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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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CBO Slams Dem Move to Lower Health Costs

Nonpartisan group
says Medicare panel would save little cash

Jul 25, 09 6:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A White House proposal to give an independent panel the power to rein in Medicare spending would save the country almost no money over 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office declared today. The nonpartisan group’s findings—that savings would total only $2 billion from the $1 trillion program—dealt... More »

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Barack Obama • Mitch McConnell • Congressional Budget Office • health care reform • bill • Blue Dog Democrats • Peter Orszag

(Newser) - House Democrats looked on the verge of inter-party warfare yesterday, as they openly battled over health care, the Washington Post reports. Tempers ran especially hot in the Energy and Commerce Committee, where Chairman Henry Waxman accused Blue Dog Democrats of “empowering Republicans,” and suggested the bill bypass... More »

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Henry Waxman • House Democrats • Blue Dog Democrats

(Newser) - Blue Dog Democrats may be ticking off President Obama and party leaders with their opposition to health care overhaul, but the move is doing wonders for their campaign coffers, reports CQ Politics. The Blue Dog Political Action Committee has pulled in $1.1 million for the 2010 races, more than... More »

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Congress • House of Representatives • health care reform • political action committees • political donations • Blue Dog Democrats

OPINION

Health Care Debate Cements US as Can't-Do Nation


Jul 22, 09 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - As centrist Democrats concoct yet more reasons the US can’t do what every other advanced economy has done—provide universal health care—Harold Meyerson had a disturbing thought: “Suppose our collective lack of response to Hurricane Katrina wasn’t exceptional, but rather the new normal in America,”... More »

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health care • Hurricane Katrina • health care reform • congressional Democrats • Blue Dog Democrats

OPINION

Congress Leads Dems on 'Liberal Suicide March'

They're as out of touch as Republicans were
in Bush years: Brooks

Jul 21, 09 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Republican Party turned away from America during its years in power, writes New York Times columnist David Brooks, by paying more attention to echo-chamber media outlets and yes-men pollsters than voters. Now the Democrats are doing the same—instead of Southern conservatives, now it's left-wingers from the coasts who... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Senate Democrats • health care reform • Democratic Party • House Democrats • David Brooks • Blue Dog Democrats • liberal elite

 Dems to Palin: 
 'No Thanks on 
 Campaign Help' 

Polled on idea, they give 'awkward' responses

Jul 15, 09 9:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin recently said she’d be up for campaigning for some Democrats, but the interest doesn’t appear mutual, Politico reports: Many dove for cover upon being asked. “That’s a new one on me,” said a Georgia rep before ducking into an elevator. “There may... More »

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Congress • campaign trail • Mark Pryor • Democratic campaign • campaigning • Sarah Palin • Blue Dog Democrats • Heath Shuler

'Moderate' Tag Poses Dilemma for Democrats

It generally means
'conservative,' making everyone else a 'liberal'

Jul 11, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The label “moderate Democrat” has been thrown around a lot lately, but it’s usually affixed to the party’s most conservative members, Politico reports. That’s a linguistic dilemma for the rest of the party, since anyone left-of-center is suddenly a “liberal” by comparison—a term still... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrat • congressional Democrats • Evan Bayh • moderate • Blue Dog Democrats

(Newser) - Democrats in Congress are heading for an intra-party showdown over how to fund health care reform, reports the New York Times. The powerful House Ways and Means Committee is reportedly near agreement on an income tax surcharge of 2% or more on Americans earning above $250,000, which moderate Democrats... More »

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income tax • Senate Democrats • Charles Grassley • surcharge • health care reform • Max Baucus • House Democrats • federal income tax • Blue Dog Democrats

Pelosi Gambles on Climate Bill Vote Despite Dem Grumbling

Speaker may need GOP backing

Jun 24, 09 4:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi has scheduled a vote this Friday on a controversial climate change bill despite the strong reservations of some Democrats, the Hill reports. Farmbelt lawmakers fear that the sprawling bill's measures to curb emissions will put a disproportionate burden on their states with no reward. The House speaker and... More »

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climate change • Nancy Pelosi • House of Representatives • House Democrats • Congressional Black Caucus • Blue Dog Democrats

OPINION

 Next 100 Days 
 Promise Real Test 


Apr 29, 09 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s efforts to reach out domestically and internationally in his administration’s infancy “have paid off remarkably,” Howard Fineman writes in Newsweek, but there are tough times ahead. “To make good on the promise of days 1-100,” Fineman writes, “Obama will have to... More »

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Israel and Palestinians • green energy • NAFTA • labor unions • Obama administration • global food crisis • Blue Dog Democrats • President Obama • 100 days • deficit hawks

