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NEWS ABOUT: Jim Clyburn

Jim Clyburn stories: 8 news summaries

Black Caucus Worries About Resurgent Racism

Anti-Obama anger troubles CBC ahead of triumphant annual conferences

Sep 23, 09 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Congressional Black Caucus is enjoying unprecedented power, with more of their members in leadership roles than ever before, not to speak of one of their number in the White House, but many are disturbed by changes in the political atmosphere, Politico reports. As the 42-member group holds its annual... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • African Americans • racism • Barbara Lee • Democratic Party • Jim Clyburn • Congressional Black Caucus

Apologize for 'You Lie,' or Else: Dems
to Wilson

Lawmakers want apology on House floor

Sep 11, 09 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apologizing to Rahm Emanuel apparently wasn't enough. Now House Democrats plan to vote next week on whether to discipline Joe Wilson for his "You lie!" outburst, the Washington Post reports. Aides say Democratic leaders want Wilson to apologize on the House floor for violating rules of decorum,... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • House of Representatives • Rahm Emanuel • House Democrats • Jim Clyburn • President Obama • Joe Wilson

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Emanuel: 
 Tax Cut 
 Will Go 
 Ahead 

Obama opposes tying a free trade deal to stimulus package

Nov 9, 08 1:50 PM CST
(Newser) - White House Chief of Staff-designate Rahm Emanuel told This Week that Barack Obama will move ahead with his plan to cut middle-class taxes despite rumors to the contrary, Politico reports. Other highlights from the Sunday talk shows:
  • Emanuel also told This Week that Obama opposes tacking a Colombia free
... More »

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Barack Obama • Rahm Emanuel • talk show • Jim Clyburn • Valerie Jarrett • Eric Cantor • John Podesta • President Obama

 Top Clintonites
 Push Hillary
 for Veep 

Lanny Davis circulates petition

Jun 4, 08 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mere hours after Barack Obama secured the Dem nomination, key Clinton insiders stepped up lobbying for a VP slot for her. Former White House staffer Lanny Davis started a petition drive—without campaign coordination, he insists—at Womenforfairpolitics.com, the Los Angeles Times reports. “We must field the strongest... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Lanny Davis • vice president • Jim Clyburn • Bob Johnson • vice presidential sweepstakes

Clinton's Black Allies Defecting

John Lewis may switch vote; another House member already has

Feb 15, 08 8:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is starting to lose the support of prominent black leaders—and superdelegates— who previously backed her. Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat who carries great influence in Congress, says he's now tilting toward Barack Obama. Another Georgia Democrat, David Scott, already switched, the AP reports. “Something is... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • primary • Democratic National Convention • Ted Kennedy • caucus • campaign • Democratic nomination • endorsement • Jim Clyburn • delegates • superdelegates • David Scott • Jesse Jackson Jr. • John Lewis • Emanuel Cleaver

Key Black Leaders Back Clinton in SC

Clyburn stays out of it as 2 prominent women urge looking past race

Jan 25, 08 5:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton won endorsements today from two influential black women in South Carolina, who both asked African Americans to look past their enthusiasm for Barack Obama, the AP reports. Clinton has concentrated on wooing white voters there, but today she visited historically black Benedict College, where dean Stacey Franklin Jones... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • African Americans • South Carolina primary • Jim Clyburn

Invoking King May Backfire for Clinton in SC

Influential congressman reconsiders neutral stance in primary

Jan 11, 08 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - The highest-ranking African American in Congress, Rep. Jim Clyburn, is reconsidering his neutrality in South Carolina’s Democratic primary after comments by Hillary Clinton he perceived as “denigrating” Martin Luther King. Competing with Barack Obama over the legacies of JFK and MLK, Clinton said: “King’s dream began... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Civil Rights Act • Martin Luther King Jr. • South Carolina primary • Jim Clyburn

House Passes Pullout Bill

Petraeus briefing doesn't dissuade Dems; Senate votes today

Apr 26, 07 6:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just hours after Gen. David Petraeus told lawmakers he needed more time to gage the success of the surge in Iraq, the House passed the funding bill requiring troops to begin withdrawing in October. President Bush has promised to veto the bill, which Majority Whip James Clyburn nonetheless called an... More »

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Iraq • Democratic Congress • Iraq pullout • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • Jim Clyburn • Iraq exit strategy

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