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Gay marriage ruling squeezes GOP leaders between party's base and crucial ... Gay marriage ruling squeezes GOP leaders between party's base and crucial ... WASHINGTON — The dramatic Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage is forcing Republican leaders to cope, in bright daylight, with something they'd rather handle discreetly: the careful balance between placating their conservative base and reaching out to ...

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Apr 29, 2013 ... After all, the party – led by what was then called Radical Republicans ... The new core constituency of the GOP can best be identified as the enterprise base. ... self -employed and you get to a serious economic, and political, base. ... Others think opposing gay marriage is the ticket to revival, even though ...

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STRASBOURG, France — Believe it or not, but in the age of tea party disgust with Washington politicians, Congress is actually still quite popular. Just not in America. Gallup on Friday revealed that only 10 percent of ...

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