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OBAMA SAYS NO TO SECOND TERM
October 15th, 2014

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While making an appearance on The View, former president Barack Obama announced that he would not seek the Democratic nomination for a nonconsecutive second term in 2016. The former President’s announcement came as a surprise, especially since he has been polling very well among Independent voters, who, in a recent poll, have expressed discontent with the Romney Administration’s handling of the economy. In fact, most opinion polls showed Obama leading Romney 52-44 in a theoretical rematch. In addition, an overwhelming 84 percent of Democrats polled said they would vote for him in their state’s primary if an election were held today. The remaining 16 percent expressed support for other non-candidates such as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, and even former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. So far, only two Democrats, former Governors Deval Patrick of Massachusetts and Martin O’Malley of Maryland, have officially announced their candidacy for their party’s nomination, although more are expected to enter the race as time goes on.

PRESIDENT ON THE STUMP FOR REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES
October 27th, 2014

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With elections in both the House and the Senate just days away, President Romney is on a mad dash across the nation to campaign for Republican candidates for both the House and the Senate. Appearing this morning at a campaign rally for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is facing an unexpectedly strong challenge from Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, the President stated that America has a long way to go until it reaches economic recovery, but that the nation cannot afford to “stray from the path to recovery”. Senator McConnell, a four-term Senator from Kentucky, is the longest serving Senator in the state’s history, and has easily won re-election all four times. However, polls taken over the last few months have shown McConnell maintaining only a one or two point lead over Beshear, while some polls show Beshear in a tie with McConnell. Political analysts point to the state of the economy as the cause for the close race in Kentucky, and for Republicans in close races across the nation. As unemployment jumped to over ten percent in July of this year, many Americans blame the current Administration and, by extension, the Republican Party, for their economic woes. A loss for McConnell in Kentucky would send shockwaves through the political establishment in Washington, and cause a shakeup of the Republican leadership in the Senate. With less than a week to go until the election, it’s anybody’s game in Kentucky. It is interesting to note that Governor Beshear had previously run against Senator McConnell in the 1996 election for the Senate. McConnell defeated Beshear by an overwhelming margin of 56-43.

CORY BOOKER SEEN AS FAVORITE TO WIN NEW JERSEY SENATE SEAT
October 28th, 2014

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Newark Mayor Cory Booker is almost guaranteed to be the next Senator from New Jersey, replacing the retiring Senator Frank Lautenberg, who declined to seek another term in the United States Senate. Booker, who has been a rising star in New Jersey since 2012, as well as in the national Democratic party, has run on a mostly progressive platform, and holds a very comfortable twenty point lead over his Republican opponent, State Senator Michael Doherty. Booker had originally been seen largely as the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination to run against Chris Christie for Governor of New Jersey in 2013, but declined to enter the race. Christie went on to win re-election in 2013 against Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone.

PERRY HOLDS LEAD OVER CASTRO
October 28th, 2014

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Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry has maintained a seven point lead over his Democratic challenger, Julian Castro. Castro, who is the current Mayor of San Antonio, won the Democratic nomination after a heated battle against former Mayor of Dallas Ron Kirk, and former Mayor of Huston Bill White, who was also the Democratic party’s nominee against Governor Perry in 2010. Polling between Mayor Castro and Governor Perry has been shaky all throughout this year, with Castro consistently polling close to the Governor, and at one point in May even leading the Governor by three points. Mayor Castro’s campaign has focused on his record of creating jobs in San Antonio, and highlights Governor Perry’s support of what Castro calls “Irresponsible Austerity”. Governor Perry, by contrast, has made an issue of Castro’s youth and his lack of experience in politics. His campaign has declared Castro “unfit to lead” and said that the Mayor’s proposals would increase spending and damage small businesses in Texas. However, there is one campaign issue that makes the Texas gubernatorial race exceptional, and even deemed worthy of national news coverage by major media outlets such as Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC. Controversy erupted in June when a SuperPAC in support of Governor Perry, called PerryPAC, spent hundreds of thousands of dollars running attack ads across the state that raised questions about Julian Castro’s citizenship and his loyalty to the United States, making subtle implications that Julian Castro is somehow directly connected to Fidel Castro in Cuba. Mayor Castro’s campaign denounced the ads as “shameful” and at one point went as far as to suggest that they were racist in nature. Governor Perry’s campaign issued a statement almost immediately, stating that it did not agree with the content of the ads that PerryPAC had run, and declared that the PAC was in no way affiliated with the Governor’s campaign.

