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Bill Clinton Brings Smiles to Uneasy Democrats, Supports Obama Afghanistan Plan in New Hampshire

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Troops, Clinton, Midterm Elections, Obama, Afghanistan, Democrats, Health Care, Republicans, Politics News
Jennifer Donahue

Clinton said the three huge problems that exist are inequality, instability and unsustainability, and he focused on the need for energy independence to create jobs.

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Democrats Now "All In" On Healthcare Reform

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Let's look at the poker hand we've been dealt on health care reform. Democrats have now officially gone from "pot committed" to "all in." The stakes, to be blunt, have been raised until they are as high as they can go.

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Penry Will Endorse McInnis For Governor

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | GARY HARMON/the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Posted 11.22.2009 | Denver

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State Sen. Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, will clear up all but one final remaining question from his campaign for governor when he endorses former bos...

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Congressional Campaign Accounts Invested In Stock Market Boosted By Wall Street Bounce

Roll Call | Alex Knott | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political Campaigns, Market-Surge, Wall Street Surge, Midterm Elections, Wall Street, 2010 Elections, Stock Market, Joe Barton, Spencer Bachus, Congressional Campaign Funding, Campaign Financing, Politics News

The recent surge on Wall Street has created a windfall for some Congressional campaigns that invested their political contributions in the stock marke...

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GOP Gaining Advantage In 2010

washingtonpost.com | Dan Balz | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Midterm Elections, 2010 Elections, House Democrats, David Axelrod, The Democracy Corps, Senate Democrats, Democratic Party, Obama Democrats, Newt Gingrich, Election, Politics News

Three forces threaten Democrats in the 2010 elections: populist anger on the right, disaffection in the middle and potential disillusionment on the le...

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House Republicans 2010 Campaigns Squeezed From The Right

CQ Politics | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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The passions of conservative activists could be reshaping the Republican Party and complicating some 2010 re-election campaigns. Indiana's Mark Sou...

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Dems In 2010 Have To Fight Hard, Win Ugly: Strategists

New York Times | JOHN HARWOOD | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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New Jersey Republicans complain that Gov. Jon Corzine, a Democrat, has turned nasty to gain ground in his re-election bid this year. Republicans elsew...

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House Dems: We Need Obama's Help In Midterms

The Hill | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics

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Democrats see the midterm elections as a referendum on President Obama and insist he become heavily involved in their outcome. House Democrats see ...

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Everything You Think You Know About the Midterms is Wrong

Dylan Loewe | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Democrats in Danger, Democrats Lose Congress, Democrats Lose Control of House 2010, 2010 Elections, Midterm Elections, Democrats Lose Midterms, Democrats Midterms, Midterm Elections Charlie Cook, Democrats 2010 Elections, Midterm Elections Nate Silver, Politics News
Dylan Loewe

With the fringe growing to become the only voice of the GOP, will those who are frustrated with Democrats really see the Republican party as a worthy alternative?

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Pelosi: Democrats Facing Toughest Midterms Ever

The Hill's Blog Briefing Room | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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The 2010 congressional elections will be the "toughest midterm elections Democrats have ever faced," Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) acknowledged toda...

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End of Life Consultations: Adults Only

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Terri Schiavo, Congress, End of Life Consultations, Advance Directives, Midterm Elections, Death Panels, Prostate Cancer, Medicare, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, Compassion and Choices, Politics News
Barbara Coombs Lee

Some leaders prefer to confine us in childhood, so we need never acknowledge, grieve over or plan for our own deaths. A childish approach to end-of-life issues permeated the August recess.

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Dining Room Table 2010

John R. Bohrer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Joe Klein, Republicans, 2010, Republican Party, 2010 Elections, Sarah Palin, Jim Greer, Arabs, Oxymoron, Democratic Party, Midterm Elections, Gop, Dyna Moe, Politics News
John R. Bohrer

Tthe Republican Party is barreling forward to the mid-term elections without an objective. If it's a "wave" they're riding, rest assured that they have absolutely no idea where it's going to crash.

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House GOP Targeting 70 Democrats In 2010 Rebound Hopes

AP | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — House Republicans are trying to rebound in the 2010 election from the hit they took last year's contests by targeting 70 districts ...

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National Journal Review Finds Problems With 2006 Iraq Civilian Death Count

National Journal | Neil Munro and Carl M. Cannon | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Three weeks before the 2006 midterm elections gave Democrats control of Congress, a shocking study reported on the number of Iraqis who had died in th...

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