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CPAC 2011 is underway. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) will speak at 9:15 AM ET.
View ArticleDonald Trump Heading To CPAC
Billionaire real-estate mogul Donald Trump is a late addition to Thursday's list of speakers at CPAC. According to The Hill, his appearance at the event may have some implications about a potential...
View ArticleBachmann Addresses 'ObamaCare'
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said during her speech, "The first political breath I take every morning is to repeal ObamaCare." She recently used the very same words to describe what she called her...
View ArticleDavid Keene Addresses CPAC
David Keene, who stepped down as Chairman of the American Conservative Union on Wednesday, kicked-off this year's conference by addressing the presence of potential presidential candidates at the...
View Article'Not John McCain's Republican Party'
The AP reports: This is not John McCain's Republican Party. Three years and one tea party revolution after the self-described maverick won the GOP presidential nomination_ but lost the White House â...
View ArticleRon Johnson Takes The Podium
Freshman Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) addressed the crowd at CPAC, pulling from his businessman background to argue that President Obama is pursuing policies that will only add to monumental debts and...
View ArticleArlen Specter Booed
In introducing freshman Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) political consultant Charlie Gerow mentioned his primary loss to former Sen. Arlen Specter in 2004, a name that drew jeers from the guests at CPAC....
View ArticleSarah Palin Clarifies Support Of GOProud
In an interview with Fox News Wednesday night, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said she was fine with allowing GOProud, a gay Republican group that has drawn the ire of some conservatives, to attend...
View ArticleBachmann Outlines The Stakes
HuffPost's Sam Stein reports: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn), fresh off her speech at CPAC, acknowledged that efforts to repeal the presidentâs health care reform law were essentially conditioned on...
View ArticleShouldTumpRun
Donald Trump's late entrance into CPAC has already provided a stir, with some organizers pushing attendees to write the business mogul onto the forthcoming presidential straw poll. Slate's Dave Weigel...
View ArticleCPAC Organizer Talks GOProud
HuffPost's Sam Stein reports: David Keene, the organizer of the Conservative Political Action Conference who is stepping down from his post after more than 25 years, defended his decision to invite a...
View Article'Hu's Your Daddy' T-Shirts
In the opening address Thursday morning, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) assessed the state of the nation's debt. "With all the money that we owe China, I think you might correctly say, 'Hu's your...
View ArticleRaul Labrador On John Boehner's Skin Tone
Freshman Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) took the lectern Thursday and talked about the diversity of the GOP. In describing the "three shades of the Republican Party," Labrador quipped that if the...
View ArticleBachmann: Drinks On Me!
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) offered quite the treat to her audience in her CPAC speech today. She told the crowd that she would be picking up the bar tab at a party happening tonight. The gesture...
View ArticleBirther Humor Alive And Well At Conference
Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) made a birther-themed joke intended as a jab at President Obama during his speech today. Jeff Zeleny, National Political Correspondent from The New York Times, tweeted that...
View ArticleGingrich Combats Obama's "War On Energy"
Politico's Mike Allen tweets about Newt Gingrich's call for a stop to what he sees as "Obama's War on American Energy." Gingrich proposes replacing the "job-killing" EPA with a new "Environmental...
View ArticleMcConnell Claims Dems Want To Turn USA Into France
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) attacked Democrats in his speech, claiming that they want to turn the United States into France. He also used a familiar talking point to imply that...
View ArticleSharron Angle Not Planning On Presidential Run
Politico had a few moments to speak with former Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle at CPAC today. Asked whether she has any Presidential ambitions, Angle responded that she has "never made those...
View ArticleGingrich: "Barack Obama Is No Ronald Reagan"
The Washington Post reports on a quote from Newt Gingrich's speech in which he says, "I knew Ronald Reagan ... Barack Obama is no Ronald Reagan." Presumably, Gingrich is paying homage to Vice...
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