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GOP's 'Declaration of Independence'

Republicans in Congress have had their differences with President Bush before.
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Libby, Abramoff, Brown sing like birds

Here in Washington, the halls are alive with the sound of music.
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Boehner wins political Play of Week

Backroom maneuvering, secret ballots, surprise results -- everything you could wish for in a political Play of the Week.
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First lady makes political Play of Week

If she's clever, even a first lady whose husband says she doesn't like politics can win the political Play of the Week.
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	December 30

• Political Plays of the Year


	December 16

• The candor of George Bush


	December 9

• The persistence of John McCain


	December 2

• Moving to the center


	November 18

• A hawk rattles GOP's cage


	November 11

• Unions take down the Terminator


	November 4

• Calls for accountability


	October 21

• Keeping up appearances


	October 14

• Fear and tremblin' in Washington


	October 7

• Signs of a lame duck president?


	September 23

• Senator Bulworth vs. the Terminator


	August 5

• Netroots activism arrives


	July 22

• Political Play of the Week


	July 15

• Chertoff breaks a rule


	July 8

• Tony Blair's week


	July 1

• The mother of all political battles begins


	June 24

• An honest man in Washington?


	June 17

• A political change of heart


	June 3

• Judy, Judy, Judy


	May 27

• The 'old bulls' of the Senate


	May 20

• A political sensation in Canada


	May 13

• Filibuster fight erupts at the Senate


	May 6

• Brown next at Number 10 Downing Street?


	April 29

• DeLay debate creates rare victory


	April 15

• One politician's change of opinion prompts changes


	March 25

• Politicians can't win in Schiavo case


	March 18

• Stevens leads fight for oil drilling


	March 11

• Big week for big business


	March 4

• Martha's recipe for redemption


	February 25

• Political Academy Awards


	February 18

• 'The Gates' open up in New York


	February 11

• For Dean, it's the empowerment


	February 7

• Two women, one dramatic moment


	January 28

• Rice sworn in as new secretary of state


	January 21

• Ailing chief justice delivers oath


	January 14

• The politics of inauguration fashion


	January 7

• The big test


	December 31

• Political plays of the year


	December 17

• Tough question starts Washington firestorm


	December 3

• Bush's pick for top security job


	November 19

• A change of pace -- and rules -- in Congress


	November 5

• Bush's secret weapon


	October 29

• Americans ready to cast their votes


	October 22

• The political World Series


	October 15

• The politics of health


	October 8

• With friends like these, who needs Democrats?


	October 1

• The debate goes to ...


	September 24

• Politics over policy


	September 10

• Assault weapons ban due to expire Monday


	September 3

• Big Apple is big winner after RNC


	August 27

• A man for all parties?


	August 20

• Blagojevich's prescription for a winning issue


	August 13

• The politics of Hurricane Charley


	August 6

• Courting small-town America


	July 30

• 'Skinny kid with a funny name' makes good


	July 23

• Families of 9/11 victims a powerful political force


	July 16

• Cheney 'not just another pretty face'


	July 9

• Keeping good political secrets


	July 2

• Bremer exits early from Iraq


	June 25

• 'Fahrenheit 9/11' sparks controversy and wins attention


	June 4

• Iraqi politicians assert themselves in new government


	May 28

• Boston mayor flexes his political muscle


	May 21

• Gandhi has power, but declines post


	May 14

• Nancy Reagan breaks ranks for personal cause


	April 30

• Cheney takes center stage


	April 23

• Lawmakers rally around prescription drug bill


	April 16

• Big win for Israel's Sharon


	April 9

• 9/11 panel stands firm with Bush administration


	April 2

• Fetus protection law draws high-profile support


	March 26

• Clarke's book, testimony alter election-year landscape


	March 19

• Bush campaign making strides


	March 12

• 9/11 families make their voices heard


	March 5

• Schwarzenegger works to bring both parties together
• Schwarzenegger works to bring both parties together


	February 27

• Democratic primary race unites party


	February 13

• Dems play the military card


	February 6

• Massachusetts court brings same-sex marriage to political forefront


	January 30

• Kay brings WMD back to the forefront


	January 23

• Kerry makes another comeback


	January 16

• All eyes on Iowa voters


	January 9

• Bush announces changes to immigration policy


	January 2

• New York has a safe New Year's celebration and quiets naysayers


	December 31

• Top 10 Political Plays of the Year


	December 19

• Campaign gets second wind


	December 12

• Gore reinvents himself yet again


	December 5

• Bloomberg helps sink cruise ship plan for GOP convention


	November 21

• GOP wins AARP endorsement


	November 14

• Down, but not out: Ousted Alabama judge mulls future


	November 7

• Conservatives protecting one of their own


	October 31

• Skeletons in the closet


	October 24

• Bush takes a stand overseas on Jewish comment


	October 17

• Dean's fund-raising success


	October 10

• Modern revolutionary behind Davis defeat


	September 26

• Speed dial: Congress springs into action on do-not-call debate


	September 19

• Democrats revisit 2000 election battle in California recall


	September 15

• Voters crush Alabama tax hike proposal

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