But their tea-party rivals in the primaries pulled them well to the right.
But the tea-party movement holds it in particularly low regard, seeing it as the monetary bedfellow of the hated stimulus and bail-outs.
But the tea-partiers seem to have got it into their heads that the treaty is a bad one, and Republicans are stalling.
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Mr Straus handily won his own primary challenge, but the tea-party want him binned as Speaker when the legislature reconvenes next year.
The Warwickshire batsman survived a strong leg-before shout off Amit Mishra but helped England reach 31-1 at tea.
All drinks were tea-coloured, but were designed to mask some of the normal sensory cues associated with tea drinking (such as smell, taste and familiarity of the brew).
But it was a tea-green cocktail dress made of peacock feathers that caught Lebenthal's eye as something she particularly wanted to purchase.
But the rise of tea-party libertarianism has changed the debate.
The Muslim variety is lower-key and less formal, but so far not (barring outbursts from tea-partistas like Ms Angle) especially controversial.
On the issue of government intervention he faced a tough challenge from a tea-partier in the primaries because his business participated in the cash-for-clunkers car-subsidy scheme (anathema to tea-party conservatives), but this doesn't seem to have hurt him much within the wider Republican base.
But then I spot the Tea-Tox menu, designed for the very modern, health-conscious visitor.
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It was a bit frustrating early but they were two-for at tea and now they're nine down.
The revolt of this class, he thinks, could be the defining characteristic of the election, counting more even than the rise of the (also mostly white, but mostly more affluent) tea-party movement.
In 2012, however, the race is too close to read the early voting tea leaves - but McDonald says the bulk of early votes will come in next week, at which point stronger trends might point to an eventual winner.
But I think the Tea Party got co-opted along the way by career politicians who saw a feeling in the country they could exploit.
Walker fell to Dean Cosker (3-90) before tea, but Pettini, now accompanied by James Foster, went on to reach his half century from 82 deliveries.
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio viewed the result as an opportunity for Republicans and Democrats to work together but also an affirmation of the anti-tax tea party, the upstart movement that helped the Republicans capture the House in 2010.
He astutely read the tea-leaves of public opinion but had no grand vision.
But in 1999, just a year after TEA-21 went into effect, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) began preparing for their next offensive.
Mr. Rubio was elected in the tea-party wave of 2010, but he is far from a conservative firebrand.
India were 166-6 at tea, 252 ahead, but Australia were worried by the slow rate and turned to Cameron White and Mike Hussey and India built a 382-run lead.
Test opener Wavell Hinds was originally ruled out of the match with an upset stomach but replaced off-spinner Omari Banks in the side after tea with the permission of the hosts.
The tourists' pace attack carved through the Indian middle order to leave them at 166-6 at tea on day four, but, concerned by the slow over rate, Ponting was forced to turn to slow bowlers Cameron White, Mike Hussey and Michael Clarke to reach their overs target.
But if it is dangerous for Republicans to antagonise the tea-partiers, is it also dangerous to flirt with them?
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But her vice-presidential run was the first public manifestation of the Tea Party spirit, and she opened the way for their existence.
Worth's long forest-green, cut-velvet tea gown is up front, too, but the rest of the show ignores chronology in favor of decade-hopping stylistic affinities.
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But before partaking of the deep-green elixirs, guests are offered tea sweets known as wagashi: beautiful, bite-size confections made with ingredients ranging from red bean paste to green tea itself.
But overall the main effect of this is to - is to energize the Tea Party groups and the Republican base.
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But it can mobilise big numbers: tens of thousands of supporters (tea-partiers claim a million or so) rallied in Washington, DC, last September.
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