Democrats a Drag on Capitol Smokers
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Although Democrats have struggled to impose their legislative will on Capitol Hill, they have succeeded on one major front: stamping out the last vestiges of smoking throughout the congressional campus.
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On the chopping block for a Democratic Congress: earmarks that had been a lobbyist gravy train.
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The sound of head-scratching coming from Democratic circles will likely be as much a part of autumn as the rustle of leaves. Walloped on Election Day, top Democrats are dazed, dispirited
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The drive to pass a $136 billion corporate tax bill hit a roadblock in the Senate yesterday when lawmakers upset about tobacco regulation, new overtime rules, and combat pay employed delaying tactics to keep the measure from coming up for a vote.
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Republicans on a House committee  squelched a Democratic attempt on Wednesday to seek information  on Vice President Cheney's energy task force, in a rowdy  session punctuated by cries of "Shame!" from Democrats.
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Hoping Ottawa will take a new tack in its anti-smoking fight, a group of lobbyists and health care professionals say the federal government must turn its attention away from smokers and instead focus on stripping cigarette-makers of their image as
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Most prominent Democrats have shied away from Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's stance.
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Democrats who campaigned successfully last year against a Ã¢ÂÂculture of corruptionÃ¢ÂÂ in the Republican-controlled Congress found themselves on the defensive Thursday as the House prepared to vote on a significantly weakened lobbying overhaul package.
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For the first time since taking control of Congress, gun-control Democrats are taking on the National Rifle Association. The NRA seems to be nipping the effort in the bud.
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Ban is lauded by health advocates, but critics see it as an attack on business owners, smokers.
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In a setback for public health groups, Congress moved closer to passing tobacco buyout legislation yesterday but removed a provision for federal regulation of tobacco products.
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For Democrats, this has been an inspiring election -- and a devastating one. They have two strong candidates, who have thus far wrestled to a draw.
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Democrats running Congress for the first time in more than a decade faltered at key points this year as they grudgingly passed important bills that many, or even most, of their House members opposed. When Republicans were in charge, they pledged to avoid such a fate.
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Democrats are encountering a mixture of resistance and retreat from abortion rights advocates in their own party.
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TORONTO - Royal Canadian Legion halls and so-called private clubs will have to butt out under anti-smoking legislation the Ontario government plans to introduce this month, Health Minister George Smitherman said Tuesday.
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CAPITOL HILL Some Democratic members of the Senate Intelligence Committee say they&#39;re still not sold yet on the White House&#39;s pick to run the CIA.
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Democratic leaders are preparing to launch the second session of the 110th Congress this week with a partisan shot, hints of conciliation and some serious procrastination.