Conservative lawmakers fail to block budget billAlexandria Town TalkAP BATON ROUGE — A bloc of conservative Republicans in the House didn't muster enough support Thursday to stall a budget bill that taps into one-time dollars to help piece together spending plans, giving the Senate a vehicle for restoring money …and [Continue]

USA TODAY Early political spats suggest nothing off-limitsSan Jose Mercury NewsBy NANCY BENAC AP FILE – In this May 11, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company in Charlotte, NC The early border skirmishes of …Romney [Continue]

Capital New York Rising conservative maverick behind Wright blitzThe Associated PressBy STEPHEN BRAUN, AP – 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) — The wealthy executive who considered and then dropped a proposal to revive controversy over the relationship between President Barack Obama and his former pastor is a rising conservative maverick [Continue]

Conservative — but how, exactly?Fort Worth Star TelegramBy Bud Kennedy Texas' traditional Republican factions — business conservatives and church-backed social conservatives — have fractured at least five ways, making it impossible to tell exactly which kind of candidate wants your vote. conservative – Google News [Continue]

Washington Times The Republican Case Against Scott Walker's ReelectionWashington TimesFLORIDA, May 17, 2012 — In Wisconsin's ever contentious gubernatorial recall, most would probably expect the garden variety Republican to support incumbent Scott Walker. After all, he is a standard bearer for America's gut-the-government movement [Continue]

Christian Science Monitor JPMorgan Loss Throws Republican Lawmakers Off BalanceBusinessWeekBy Laura Litvan and Phil Mattingly on May 18, 2012 Republicans in the US Congress were uniting behind a call to repeal all or part of the 2010 financial regulatory overhaul. Since JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) (JPM) announced its $ 2 billion trading loss [Continue]

Globe and Mail Greek poll shows pro-bailout conservatives leadingChicago TribuneATHENS (Reuters) – Greece's conservative New Democracy party, which backs the country's international bailout, has retaken the lead from the anti-bailout radical leftist SYRIZA, a poll showed on Thursday, the first published since a new election was [Continue]

Christian Science Monitor Romney moves swiftly to rule out anti-Wright adChristian Science MonitorA Republican super PAC had floated the idea of airing attack ads targeting President Obama for his association with controversial pastor Jeremiah Wright, but the Romney campaign firmly rejected making race an issue in the campaign.Mitt Romney's [Continue]

Bloomberg Senate Confirms 2 for Fed BoardNew York TimesWASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed two nominees chosen by President Obama for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, overcoming Republican objections and bringing the seven-member board to full strength for the first time since 2006, …JPMorgan Loss Helps Senate Confirm [Continue]

Chicagomag.com Rising conservative maverick behind Wright blitzSan Francisco Chronicle(05-17) 13:46 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The wealthy executive who considered and then dropped a proposal to revive controversy over the relationship between President Barack Obama and his former pastor is a rising conservative maverick with ties to the [Continue]