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The Texas Governor's Mansion following the 2008 arson. Photo: Gov. Rick Perry's office

Anarchist group from 2008 RNC firebomb plot linked to arson at Texas Governor’s Mansion

By Patrick Brendel | 02.17.11 | 5:40 pm

Investigators have linked an anarchist group prosecuted for the 2008 Republican National Convention Molotov plot in St. Paul to a 2008 arson at the Texas Governor’s Mansion, the Austin American-Statesman reports.

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It’s the fundraising, stupid: RNC candidates ‘debate’

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By Luke Johnson | 01.04.11 | 9:53 am

WASHINGTON — The debate held Monday among the candidates for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee was like an egg cream — the literal meaning isn’t the same as its contents. With one exception, current RNC Chairman Michael Steele and his challengers — former Michigan GOP Chair Saul Anuzis, former Bush administration official Maria Cino, Wisconsin Republican Party Chair Reince Priebus, and former Missouri Republican Party Chairwoman Ann Wagner — avoided debating each other.