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Ex-Plant City mayor: I can beat Bilirakis listen

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Tags: politics

Although there has been considerable media focus on the presidential primaries, the Republican Party is working furiously to retake the House of Representatives, which they lost in 2006 after maintaining control there for the past 12 years.

But GOP thoughts of taking the House back decrease daily, with more representatives announcing that they will not seek re-election.

The latest Republican congressman to announce he won’t run again is Arizona’s John Shadegg. He is the 29th to announce...

'Confessions of a Political Hitman'

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Tags: politics, Stephen Marks

Our first guest is Stephen Marks, a former opposition researcher for candidates and political insiders. He’s written a new book called Confessions of a Political Hitman (Sourcebooks). He joins us now on the phone.

For more information, visit his website.

Interview With Princeton political scientist

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Tags: African American, politics, Melissa Harris-Lacewell

Our guest is Melissa Harris-Lacewell, associate professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University.

Melissa is the author of the award-winning book, Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought (Princeton 2004). She is currently at work on a new book: For Colored Girls Who've Considered Politics When Being Strong Wasn't Enough.

Her academic research is inspired by a desire to investigate the challenges facing contemporary bla...

New Hampshire Primary

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Tags: Election, Politics

Arnie Arneson, host of Political Chowder, analyzes the New Hampshire Primary, including superb feminist analysis.