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OPINION

If Health Care Push Fails, Blame Dems

Public wants a public option; why do 'centrists' oppose it?

Jun 22, 09 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now ought to be a good time to reform health care. With costs up and coverage down, polls show the public overwhelmingly favors change. Unfortunately, “a handful of Democratic senators are still determined to party like it’s 1993,” writes Paul Krugman of the New York Times.... More »

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health care • health insurance • universal health care • Democrat • health care reform • congressional Democrats • Paul Krugman • Ben Nelson • health insurers • insurance industry • public option

(Newser) - With the Obama administration stepping up its push for health-care reform, Mark Halperin, in Time, lists five reasons why it will, and won't, get done. The pros:
  • The industry is "still on board."
  • "Barack Obama doesn't fail too often."
  • It's a must-win for
... More »

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Congress • legislation • health care reform • congressional Democrats • Mark Halperin • Obama administration • President Obama • Congressional Republicans

Democrats Dodge Obama's Lobbyist Ban

Money unwelcome at dinner with prez, OK
at meeting tomorrow

Jun 18, 09 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congressional Democrats have found a way around President Obama’s refusal to appear at events where lobbyists can make campaign contributions, Politico reports. Lobbyists won’t be able to donate at tonight’s fundraiser with Obama, but they’ll be more than welcome to do so tomorrow morning, at a... More »

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Barack Obama • fundraiser • lobbying • campaign fundraising • lobbyists • congressional Democrats • President Obama

Obama Clashes With Rural Democrats

Environmental rules,
car dealerships among sticking points

Jun 17, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats from rural areas aren’t pleased with President Obama, and they’re threatening to show it by revolting against key parts of his domestic agenda, Politico reports. The tension boiled to the surface last week when rural and moderate Democrats decried plans to close 3,400 General Motors and... More »

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Barack Obama • agriculture • Democrats • Environmental Protection Agency • congressional Democrats • House Democrats • rural America • Obama administration • President Obama • Dennis Cardoza

Congress Mulls Tighter Offshore Drilling Rules

Natural-gas firms currently exempt from clean-water laws

May 27, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bill pushed by Dick Cheney 4 years ago freed natural-gas drillers from clean-water laws, but pollution concerns are driving congressional Democrats to rethink the matter, ProPublica reports. They’ve drafted legislation that would end the natural-gas exemption and require drillers to reveal the chemicals they use in their work,... More »

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Congress • Dick Cheney • Henry Waxman • legislation • congressional Democrats • natural gas • clean water • drilling • American Petroleum Institute

 Dems Won't Fund Gitmo Closing 


May 19, 09 12:33 PM CDT
(AP) - President Obama's allies in the Senate will not provide funds to close the Guantanamo Bay prison by January, a top Democratic official said today. With debate looming on Obama's spending request to cover military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the official says Democrats will deny the Pentagon... More »

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Congress • Guantanamo Bay • congressional Democrats • war funding • detainees • Obama administration • President Obama

OPINION

Undivided Govt. Means Real Change; Hope We're Ready

If Dems get 60 seats, it will seem almost 'unnatural'

May 15, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Democrats seemingly about to take a filibuster-proof Senate majority, the US is finally going to see a government able to carry out campaign promises—which seems “almost unnatural” after ages of gridlock, writes Michael Kinsley in the Washington Post. “High-church moderates” claim a balance of power is... More »

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Congress • filibuster • congressional Democrats • President Obama

 CIA Told Pelosi About 
 Waterboarding: Report 

Newly released documents show speaker was briefed in 2002

May 8, 09 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi and other Congressional leaders received multiple briefings on the CIA's use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques, according to new information released by the Obama administration. Records suggest that Pelosi learned of the CIA's interrogation of Abu Zubaydah in a September 2002 briefing that covered the "... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • CIA • torture • congressional Democrats • waterboarding • Jay Rockefeller • House Democrats • Abu Zubaydah • harsh interrogation

(Newser) - The Obama administration’s policies on national security, spending, and the law make John Boehner almost physically ill, the House minority leader tells the Washington Times. Democratic hate-crime legislation in particular, which Boehner says could be used against religious leaders who don’t support the gay agenda, makes him... More »

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legislation • John Boehner • foreign policy • congressional Democrats • House minority leader • House Republicans • Obama administration • President Obama

OPINION

 Unity Candidate 
 Turns Into Most 
 Polarizing Prez 



Obama faces huge partisan approval gap: analysts

Apr 8, 09 7:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - He ran on a message of unity and moderation, but Barack Obama is “the most polarizing new president of recent times,” writes Michael Gerson in the Washington Post. There’s a 61-point Obama approval gap between Democrats and Republicans, Pew researchers found. The widening gap has been a... More »

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Senate Republicans • budget • partisanship • congressional Democrats • House Republicans • unity • approval ratings • President Obama

