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DEMOCRATS: INVESTIGATE ALBERTO GONZALES FOR LYING UNDER OATH
Senate Democrats have called for a special prosecutor to look into allegations that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales lied to Congress while testifying about the U.S. attorney firings and the terror surveillance program. Sen. Charles Schumer, who also led the...
HILLARY CLINTON WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT LEAD OVER BARACK OBAMA
By a wide margin, Democrats view Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.) as the party's candidate best positioned to win the general election, and she holds a double-digit lead over Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) in the race for the nomination, according...
JOE BIDEN SLAMS RUDY GIULIANI IN YOUTUBE VIDEO
Presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden blasts Rudy Giuliani over Republican weakness on the war on terror in new Youtube video......
DEMOCRATS HAVE $100 MILLION ADVANTAGE OVER REPUBLICANS
With more than a year to go before the 2008 elections, Democratic candidates have raised $100 million more in campaign contributions than Republicans, putting them on track to win the money race for the White House and Congress for...
TOP SENATOR: CENSURE BUSH FOR IRAQ WAR LIES
Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold said Sunday he wants Congress to censure President Bush for his management of the Iraq war and his "assault" against the Constitution. (LINK)...
DEMS PUSH FOR HEALTHCARE GAINS
After a rare bipartisan agreement in the Senate to expand insurance coverage for low-income children, House Democrats have drafted an even broader plan that also calls for major changes in Medicare and promises to intensify the battle with the...
AL GORE SLAMS G8 CLIMATE AGREEMENT
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore denounced a deal by world leaders on curbing greenhouse gases as "a disgrace disguised as an achievement," saying on Thursday the agreement struck last week was insufficient. The dedicated climate crusader, whose 2006...
CLINTONS MADE BIG MONEY ON SPEECHES
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) reported today that she and her husband have between $10 million and $50 million in the bank, thanks in large part to former president Bill Clinton's lucrative speech-making career since he left office. (LINK)...
AMERICA THINKS BUSH IS NUTS ON IRAQ
LINK: As the Democrat-controlled Congress and the White House clash over an Iraq spending bill, with President Bush vowing to veto it because it contains withdrawal deadlines, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that a solid majority of...
JIM WEBB SLAMS JOHN MCCAIN FOR PATRIOTISM SMEAR
Senator Jim Webb, former Secretary of the Navy under Ronald Reagan spoke out against Senator John McCain and his attacks on Democrats: "I'm disappointed in John McCain. I've known him for many years. The day before we begin the...
HILLARY CLINTON TALKS ABOUT IDOL'S SANJAYA
"During a radio call-in on WOKQ-FM, the New York senator was asked what the United States can do about Sanjaya Malakar, the television show's underdog candidate who critics say lacks any shred of talent. "That's the best question I've been...
WHITE HOUSE ON RED ALERT OVER MISSING E-MAILS
"The administration has acknowledged that some e-mails missing from Rove's Republican party account may relate to the firing of eight U.S. prosecutors last year. The Democratic-run Congress is investigating whether the firings resulted from political pressure by Attorney General Alberto...
CELEBS BACK AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE RUN
"Franken, a former "Saturday Night Live" star who hopes to take on GOP Sen. Norm Coleman next year, raised the maximum $4,600 from actors such as Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jason Alexander and Larry David, according to a campaign...
A REVOLUTION: DEMOCRATS NOW OUT-FUNDRAISING GOP
"In dwarfing the sums raised by Republicans in the first three months of this year, Democratic presidential candidates capitalized on growing support from upper-income professionals. While higher-earning households overwhelmingly favored Republicans as recently as the start of President Bush's first...
NOW ENDORSES HILLARY CLINTON
"Hillary Clinton was endorsed by the National Organization for Women's political arm and sports legend Billie Jean King during a day of women's outreach that included a live web chat for supporters with the women running Hillary's campaign." [LINK]...
DEMS IN SENATE WIN VOTE TO GET OUT OF IRAQ
"Defying a veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly signaled support Tuesday for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by next March." [LINK]...
DEMOCRATIC BUDGET CUTS TAXES
"The Democratic budget does not raise taxes and makes middle-class tax cuts a priority. It also seeks to enhance revenues by going after the "tax gap" - the difference between taxes owed and taxes collected - and by cracking down...
