D000595 1951-09-02 340 Russell Senate Office Building http://demint.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home 202-228-5143 Jim 'r':4 'sc':5 'jim':2,6,8 'sen':1 'demint':3,7,9 M 400105 DeMint Jim_DeMint W. Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC] N00002472 12869 Republican 202-224-6121 Presbyterian SC Jim DeMint 5.94444444444444 http://demint.senate.gov/public/ SenJimDeMint 400105 Person sen\. Sun Nov 08 11:13:06 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...guy didn't win, the support given to him by Palin (and other GOP conservatives, such as Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Club for Growth types) should not be discounted. For a third-party candidate, Hoffman did ver 'get':1 'gop':17 'gov':22 'guy':4 'jim':27 'sen':26 'tim':23 'u.s':25 'ver':49 'win':7 'club':33 'didn':5 'type':36 'given':10 'palin':14 'parti':45 'sarah':3 'south':30 'third':44 'candid':46 'demint':28 'growth':35 'conserv':18 'hoffman':47 'serious':2 'support':9 'carolina':31 'discount':40 'pawlenti':24 'entertain':51 'minnesota':21 'pittsburgh':50 'third-parti':43 6618884 true true daylife Pittsburgh Entertainment http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/ OK http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/zito/s_651948.html?source=rss&feed=7 400105 Person republican Sat Nov 07 11:08:18 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...that critics said was aimed at keeping him in power beyond his term. Mr. Zelaya denies that was his intention.Republican Sen. Jim DeMint lifted a hold Thursday he had placed on two key Obama administration nominees to top Latin American posts. Mr. DeMin 'mr':20,48 'aim':11 'jim':28 'key':39 'say':2 'sen':27 'top':44 'two':38 'deal':4 'deni':22 'hold':32 'keep':13 'lift':30 'post':47 'said':9 'term':19 'wall':50 'demin':49 'latin':45 'obama':40 'place':36 'power':16 'beyond':17 'critic':8 'demint':29 'nomine':42 'street':51 'zelaya':1,21 'hondura':3 'journal':52 'american':46 'thursday':33 'administr':41 'intention.republican':26 6608414 true true daylife Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/public/us OK http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125755708481535215.html?mod=WSJ_topics_obama 400105 Person republican Thu Nov 05 22:25:51 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...opposition to two State Department nominees, saying that the administration has reversed course. South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint said on the Senate floor that he'd spoken with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who told him that the administ 'd':37 'end':7 'jim':28 'say':17 'sen':27 'two':13 'cite':1 'hold':8 'said':30 'told':46 'chang':2 'cours':23 'floor':34 'senat':33 'south':24 'state':14,42 'demint':6,29 'depart':15 'nomine':10,16 'polici':5 'revers':22 'spoken':38 'clinton':44 'hillari':43 'hondura':4 'opposit':11 'administ':50 'carolina':25 'democrat':51 'administr':20 'secretari':40 'republican':26 'underground':52 6593611 true true daylife Democratic Underground http://www.democraticunderground.com/ OK http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4134634 400105 Person republican Fri Nov 06 11:16:27 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...members of the more conservative wing of the GOP – former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint – have already announced that they will support conservative challengers to Republican front-runners in US Senate races 'ny':2 'us':46 '-23':3 'gop':10,19 'jim':29 'sen':28 'mike':23 'race':48 'wing':16 'front':43 'senat':47 'south':26 'candid':22 'demint':30 'former':20 'member':11 'runner':44 'scienc':50 'troubl':6 'alreadi':32 'announc':33 'conserv':15,38 'huckabe':24 'monitor':51 'potenti':5 'preview':7 'support':37 'carolina':27 'challeng':39 'christian':49 'front-runn':42 'presidenti':21 'republican':41 6597879 true true daylife Christian Science Monitor http://www.csmonitor.com/ OK http://patchworknation.csmonitor.com/csmstaff/2009/1106/in-ny-23-a-potentially-troubling-preview-for-the-gop/ 400105 Person republican Fri Nov 06 22:22:16 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Shannon