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Byron York: Will GOP's new vision be shaped by Paul or Rubio?
Byron York
Published: Thu, Mar 14, 2013
The backdrop to the giant stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference meeting featured somewhat ghostly images of Ronald Reagan, who was born in 1911; Barry Goldwater, born 1909; Jesse Helms, born 1921; and William F. Buckley, born 1925. Above the pictures of those now-departed leaders...
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Byron York: Ted Cruz pushes for vote to stop funding for Obamacare
Byron York
Published: Mon, Mar 11, 2013
"Some senators may choose to hurl insults and personal attacks," says new Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. "That's their prerogative. I have no intention of reciprocating." Cruz wouldn't name names, but clearly "some senators" includes John McCain, the Republican Party's 2008 presidential candidate...
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House conservatives: GOP leadership killed measure to defund Obamacare
Byron York
Published: Sun, Mar 10, 2013
As Republican senators Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Marco Rubio, and James Inhofe prepare to introduce a measure to defund Obamacare — and threaten to hold up a continuing resolution to fund the U.S. government if the measure is not given a vote — some conservatives are unhappy that the House,...
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Spokesman: ‘Senator Cruz is a U.S. citizen by birth’
Byron York
Published: Sun, Mar 10, 2013
In the past few days, there has been renewed buzz on the Internet about the presidential eligibility of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Cruz has only been in the Senate for about 60 days and does not appear to be behind any of the talk. But he has certainly been in the news in recent days, and...
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Byron York: Bid to defund Obamacare gains momentum in Senate GOP
Byron York
Updated: Sat, Mar 9, 2013
This week it appeared Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee would wage a lonely war over their threat to hold up a continuing resolution to fund the U.S. government if they are not given a vote on a budget amendment to defund Obamacare. Now, it’s not quite so lonely. Sens. Marco...
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Byron York: Obama resists simple fixes for sequestration cuts
Byron York
Published: Thu, Mar 7, 2013
The little secret of sequestration is that the Obama administration could fix much of the problem pretty quickly. But it doesn't want to. Congress tells executive branch agencies how much money they can spend and how they should spend it. Sometimes the instructions are broad, and sometimes...
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Ted Cruz, Mike Lee threaten showdown over Obamacare funding
Byron York
Published: Wed, Mar 6, 2013
With Congress moving ahead on a continuing resolution to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year, some Senate Republicans are proposing an amendment to delay funding the implementation of Obamacare — and they are threatening to stop the entire continuing resolution process...
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