NANCY PELOSI ON VERGE OF BIG IRAQ WAR WIN
"Speaker Nancy Pelosi is headed for a big victory in the vote in the House Friday on $124 billion in funds for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan." [LINK]...
RUMOR: JOHN EDWARDS TO SUSPEND PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
"John Edwards is suspending his campaign for President, and may drop out completely, because his wife has suffered a recurrence of the cancer that sickened her in 2004, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, an Edwards friend told The...
GORE MAY BE PLOTTING PRESIDENTIAL RUN
"Gore is also finishing a book that sure seems like a prelude to something. "The Assault on Reason," to be published in May, is about "the forces in society that are undermining democracy," says Roy Neel, Gore's chief of staff....
DEMS TOLD TO AVOID COLBERT REPORT
"Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), the Democratic Caucus chairman, has told new Democratic members of Congress to steer clear of Stephen Colbert, or at least his satirical Comedy Central program, "The Colbert Report." "He said don't do it ... it's a...
NEVADA DEMS CANCEL FOX NEWS DEBATE
"The Nevada State Democratic Party is pulling out of a controversial presidential debate scheduled for Aug. 14 in Reno and co-hosted by Fox News, according to Democratic insiders." [link]...
AL GORE: "COOLEST VICE PRESIDENT EVER"
"Incredible as it may seem, Al Gore is not only totally carbon neutral, but geek-chic cool. No velvet rope can stop him. He rolls with Diddy. He is on first-name basis, for real, with Ludacris. But what does this mean?...
OPRAH ENDORSING BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT
TRANSCRIPT FROM OPRAH WINFREY'S APPEARANCE ON ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW: Ellen: Very interesting. Anyone that you're feeling right now? Oprah: um hum (nodding yes) Ellen: Yeah, you want to say or no? Oprah: I'm feeling Barack. Ellen: You're feeling Barack Oprah:...
OBAMA AND HILLARY DECLARE OPEN WAR
Obama campaign spokesman Robert Gibbs: "“We aren’t going to get in the middle of a disagreement between the Clintons and someone who was once one of their biggest supporters. It is ironic that the Clintons had no problem with David...
CELEBS SIGN UP WITH TEAM OBAMA
"Checks from Hollywood's A-list stars such as George Clooney, Eddie Murphy and Barbra Streisand added up to a one-night take of $1.3 million for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Obama spoke to a star-studded audience at a closed-door fundraiser in...
HILLARY SLAMS RACISM OF PRO-SLAVERY CONFEDERATE FLAG
"Clinton, who spoke to the AP during her first trip to this early voting state since announcing her White House bid, also said South Carolina should remove the Confederate flag from its Statehouse grounds, in part because the nation should...
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID JOINS REMEMBERANCE OF WWII JAPANESE INTERNMENT
""The exclusion and internment of Japanese Americans based on fear and hysteria marks a profound and shameful departure from our values as a nation " said Senator Reid " We must continue to remember this tragic time in our history...
TREASON: REPUBLICANS START CAMPAIGN TO BLAME IRAQ WAR ON DEMOCRATS
"After four years of disastrous ineptitude during which Reynolds et al happily watched the Bush administration destroy America's standing in the world and wage the most incompetent conflict since the War of 1812, they've decided that opposition to the trivial...
JOHN EDWARDS: REPUBLICANS WRONG TO BLOCK TALKS WITH IRAN
""It's a huge strategic mistake not to be dealing directly with Iran," Edwards told the Associated Press in an interview before a campaign event in Dubuque. "What we should be doing with Iran, both on the Iraq issue and the...
BARACK OBAMA FILES PAPERS TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT
"Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said today he is taking the initial step in a presidential bid that could make him the nation's first black to occupy the White House. Obama announced on his Web site that he was filing a...
RUMOR: BARACK OBAMA TO ANNOUNCE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ON 'OPRAH'
"A tipster with knowledge of Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) presidential campaign planning hints that an official announcement may be made on the Chicago-based Oprah Winfrey Show this week. The Oprah schedule for Wednesday, January 17 says to "check back later"...
