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"Charlie Dent’s drop in the Conservative rating was due to the fact that Charlie Dent was never a Conservative. The Washington/Beltway influence gave him no incentive to become conservative. Earmarks became acceptable instead of offensive. There may also have been a fear of opposing the ‘status quo’ because the ‘Party’ may not support his re-election bid...."

Turkey has recalled its ambassador to the United States on the heels of a vote on a resolution in the House Foreign Affairs Committee declaring the 1915 massacre of millions of Armenians a genocide, previewing the potential problems the measure could create for ties between the U.S. and Turkey.