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Democrats Look To Inflict Political Pain On GOP For Blocking Obama's Jobs Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- If the White House is to win the debate over President Barack Obama's jobs bill, its victory won't be measured in congressional vote tal...

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The Next Obstacle For The American Jobs Act: Congressional Democrats

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.15.2011

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In my recent discussions on passing the American Jobs Act, it seemed clear to me that President Barack Obama was working to create an environment in which the GOP leadership, seeing that job creation was in their best interests, might become amenable to bargaining, as opposed to obstruction. A pretty dicey gamble, considering how well obstruction has worked out for the GOP electorally! Of course, what I should have considered is the first major obstacle the bill would face would actually come in the form of intra-caucus undermining from the Democrats themselves.

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The Three Wings of the Republican Party

Drew Westen | Posted 08.19.2011

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Both the president and Congressional Democrats are making the same mistake Democrats chronically make: When the going gets rough, adopt GOP talking points. Unfortunately, that's bad politics and bad policy.

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Democrats Turn The Tables On GOP Messaging

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Republicans won sweeping victories last November by taunting Democrats with "Where are the jobs?" Democrats are now throwing those ...

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House Dems Launch Ad Blitz Against 19 Republicans

Politics Daily | Christopher Weber | Posted 05.25.2011

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In case there was any doubt that the 2012 campaign season is well under way, House Democrats on Monday launched a week-long ad blitz targeting 19 Repu...

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Anti-Porn Amendment Sinks Tech Bill: Dems Accuse GOP Of Petty Obstruction

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday sidetracked an $80 billion technology bill, cutting out all new programs as part of an anti-pornograp...

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GOP Wants Televised Jobs Debate With Democrats

POLITICO | Patrick O'Conner | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Republicans are taking a page from the president's playbook by challenging Democrats to a televised debate about job creation. ...

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Bipartisan Jobs Bill Would Do Little To Create Jobs

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — There's a problem with the bipartisan jobs bill emerging in the Senate: It won't create many jobs. The bill includes tax cuts to p...

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Democrats Suddenly Thinking About Jobs Programs

Washington Post | Michael D. Shear and Paul Kane | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats on Capitol Hill began a nervous debate Wednesday about the course President Obama has set for their party, with some questioning whether the...

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