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Doughnuts For Dorgan: Drug Reimportation Killed In Deal That Might Get Cheaper Drugs For Seniors

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Big Pharma, Durbin, Prescription Drugs, Re-Importation, Roll Call, Sheldon Whitehouse, Cost of Health Care Reform, Canada, Pharma, Prescription Drug Prices, Senate, Drug Deal, Dorgan, Health Care Reform, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, John Cornyn, Politics News

President Obama and the Senate leadership can't whip up the votes necessary to pass a public option or even a Medicare buy-in compromise, but they did...

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Washington

David Sirota | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Democrat Coalition, Wall Street, Bloomberg News, K Street, Roll Call, Lobbyists, Barney Frank, Finance Industry, Lobbying Industry, Democratic Party, Banking Industry, Joseph Crowley, Politics News
David Sirota

In just the first half of 2009, the 15 New Democrats on Financial Services committee "received about $1.9 million in contributions from the finance, insurance and real estate industries."

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Roll Call Buys Congressional Quarterly

AP | JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media

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WASHINGTON — The owner of Roll Call is buying Congressional Quarterly in a deal that will bring two well-known publications covering Capitol Hil...

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AIDS Activists Shut Down Capitol Rotunda Over Obama Reversal

AMERICA blog | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama AIDS, White House, Barack Obama, President Barack Obama, Aids, Obama, AIDS Activism, Roll Call, Capitol Rotunda, Politics News

A group of 26 AIDS activists chained themselves to each other in the Capitol Rotunda on Thursday morning, startling visitors, shutting down the landma...

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The Convention -- What I Saw

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Unity, Bill Clinton Speech, Roll Call, Hillary Clinton, Joe Bidne Speech, Tammy Duckworth, Joe Biden Family, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, Politics News
Madeleine M. Kunin

If unity is what the Democrats were looking for, they got it. The roll call vote was not expected to yield any surprises, and yet it did -- the timing was exquisite.

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Pelosi Opens Roll Call Vote; Huertas Nominates Clinton, Wilson Nominates Obama (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Video, Dolores Huertas, Roll Call Democratic Convention, Nancy Pelosi, Roll Call Vote Video, Roll Call Vote, Democratic Convention Roll Call Video, Dnc, Democratic Roll Call, Roll Call, Roll Call Dnc, Dnc Roll Call Vote, Politics News

Nancy Pelosi officially opened the roll call vote for the nomination for president of the Democratic Party. Two names nominated: Senator Hillary Clin...

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Die-Hard Hillary Supporters Play To Win At Democratic Convention

Diane Tucker | Posted 09.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Puma, Obama Delegates, Hillary 2008, Hillary Supporters, Grassroots, State Delegations, Democratic National Convention, Roll Call, Barack Obama, Mainstream Media, Howard Dean, Lapel Pin, Superdelegates, Will Bower, Petition, Home News
Diane Tucker

"We're here to see Clinton emerge as the party's nominee... We now have well over the required 300 delegate signatures." Each delegate who signed the petition will wear a green lapel pin featuring the number 300 skewered by a ball-point pen."

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Obama Makes the Right Move on the Hillary Roll Call

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Roll Call, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Convention, Hillary Roll Call Convention, Politics News
Madeleine M. Kunin

Allowing Clinton's name on the roll call will cement her place in history and has demonstrated Obama's key character trait -- a generosity of spirit -- that is not only admirable, but it works.

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Reading The Pictures: Obama Setting Up The Wood Shed

Michael Shaw | Posted 06.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Mccain, Obama, Roll Call, Senate, Lieberman, Barack Obama Joe Lieberman, Media News
Michael Shaw

2008-06-09-objl.jpg Obama must have figured this quasi-private action directed at Lieberman -- occurring just beyond camera view -- was an effective way to start marking his turf, and laying down who's in charge.

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