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Democratic caucus stories: 23 news summaries

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 Reid 'Optimistic' 
 About 60 Votes 

Majority leader thinks he's got the support to send bill to the floor

Nov 18, 09 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Harry Reid is “cautiously optimistic” about the success of his frantic attempts to unite the 60 votes of his caucus behind the Senate health care reform bill. “I think we’re together,” he says. But the majority leader was positively voluble about the bill itself, notes the... More »

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Congress • Joe Biden • Harry Reid • Democratic caucus • legislation • vice president • Mary Landrieu • health care reform • Ben Nelson • concession • Senate majority leader • Blanche Lincoln

DC GOSSIP

 Lieberman Won't Sink 
 Health Reform: Reid 

Indy senator promises he'll vote with Dems to end filibuster

Nov 3, 09 8:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Forget all the grandstanding about joining a GOP filibuster of health care reform if it contains any kind of public option: Sen. Joe Lieberman won't do it, Harry Reid tells liberal interest groups, who tell the Hill . He has a deal with the Connecticut Independent, the majority leader claims. Lieberman... More »

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Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • filibuster • cloture • health care reform • health insurance industry • concessions

Pelosi Willing to Deal to Win Back House Dems

They plan more flexible approach, postponed public option

Sep 1, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - House Democrats got whipped on health care over the August recess, and party leaders now have to win back some of their own shaky members, reports Politico. The push starts at a caucus meeting in the Capitol basement next week as Nancy Pelosi and other top leaders will try to... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • health insurance • politics • Democratic caucus • health care reform • House Democrats • public option

Dems Go to Bat for Pelosi as Accusations Fly

Speaker 'not in any trouble' as loyal caucus backs her in CIA ruckus

May 20, 09 5:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republicans have all but slapped a bulls-eye on Nancy Pelosi over what she knew about CIA interrogation practices, but as the Washington Post reports, House Democrats have rallied behind the speaker. In a sign of the considerable unity of the party caucus, several leading Democrats said yesterday that they believe... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • CIA • torture • Democratic caucus • Republican Party • House Democrats • speaker of the House

 Reid: I Won't Be Obama 
 Rubber Stamp 

Senate majority leader vows Congress won't just be Obama's rubber stamp

Jan 7, 09 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The 111th Congress is going to be a lot more than just a rubber stamp for Barack Obama's policies, Harry Reid tells the Hill. The Senate majority leader says Democrats must take care to avoid over-reaching. "If Obama steps over the bounds, I will tell him," the Democrat... More »

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Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • Democratic caucus • vice president • Democratic Senators • Obama administration • Senate majority leader • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Pelosi to Emanuel:
This Is My House

Speaker wants White House to go through her to get to Dems

Dec 16, 08 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Speaker Nancy Pelosi is setting clear parameters for how she expects the Obama White House to work with House Democrats now that former lieutenant Rahm Emanuel will be chief of staff, Politico reports. When Emanuel recently offered advice on a leadership race, she replied that it is “an internal... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Democratic caucus • Rahm Emanuel • House Democrats • President Obama

ANALYSIS

 Now Joe Owes Barack One 


Nov 19, 08 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Democrats everywhere, even in the Senate, are still furious with Joe Lieberman for campaigning against Barack Obama. So pushing to allow him to stay in the Democratic caucus, and continue as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, was a savvy political move on Obama's part, Time reports: Lieberman will... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • John McCain • Senate • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • President Obama • Homeland Security Committee

 Lieberman Keeps 
 Chairmanship 

Will lose some meaningless subcommittee job instead

Nov 18, 08 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Senate Democrats voted 42-13 today to let Joe Lieberman keep his perch atop the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, hoping to prevent the Connecticut Independent from becoming a full-fledged Republican, the Hill reports, The former Dem, who actively supported John McCain's presidential bid, will instead lose his chairmanship of... More »

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Senate Democrats • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • chairman • Homeland Security

Dems Likely to Let 'Wayward' Lieberman Keep Senate Chair

Only token punishment for McCain support

Nov 18, 08 3:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Senate Democrats are likely to allow Joe Lieberman to retain chairmanship of the powerful Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee despite his vocal support for John McCain and repeated attacks on Barack Obama during the election, Politico reports. The Connecticut independent has threatened to leave the Democratic caucus and join... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Harry Reid • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • Homeland Security • Republican caucus • Armed Services • Environment and Public Works

 Lieberman Should 
 Be Punished: Leahy 

Dem wants McCain-backing independent stripped of committee chairmanship

Nov 14, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Patrick Leahy thinks fellow Sen. Joe Lieberman, after campaigning for John McCain, should no longer occupy the chair of key committees, the Democrat told Vermont Public Radio today. The Connecticut independent currently caucuses with the Democrats, and chairs the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committees, the Hill notes. Lieberman went... More »

