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An 11-year-old boy handles a SIG Sauer SIG556 semi-automatic rifle during the 2012 NRA Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. (credit: Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)

Republicans Sound Off At NRA Convention

The National Rifle Association held their annual meeting in Houston today. This year’s theme is “Stand and Fight,” and some politicians in attendance had plenty to say about it.

2013/05/03

Dallas Pastor Targeted In Atheist Billboard Campaign

A Dallas pastor is the target of a new billboard campaign by the American Atheists.

2013/03/05

Opinion: Shame Of The Senate

The Brain Dead Republican Congress has had some low points, but last week’s Senate vote on a United Nations treaty for the disabled was notable in its outrageousness.

2012/12/10

Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney (Photo credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: Republicans Are Abandoning Romney’s Sinking Ship

Romney is dragging his own campaign and every Republican down. Republican operatives and House and Senate candidates have conceded as much throughout the month of September.

2012/09/26

Paul Ryan (Photo credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: Paul Ryan And The War on Women

If you like the GOP war on women, you are going to love Paul Ryan. After all, Ryan’s record on women’s health could easily be mistaken for one of W. Mitt Romney’s primary opponents, Rick Santorum.

2012/08/15

An Obamacare supporter at the Supreme Court (Photo credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: Obama Gets Another Big Win From The Supreme Court

President Obama won big this week with the Supreme Court decisions on Obamacare and immigration. While Mitt Romney and the Tea Party couldn’t have had a worse week.

2012/06/28

Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson (Photo by Aaron Tam/AFP/Getty Images)

Opinion: Could A Foreign Country Buy A U.S. Election?

What is to stop a foreign country from funneling money through US businesses or political donors into Super PACs to buy US elections?

2012/06/25

Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst testifies on Capitol Hill about the Gulf Coast's recovery from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike on September 23, 2008 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Dewhurst Speaks At Texas GOP Convention

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst addressed the Texas Republican convention on Friday, largely without boos — a sign of unity in a party still struggling with deep internal divisions.

2012/06/08

Texas governor Rick Perry speaks during the 2011 Republican Leadership Conference. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Perry’s Dewhurst Nod Booed At GOP Convention

Texas Governor Rick Perry provoked loud and sustained boos at the state Republican Convention by repeating his support for U.S. Senate candidate David Dewhurst.

2012/06/07

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney speaks with the media after visiting the Brewery Bar IV on June 20, 2011 in Aurora, Colorado. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Romney Ready To Claim Nomination After Texas

Mitt Romney is poised to clinch the Republican presidential nomination after Tuesday’s Texas primary, a largely uncontested election that will formalize his status as the general election challenger.

2012/05/29

Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum speaks to supporters on February 7, 2012 at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, Missouri. (credit: Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)

Santorum Backs Cruz In Texas Senate Race

Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum has endorsed Tea Party favorite Ted Cruz in the race for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas. The announcement came Thursday morning.

2012/05/24