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Republican Sen. DeMint steps down

...attention of folks inside Washington."The resignation of DeMint, a Greenville native, will have a ripple effect on the state GOP leadership.Whomever Haley appoints would face a special election in 2014 to finish DeMint's term, which expires in...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2012-12-07/republican-sen-demint-steps-down
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Anti-tax conservatives say no to tax-increase deal

...He has done nothing but blame President Bush. It's time to make President Obama own this economy."In Louisiana, state GOP Chairman Roger Villere said that "people are frustrated with Speaker Boehner. They hear people run as conservatives...

http://juneauempire.com/steve-peoples/2012-12-24/anti-tax-conservatives-say-no-t
Group speaks in support of Senate coalition

...coalition's work by Backbone on Twitter, saying on the micro-blogging website, "Wow. I am honored & vindicated."State GOP chairman Randy Ruedrich, an opponent of the majority coalition, called a 10-10 Senate an "artifact of the past...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-07-27/group-speaks-support-senate-coalition
State
Election focus shifts to November, Senate control

...that anybody who talked about the positive aspects of the coalition won't be around to enjoy being in the coalition," state GOP chairman Randy Ruedrich told KFQD talk show host Casey Reynolds on Wednesday.Wagoner had expressed mixed feelings about...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-08-29/election-focus-shifts-november-senate-c
State
5 things to know about Tuesday's election

...one seat to have a majority in the Alaska Senate, but that wouldn't guarantee that they will rule the chamber. The state GOP chairman is aiming to secure 13 to 15 seats, which, even on the lower end of that, could make it hard, if not impossible...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-11-06/5-things-know-about-tuesdays-election
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Democrats seek to capitalize on rift within Alaska's GOP

JUNEAU - Alaska Democrats are seeking to capitalize on an apparent rift in the state GOP.On Monday, an email was sent out from Kay Brown, the executive director of the Alaska Democratic Party. It was entitled...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-06-12/democrats-seek-capitalize-rift-within-a
State
Special session result: Wasted money, squandered influence

...by three votes in the GOP-led House. The result? Alaska's now given away state sovereignty that other coastal states, GOP or Democratic led, have decided to keep. Development will be slowed down. Jobs will be lost. And your money was...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2011-07-07/special-session-result-wasted-money-s
Opinion
Murkowski return met with hugs and handshakes

...but no thanks, Lisa."' Murkowski earlier this week called the group "extremist" and said it had "hijacked" the state GOP. Murkowski joined with most Republicans on Thursday in voting against a measure that would create a $30 billion government...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/091710/sta_708915049.shtml
News
Tea party returning to help Miller

...back more aggressively during the primary, has called Tea Party Express an outside extremist group that hijacked the state GOP and lied about her position on the federal health care overhaul. The group stands by its characterization of her on the...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/092310/sta_711183476.shtml
News
Murkowski: Miller a flip-flopper on party status

...month's GOP primary. Currently a registered Republican, he has won support from within the tea party movement and state GOP. Murkowski has mounted a write-in campaign to try to keep her job. She is a lifelong Republican running a campaign...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/092810/reg_712969804.shtml
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