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Senate Dems in tough spot over Burris

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 18:08:33 +1900

Blago's defiant move to name a Senate successor is already prompting uncomfortable racial questions for Dems and presenting a major distraction.

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Money For Everything Except Saving The Economy

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 21:31:00 +1900

Ah, those fiscally conservative Democrats. The ones who spend hundreds of billions to kill people half way across the globe but who balk at a few hundred million to give health care for kids or to, you know, prevent a depression. Still, Democrats are wary of slowing down the economic stimulus ...

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: Should Tim Kaine be the Next DNC Chair?

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 03:49:00 +1900

Re: Should Tim Kaine be the Next DNC Chair? ( 2.00 / 2 ) I agree with your points, except for McAuliffe. I wouldn't vote for Kaine. But good luck organizing the DNC against the President's choice, there is no way the committee would go against a newly elected president. Going against one as ...

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Shameless. Dems Steal Minnesota Senate Seat From Coleman

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:36:35 +1900

Al Franken said it best: Republican Norm Coleman led by 725 votes on election day. But after the recounts, the democrats in Minnesota mysteriously discovered nearly a thousand votes to give Al Franken a lead in the US Senate race over Coleman. Today Minnesota state officials are going to ...

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The Organizing DNC; The Future Of Obama's Campaign

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 22:16:00 +1900

The announcement of Gov. Tim Kaine's annointment as part-time general chairman of the Democratic National Committee is obscuring the more consequential changes afoot for the party. As has been previously reported, Jennifer O'Malley-Dillon will be executive director of the DNC. ...

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Rightbloggers: Blago, Richardson Prove Obama Corrupt, Dems Racist

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:58:00 +1900

It's a rare treat when liberals and conservatives can get together, and they seem to agree that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is one awesome crook. Lefty outlets have been following the Blagojevich " fiasco ," exploring the linkages between Blagojevich and Illinois politicians who might ...

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Kaine to Chair DNC: Feel the Change?

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:15:46 +1900

President-elect Obama has chosen anti choice, pro abstinence education , anti embryonic stem cell research , anti labor, anti union , anti same-sex marriage and anti civil union Tim Kaine to chair the DNC. Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will become chairman of the Democratic National ...

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DNC CHAIR TIM KAINE? Virginia Governor To Become Next Chairman Of Democratic Party

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 20:13:27 +1900

WASHINGTON — Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is set to become the next chairman of the Democratic Party. Two Democratic officials said Sunday that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen the governor to take over the Democratic National Committee. The officials spoke to The Associated ...

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Senate Appointee in Illinois Vows to Fight On

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 14:18:08 +1900

As Roland W. Burris prepared to claim his seat, Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, insisted the Senate has the legal authority to bar him but left the door open to negotiations. >

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Speaker Makes Room for New No. 1 Democrat

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 19:08:14 +1900

For the last two years, Nancy Pelosi has been the driving force behind the Democratic agenda, but now she is about to become facilitator in chief. >

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MN Supremes To Coleman: Rejected!

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:26:05 +1900

The MN Supreme Court rejected an appeal today by Sen. Norm Coleman 's campaign to count rejected absentee ballots from GOP-leaning areas, the latest blow to the incumbent's bid for re-election. The decision effectively allows the State Canvassing Board to certify the recount results, and at ...

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Coulter: If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about Dems

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:29:00 +1900

In an interview with the New York Observer , conservative commentator, frequent Fox guest, and alleged plagiarist Ann Coulter left this choice quote, which the Observer highlighted as "On women:" COULTER: If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another ...

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Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine to head DNC

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 22:50:27 +1900

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has been chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to head the Democratic National Committee, , a Democratic official said.

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Obama Taps Kaine to Lead D.N.C.

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 14:18:08 +1900

Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia has been picked to succeed Howard Dean as head of the Democratic National Committee. >

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VA governor to be next DNC chair

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:56:05 +1900

From NBC's Mark MurrayNBC News has confirmed that President-elect Obama has tapped Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine to head up the Democratic National Committee.Note that it was always expected that current chairman Howard Dean's term would end after the 2008 presidential election. Obama, as the incoming president, gets to select the DNC chairman....( read more )

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VA Gov. Tim Kaine Named New DNC Chair

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 10:48:30 +1900

WaPo : Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will become chairman of the Democratic National Committee later this month, serving as the top political messenger for Barack Obama's administration even while he finishes his final year in the governor's mansion, several sources said. Kaine, who ...

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Richardson’s Commerce Sec’y Withdrawal: Obama’s Stubbed Political Toe

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 03:20:30 +1900

The news that New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was withdrawing his name from consideration as Obama administration Commerce Secretary represents a painful political toe-stubbing by President Elect and his team, which had earned a reputation for almost superhuman precision during the primary and ...

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Top Dems won't budge on Burris

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:58:04 +1900

The Senate's top two Democrats aren't budging on the Roland Burris controversy. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Sunday morning told NBC's Meet the Press that the Senate has the "legal authority" under the Constitution to refuse to seat Burris as the senator from Illinois. And ...

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WaPo: Kaine to become DNC chairman

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 23:20:44 +1900

No official word from either the president-elect's transition team or Kaine aides, but it sounds pretty solid : Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will become chairman of the Democratic National Committee later this month, serving as the top political messenger for Barack Obama's administration ...

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House Rules Changes: Be Careful What You Wish For

Sat, 3 Jan 2009 13:48:03 +1900

We shall file this one under the already crowded, “ Careful what you wish for ” category. CQ Politics reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pondering some rule changes designed to make it harder for the Republican minority to slow down the majority’s efforts to push ...

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