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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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Recap: Jenny Sanford on tour
— Feb 10 2010 5:19 AM from The State -
N.H. panel recommends against gay marriage repeal
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Dick Morris and Eileen McGann: GOP Needs to Make Case at Health Care Summit
— Feb 10 2010 5:18 AM from Town Hall -
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