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 Game Plays Out 
 2011 Obama Coup 

Ron Paul fans behind scenario, which also finds Glenn Beck dead

Oct 24, 09 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the burgeoning ranks of political paranoids, a scenario in which President Obama dissolves the Constitution, bans guns and drags the US into a union with Mexico and Canada seems not all that far-fetched. Now, thanks to some Ron Paul supporters, you can prepare for 2011 (yep, that soon!)... More »

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Mexico • Democratic Congress • Canada • Fox News • Ron Paul • Michelle Malkin • Glenn Beck • US Constitution • libertarians • online gaming • gun ban • coup d'etat • President Obama • United States of Earth • imam

OPINION

 Learn From FDR, 
 Obama, and Show 
 Some Backbone 

Roosevelt biographer says president needs to block out GOP

Sep 3, 09 7:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - As President Obama prepares to pull away from a public health care option, it shows not just that he's giving in to his opponents, writes Jean Edward Smith; worse, it "suggests that the Democratic Party has forgotten how to govern." In an op-ed for the New York Times,... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic Congress • New Deal • Franklin D. Roosevelt • health care reform • Congressional Republicans

OPINION

Forget AIG: The Outrage Is Estate Tax Giveaway

Ten turncoats make absurd stand on
Estate Tax

Apr 10, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ten Senate Democrats have joined with Republicans in opposing President Obama’s plan to reinstate the estate tax, set by the Bush team to expire next year, on amounts over $3.5 million. Michael Kinsley, writing in the Washington Post, has one question: “Why in the world?” Currently,... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic Congress • Senate Democrats • estate tax

OPINION

Senate Dems Are Tanking
the Party... Again

Why the left can't seem to govern

Mar 30, 09 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Congressional Democrats killed Bill Clinton’s agenda, and Jimmy Carter’s agenda, and it looks like they’re gunning for Barack Obama’s, too, writes Jonathan Chait in the New Republic. George Bush didn’t win the popular vote and had just 50 GOP Senators, but was still able... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Democratic Congress • Democrat • filibuster • reconciliation • George W. Bush • Obama administration

(AP) - Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders today, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts expected to reach $300 billion, the AP reports. He predicted lawmakers would approve a mammoth revitalization package within 2 weeks of his taking office.... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Democratic Congress • economic stimulus package

Reid Steps Up for Re-Election Dogfight

Majority leader has
low ratings, political target on his back

Dec 27, 08 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - He presides over the biggest Senate majority in a quarter century, but Harry Reid is still the Democrat most likely to be unseated in 2 years, the Wall Street Journal reports. A recent poll shows Reid’s approval rating at 38%, and his disapproval rating at 54%. Aware of... More »

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Democratic Congress • Senate • Harry Reid • John Ensign • Senate majority leader

ANC Defectors Launch New South African Party

Congress of the People aims to be 'non-racial' in still-divided nation

Dec 16, 08 2:59 PM CST
(Newser) - A former defense minister is the first head of a new South African political party made up mainly of defectors from the African National Congress, the party of Nelson Mandela, the BBC reports. Called Congress of the People, or COPE, the movement spearheaded by Mosiuoa Lekota formed around dissatisfaction with... More »

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Democratic Congress • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • Mosiuoa Lekota • Congress of the People

Dems Find End Run Around
Late Bush Regs

Clinton-era law gives Congress power to overturn regulations

Nov 12, 08 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - The Bush White House thought it was pretty clever rushing to get all its so-called midnight regulations finalized by Nov. 1 so they couldn't be immediately overturned by the next president, as many of Bill Clinton's parting gifts were. But congressional Democrats say they've found an obscure Clinton-era law that... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • Democratic Congress • George W. Bush • Obama administration • President Obama • midnight regulation

House Dems Wrangle Over Top Posts

Waxman aims to bump Dingell out of key chairmanship

Nov 6, 08 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Tuesday's votes were still being counted when House Democrats started wrangling over leadership positions, Politico reports. Henry Waxman has launched a challenge for chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee, aiming to take out John Dingell of Michigan, whose support is eroding. Says a lobbyist: "He has done... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Democratic Congress • Henry Waxman • House of Representatives • Rahm Emanuel • congressional Democrats • John Dingell • speaker of the House • congressional aides



 Pelosi Urges 
 Lame-Duck 
 Stimulus Bill 

Democrats say bipartisan, White House support crucial to measure

Nov 5, 08 3:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi says she hopes to quickly push through a $61 billion economic stimulus package but will need the support of President Bush and the current crop of Senate Republicans, Reuters reports. Pelosi said a "lame duck session" could come as early as Nov. 16. "It depends on... More »

