[SunkenCiv]

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• Rand Paul ruins the liberals' Apple show-trial (video)
• Rand Paul brings some common sense to Apple hearing (persecution)
• Rand Paul Blasts His Colleagues -- It's Outrageous That Apple Is Being Harassed About Its Taxes
• Rand Paul blasts Senate for bullying Apple
• Rand Paul: My colleagues just voted to arm the allies of al Qaeda

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  Latinos, should be a natural constituency for the party, Paul argued, but "Republicans have pushed them away with harsh rhetoric over immigration." ...he would create a bipartisan panel to determine how many visas should be granted for workers already in the United States and those who might follow... [and the buried lead] "Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers... [Rand Paul calls on conservatives to embrace immigration reform]

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• ...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said. [Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften war stance]

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  One day after announcing on his radio show that he is "truly considering" running in 2014 for the U.S. Senate seat now held by New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg, Rivera amped up his message today in a television interview and a column on the Fox News Latino website... a moderate Republican who is fiscally conservative but also supports gay marriage and Roe v. Wade... [Geraldo Rivera declares himself a 'moderate Republican' as he eyes U.S. Senate run]

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[arthurus]

"Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers...

and new Democrat socialists. Why do so many Republicans crave to turn over the country to a permanent Socialist Democrat one party government? Do they think they will have the honored position of being the Official Opposition? When the Total Democrat state is reality then the remaining Republicans become Official Scapegoats and the show trials begin. Do they think that by enthusiastically promoting the Total State they will avoid the nine gram solution? It won't even buy them a whole lot of extra time.