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Politics - Democratic Party
Dems want their candidate as Ind. elections chief
(AP)
4 Feb 2012 at 1:31pm
AP - While Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels held off Saturday on appointing a permanent replacement for the state elections chief convicted early that morning of voter fraud, Democrats said they planned to move quickly to wrest control of the politically powerful office from the GOP.
Senate Democrats ready backup plan on payroll tax bill
(Reuters)
3 Feb 2012 at 2:48pm
Reuters - Senate Democrats have begun preparing a backup plan to extend a tax cut for workers if a special congressional negotiating committee fails to reach quick agreement, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday.
Michigan Democrats Unveil Legislative Package Aimed at Campaign Finance Refor...
3 Feb 2012 at 9:06am
ContributorNetwork - Michigan House Democrats unveiled a package of bills aimed at campaign finance reform on Thursday. The bills specifically seek to address transparency and accountability in how political campaigns gather financing.
NC's Heath Shuler won't seek re-election to House
(AP)
2 Feb 2012 at 2:42pm
AP - North Carolina Democratic Rep. Heath Shuler won't seek re-election to the House, potentially making it harder for the Democrats' effort to win seats in the Republican-controlled House.
Democrats may get lengthy Republican primary race
(AP)
2 Feb 2012 at 10:14am
AP - President Barack Obama has long relished a dragged-out Republican primary contest that would leave the eventual GOP nominee battered before the fall election.
Democrats slam Romney in preview of possible November race
(Daily Caller)
31 Jan 2012 at 10:23pm
Daily Caller - Democrats dumped on Gov. Mitt Romney Tuesday night, saying he won the Florida GOP primary only because of expensive negative ads, that the GOP turnout was low, and that Romney is both “extreme” and “out of touch.”
Ore. Democrat wins special election to replace Wu
(AP)
1 Feb 2012 at 8:10am
AP - Oregon Democrat Suzanne Bonamici will be the newest member of Congress after a decisive victory in a special election to replace former Rep. David Wu, who resigned in a sex scandal.
Dems: Fast & Furious just 1 of 4 misguided probes
(AP)
31 Jan 2012 at 3:11pm
AP - Democrats looking into Operation Fast and Furious say a yearlong investigation has turned up no evidence that the flawed gun smuggling probe was conceived or directed by high-level political appointees at Justice Department headquarters.
Unions denounce FAA bill compromise
(AP)
30 Jan 2012 at 3:48pm
AP - Union leaders on Monday denounced a deal in Congress that would make it harder for them to organize airline and railroad workers, saying it was reached without their input.
Democrats slam Tea Party ties in Oregon special election
(Reuters)
30 Jan 2012 at 12:29pm
Reuters - An Oregon special election in which national Democrats have sought to paint the Republican congressional candidate as a Tea Party radical foreshadows a tactic the party will employ in its quest to take back Congress seats lost in the 2010 election.
Biden: I opposed raid that killed bin Laden
(Daily Caller)
30 Jan 2012 at 12:22pm
Daily Caller - During a speech Friday in Maryland, Vice President Joe Biden told House Democrats that he had advised President Barack Obama against launching the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Allen West to national Dems: ‘Get the hell out of the United States of Amer...
30 Jan 2012 at 9:44am
Daily Caller - Rep. Allen West did not mince words on Sunday, telling national Democrats to get out of Florida and, for that matter, out of the country.
Democrats spend big in Ore. special election
(AP)
29 Jan 2012 at 11:49am
AP - Determined not to lose another friendly district because of a sex scandal, Democrats and their allies have pumped more than $1 million into an Oregon special election race that has turned into a vicious exchange of attacks over the airwaves.
Sen. Sessions on Obama, Reid: ‘We have no leadership’
(Daily Caller)
27 Jan 2012 at 11:43pm
Daily Caller - Top Democrats have abdicated their leadership role and are ignoring the nation’s budget problems because they’re focused on their 2012 election campaigns, Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions told The Daily Caller.
Populist, combative Obama gets love from Democratic lawmakers
(Reuters)
27 Jan 2012 at 4:18pm
Reuters - Congressional Democrats have complained in the past that they have not felt the love from U.S. President Barack Obama and accuse the White House of not consulting them on key policies. But when Obama addressed them on Friday it was a love-fest.
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