Watt to Lead Congressional Black Caucus
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Rep. Mel Watt, a North Carolina Democrat whose document condemning the war with Iraq became policy for the Congressional Black Caucus, was elected the group's leader Monday. He pledged to pursue more frequent meetings with the White House.
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Former state House Speaker Steve Gaw said Friday he is running for Congress, seeking the seat left open during the political jockeying that followed Gov. Matt Blunt's decision not to seek re-election.
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The front-running candidate for next yearÃ¢ÂÂs race in NevadaÃ¢ÂÂs 3rd Congressional District plays keyboard in a country/rock band made up of a bipartisan combo of members of Congress. That would be Jon Porter, the districtÃ¢ÂÂs relatively centrist three-term Republican incumbent.
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Chicago Tribune - U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel solidified his position as a leading national Democrat on Sunday when he was named to head the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, placing him at the fore of his party's efforts to win back the House of Representatives.
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Voters were headed to the polls Saturday to determine the political fate of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, Louisiana's only black congressman since Reconstruction, whose long career is now overshadowed by a federal bribery investigation.
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The first virtual and most comprehensive library on the political history and legislative legacy of African-Americans in the shaping of the nation's democracy was unveiled today during the Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF).
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The House plans to forge ahead on energy legislation even as consensus eludes the Democratic leadership.
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Barack Obama&#39;s overwhelming victory in Illinois will make him only the fifth black US senator in history -- and one of the nation&#39;s brightest political stars.
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The head of the Democratic Party said Friday blacks have an added incentive to vote in November: Democratic control of the House would give key committee chairmanships to African-American lawmakers.
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Sen. Barack Obama is expected to be endorsed Friday by the Service Employees International Union, one of the nation's most powerful, union officials have told The Associated Press.
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The nation's newest labor federation, Change to Win, may endorse one of the Democratic presidential primary candidates, the group's chairwoman said Friday.
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The Congressional Black Caucus has asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to form a new committee on Hurricane Katrina to focus more urgently on rebuilding the Gulf Coast, particularly New Orleans.
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Members of the legislative black caucus met with a National Rifle Association lobbyist for nearly an hour Monday in an effort to find a solution to the gun violence that has Philadelphia in its throes.
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The struggles of the nation's blacks &#151; a loyal Democratic voting bloc &#151; topped the agenda Thursday as the party's eight presidential candidates gathered for their third primary debate.
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Beyond a high-profile race in Illinois that will put a black in the U.S. Senate for only the fifth time, two Hispanics and one person who is part Native American are expected to win seats in November in the virtually all-white chamber.
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Congressman Charles B. Rangel is putting his muscle and prestige behind Hillary Rodham Clintonâs presidential bid, even as her standing among African-Americans is plunging.
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Rep. Ben Cardin, a veteran congressman who voted against the war in Iraq, won the Democratic nomination to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Paul Sarbanes. Cardin had edged out his closest competitor, former NAACP head Kweisi Mfume, and 17 other candidates and will face Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele in November.