PELOSI ELECTED SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
"In a day of ceremony and historic change, Rep. Nancy Pelosi became the nation's first female House speaker on Thursday as Democrats eagerly took control of Congress for the final two years of President Bush's term. "The Democrats are back,"...
JOHN EDWARDS: RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
"Former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards jumped into the presidential race Wednesday a day earlier than he'd planned, prodded by an Internet glitch to launch a candidacy focused on health care, taxes and other domestic issues. The North...
OBAMA NECK AND NECK WITH HILLARY IN SHOCK POLL
"Two weeks after speaking to a sell-out Manchester crowd of more than 1,600, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is reaping the benefits of his visit. If the Democratic primary were held today, Obama would be in a statistical dead heat with...
OBAMA GETS ROCK STAR RECEPTION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
"llinois Sen. Barack Obama made his first visit to New Hampshire yesterday, drawing the kinds of crowds and news media attention usually reserved for a sitting president or a presidential nominee. The trip fueled speculation of a possible 2008 presidential...
HILLARY CLINTON 2008 RUN COMING
"Hillary Clinton, who easily won re-election to a second term on Nov. 7, "is reaching out to her colleagues in the New York delegation and asking for their advice and counsel and their support if she decides to make a...
TOM VILSACK DECLARES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY
"Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, positioning himself as a Washington outsider with heartland appeal." LINK...
BARACK OBAMA SIGNS UP IOWA STAFF IN ADVANCE OF 2008 PRESIDENTIAL RUN
"Democrat Barack Obama has sought the advice of top campaign workers in Iowa and has established a seedling support network in this state as he prepares to decide whether to seek the 2008 presidential nomination. The first-term Illinois senator has...
OBAMA RELEASES PLAN FOR IRAQ
"Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who is contemplating a run for the presidency, on Monday called for a "gradual and substantial" reduction of U.S. forces from Iraq that would begin in four to six months." AP...
DEMOCRAT RANGEL: BRING BACK THE DRAFT
"A senior House Democrat said Sunday he will introduce legislation to reinstate the military draft, asserting that current troop levels are insufficient to sustain possible challenges against Iran, North Korea and Iraq. "There's no question in my mind that this...
AMERICA CHEERS DEMOCRATIC TAKEOVER OF GOV'T
"Six-in-10 Americans said they are happy the Democrats won control of Congress, the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press said Thursday. In December 1994, 57 percent expressed a positive opinion of the GOP takeover. Half of Americans...
DEMOCRAT NANCY PELOSI IS FIRST FEMALE SPEAKER IN U.S. HISTORY
"Democrats embraced Rep. Nancy Pelosi as the first woman House speaker in history on Thursday" AP...
MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID: I'LL KNOCK SOME SENSE INTO BUSH ON IRAQ
"Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), who was elected Senate majority leader yesterday, said last night that President Bush still has not grasped the urgent need to change course in Iraq. Reid vowed to press quickly for phased troop withdrawals, a...
SENATE DEMS TAKE CONTROL
Harry Reid picked new Majority Leader of U.S. Congress as Democratic domination of 2006 election continues......
HOWARD WOLFSON: HILLARY CLINTON'S HITMAN
"In the next few months, as Democrats hoping for the party's presidential nomination jockey for position, Mr. Wolfson will oversee the fabled Clinton war room as Mrs. Clinton steps further onto the national stage. The operation has a pivotal task:...
SPEAKER PELOSI: MURTHA'S MY PICK FOR #2
"House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) endorsed Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) yesterday as the next House majority leader, thereby stepping into a contentious intraparty fight between Murtha and her current deputy, Maryland's Steny H. Hoyer." Washington Post...
GOP In Emergency Mode As House Melts Away
Barnstorming from Bush across red states not helping Republicans as losses continue to pile up for election day......
Dems Demand Details Of GOP Nuke Secrets Leak
"Four Democratic senators demanded on Saturday that the Bush administration explain its decision to post documents from Saddam Hussein's covert nuclear program on a now-shuttered federal Web site."...