to discuss my concerns about his nomination and U.S. foreign policy in the region." South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint had blocked Shannon's nomination, along with that of Arturo Valenzuela to be assistant secretary of state for Western 'jim':28 'new':3 'sen':27 'u.s':18 'along':35 'block':5,31 'nomin':8,16,34 'senat':4 'south':24 'state':46 'arturo':39 'assist':43 'demint':29 'polici':20 'region':23 'concern':13 'discuss':11 'florida':1 'foreign':19 'shannon':9,32 'western':48 'carolina':25 'diplomat':6 'mcclatchi':49 'secretari':44 'republican':26 'valenzuela':40 6604148 true true daylife McClatchy http://www.mcclatchydc.com/ OK http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/78488.html 400105 Person sen\. Thu Nov 05 22:25:51 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...should be sent to the state, but say they will work together to keep the accused terrorists out of federal courts. U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint said Thursday he'll support U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's federal spending amendment that would bar putting taxpayer dol 'll':35 'bar':47 'dol':50 'jim':30 'put':48 'say':14 'sen':29,38 'u.s':28,37 'wis':51 'keep':20 'said':32 'sent':9 'want':3 'work':17 'accus':22 'amend':44 'court':27 'feder':26,42 'spend':43 'state':12 'trial':6 'would':46 'demint':2,31 'graham':1,40 'taxpay':49 'togeth':18 'detaine':5 'lindsey':39 'support':36 'militari':4 'thursday':33 'terrorist':23 6593612 true true daylife WIS http://www.wistv.com/ OK http://www.wistv.com/global/story.asp?s=11452814 400105 Person sen\. Thu Nov 05 22:25:51 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... "It is dangerous to bring these terrorists onto U.S. soil and make targets out of our own communities," said Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C. "Guantanamo Bay may cause the Obama administration heartburn, but shutting it down puts American lives in danger." DeM 'c':34 'r':32 'bay':36 'dem':52 'jim':29 'may':37 'put':47 'r-s':31 'sen':28 'u.s':6,17 'caus':38 'live':49 'make':20 'onto':16 'said':27 'shut':44 'soil':18 'bring':2,13 'obama':40 'danger':11,51 'demint':30 'target':21 'detaine':4 'american':48 'administr':41 'communiti':26 'heartburn':42 'mcclatchi':53 'necessari':8 'terrorist':15 'commentari':1 'guantanamo':3,35 6593613 true true daylife McClatchy http://www.mcclatchydc.com/ OK http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/78408.html 400105 Person republican Wed Nov 04 22:33:07 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Reid (D-Nev.) called for the third cloture vote on the bill to break a GOP filibuster. It passed 97-1. (That would be one Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) as the lone Republican to object in public on this round.) At that point, the GOP could have elected to requir 'c':42 'd':13 'r':40 '-1':32 '14':7 '97':31 'gop':1,27,58 'jim':37 'nev':14 'one':36 'r-s':39 'bill':23 'call':15 'fold':2 'lone':45 'pass':10,30 'post':65 'reid':11 'vote':20 'week':8 'break':25 'could':59 'd-nev':12 'elect':61 'fight':6 'point':56 'round':53 'third':18 'would':34 'clotur':19 'demint':38 'extens':9 'object':48 'public':50 'requir':63 'benefit':5 'filibust':28 'unemploy':4 'huffington':64 'republican':46 6582210 true true daylife Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ OK http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/04/gop-folds-on-unemployment_n_346259.html 400105 Person sen\. Wed Nov 04 22:33:07 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...backing of some national party officials, but tea party activists already have circled in on her as their next casualty. