Conservative News--4.15.12

3 years later, what's become of the tea party? Boston.com Following the tide-turning elections of 2010, when the tea party revolution sent new conservatives to governors' mansions, statehouses and, of course, Congress, what's the group's role now? The tea party has changed, but it's very much alive. See all stories on this topic » Boston.com

Tories Pressure Osborne for Reversal of Charity Tax-Cap Plans Bloomberg The top fundraiser in Osborne's and Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party, Stanley Fink, added his voice to criticism of the proposal, saying it would "put people off" giving large sums, the Sunday Times newspaper reported today. See all stories on this topic »

Tea Party 2012: A Look At The Conservative Movement's Last Three Years Huffington Post It all culminated with the tide-turning elections of 2010, when the tea party revolution sent new conservatives to governors' mansions, statehouses and, of course, Congress – helping to fuel the largest turnover in the US House in more than 70 years. See all stories on this topic »

Politics 2012: Romney still must woo conservatives even with Santorum gone UPI.com But Romney has yet to inspire excitement among evangelicals and hard-core conservatives. UPI/Brian Kersey By NICOLE DEBEVEC, United Press International The exit of Rick Santorum from the Republican presidential primary essentially clears the path Mitt ... See all stories on this topic » UPI.com

Tory treasurer turns on George Osborne in revolt over plans to cut tax relief ... Daily Mail By Rob Cooper The Conservative party treasurer turned on George Osborne today in a growing revolt over plans to cut relief on charitable donations. Millionaire Lord Fink, one of the country's most generous supporters of good causes, said the plans ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Miliband urges £5000 donors' cap BBC News The Conservatives called Mr Miliband's proposal "virtually meaningless". The three main political parties began talks last week on the way parties are funded, in an effort to resolve an ongoing row over the subject. Labour argues that large businesses ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Charity tax relief cap: Tory treasurer adds voice to criticism The Guardian The Conservative party treasurer has joined a fast-rising tide of criticism of the chancellor's proposed cap on tax relief for charitable donations, warning it would put off the wealthy from giving. Lord Fink, the millionaire hedge fund manager and one ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Senate candidate Cruz sees no disconnect in conservative views Houston Chronicle By Peggy Fikac Ted Cruz, former state solicitor general, espouses conservative views. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst may prove to be Cruz's biggest challenge, not his Hispanic name. AUSTIN — He would like English to be the official language of the United ... See all stories on this topic »

An anti-family conservative agenda Milwaukee Journal Sentinel But for Romney and many other conservative politicians, their positions on the economy only highlight the breadth of the war on women. Wisconsin earned an unenviable part in this story when Gov. Scott Walker slipped a bill into his signing pile that ... See all stories on this topic »

Alberta: Former premier tries to attract voters back to the Progressive ... allvoices By northsunm32 Peter Lougheed a former premier of the province of Alberta threw his support behind the Progressive Conservative Party and its leader Alison Redford in the upcoming election. The Conservatives are being outpolled by the upstart Wildrose ... See all stories on this topic »