Obama Allies Target Dems, Too, in Pro-Budget Blitz

Moderate Dems object that the president needs their input

Mar 27, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - To push through President Obama’s budget, the White House and allied groups are running a political effort targeting not only Republicans but also conservative Democrats, reports the Los Angeles Times. Groups like MoveOn are running ads warning against what they portray as just-say-no politics. Says an insider, “Every... More »

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MoveOn.org • Evan Bayh • Blue Dog Democrats • President Obama • budget bill • Chris Carney

ANALYSIS

Specter's Choice Saves Obama Labor Headache

GOP senator's threat to kill bill means Dems won't have to pick sides

Mar 25, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republican Sen. Arlen Specter’s choice to oppose a bill to ease unionization will let President Obama and congressional Democrats avoid a tough choice between labor and business interests, Politico notes. Obama had promised to sign the Employee Free Choice Act, but would have infuriated businesses whose support he needs.... More »

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Arlen Specter • AFL CIO • labor unions • Blue Dog Democrats • organized labor • Employee Free Choice Act • US Chamber of Commerce

 GOP: Spare Us 
 Stimulus Sequel 

Republicans court Blue Dog Dems to fight further spending

Mar 11, 09 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Talk of a second stimulus proves the first one isn't working, Republican leaders said today in blasting the possibility. “We don't even know what was in the first stimulus yet,” one senator said, while Minority Leader Mitch McConnell noted that Congress had spent “$1 billion an hour”... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • GOP • Mitch McConnell • economic stimulus package • financial crisis • Blue Dog Democrats • President Obama • Republicans

Moderate Dems
Balk Over
Obama Deficit

Right wing of the president's party will fight to shave budget

Mar 11, 09 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama may be president, but it’s Congress that passes the budget, and moderate Democrats are the ones holding the keys to the federal treasury, reports Time. Obama’s 2010 budget calls for $3.6 trillion in federal spending. And though deficit-hawks appreciate the president’s honest numbers (in... More »

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Senate Democrats • Joe Lieberman • deficit • House Democrats • Ben Nelson • federal budget • Obama administration • Blue Dog Democrats

 Dems Expect 
 Fundraising 
 Decline 

Only consolation: GOP will probably do much worse

Jan 26, 09 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The economic slowdown is having its expected effect on Democratic fundraising, and the added effects of “donor fatigue” and the magnetic force that draws campaign cash to Barack Obama could leave them pinched for the next election cycle, Politico reports. But things could be worse—like they are for... More »

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campaign fundraising • online donations • political donations • DNC • financial crisis • Blue Dog Democrats • President Obama

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
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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

 Stimulus Fight: Green Vs. Quick 

Democrats battle for stimulus in 2009 infrastructure bonanza

Dec 24, 08 6:52 AM CST
(Newser) - As the incoming administration prepares its massive stimulus package, a divide is emerging between environmentalists, who want to prioritize "green-collar" jobs such as wind and solar power, and advocates of ready-to-go infrastructure like roads and bridges. As the Washington Post reports, each side is accusing the other of... More »

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infrastructure • green technology • economic stimulus package • Obama administration • Blue Dog Democrats

Waxman Counts on Freshmen to Win Energy Post

But Dingell thinks history, fear, money will allow him to keep chair

Nov 18, 08 12:31 PM CST
(Newser) - John Dingell has spent a lot more money than Henry Waxman in his quest to keep his chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, lavishing gifts on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. But Waxman has a strategy, Politico reports. The California rep gave generously to 19 promising Democratic candidates.... More »

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Congress • Henry Waxman • House Energy and Commerce Committee • John Dingell • Blue Dog Democrats

ANALYSIS

Bill's New Baubles Persuade Some, May Scare Others

Adding pet projects could cost support of conservative Blue Dog Dems

Oct 2, 08 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Senate’s version of the bailout bill is loaded with provisions specifically designed to sweeten the pot for House dissenters, Politico reports, including $3.3 billion for rural schools, equal health coverage for the mentally ill, and a suspension of the Alternative Minimum Tax. These changes may win over... More »

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Senate • Harry Reid • Steny Hoyer • pork barrel spending • budget deficit • bailout • financial crisis • Blue Dog Democrats

OPINION

Send Blue Dogs to Pound, Elect Real Democrats

Conservative bloc to blame for majority's ineffective Congress

Jul 29, 08 7:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Democratic Congress has bowed to President Bush on Iraq, waterboarding and FISA, and Glenn Greenwald of Salon says enough is enough. With the help of progressive bloggers, he’s campaigning against so-called “Blue Dog” Dems, hoping to teach the party’s conservatives that they will “lose seats... More »

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Steny Hoyer • FISA • waterboarding • Blue Dog Democrats

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