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Grover Norquist Headlines
A list of the most recent stories about Grover Norquist.
Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers
Globe Gazette. May 13, 2013. Iowa's good fortune is blowing in the wind If you were outdoors over the weekend, you're well aware that Iowa has plenty of something MidAmerican Energy Co. wants to harness: The wind. Iowa's largest utility company made big headlines last week when it announced it ...
Internet sales tax bill faces tough sell in House
Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet. The Senate voted 69 to 27 Monday to pass a bill that empowers states to collect sales taxes from Internet purchases. Under the bill, states could require ...
Senate passes bill letting states tax online sales
The Senate sided with traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments Monday by passing a bill that would widely subject online shopping — for many a largely tax-free frontier — to state sales taxes. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 69 to 27, getting support ...
Study sets off immigration bill squabble
A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for millions of people now living in the U.S. illegally, the Heritage Foundation said in a report Monday, setting off a fierce dispute with fellow conservatives who attacked the ...
Fiscal cliff talks set for Thursday
After several days of post-Thanksgiving rhetorical shadow boxing, there will finally be some closed door talks on the fiscal cliff between the White House and leaders in Congress. Sort of. Instead of the Big Four of Boehner, Pelosi, Reid and McConnell meeting with President Obama at the White House, the ...
Palin Rallies GOP in Fla., Says Time to Dig Deep
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The momentum of the midterm elections is with the GOP, but now is not the time for supporters to let up, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin told a jubilant crowd of Florida Republicans on Saturday. ``Now is the time ...
Under The Gold Dome
HEADLINES: Georgia's hospitals and health care providers were hammered as part of a new round of cuts proposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue to deal with a gaping budget shortfall. With state tax collections in freefall, Perdue is pushing to cancel the state's weeklong sales back-to-school sales tax holiday. Georgians will ...
Tea Party
ATLANTA (AP) Whipped up by conservative commentators and bloggers, tens of thousands of protesters staged ``tea parties'' around the country Wednesday to tap into the collective angst stirred up by a bad economy, government spending and bailouts. The rallies were directed at President Barack Obama's new administration on a symbolic ...
Newt's Next Step
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) More than a decade after he stepped down as speaker of the House into what seemed like almost certain political oblivion, Newt Gingrich is back and seemingly more relevant than ever. Gingrich seems to be everywhere these days, headlining an endless circuit of GOP dinners, popping up ...
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