DeMint’s amendment, if successful, would bar discussion of abortion via telemedicine, the practice in which a doctor and patient communicate remotely, via, for example, satellite, video-conference or the Internet
The list ranks Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as the second leading contender, far above his placement in most early 2012 opinion polls. Hotline cites his “executive experience and conservative credentials,” as reasons to believe Pawlenty is the real deal, but wonders if the stereotype of Minnesota nice might be true in this case, harming his ability to appear aggressive enough to run an effective presidential primary campaign.
If U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) was looking for someone to sing in ABBA-like harmony on his idea that health care reform will be President Obama’s “Waterloo,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty may be his man.
Republican Sen. Jim DeMint laid out a funny kind of welcome mat for his new colleague from Minnesota today: He likened Al Franken’s win to the way Honduras President Manuel Zelaya was recently removed from office.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has crapped out of the elite eight in National Public Radio’s contest to see who will head the Republican ticket in 2012. After surviving a tough battle…
A small provision in the economic stimulus package — stipulating that the funds cannot be spent on higher-education buildings that feature religious worship — has sparked outcry from all corners of the religious right, who claim the bill would ban students from holding Bible study or even gathering to pray on campuses. Civil libertarians point out the proposed rule is simply the law of the land.
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