Democratic Party
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ROGER SIMON: Is the Jewish love affair with the Democratic Party about to end?...
Instapundit &bull 1 Hour Ago
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Getting Onboard? Obama Travels to Ohio With Kucinich
Washington Wire (Wall Street Journal) &bull 2 Hours Ago
President Barack Obama traveled to Ohio to campaign for his health care bill, and he just happened to go to the congressional district of Rep. Dennis Kucinich, the only Democrat in the House to vote against the bill because it… Full Story »
William Michael Davis - Barack Obama: The Politics of Hope
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Williams named AP bureau chief for South Atlantic
Seattle Times &bull 2 Hours Ago
The appointment was announced Monday by Kate Lee Butler, vice president for U.S. Newspaper Markets. Williams succeeds former bureau chief Gary Clark, who retired last year. Before joining the AP, Williams, who grew up in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., worked as… Full Story »
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Joan E. Dowlin: Dems Should Go For Broke
Huffington Post &bull 2 Hours Ago
The Democratic party is in an almost unprecedented position right now in Washington. If the Democrats are facing defeat in 2010, they may as well go down in a blaze of glory. Full Story »
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Congress Fights Off Billions of Cyberattacks Each Month
Washington Whispers &bull 3 Hours Ago
When you consider the number of cyberattacks, crank calls, and personal protests House and Senate members and their offices face every day, it only makes sense to joke. Take Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson. He's the Democrat who voted for healthcare… Full Story »
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The Farr View: Interesting take on the changing Democrat party
Townhall.com - User Blogs &bull 3 Hours AgoPeter Beinart has an interesting column on changes in the Democrat party. He points out the difference between "moderate" Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) Dems like Bill Clinton and the full-bore leftist Dems like Howard Dean. He points out that: "Whether… Full Story »
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Ohio Democrat Skips Obama Rally
The New York Times - The Caucus &bull 3 Hours Ago
Instead, Mr. Boccieri, who was one of 39 Democrats voting against the health-care bill last November, will be appearing instead at the Akron-Canton Airport, where new federal funds are being announced for major renovations and jobs. Full Story »
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The Vanishing Anti-Choice Democrat: Rethinking the Party's Strategy
AlterNet &bull Today
With Bart Stupak grabbing every moment he can to go on television to denounce the non-existent possibility of federal funding for abortion, one might get the impression that he's somehow representative of at least some of the base of the Democratic Party on this issue. Certainly it's well known that part of the 50- state strategy the Democrats concocted to win more elections included having a "big tent" approach, recruiting more conservative Democrats to win conservative districts. And sadly for pro-choicers, it's often reproductive rights that are thrown under the bus in these efforts. The downplaying of reproductive rights is… Full Story »
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Jobs and Health Care Dominate Debate
The New York Times - The Caucus &bull Today
With the House headed toward a crucial health care vote, the Senate this week will try to finally send its scaled-backed job creation measure to President Obama's desk. Senate Democrats have set a procedural vote for Monday to cut off… Full Story »
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Dems target Kirk's House seat
Chicago Sun-Times &bull Today
The news in the North Shore's 10th Congressional District last week was not just that the Democratic Party had moved it into its top 13 "Red to Blue" list. Full Story »
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Calif. ski resort, helmet bills at a glance
Seattle Times &bull Today
Enforcement: Ski resorts would have to enforce the helmet rules and revoke the tickets of those who do not comply. A similar bill introduced in the state Senate by Democrat Leland Yee of San Francisco would make parents, not resorts,… Full Story »
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Specter Finds Comfort Zone
Roll Call - News &bull Today
Nearly one year after Pennsylvanias senior Senator left the Republican Party and became a Democrat, the move makes so much sense to his colleagues on Capitol Hill both Republican and Democrat that no one seems to remember what the uproar was all about. Specter, 80 and winding down his fifth Senate term, announced plans to switch parties on April 28. The move had broad political implications in Pennsylvania, where Specter is running for re-election. In the Senate, Specters change of allegiances delivered… Full Story »
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A Brief, but Failed, Pass at Bipartisanship
The New York Times - The Caucus &bull Today
It was easier to do in Washington then. Now, as Mr. Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat, and his Republican colleague, Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, demonstrated last week, it is excruciatingly difficult. Since mid-February, both men have tried. Mr. Dodd, chairman… Full Story »
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Obama marks the Hungarian Revolution, the 1848 one
LA Times - Top of the Ticket &bull Yesterday
Having set its clocks ahead one hour like most of the rest of us, the White House Sunday issued the following statement about a revolution 162 years ago. I send my warmest wishes to all those that will celebrate the… Full Story »
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Statism, Utilitarianism And Health Care Reform
Riehl World View &bull Yesterday
The state in the hands of the statist is most purely utilitarian by definition. It embraces what it believes has a useful function. And the statist's goal is to empower and preserve the state, not any one of its people.… Full Story »
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Why Is He Running? Just BeKaus
JustOneMinute &bull Yesterday
Democratic primary in California in June. I've been a blogger since 1999, and it hasn't done the job. California, the Democratic Party is worse than it was when I started. The only thing left is the interest groups. As far… Full Story »
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Volunteer in Nevada | Organize Closets
Race For Office &bull YesterdayI'm a democrat, but those terrible videos of McCain crowds being terrible were probably reacting (poorly) to someone in an Obama tshirt...and these people are reacting nicely to...someone in an Obama tshirt. Full Story »
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Kara 'Idol'-izes pol dad
New York Post &bull Yesterday
American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi thinks her father, a former GOP congressman from Westchester County, will beat the competition for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's seat. We don't always agree on every issue. But no matter what our differences are, I love… Full Story »
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Gloriously Dark: We Need to Fund Abortions To Control the Population
Townhall.com - User Blogs &bull YesterdayLast year Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made a disturbing statement. In aNew York Times interviewshe was asked about Roe v Wade. Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth… Full Story »
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Finally: "Hot Air: The Movie"
Hot Air &bull Yesterday
Not sure why she's targeting a Democrat when she's still in a double-digit hole against Campbell, but I guess the "Barbara Boxer as a blimp" idea, once conceived, simply had to be born. That's what I was thinking. I am… Full Story »
