Walorski in Congress
On the occasion of their separate swearing-in ceremonies Thursday, the area's two newest members of Congress both described being humbled by the opportunity to serve the people of Indiana. “It is an incredible honor and extremely humbling to have...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Robert Byrd, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Ceremonies
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