NEWT GINGRICH TIED WITH ROY BARNES IN GEORGIA SENATE RACE
October 28th, 2014

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Former Speaker Newt Gingrich, according to the most recent polls, is in a statistical tie with former Governor Roy Barnes in the race for the Senate seat being vacated by incumbent Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss. Gingrich announced his candidacy for the Senate in February and faced little opposition in gaining the Republican nomination, running almost unopposed. Barnes faced similar opposition in his quest for his own party’s nomination. Senator Chambliss had originally intended to seek re-election to the Senate, but decided against it when he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in January. The Senator is currently undergoing treatment.

SHOOTOUT IN TEHRAN CLAIMS THE LIVES OF SEVEN AMERICAN SOLDIERS
November 1st, 2014

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Violence in Iran continues as a group of rebels launched an attack on American Occupation forces in the capital city of Tehran. A shootout occurred between a group of armed rebels and a group of American soldiers, resulting in the deaths of seven American soldiers and the wounding of four others. Also wounded were about seventeen civilian residents of Tehran, who were caught in the crossfire as the exchange took place. All twenty of the rebels were killed. Similar guerilla operations have been taking place all across the country since the Invasion of Iran in the summer of 2013, when US President Mitt Romney and then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the regime of the late former Iranian President Ahmadinejad to be in possession of nuclear weapons with the intent to use them in strikes on Israel and the United States. Since the invasion, the region has undergone a massive destabilization, as rival groups battle each other for control as they try to pick up the pieces. The invasion is also seen by many as responsible for the subsequent downfall of Netanyahu’s government in October of 2013, as the Kadima party gained a surprising twelve seats in the Knesset, and the Lukid’s coalition broke apart, leaving Netanyahu without enough seats to form a Government. Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz has called Netanyahu’s decision to launch an invasion of Iran “a terrible idea” and regrets that he had done so. Prime Minister Mofaz has pledged to provide whatever aid he can to the United States during the occupation, and hopes for peace in Iran.

SPEAKER BOEHNER: WE HAVE A 50/50 CHANCE OF KEEPING THE HOUSE
November 2nd, 2014

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House Speaker John Boehner made a statement today in which he stated that he believed that the Republican Party “has a 50/50 chance of keeping the House.” The Speaker’s statement was made with an optimistic tone, however, and Mr. Boehner went on to say that he was confident the GOP would retain the majority in the House as well as in the Senate, applauding “a number of great Republicans” running this year. Whether the Republicans will keep the House or whether Nancy Pelosi will return as Speaker in January remains to be seen, but it does not seem like the Democrats will be able to wrestle control of the Senate away from Mitch McConnell. Even so, the Speaker’s comments, made just two days before the election, have energized Democratic voters and candidates, who see the comments as a sign of admission of defeat from the other side. The Democrats, who had lost the Senate to the GOP in 2012 yet had gained nine seats in the House, have looked forward to 2014 as the year that they take control again.
 
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Rick Perry running in 2014? Does he wants to become Governor-for-life?

Interesting. Who are the members of Romney's cabinet?
 
2014 MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS



REPUBLICANS RETAIN CONTROL OF THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE
November 4th, 2014

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Despite losing seventeen seats to the Democrats, Republicans celebrated last night as they maintained control of the House of Representatives. While gaining no seats of their own, and seeing their majority diminish to only twenty six seats, the Republicans still retain control of the House as well as the Senate. President Romney, in a message on Twitter, congratulated his party for what he calls "an outstanding victory for the Constitution."

NEWT GINGRICH WINS GEORGIA SENATE SEAT AFTER CLOSE RACE
November 4th, 2014

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CORY BOOKER ELECTED TO THE SENATE
November 4th, 2014

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MITCH MCCONNELL RETAINS SENATE SEAT AFTER CLOSE CALL IN KENTUCKY
November 4th, 2014

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Senator Mitch McConnell dodged a metaphorical bullet last night as he narrowly defeated Governor Beshear in the closest election of his career. Winning by just one percentage point, with a score of 45-44, the Senate Majority Leader will return to Washington in January to preside over the Senate along side Minority Leader Reid. Senator Reid will be up for re-election in 2016, although he has not yet decided on whether or not he will seek another term.