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Senate • Democratic caucus • Vermont • Joe Lieberman • Patrick Leahy • Election 2008 • Senate committees • chairman

 Dems Loath 
 to Punish Traitor Joe 

The party is ticked, but this might not be the time for vengeance

Oct 21, 08 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Lieberman has crossed nearly every line there is in supporting John McCain—on Sunday he even praised Sarah Palin—and many liberals want him ousted from the Democratic caucus. But Harry Reid and company show no signs of moving against Lieberman, Salon reports. “We're going to have... More »

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Senate Democrats • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • McCain 2008 • Election 2008

ANALYSIS

 Lieberman
 Shakes Both
 Sides of Aisle

Connecticut senator stands at the middle of Republican/Democrat divide

Aug 21, 08 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Had things gone just a bit differently in Florida in 2000, Joe Lieberman might be ending his second term as a Democratic vice president. Instead, the now-Independent is delivering a primetime RNC address and again being bandied about as a potential veep—this time for John McCain. The Boston ... More »

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Senate • Harry Reid • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • Election 2008 • Republican National Convention

Hillary Slams MoveOn

She says its activist members 'intimidate' her supporters
 

Apr 19, 08 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton told a closed-door fundraiser that the Democratic "activist base" was to blame for her Super Tuesday losses, the Huffington Post reports. She singled out MoveOn.org for damage to her campaign. "They know I don't agree with them," Clinton said. "So they flood into... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Democratic caucus • MoveOn.org • Democratic Party • activists

 Lieberman Would Speak at RNC 

Independent's support might be just what McCain needs

Apr 16, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Democrat Joe Lieberman could cross the aisle in primetime to give a speech in support of John McCain at September's Republican National Convention, the Hill reports. The Connecticut Independent hasn't been tapped yet, but told reporters, “If Sen. McCain, who I support so strongly, asked me to do... More »

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John McCain • Democratic caucus • Joe Lieberman • independents • moderate • Republican National Convention

Did McCain Almost Switch Sides?

Senator twice came to the brink of crossing party lines

Mar 24, 08 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has been feverishly polishing his conservative credentials lately, but the Republican nominee has twice flirted with crossing the aisle for good, the New York Times points out. In 2001, fresh from a bitter election battle with George W. Bush, he considered switching parties, and in 2004 he... More »

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John McCain • John Kerry • Democratic caucus • Republican Party • McCain 2008 • Tom Daschle

Superdelegate Race Turns in Obama's Favor

Ill. senator gains 25 during primary
sweep while Clinton loses 2

Feb 23, 08 6:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's primary spree is swaying more superdelegates to his side: He has won over 25 of the elite voters and Hillary Clinton has lost two in the past 2 weeks, the AP reports. One California superdelegate has switched from John Edwards to Clinton to undecided, saying superdelegates must pick... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Democratic caucus • Democratic presidential primaries • superdelegates

Barack Sweeps Hawaii

Obama chalks up 10th win in a row after record turnout

Feb 20, 08 3:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama made it a clean sweep yesterday when he nailed a big victory in Hawaii on top of Wisconsin, tallying ten wins in a row, AP reports. Voters turned out in record numbers for the state's Democratic caucuses and early returns show that more than three-quarters of them favored... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Democratic caucus • Hawaii • Hawaii caucus

Obama Keeps Rolling in Maine

Voter turnout high
in caucuses despite bitter cold and 8
inches of snow

Feb 10, 08 6:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama continued his weekend sweep by winning the Maine caucuses today, MSNBC projects. Glacial temperatures and 8 inches of snow didn't stop lineups from forming across the state, where one Obama backer called him "a once-in-a-generation leader." Obama currently leads Hillary Clinton by 57% to 42% with... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic caucus • Maine • Democratic presidential candidates • Election 2008

Clinton Still Leads in the Big States

Decisive edge over Obama in 8 of the 10 most important Super Tuesday races

Jan 28, 08 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's landslide win in South Carolina gave the Illinois senator a hefty boost in the lead-up to Super Tuesday, but the big states are voting on Feb. 5, and Clinton holds the lead in most of them. The sheer diversity will prevent candidates from doing the whistle-stop campaigning that's... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Super Tuesday • Democratic National Convention • Democratic caucus • poll

¿Como Se Dice ‘Caucus’ En Español?

Nevada's booming diversity makes it a whole new ballgame from Iowa or NH

Jan 19, 08 2:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Iowa and New Hampshire may get most of the crowning glory, but Nevada's demographics make its "First in the West" contest a significant political battleground, the Las Vegas Sun says. As the state caucused today, the hometown paper polishes off the differences between the Silver State and its two... More »

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Iowa • New Hampshire • Democratic caucus • Nevada • Hispanic • Nevada caucus • racial diversity • ethnic diversity

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