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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 03: U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) (L) stands up as he wait for his turn to speak during a hearing on the Keystone XL pipeline before the Energy and Power Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee February 3, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Rep. Markey said he and other House Democrats were introducing a bill to ensure that the oil and the refined fuel from the Keystone XL pipeline project will be sold in the U.S.
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He criticized me for – while he was out raising money – serving my country in China, yes, under a Democrat, like my two sons are doing in the United States Navy. They're not asking who -- what political affiliation the president is. I want to be very clear with the people here in New Hampshire and this country: I will always put my country first. And I think that's important to them.
A Washington Democrat’s worldview is so federally focused that he will lead you to believe that if he isn’t in charge of something, it simply ceases to exist
We have no doubt the Democrats were able to rally their left-wing base around this baseless and expensive recall effort ... This shameful recall of the governor will accomplish nothing but saddle Wisconsin taxpayers with over $9 million in un-budgeted costs. Voters rejected the Democrats’ era of job loss and deficit spending in 2010, and they’ll do it again in 2012.More quotes »
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Obama didn't see backlash on birth control coming
access to contraceptives pushed to make sure the White House didn't retreat.For New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and other Democratic women in the Senate , their last opportunity to make their case came Wednesday, when the president took his motorcade to 11:31 AM Read more »
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State Dems sue to block redistricting plan
went back and manipulated the formula to get them to that number," said Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria), head of the Senate Democratic committee. "We're asking the court to intervene now and declare this question for us as to what the numbers should be because Read more »
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McGroarty: Let billionaires dig U.S. out
, Democrats , the tea party and the Occupy Movement -- it seems every American from 1 to 99 seems to have their own favorite plan on how to tackle taxes and federal spending. Assuming there's room for one more plan, I've borrowed bits and pieces from the current Read more »
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Hiaasen: Why Democrats salivate for Newt
If you're a Democrat , here's what you're thinking two days before the Florida's Republican primary: Pinch me.Because Newt Gingrich -- defrocked speaker of the House, original godfather of government gridlock, two-faced philandering impeacher of Bill Clint Read more »
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Nassau DA Kathleen Rice eyeing higher office?
office.Not so, said her political spokesman, Eric Phillips. Or at least not so for now, said Jay Jacobs , the state Democratic Party chairman."She loves being district attorney," Phillips said, adding that Rice attended the New York City session, just as she Read more »
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The Donors Behind Nevada's Congressional Candidates
LAS VEGAS -- In Southern Nevada's two most competitive congressional races, Republican Rep. Joe Heck and Democrat Steven Horsford entered this election year with substantial fundraising advantages over their chief opponents. Heck, the incumbent from the 3r 4:36 PM from KLAS - Las Vegas Now Read more »
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Self-inflicted blindness
In this age of ballooning U.S. debt, it’s hardly surprising that many Democrats and Republicans are pushing to reduce American military spending. But a closer examination of what’s at stake reveals just how troubling the embrace of defense austerity will p 4:23 PM from Freedom Politics Read more »
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Unions expect right-to-work will cost them members
long objected to the idea that some of their dues go for campaign contributions to Democratic candidates. In Indiana, the Democratic candidate for governor in 2012, John Gregg, reported raising $1.7 million last year, much coming in large donations from unions. 3:59 PM from Belleville News-Democrat Read more »
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Two Oregon lawmakers with big political differences find middle ground on state budget
as a GOP firebrand. To win, he had to knock out a more moderate Republican, Cherryl Walker, who had lost favor with the party by opposing stricter abortion rules. "He was very conservative when I first met him," says Nick Smith, who volunteered for Richardson's 3:45 PM from Oregon Live Read more »
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Pelosi says Calif. key to taking back House
process has created a number of up-for-grabs seats, including several Democrats think they can seize from Republicans. She said a Democratic majority in the House is needed "to work with our president instead of a Congress obstructing his every move." Pelosi 2:50 PM from Deseret News Read more »