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., endorsed her primary opponent, conservative State Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, by citing his "willingness to 'c':33 'r':31 'gop':1 'jim':28 'odd':6 'r-s':30 'san':49 'sen':27 'tea':14 'back':7 'cite':44 'jose':50 'news':52 'next':25 'chuck':41 'circl':19 'devor':42 'moder':3 'oppon':37 'parti':11,15 'state':39 'demint':29 'endors':34 'nation':10 'offici':12 'alreadi':17 'conserv':4,38 'mercuri':51 'primari':36 'willing':46 'activist':16 'casualti':26 'assemblyman':40 6582208 true true daylife The San Jose Mercury News http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/ OK http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_13715459?source=rss 400105 Person senate Wed Nov 04 22:33:07 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...legislation to extend unemployment insurance benefits as long as 20 weeks nationwide. The count was  97  to one, with Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) the only lawmaker to oppose the measure. The lopsided vote clears the way for final passage of the bill, whi 'c':42 'r':40 '20':26 '97':32 'hop':2 'jim':37 'one':34 'r-s':39 'sen':36 'way':55 'whi':62 'bill':61 'last':3 'long':24 'vote':16,52 'week':27 'clear':53 'count':30 'final':6,57 'hurdl':4 'insur':21 'oppos':47 'senat':1 'demint':12,38 'extend':19 'extens':11 'lawmak':45 'legisl':17 'lopsid':51 'measur':49 'passag':7,58 'benefit':10,22 'independ':65 'unemploy':9,20 'nationwid':28 'washington':64 6582211 true true daylife The Washington Independent http://washingtonindependent.com/ OK http://washingtonindependent.com/66569/senate-hops-last-hurdle-before-final-passage-of-unemployment-benefits-extension-demint-is-only-no-vote 400105 Person senator Sun Nov 08 11:13:01 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2009 12) Jim DeMint - DeMint has a rock solid conservative record and is likely to be a visible opponent of Obama these next 4 years on virtually everything the President wants to do. Senator DeMint happily endorsed Club for Growth head and ... '4':29 '12':7 'jim':8 'blog':2 'club':43 'head':46 'like':19 'next':28 'rank':5 'rock':13 'want':36 'year':30 'obama':26 'oppon':24 'power':4 'senat':39 'solid':14 'archiv':3 'demint':9,10,40 'endors':42 'growth':45 'novemb':6 'presid':35 'record':16 'visibl':23 'conserv':15 'everyth':33 'happili':41 'virtual':32 'race42008.com':1,48 6618883 false true google blog race42008.com http://race42008.com/ OK http://race42008.com/2009/11/08/power-rankings-november/ 400105 Person sen\. Sun Nov 08 11:13:00 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Yet just because the third-party guy didn't win, the support given to him by Palin (and other GOP conservatives, such as Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, and Club for Growth types) should not be ... 'get':2 'gop':25 'gov':30 'guy':12 'jim':35 'sen':34 'tim':31 'u.s':33 'win':15 'yet':5 'club':41 'didn':13 'type':44 'given':18 'palin':22 'parti':11 'sarah':4 'south':38 'third':10 'demint':36 'growth':43 'conserv':26 'homepag':49 'serious':3 'support':17 'carolina':39 'pawlenti':32 'minnesota':29 'third-parti':9 'realclearpolit':1,48 6618881 false true google blog RealClearPolitics - Homepage http://www.realclearpolitics.com/ OK http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/11/08/get_serious_sarah__99054.html 400105 Person republican Sat Nov 07 22:19:42 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...panties. " if Republicans are able to stop Barack Obama on health care, 'it will be his Waterloo, it will break him...."  -Sen. Jim DeMint Fowler: "This approach is out of sync with my conception of what the Obama administration stands for and what th 'th':55 'abl':16 'dem':1 'fox':11 'jim':34 'sen':33 'care':23 'hous':5 'stay':9 'stop':18 'sync':42 'warn':6 'break':31 'claim':3 'obama':20,49 'panti':12 'stand':51 'white':4 'barack':19 'demint':35 'fowler':36 'health':22 'concept':45 'consult':2 'approach':38 'newsbust':56 'waterloo':28 'administr':50 'republican':14 6613453 false true daylife Newsbusters http://newsbusters.org/ OK http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/11/07/dem-consultant-claims-white-house-warned-him-stay-fox 400105 Person sen\. Sat Nov 07 22:19:36 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 King didn't specify what he meant, but the only way it makes any sense at all is if you believe that literally "all" Americans "have health care" by virtue of the fact that they can go to an emergency room. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S. ... 