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Republican Congressman Darrell Issa -- He Fights For Us (Not Henry Waxman) (in La Jolla Patch)

Unlike Congressman Henry Waxman, Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa is leading the fight for everyone and against cover-ups and mismanagement of the Obama administration.

Politics

Blog: President Obama: Your Administration is a Sideshow of Scandal (in Redondo Beach Patch)

President Obama dismissed the uproar over the scrubbed Benghazi talking points as a "sideshow." In all truth, President Obama's scandal-plagued administration is the real your sideshow.

Republican Congressman Darrell Issa -- He Fights For Us (Not Henry Waxman) (in San Clemente Patch)

Unlike Congressman Henry Waxman, Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa is leading the fight for everyone and against cover-ups and mismanagement of the Obama administration.

Henry Waxman—Leading the Fight for Whom? (in La Jolla Patch)

Contrary to the praise of limited liberal elites, Henry Waxman does not fight for us, or when he does, very few people actually win anything. Henry Waxman: leading the fight for whom?

Rhode Island: The Petri Dish of Socialism (in Cranston Patch)

In retrospect to British Prime Minister's victories, Rhode Island Republicans, Libertarians, and Conservatives must clean out Rhode Island, the petri dish of Democratic-induced socialism.

Politics

Blog | Congressman Henry Waxman, Background Checks, and Checking His Background (in Pacific Palisades Patch)

Following the Senate's failure to expand background checks for gun purchases, Congressman Henry Waxman is taking aim to pass the same. Voters should check out his legislative background.

Politics

Blog: Yes, Hillary, It Makes a Difference! (Benghazi Oversight Hearings) (in Redondo Beach Patch)

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had dismissed the Benghazi investigations with: "What difference does it make?" Democrats, Republicans, and the public respond: "It makes a difference!"

Politics

Yes, Hillary, It Makes a Difference! (Benghazi Oversight Hearings) (in La Jolla Patch)

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had dismissed the Benghazi investigations with: "What difference does it make?" Democrats, Republicans, and the public respond: "It makes a difference!"

Sanford Wins in South Carolina -- and So Do We (in Manhattan Beach Patch)

Mark Sanford's win in the SC-1 Special Congressional Election, with all the history and drama, was a win for everyone: South Carolina, Republicans, and voters in general.

Sanford Wins in South Carolina -- and So Did We (in Columbia Patch)

Mark Sanford's win in the SC-1 Special Congressional Election, with all the history and drama, was a win for everyone: South Carolina, Republicans, and voters in general.

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