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Bush administration • Nancy Pelosi • Barack Obama • Congress • Democratic Congress • Harry Reid • John Boehner • economic stimulus package • economy • financial crisis

Bush State of Union to Focus on Economy

Will stress need for recession-buster measures

Jan 28, 08 4:36 AM CST
(Newser) - During his final State of the Union address tonight, President Bush isn't expected to announce any dramatic new policy initiatives—but will emphasize the need for government action to ward off a recession. The speech, entitled “Trust and Empower,” will call on Congress to permanently extend his $1.... More »

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Congress • Democratic Congress • Washington DC • troop withdrawal • State of the Union Address • Mideast peace • economic stimulus package • electronic surveillance laws • free trade agreements • George W. Bush

Bush: Iran Is Still a Threat

Prez resists suggestions that new report undermines his rhetoric

Dec 4, 07 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush insisted today that Iran is still a threat, despite a new NIE report released yesterday concluding that the country shut down its nuclear weapons program in 2003. "Iran was dangerous, Iran is dangerous, Iran will be dangerous," he said in a news conference. The report should... More »

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Iran • diplomacy • Democratic Congress • war funding • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Washington Takes Aim at Credit Cards

Lawmakers vow to tackle rate hikes, reform arcane fee system

Dec 1, 07 7:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Dem lawmakers vow to finally rein in credit card companies after years of consumer complaints, the Washington Post reports. They want lenders to scrap random rate hikes and inscrutable fees, and plan to tackle it in a hearing next week; one rep has already drawn up legislation. But industry... More »

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Congress • Democratic Congress • Federal Reserve • Chris Dodd • Andrew Cuomo • credit card • Carl Levin

Bush Again Demands War Funding from Democrats

President wants money before Christmas

Nov 29, 07 4:33 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush demanded today that Congress approve funding for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan before members leave for the holidays, despite repeated assertions from congressional Democrats that's not in the cards. "Let us tell our men and women in uniform that we will give them what they need to... More »

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Iraq • Democratic Congress • war funding • George W. Bush

Dems and the Rich: Not
Such Strange Bedfellows

They represent 58% of wealthy districts: study

Nov 25, 07 5:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Apparently it's not such an anomaly when Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer comes to the defense of private equity partners fighting to keep their tax breaks. Contrary to their reputation as the champions of the poor and middle class, Democrats now represent a majority of the nation's richest congressional districts, according... More »

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Democratic Congress • Heritage Foundation

Bush: Congress Wasting Time

Oct 17, 07 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - George Bush ripped Congress today, in a bruising opening to a press conference, saying Democrats had largely wasted their first nine months in power. “The clock is winding down,” the president said, alleging lethargy on issues like health care, education, veterans and security. He then attacked the Armenian... More »

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Congress • Democratic Congress • George W. Bush

GOP Struggles to Regain
the Offensive

Children's health veto, spate of retirements damage Republican image

Oct 14, 07 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - GOP lawmakers admitted to low morale when they met with Bush the other day, the New York Times reports. A spate of retirements, and bad PR over Bush's stance on children's health care, have recently stung the party. “The president has let the debate on health care down by... More »

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Congress • Republican • Democratic Congress • children's health care • Ralph Regula

Bush Vetoes Child Health Bill

Plan has two-thirds majority in Senate, but not in House

Oct 3, 07 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush today struck down a bipartisan compromise to expand a federal initiative providing care for children whose parents can’t afford it, the Los Angeles Times reports. Bush called the bill too costly, and said he would rather renew the current plan for five years; Democrats are unenthused, and... More »

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Congress • health insurance • Democratic Congress • SCHIP • children's health care

Congress Spooked Into Passing Broad Spying Law

How a weak president scored a surprising win

Aug 11, 07 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - It was a closed-door briefing last month, in which lawmakers were told of a stunning drop in intelligence, that suddenly broke the Democratic opposition to a new spying bill passed last week, the New York Times reports. The Times does a post mortem on the 11th hour passage of... More »

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Democratic Congress • spy • wiretap • eavesdrop • foreign intelligence • warrantless wiretapping

Bush Dismisses Gas Tax Hike for Bridge Repair

Prez blasts Congress, warns Iran over Iraq, asks Sarkozy to lunch

Aug 9, 07 5:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush today rejected a gasoline tax increase that would raise money for bridge repairs across the country, saying Congress should reevaluate the way it allocates tax revenues now. In a wide-ranging press conference before departing for vacation in Maine, he continued to defend Alberto Gonzales and fielded numerous questions... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • taxes • Democratic Congress • gas • bridge collapse • bridge • repair • George W. Bush

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