Texas Ex-Chair Mulls Bid for Dem Leader
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Molly Beth Malcolm, the former head of the Texas Democratic Party, said Wednesday she is weighing whether to enter the race for chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
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No congressional race has had more twists and turns this year Ã¢ÂÂ perhaps in many years Ã¢ÂÂ than the contest in TexasÃ¢ÂÂ 22nd District, a suburban Houston constituency and the longtime bailiwick of Republican Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader who resigned his seat in June.
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For the Democrats, the shifting fortunes of Christine Gregoire may seem to justify the pursuit of a hand recount of statewide ballots.
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Former presidential candidate Howard Dean, once the early front-runner for the Democratic nomination whose candidacy stumbled, has decided to seek the party's chairmanship.
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Nolan Ryan could be a candidate to become president of the Texas Rangers.
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Former Democratic presidential  contender Howard Dean, whose high-flying White House bid  crashed a year ago, is poised to win the post of party chairman  and tackle the job of leading Democrats back from November's  election losses.
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In a CNN interview, the former senator who endorsed Senator Clinton attempts to tout the experiences of her Democratic rival.
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Democratic former Rep. Nick Lampson has decided not to compete in a belatedly scheduled Nov. 7 special election for the seat in TexasÃ¢ÂÂ 22nd Congressional District, which was vacated in June by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay Ã¢ÂÂ choosing instead to focus on his strong bid to take over this Republican seat in the general election to be held the same day.
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Supporters of House majority leader Tom DeLay proposed a Republican rules change yesterday that would protect the Texan&#39;s leadership position
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Bloomberg - Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner, once considered a potential Democratic presidential candidate, will seek the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican John Warner, who is stepping down after 30 years in the job.
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AUSTIN, Texas - Former Texas House Speaker Ben Barnes' recollections over how he helped President Bush get into the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War have evolved over the years from fuzzy to distinct, with him now expressing remorse for what he did.    Barnes, a Democrat who was one of the most powerful politicians in Texas in the '60s and '70s, said at an Austin campaign rally for Democrat John Kerry that he was "ashamed" for helping Bush and sons of other wealthy Texans avoid service in Vietnam...
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Considered a long shot just two days ago to unseat a prominent House Republican, Democrat Tim Mahoney on Saturday began to talk about the scandal surrounding Rep. Mark Foley that may propel him to Congress.
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Facing a Dec. 9 runoff for his seat in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Ã¢ÂÂ and highly publicized bribery allegations that threaten to end his House career at eight terms Ã¢ÂÂ Democratic Rep. William J. Jefferson is showing a good bit of resilience. His contest with Democratic state Rep. Karen Carter does not appear to have a strong favorite with just more than a week to go before the Saturday voting.
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Democrat Ciro D. Rodriguez, a former representative of TexasÃ¢ÂÂ 28th Congressional District, has scheduled a press conference today in San Antonio at 3 p.m. local time (4 p.m. eastern) to announce whether he will proceed with his planned campaign for the unusual Nov. 7 primary in the redrawn 23rd District.
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His inclusive approach is the way to go. But his party's failure to follow his lead is offering the Democrats an enormous political opportunity.
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The former Senator remains on the ballot and could win delegates in his home state
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The man in charge of rebuilding the Democratic Party after Richard Nixon's 1972 landslide Republican victory is backing Texan Martin Frost for the party's chairmanship.