'r':49 'go':40 'jim':46 'r-s':48 'sen':45 'way':14 'anim':52 'care':31 'didn':5 'fact':36 'king':4 'make':16 'room':44 'sens':18 'emerg':43 'liter':26 'meant':10 'month':3 'polit':51 'virtu':33 'believ':24 'demint':47 'health':30 'specifi':7 'american':28 'washington':2 6613449 false true google blog Political Animal http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ OK http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_11/020861.php 400105 Person senate Sat Nov 07 22:19:36 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Exhibit A: The Senate Conservatives Fund political action committee that Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) leads has said it'll back a little-known, but supposedly righter-wing California assemblyman Chuck DeVore in a GOP primary. ... 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'r':18 'sc':19 'jim':15 'ever':3 'hold':23 'know':6 'life':8 'need':4 'r-sc':17 'borev':13 'claim':49 'crisi':48 'handl':45 'learn':10 'nomin':27 'obama':25,42 'place':21 'senat':14 'state':35 'affair':39 'arturo':29 'assist':32 'demint':16 'everyth':1 'western':37 'administr':43 'borev.net':53 'hemispher':38 'secretari':33,51 'valenzuela':30 6613450 false true google blog BoRev.Net http://www.borev.net/ OK http://www.borev.net/2009/11/everything_i_ever_needed_to_kn.html 400105 Person senator Sun Nov 08 11:13:00 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Is it possible Senator Jim DeMint gets it and many others in the GOP ranks do not? Seems a reasonable conclusion to draw. The GOP risks a huge opportunity in 2010 if they continue to ignore the writing on the wall. ... 'get':17 'gop':7,24,35 'jim':15 '2010':41 'blog':1,3,52 'draw':33 'huge':38 'mani':20 'rank':25 'risk':36 'seem':28 'ship':10 'wall':51 'ignor':46 'other':21 'right':8 'senat':14 'write':48 'archiv':4 'demint':16 'reason':30 'conclus':31 'continu':44 'possibl':13 'opportun':39 'morewhat.com':2,53 6618882 false true google blog Blog @ MoreWhat.com http://morewhat.com/wordpress/ OK http://morewhat.com/wordpress/to-the-gop-right-the-ship/ 400105 Person senate Sat Nov 07 22:19:36 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Barbara Boxer's Senate seat in 2010. This past week, he got the seal of approval from the party base: an endorsement by the Senate Conservative Fund and the explicit backing of conservative darling Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.). ... 'c':49 'r':47 'got':20 'jim':44 'new':4 'r-s':46 'sen':43 '2010':15 'back':39 'base':28 'darl':6,42 'fund':35 'past':17 'post':54 'seal':22 'seat':13 'week':18 'boxer':10 'chuck':1 'devor':2 'parti':27 'senat':12,33 'approv':24 'demint':45 'endors':30 'barbara':9 'birther':7 'connect':8 'conserv':5,34,41 'explicit':38 'huffpolit':50 'huffington':53 6613448 false true google blog Huffpolitics on The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/@huffpolitics OK http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/06/chuck-devore-the-new-cons_n_348898.html 400105 Person senate Sat Nov 07 11:08:12 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Barbara Boxer's Senate seat in 2010. This past week, he got the seal of approval from the party base: an endorsement by the Senate Conservative Fund and the explicit backing of conservative darling Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.). ... 'c':52 'r':50 'gop':3 'got':23 'jim':47 'r-s':49 'sen':46 'tea':5 '2010':18 'back':42 'base':31 'darl':45 'fund':38 'last':11 'ontd':1,53 'past':20 'seal':25 'seat':16 'week':21 'boxer':13 'choos':4 'parti':6,30 'polit':2,54 'senat':15,36 'approv':27 'demint':48 'endors':33 'barbara':12 'birther':7 'conserv':37,44 'explicit':41 6608412 false true google blog ONTD: Politics http://ontd_political.livejournal.com/ OK http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_political/4557691.html 400105 Person sen\. Sat Nov 07 11:08:12 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 McGowan, a last-minute addition to the program, had fighting words for his opponent, Sen. Jim DeMint. "I'm a trial lawyer. I represent individuals in South Carolina against the biggest corporations and insurance companies in the country ... 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