| Democrat with famous name bids to oust Wisconsin
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Reuters - Wisconsin Democrats on Wednesday got a candidate with a famous name to challenge controversial Republican Governor Scott Walker in a recall election when Doug La Follette, a relative of well-known Wisconsin progressive "Fighting Bob" La Follette, said he would run for governor. |
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| Ohio county finds ballot fix after candidate death
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AP - Elections officials in southwest Ohio have come up with a quick ballot fix after the death of a coroner candidate running unopposed in a Democratic primary. |
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| Unions gearing up to spend big in 2012 election
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AP - Unions are gearing up to spend more than $400 million to help re-elect President Barack Obama and lift Democrats this election year in a fight for labor's survival. |
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| Santorum aide on DNC attacks: Romney and Democrats have same strategy
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Daily Caller - The Democratic National Committee’s attacks on Sen. Rick Santorum are just another instance of Mitt Romney and the Democrats having the same ideas, and the same tactics, a Santorum staffer said. |
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| Why Politicians like Obama and Palin Are Crazy About Jeremy Lin
(ContributorNetwork) |
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | It's clear New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin is the Tim Tebow of the NBA, an underrated talent who defied the critics to take a sport by storm. But when "Lin-sanity" spills over into the political arena, you know something is up. The former Harvard basketball player is the prize in an ongoing battle between Democrats and Republicans over the Asian-American vote. |
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| Dems, GOP look to play offense after payroll fight
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 AP - Bruised from the payroll tax cut brawl, congressional Republicans want to change the subject and push legislation they say would create jobs by promoting transportation and energy projects, cutting business taxes and helping companies raise capital.
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| Obama raises $29 million for campaign, Democrats
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 AP - President Barack Obama pulled in $29.1 million for his re-election campaign and the Democratic Party in January, raising his total for this election cycle to about $250 million.
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| Conviction upheld in NYC for ex-Dem fundraiser
(AP) |
AP - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction and 24-year prison sentence of a former Democratic fundraiser in a case that became an embarrassment to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other marquee Democrats. |
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| Obama campaign, Democrats raise $29.1 million in January
(Reuters) |
Reuters - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and its Democratic allies raised a combined $29.1 million in January, accelerating the fundraising pace as the White House race draws closer. |
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| In Senate's Approval of Defense Bill, Indefinite Detention of Citizens Ignored
(ContributorNetwork) |
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | In an evening vote, the U.S. Senate approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Thursday, according to USAToday.com, with high profile sections 1031 and 1032 intact. With all senators voting, the roll call was 93 favoring passage and 7 opposing. Senate.gov shows that three Democrats, three Republicans and one Independent opposed passage of the measure. It's apparent to me that the idea of the United States becoming a police state was not vile enough for those 93 senators. |
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| Female Democrats Have Walked Out on Issa's Contraception Hearing
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The Atlantic Wire - RELATED: Obama Walks a Tightrope on Contraception Rule |
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| Payroll tax cut heads for congressional approval
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Reuters - A deal to renew a payroll tax cut for 160 million U.S. workers through 2012 headed on Thursday toward congressional approval as Democratic and Republican leaders rallied support for the bipartisan agreement. |
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