(Newser) - President Obama visited Capitol Hill today for a closed-door meeting with Senate Democrats to push for his budget plan. As Senate and House panels began debating their own versions, Obama urged Democrats to retain his budget's core principles on health care, energy, education, and deficit reduction. He also asked them... More »

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Dems Keep Distance From Possible 2nd Stimulus

GOP says talk of new bill is admission of failure

Mar 12, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi said this week “we have to keep the door open” to the possibility of a second stimulus bill—but most lawmakers, including fellow Democrats, are allergic to the idea, Politico reports. “If there’s appetite, there’s not in my office,” said one. “Enough... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • congressional Democrats • economic stimulus package • Eric Cantor

 Dems Hit 
 With Revolt 
 in the Ranks 


Line-by-line lawmaking drives wedge into plans

Mar 10, 09 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congressional Democrats figured Obama's aggressive legislative agenda would face challenges from the GOP, but they've been surprised by squabbling within their own party that's broken out even before they've gotten to the new initiatives, the Washington Post reports. Among the people holding up the $410 billion spending bill leftover from... More »

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Congress • Senate Democrats • legislation • congressional Democrats • House Democrats

Bloggers, Unions Team Up
to Push Dems to the Left

Liberal coalition will fund competition for centrist incumbents

Feb 26, 09 1:38 PM CST
(Newser) - A new political action committee backed by liberal bloggers and labor unions aims to push the Obama administration and Democratic establishment to embrace more progressive politics, the New York Times reports. Called “Accountability Now” the group will recruit and promote liberal candidates to challenge centrists in Congress. Their goal... More »

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union • blogger • MoveOn.org • congressional Democrats • liberal • Service Employees International Union • Congressional incumbents • Democratic candidates • incumbents

analysis

Dems Shrug Off Obama's Call to Battle Earmarks

'Faceless bureaucrats' shouldn't guide funds: Reid

Feb 26, 09 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Leading Democratic lawmakers didn't welcome President Obama’s call to jettison budget earmarks, suggesting that as elected officials, they should control where funds are headed, the Hill reports. “We cannot let spending be done by a bunch of nameless, faceless bureaucrats,” Harry Reid said yesterday. Obama pointed to... More »

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Congress • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • earmarks • congressional Democrats • federal budget • President Obama

 Burris: 'I Have Done 
 Nothing Wrong' 

He'll comply with perjury review, but no more interviews

Feb 18, 09 3:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Roland Burris today urged his constituents to "stop the rush to judgment" as he denied any wrongdoing in the process of gaining his Senate seat, the Chicago Tribune reports. "If I had done the things I’ve been accused of, I’d be too embarrassed to stand up... More »

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politics • Senate Democrats • corruption • Illinois • congressional Democrats • US Congress • Rod Blagojevich • US Senate • Roland Burris

ANALYSIS

10 Democrats
Obama Must
Watch Out For

Conyers, Feinstein, Biden could be pains
in president's rear

Jan 22, 09 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The good vibrations can’t last forever. Sooner or later,  President Obama is bound to run afoul of members of his own party. Glenn Thrush, in Politico, scopes out the suspects:
  • John Conyers: The irrepressible House Judiciary chairman wants to investigate the US attorneys scandal and other potential
... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • US attorneys scandal • Michelle Obama • Dianne Feinstein • John Conyers • US attorney firings • congressional Democrats • Daniel Inouye • Obama administration • Blue Dog Democrats • President Obama • Allen Boyd

Obama to Meet With Congress on Economy

First talks with congressional leaders since election will cover stimulus plan

Jan 2, 09 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's Hawaiian holiday is over, and he's now preparing to meet with congressional leaders Monday to discuss jump-starting America's economy, reports Reuters. Aides say the meetings—the president-elect's first with Congress since winning the election—will cover Obama's proposed stimulus package and a range of other issues. More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • congressional Democrats • economic stimulus package • financial crisis • President Obama

UPDATED

 Big 3 Bailout Plan 
 Goes to White House 

Measure has provision for watchdog, but other questions remain

Dec 8, 08 3:38 PM CST
(Newser) - A draft of the multibillion-dollar bailout agreement for the Big Three automakers went from Capitol Hill to the White House this afternoon and found a chilly reception, the AP reports. The draft legislation calls for a government watchdog appointed by the Bush administration to oversee the companies' operation, but its... More »

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Congress • Chrysler • White House • General Motors • Ford • auto industry • Big Three • congressional Democrats • bailout

ANALYSIS

 To Succeed, Obama and 
 Congress Must Stay Tight 

Dems eager to make mark after GOP domination, but priorities could shred unity

Dec 1, 08 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Democrats in Congress and Barack Obama want to move quickly once he assumes office, but they must pull in the same direction to achieve anything, Naftali Bendavid writes in the Wall Street Journal. “Pent-up energy among House Democrats” could test Obama’s centrist leanings, one observer notes, and history... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Congress • Senate • House of Representatives • congressional Democrats • President Obama • ruling party • Chris Van Hollen

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