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Deficit Eclipses Jobs In Congress: 'Nickel-And-Diming The Most Fragile People'

Posted May 28, 2010 | 17:10:19 (EST)

Late on Thursday evening, Democrats were arguing on the House floor over the size of a jobs bill that was two days overdue for a vote when word started to filter through the chamber that the Senate had adjourned and was leaving for the Memorial Day break. With no Senate,...

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'Power Struggle': Key Highlights

Posted April 8, 2010 | 14:05:57 (EST)

Here are nine highlights from 'Power Struggle,' HuffPost's profile of the battle within the Democratic Party between the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Blue Dogs, New Democrats, and the party's leadership in the White House and Congress. Click here to read the full story.

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Power Struggle: Inside The Battle For The Soul Of The Democratic Party (Print Version)

Posted April 8, 2010 | 13:50:30 (EST)

Raúl Grijalva is sitting quietly with a few of his staffers at one end of the bar, a bottle of Bud and a shot of whiskey in front of him, while his fellow Democratic members of the House of Representatives roar in celebration at the other end. It's 1 a.m....

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Power Struggle: Inside The Battle For The Soul Of The Democratic Party

Posted April 8, 2010 | 13:49:57 (EST)

Raúl Grijalva is sitting quietly with a few of his staffers at one end of the bar, a bottle of Bud and a shot of whiskey in front of him, while his fellow Democratic members of the House of Representatives roar in celebration at the other end. It's 1 a.m....

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The Cash Committee: How Wall Street Wins On The Hill

Posted December 29, 2009 | 15:00:04 (EST)

The question was simple: Should the lending practices of auto dealers be regulated?

It was already October and the 42 Democrats and 29 Republicans on the House Committee on Financial Services had spent the better part of the year hashing out the details of a new federal agency dedicated to...

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Senate Passes Health Care Bill, 60-39

Posted December 24, 2009 | 07:05:52 (EST)

Without a single Republican vote, the United States Senate passed a sweeping health care reform bill in a landslide, shortly after 7:00 in the morning on Christmas Eve. After months of intense back and forth, and more than three weeks of continuous floor debate, the bill moved through the Senate...

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