SCANDAL, WAR DROP BUSH DOWN TO 30; DEMS POISED FOR GOV'T TAKEOVER
"The news of a Republican congressman's improper correspondence with a teenage page and the recent release of journalist Bob Woodward's unfavorable portrayal of the Bush administration's handling of Iraq all seem to have taken a toll on President Bush and...
GOP COULD LOSE HOUSE, SENATE OVER PEDOPHILE SEX SCANDAL
"Republican strategists said yesterday that public revulsion over the sexually graphic online conversations between Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) and former House pages could compound the party's problems enough to tip the House to the Democrats in November -- and could...
DEMS ON THE MOVE; SENATE TAKEOVER IN THE CARDS
"Five weeks out from the midterm elections, MSNBC/McClatchy polls, conducted by Mason-Dixon in eight states, show Democrats are in striking distance of taking control of the Senate. The Democrats are very likely to gain several Senate seats with some races...
DEM HARRY REID SLAPS BACK AT BUSH "CUT AND RUN" SMEAR
Harry Reid: ""If George Bush is so confident that his national security policies are working, he should release the entire National Intelligence Estimate on terrorism and let the American people decide for themselves. The fact that he won't speaks volumes...
DEMS COULD WIN SENATE IN NOVEMBER THANKS TO GOP FUMBLES
"Democrats must win six Republican seats to regain a Senate majority, meaning they would have to win nearly every close race. Even the most optimistic Democrats acknowledge that such a feat would require a big anti-Republican wave, a lot of...
BIN LADEN ON THE LOOSE? BUSH TO BLAME, AMERICA SEZ
"According to a recent Gallup Panel survey, the American public puts the primary blame on Bush rather than Clinton for the fact that bin Laden has not been captured. A majority of Americans say Bush is more to blame (53%),...
DEMOCRATS IN POSITION TO TAKE OVER HOUSE
Dem consultant Chris Bowers: "Taking the House is far from a guarantee. However, we have put over forty Republican-held seats in serious play. Right now, even before the time period when most unknown challengers make up a lot of ground...
DEMS TO BUSH: RELEASE SECRET IRAQ REPORT
"There's a second damning Iraq report floating around the intelligence community. At least, that's according to Rep. Jane Harman (CA), the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee. At an event this morning, Harman disclosed the existence of a classified...
REPUBLICANS HAVE SECURITY HOLE ON WEBSITE
"The top executive at the Democratic National Committee notified his GOP counterpart Monday that a Republican Party Web site set up to recruit GOP volunteers does not hide users' e-mail addresses from prying eyes. The addresses can be accessed with...
DEMS WERE RIGHT: IRAQ WAR CAUSING TERROR INCREASE
""Unfortunately this report is just confirmation that the Bush administration's stay-the-course approach to the Iraq war has not just made the war more difficult and more deadly for our troops, but has also made the war on terror more dangerous...
BIGOT PREACHER FALWELL COMPARES HILLARY CLINTON TO LUCIFER
""I hope she's the candidate," Rev. Jerry Falwell said, "because nothing will energize my [constituency] like Hillary Clinton." He added, "If Lucifer ran, he wouldn't." Today, Falwell said the comments were tongue-in-cheek, but the Clinton camp called them "vitriolic" and...
CLINTON DEFENDS HIS RECORD VS. RIGHT WING SMEARS
Ambushed by Fox's Chris Wallace with right-wing talking points, former President Bill Clinton set the talking head right on the record and the conservative distortions that the mainstream press has repeated ad infinitum. Think Progress...
BUSH SMEAR: WHINES THAT DEMS WILL RAISE TAXES
"President George W. Bush charged on Thursday that Democrats would raise taxes if put in control of the U.S. Congress, turning to a familiar campaign theme as he seeks to stave off Republican losses in November. "If they get control...
HILLARY PUTS TOGETHER '08 SUPERTEAM
"Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe has told business associates and Democratic donors that he will chair Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D-N.Y.) presidential campaign next year, according to several Democratic sources. Together, Clinton, the favorite to win the Democratic...
USA TO BUSH: THE ECONOMY IS WEAK
"Seven weeks before the midterm elections, the gulf between Bush's perceptions and that of voters form the political backdrop across the country as well as in a region with several competitive House races. This area typically gets left out of...
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