RICK PERRY WINS RE-ELECTION
November 4th, 2014

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One small problem, Governor Christie is not up for re-election until 2015 since he was elected in 2011.
While I would never discount Jon Corzine's ambition (or the depth of his pockets), I think the bankruptcy of MPF and the "lost" customer funds will effectivelly rule him out as a candidate for public office.
 
One small problem, Governor Christie is not up for re-election until 2015 since he was elected in 2011.
While I would never discount Jon Corzine's ambition (or the depth of his pockets), I think the bankruptcy of MPF and the "lost" customer funds will effectivelly rule him out as a candidate for public office.

Eh, what's one year? I guess I could re-edit it for 2015.
 
Eh, what's one year? I guess I could re-edit it for 2015.

Actually, he's got it slightly wrong. The last New Jersey gubernatorial race was in 2009, not 2010 or 2011. You could just have an off-hand line mentioning that Christie was reelected in 2013.
 
Jim Talent would probably be Romney's Secretary of Defense. I doubt Bolton could make it to SoS, but perhaps National Security Adviser? Greg Mankiw would be on the National Economic Council or something (Gene Sperling's job). Maybe Joe Manchin for Secretary of Energy or something as a bipartisan pick?
 
JOHN KERRY DEFEATS SCOTT BROWN IN MASSACHUSETTS SENATE RACE
November 4th, 2014

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Senator John Kerry defeated former Senator Scott Brown last night by a score of 52-48. Brown, who had lost his seat two years earlier to his Democratic opponent, Senator Elizabeth Warren, had won a special election held to serve the remainder of Senator Ted Kennedy’s term after the longtime Senator’s death in August 2009. After his defeat in 2012, many expected him to fade from Massachusetts politics, so it came as a surprise to many when he launched his bid for the Republican nomination to challenge longtime Senator (and 2004 Democratic Presidential Nominee) John Kerry. Brown won the nomination handily and ran a spirited campaign against Senator Kerry. Polls between the two showed Brown polling close to Kerry, but he had never gained a lead.

US INVESTIGATION FINDS NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN IRAN SO FAR
November 16th, 2014

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After occupying Iran for over a year, US intelligence reports that they have not been able to find any nuclear weapons located within Iran. This news comes as a bit of an embarrassment to the United States, who launched the invasion over fears that Iran was in possession of nuclear weapons, and was preparing an attack on US soil. When asked about the report during a press conference, White House Press Secretary Gail Gitcho offered no comment.

ROMNEY APPROVAL RATING HOLDS AT 42%
November 21st, 2014

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FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN GLENN HUBBARD ANNOUNCES NEW ROUND OF LOANS TO BIG BANKS.
December 4th, 2014

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Federal Reserve Chairman Glenn Hubbard announced a new round of loans to major banks in the United States, such as Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America. Hubbard was appointed to the Board of Governors by President Romney after the expiration of the term of Jerome H. Powell in January of this year. Romney then went on to select Hubbard to replace Ben Bernake, whose term as Chairman expired on the same day.

PRESIDENT ROMNEY DELIVERS CHRISTMAS ADDRESS FROM HIS HOUSE IN SALT LAKE CITY; ATTENDS CHRISTMAS MASS AT SALT LAKE TEMPLE
December 24th, 2014

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AMERICA SAYS GOODBYE TO 2014 AND HELLO TO 2015
December 31st, 2014

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JOE BIDEN SAYS “NO” TO 2016 PRESIDENTIAL BID
January 2nd, 2015

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During an interview today, former Vice President Joe Biden announced that he would not seek the Democratic nomination for President in 2016. He was quoted as saying, “I’m enjoying my retirement, and I want to enjoy whatever time I’ve got left with my family. I wouldn’t give this up for anything”

THE 114TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS BEGINS TODAY
January 3rd, 2015

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HILLARY CLINTON: “FOR THE LAST TIME, NO!”
January 5th, 2015

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As former Vice President Biden declared that he would not be a candidate for President in 2016, another veteran from the Obama years has made her intentions abundantly clear. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, while taking questions at an open forum, was asked whether or not she intended to seek the Democratic nomination for President in 2016. Her answer was very over the top. Clinton became noticeably agitated, and was forceful when she said, “For the last time, no. Absolutely not.” Some speculate that Clinton’s outburst was the result of being asked that same question since 2011, when some speculated that she would challenge President Obama in the Democratic primary that year; though there is no way to know for sure.
 
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