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GOP shows signs of bending after election defeat

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For years, Republicans have adhered fiercely to their bedrock conservative principles, resisting Democratic calls for tax hikes, comprehensive immigration reform and gun control. Now, seven weeks after an electoral drubbing, some party leaders and rank-and-file alike are signaling a willingness to bend on all three issues.

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What about the GOP's anti-science stance? From the serious (climate change)to the offbeat-but-interesting (robotic squirrels), the GOP rejects science and its importance to society. That bothers me a lot.