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- Audio: GOP Tom Smith on rape and abortion
Comments on abortion and rape have made Tom Smith, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, a political pariah.
Clout: Angry activists accuse the party of squelching the freedom to vote for third-party presidential candidates.
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An A-to-Z guide to GOP Convention
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Clout: Here's Clout's guide to the Republican National Convention, which starts Monday in Tampa, Fla.
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Obscure Senate hopeful turns to TV
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Clout: A new poll shows 68 percent of registered voters in Pennsylvania don't know who Tom Smith is.
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It's Dom Giordano vs. Johnny Doc
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PhillyClout: The Chick-fil-A controversy in Philadelphia has everybody clucking. And some ducking.
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National firefighters convention could be embarrassing for Nutter
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MAYOR NUTTER has two very different political profiles: Here, he's heckled and booed during City Hall budget speeches; nationally, he leads the U.S. Conference of Mayors and serves as a surrogate for President Obama's campaign. Those two worlds will collide next week in a way that may make Nutter uncomfortable.
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Marge's legacy: Power games?
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Clout: City Commisioners Al Schmidt and Anthony Clark are limiting Chairwoman Stephanie Singer's power.
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Bigger political buzz from IBEW
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Clout: Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is doubling down on political spending.
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Philly convention with a union seal
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Clout: Labor unions unhappy that the DNC will be in union-averse Charlotte, N.C., are organizing a massive "middle-class" rally for August. The location: Philadelphia.
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Other players in city casino game?
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Clout: Rob Zuritzky, of Parkway Corp., and Ken Goldenberg, of The Goldenberg Group, are exploring applications.
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Ultrasound: Dems' fightin' word
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THE TWO Democrats competing in the April 24 primary election for attorney general spent Thursday bashing each other over pending state legislation both oppose.
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For whom the poll tolls
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Clout: Rick Santorum, his big lead here all but vanished, lashed out and misled viewers about the Daily News' pollster.
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