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Donald Trump Drops Out of Scheduled CPAC Appearance

Through a verified Twitter account Friday, the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) announced, that at the last minute, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump dropped out of his scheduled Saturday appearance. “Very disappointed @realDonaldTrump has decided at the last minute to

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Comicon and the Mythical War on Women

As I mentioned in a recent article, I was interested in attending Comicon because from the outside I saw some interesting similarities and differences. This piece is about one similarity in particular: how the media portrays Comicon and the Conservative Political Action Conference’s (CPAC) relationship with women.

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CPAC 2015: The History of Gun Control

The history of gun control is one of a constant shift in focus, CPAC attendees learned at a breakout session on Saturday. Anti-gun advocates have moved from a steady push to cancel the Second Amendment on the federal level, to shifting to state level campaigns, and in some cases they are winning because of the left’s ability to buy the press.

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Chris Christie Jets from CPAC to CA: Don’t Rush to 2016

Fresh off his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., New Jersey Governor Chris Christie put out the call to California Republicans gathered in Sacramento this weekend to hold off on uniting behind one candidate for 2016, but telling the crowd, “If you’re ready to fight with me, everybody… I will fight with you.”

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CPAC Speaker Zings Hillary’s Mannish Pantsuits

Saturday at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference, 22-year-old South Dakota conservative Tomi Lahren zinged the old, rich, white “maleness,” of potential Democratic presidential candidates  Hillary Clinton, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Vice President Joe Biden. Lahren said,”According to those on the outside,

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CPAC Panel: How To Keep America Strong

On Friday at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference, Breitbart News Editor Alex Marlow moderated a panel thart included Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint, former Ronald Reagan Defense Department official K.T. McFarland, and American Enterprise Institute head Arthur Brooks in a

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CPAC Wrap Up: Six Observations from Day Two

Probably one of the things I love most about the new format of the conference is the question and answer format at the end of the event. The third and final day of the conference will take place tomorrow, but here are some observations from day two.

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Jeb Bush Had to Bus In CPAC Supporters from K Street

From Betsy Woodruff at Slate: It sounds like Jeb Bush’s supporters are taking CPAC pretty seriously this year. Emails provided to Slate show that backers of the former Florida governor are busing supporters from downtown Washington D.C. to CPAC in

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