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House Majority Leader John A. Boehner told Republicans on Thursday that his leadership team will roll out four additional parts of the new GOP agenda, starting with an energy package next week.
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"The pastor McCain calls his 'spiritual guide,' Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a 'false religion.' " Source: MoveOn.org
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McCain sought the political support of minister John Hagee, "who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church 'the Antichrist' and a 'false cult.'" Source: MoveOn.org
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"If West Virginia had voted for our Democratic nominee in 2000 and 2004, we wouldn't have had to put up with George Bush for the last 7½ years." Source: Hillary Clinton
Democrats Strike Back After Bush 'Appeasement' Comments
Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, among others, leapt to denounce President Bush for comments he made that they called a swipe at the party's presidential front-runner, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.
When it Comes to Coal, No Simple Party Differences
Coal may have been on the minds of the candidates more than usual this week as Congress debated energy policy, John McCain talked up his plan to slow global climate change, and the last presidential primaries loom in the coal-producing states of West Virginia, Kentucky and Montana.
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