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WASHINGTON -- Opponents of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court suggested they would consider it a victory if more than half of the Senate's 40 Republicans voted against her in this week's confirmation hearing, as the GOP grapples with how aggressively to challenge the nominee. Many Republicans said they viewed 23 "no" votes as a benchmark, because that would be one more than Chief Justice John Roberts received in 2005 and would reflect a significant protest vote. Others said that if the Senate GOP were to split roughly in half, that would signal support to conservatives who oppose...

<p>Republican leaders see little chance of a significant grass-roots revolt over President Bush's immigration policy, but some wonder whether his proposal has any short-term benefits for him politically.</p> <p>"I know why Bush raised [the guest-worker issue] in his State of the Union speech — it was the right thing to do, even though there is almost zero chance Congress will pass it in this election year," said David Norcross, chairman of the Republican National Convention in New York.</p>

10 Facts for Fiscal Conservatives to Consider When Voting on the Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation 1. By CBO's estimates, this bill will bring the total projected deficit for the coming decade to nearly $2 trillion. 2. In the year 2026 alone (the year Medicare Part A is projected to go bankrupt), this legislation will increase the overall cost of Medicare by $300 billion. 3. This legislation will force millions of Americans to lose their private prescription drug coverage and be herded into an inferior government-run program. Benefits would cost most seniors more and deliver less. 4. The National Taxpayers...

Are you in Tom Davis's district? Then check this out: http://www.frankcreel.org Elect a Congressman who will NEVER: Vote for a tax increase Vote for bigger, more intrusive government Violate his oath to defend the Constitution …and who will ALWAYS: Defend U.S. sovereignty Insist upon Congressional declaration of war before hostilities begin Defend the Second Amendment and seek the repeal of laws that violate it Protect our treasured liberties AND Fiercely defend the right to life of all American citizens, including those in their mothers' wombs. Frank Creel is not a career politician. He is a former Peace Corps volunteer, combat...