http://www.mail.com/subjects/251932-conservatism.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/251932-conservatism.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2161152-social-issues-fire-up-gop-despite-2012-loss.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast. House Republicans flexed their cultural and conservative muscles Tuesday, passing the most restrictive abortion measure in years. They also advanced legislation to cra... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:21:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2161152-social-issues-fire-up-gop-despite-2012-loss.html 2013-06-19T07:21:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2154000-religious-conservatives-asked-to-gop-plans.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing lingering tensions in his party, the chairman of the Republican National Committee urged religious conservatives Saturday to support the GOP's plans to expand. "I would just ask you that we come together and that we pray for the future of this country," Reince Priebus said on the final day of the Faith and Freedom Coalition confer... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:21:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2154000-religious-conservatives-asked-to-gop-plans.html 2013-06-15T18:21:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153116-christie-maintains-political-balancing.html CHICAGO (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is walking a political tightrope as he charts his future, trying to balance his re-election campaign in a Democratic-leaning state with a potential presidential bid aimed at winning over Republicans. His latest challenge came in an appearance with former President Bill Clinton in Chicago, a move ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:35:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2153116-christie-maintains-political-balancing.html 2013-06-14T23:35:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2148538-debate-social-issues-emerges.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A fresh debate has erupted within the GOP over social issues. Republicans in Congress and statehouses across the nation are pressing for restrictive abortion measures just three months after party leaders warned against emphasizing divisive cultural topics. Prominent religious conservatives also are pushing the party to embrace limits on... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:49:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2148538-debate-social-issues-emerges.html 2013-06-13T19:49:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2146350-iran-president-campaign-friday-vote.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Candidates for president of Iran wrapped up their final full day of campaigning on Wednesday, reacting to a last-minute surge for a moderate cleric at the expense of conservatives. The candidate, Hasan Rowhani, ,moved to the forefront after another pro-reform candidate, Mohammad Reza Aref, pulled out on Tuesday. Conservatives were stil... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:39:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2146350-iran-president-campaign-friday-vote.html 2013-06-12T14:39:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2130344-rubio-hears-house-conservatives-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., sought support from House conservatives Wednesday for far-reaching immigration legislation, but many lawmakers emerged from their meeting deeply skeptical of any comprehensive bill with a pathway to citizenship for immigrants here illegally. It underscored the challenges ahead for the immigration bill and for Ru... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:08:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2130344-rubio-hears-house-conservatives-immigration.html 2013-06-05T21:08:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073120-group-conservatives-backs-action-immigration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two dozen conservative leaders have signed on to a statement supporting action to overhaul the nation's immigration laws and calling legislation pending in the Senate an "important starting point." In a statement being released Thursday, the officials say: "Simply opposing immigration reform should not be the conservative respo... Thu, 09 May 2013 04:06:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073120-group-conservatives-backs-action-immigration.html 2013-05-09T04:06:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060550-camerons-conservatives-suffer-uk-local-votes.html LONDON (AP) — David Cameron's Conservatives took a drubbing in local elections amid a surge of support for an anti-European Union and anti-immigration party, heaping pressure on the British prime minister to appeal to the dissident right-wing of his own party. Echoing results across Europe, British voters appeared to punish the ruling government, fed up w... Fri, 03 May 2013 21:20:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2060550-camerons-conservatives-suffer-uk-local-votes.html 2013-05-03T21:20:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2010016-headlines-revive-memories-80s-economics.html Believers hailed its reduced tax rates and deregulation as springboards for economic miracles under the leadership of President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Critics dismissed the very same ideas as so much trickle-down hocus-pocus and voodoo. It's been most of three decades since debate over "supply-side" economic policies w... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:03:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2010016-headlines-revive-memories-80s-economics.html 2013-04-10T08:03:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2006562-reagan-thatcher-forged-close-lasting-bond.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, two self-assured and firm-speaking conservatives, joined forces in the early 1980s and drastically changed the economic and political landscapes in both of their countries. Their calls for more-austere government and lower taxes still resonate with conservatives on both sides of the Atlantic. And thei... