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The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. It is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP. Founded in Jackson, Michigan, in 1854 by anti-slavery expansion activists and modernizers, the Republican Party quickly surpassed the Whig Party as the principal opposition to the Democratic Party. It first came to power in 1860 with the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency and presided over the American Civil War and Reconstruction. Today, the party supports a conservative and/or center-right platform, with further foundations in supply-side fiscal policies and social conservatism.
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Dem Leader Says Health Bill Has 216 Votes To Pass
— Mar 21 2010 1:21 PM from CBS 5 -
Hoyer: Dems will have votes for health care bill
— Mar 21 2010 1:20 PM from Buffalo News -
Few voters drawn to 4th District forum
— Mar 21 2010 1:15 PM from The Courier-Journal -
Primary primer: A Q&A
— Mar 21 2010 1:15 PM from The Courier-Journal -
13 Republicans, 3 Democrats want 4th District seat
— Mar 21 2010 1:15 PM from The Courier-Journal
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