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Tea Party Nation? : Petty Controversy
The manatee population in Florida's Kings Bay is threatened by high-speed boats, but Tea Partiers say there are bigger issues at stake than this gentle marine mammal.

Petty controversy: Tea Partiers vs. endangered manatees

A Florida Tea Party group is fighting new federal restrictions meant to protect the gentle marine mammals from killer boats. Why?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Instant Guide
At the Tampa Liberty School camp kids ages 8 to 12 learn Tea Party principles along the lines of "America is good."

Tea Party summer camp: Indoctrination for kids?

Welcome to Tampa Liberty School, a Glenn Beck–inspired summer camp that teaches 8-year-olds how to fight The Man

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
A Tea Party member holds a flag during a January rally in Texas: Unfavorable views of the grassroots movement reached an all-time high in a recent CNN poll.

Is America over the Tea Party?

Unfavorable views of the grassroots anti-tax movement are surging. Is this a post-midterms hangover, or has the nation really soured on the Tea Party?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said Obama's decision to intervene in Libya should have been authorized by Congress, but otherwise the Tea Party has been largely silent.

Why is the Tea Party silent on Libya?

Liberal critics are decrying the war on Moammar Gadhafi, but the right's notoriously noisy grassroots movement has barely uttered a word. Why?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Tea Party favorite Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) shows off his comedic chops with an impression of Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

A Tea Party congressman's 'hilarious' Harry Reid impression

Freshman Rep. Allen West delights his supporters by mocking the Senate Majority Leader's mousy voice

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
When it comes to foreign policy, some Tea Partiers follow Sarah Palin's hawkish approach, some favor isolationism, and others just don't seem to care at all.

The Tea Party's risky foreign-policy dilemma

The populist protesters walk in lockstep on small government demands, but seem lost on what to do overseas. Will that limit the Tea Party's power?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Best Column
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is willing to spar with unfriendly TV journalists, unlike Fox-favorite Sarah Palin, says Jonathan Capehart at The Washington Post.

Forget Sarah Palin: Michele Bachmann is the new Tea Party queen

Palin gets more press, says Jonathan Capehart in The Washington Post, but Bachmann is the leader Tea Partiers can really believe in

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
In the forthcoming "Atlas Shrugged Part I," steel titan Henry Rearden (Grant Bowler) does not embrace the idea of helping the underprivileged.

The 'Atlas Shrugged' movie: Worth seeing?

Journalists and libertarian activists get their first look at the film adaptation of Ayn Rand's epic novel. Will it be a Galt-like success?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Best Column
The Tea Party has successfully made "budget cutting as fashionable as Justin Bieber was five minutes ago," says E.J. Dionne Jr. in The Washington Post.

Budget fight? The Tea Party has already won

The Tea Party scored a major victory by dictating the terms of America's economic debate, says liberal columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. in The Washington Post

 
Tea Party Nation? : In-depth briefing
A Texas Tea Party rally: Conservative Republicans and Tea Partiers argue the federal government has exceeded the limits intended by the constitution.

The constitution: What the Founders intended

Liberals and conservatives are locked in a battle over how to interpret the U.S. Constitution. It's not the first time

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
According to The Tea Party Review's grassroots website, the magazine will tell "people what we stand for and what we won't stand for."

Is the Tea Party magazine for real?

Move over, lamestream media. A publication by, for, and about the Tea Party movement is about to hit the shelves. Or is it, as some suggest, a hoax?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) (right) greets a supporter at the inaugural Senate Tea Party Caucus, which has just four members.

Are Republicans fed up with the Tea Party?

Mainstream Republicans are steering clear of the Tea Party Caucus in the new Congress. Are the GOP and the Tea Party ultimately incompatible?

 
Tea Party Nation? : The List
Tension between Tea Partiers and the GOP has been exacerbated by the unexpectedly productive lame-duck Congress.

4 reasons the Tea Party is already fed up with Republicans

The grassroots activists are angry at the GOP for a series of supposed compromises with the opposition. What exactly are they so mad about?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Sharron Angle's Tea Party action committee Patriot Caucus plans to open offices early next year in Iowa and other early primary states.

Sharron Angle: Next leader of the Tea Party?

The Arizona Republican bounces back after her failed Senate bid by forming a political group to support small-government candidates

 
Tea Party Nation? : Petty Controversy
A local flier in Fountain Hills, Ariz., claims that the "Green Police" are checking residents' recyclables and that "you are wanted for questioning."

Petty controversy: The Tea Party's war on curbside recycling

First there was Obamacare. Now, according to local Arizona Tea Party groups, there is the looming threat of "TrashCare"

 
Tea Party Nation? : Best Column
The "Tea Party" label helped unite "disparate" hard-right groups, but it didn't create a movement, argues Gary Younge.

The Tea Party: Not as revolutionary as it thinks

Tea Partiers are not actually new in American politics, says Gary Younge in The Guardian. They're just a repackaged version of old-school, hardline conservatism

 

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