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:10:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2006562-reagan-thatcher-forged-close-lasting-bond.html 2013-04-08T21:10:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1993130-gop-sen-kirk-announces-support-gay-marriage.html CHICAGO (AP) — GOP Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois on Tuesday became the second sitting Republican senator to endorse gay marriage — a move that also could shift the political debate over legalizing gay marriage in Kirk's home state. Kirk, who has opposed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, said in a post on his blog that "same-sex couples should ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:08:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1993130-gop-sen-kirk-announces-support-gay-marriage.html 2013-04-02T22:08:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959196-game-on-early-gop-auditions-2016-election.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The auditions have begun. Just two months into President Barack Obama's second term, Republican leaders are lining up to diagnose the GOP's ills while courting party activists — all with an eye on greater political ambitions. They have danced around questions about their White House aspirations, but the die-hard conservatives are alr... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:48:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959196-game-on-early-gop-auditions-2016-election.html 2013-03-16T23:48:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1956542-romney-hes-president-will-help-gop.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney told conservative activists Friday that he's sorry he's not their president but promised to work alongside them to help strengthen the Republican Party. "Each of us in our own way will have to step up and meet our responsibility," Romney told a crowded ballroom at the Conservative Political Action Conference, a... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:17:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1956542-romney-hes-president-will-help-gop.html 2013-03-15T22:17:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1957310-conservatives-confident-gun-measures.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Conservatives are all but declaring victory on their defense of gun rights, exuding confidence as calls for aggressive controls in the wake of the Newtown elementary school massacre have given way to scaled-back expectations to firearm restrictions in Congress. "They can call me crazy and whatever else they want, but NRA's nearly 5 m... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:55:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1957310-conservatives-confident-gun-measures.html 2013-03-15T20:55:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1955566-republicans-searching-their-mr-mrs.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Tired of election defeats, conservatives are searching for their next Mr. or Mrs. Right. They say they want a leader brash enough to protect conservative orthodoxy and open-minded enough to help the Republican Party change its image: white, old, and male. And there's no shortage of Republicans angling to fill a void in party leadersh... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:18:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1955566-republicans-searching-their-mr-mrs.html 2013-03-14T21:18:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1864088-conservatives-gun-issue-rallying-cry.html CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An immigration debate is raging and a budget crisis looms in Congress, but the conservative activists gathered outside the New Hampshire Statehouse had just one thing on their minds: guns. "The Second Amendment is there to protect us from losing the rest of them," said Adam Brisebois, 34, of Hudson, who cradled his 3-year-old daughter... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1864088-conservatives-gun-issue-rallying-cry.html 2013-02-02T14:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1808528-egypts-ultraconservative-party-chooses-leader.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's largest ultraconservative Islamist party, which has emerged as a potent political force in the country, elected a new leader Wednesday after the previous head broke away to form his own political group following months of infighting. Younis Makhyoun, a 58-year-old cleric and trained dentist, was selected in a consensus vote to lead th... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1808528-egypts-ultraconservative-party-chooses-leader.html 2013-01-09T16:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786476-egypt-islamists-bastion-discontent-creeps-up.html FAYOUM, Egypt (AP) — When election-time rolls around, this impoverished province of farmlands south of Cairo has proven one of the most die-hard bastions of support for Islamists in Egypt, producing lopsided victories for the Muslim Brotherhood and its ultraconservative allies. Last weekend's referendum that approved Egypt's Islamist-backed constitution w... Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786476-egypt-islamists-bastion-discontent-creeps-up.html 2012-12-25T17:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1784266-anti-tax-conservatives-to-tax-increase-deal.html BOSTON (AP) — In the city where a protest over tax policy sparked a revolution, modern day tea party activists are cheering the recent Republican revolt in Washington that embarrassed House Speaker John Boehner and pushed the country closer to a "fiscal cliff" that forces tax increases and massive spending cuts on virtually every American. "I want conserv... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1784266-anti-tax-conservatives-to-tax-increase-deal.html 2012-12-23T12:58:00Z