Despite GOP gains, Democrats pledge fight over judges
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In a psychological war of words, Senate Republicans are issuing slightly veiled threats against their Democratic counterparts if the minority
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WASHINGTON - Republicans and Democrats made little headway in their efforts to build up a meaningful majority in Tuesday&#39;s battles over 34 Senate seats.
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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, who were heavily backed by public-employee unions, gained firm control of the state Senate and got within striking distance of displacing Republicans in the House.
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The White House Wednesday backed Republican efforts to get one of President Bush's judicial nominees from Mississippi onto the federal appeals court. But some Democrats seemed ready to fight to keep Leslie Southwick off the bench.
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In a sign of assertiveness, Democrats plan hours on the floor Tuesday for opponents of a key Bush nominee.
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The Democratic Party announced plans to mobilize an army of attorneys, particularly in battleground states, to defend voters' rights and help deter any intimidation during the November 2 presidential vote.
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Republicans battled Tuesday to retain control of the House as Democrats pinned their longshot takeover hopes on sweeping the lion&#39;s share of the few truly competitive races.
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Democratic presidential rivals and their supporters vied for advantage in the courts, on a debate stage and at the ballot box on Tuesday in an unsettled race for the party's nomination to the White House.
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Although Republicans made significant gains on Election Day, their majority of 55 senators still falls five votes short of the 60 needed to break a Democratic filibuster.
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Democrats plan to press for a minimum wage increase and "tough, smart" national security in their final push to wrest power from the Republicans in the November elections.
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The US Supreme Court Monday sent back Democratic challenges to GOP congressional redistricting in Texas to a lower court for a new hearing.
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House Democratic leaders, consigned by the election to a minority role for another two years, said Tuesday they want to hold Republicans more accountable, starting with a vote on raising the &#36;7.4 trillion debt ceiling.
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Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, a Democrat, is making inroads in Republican strongholds and on traditional Republican issues, according to a new Times/CBS News poll.
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Democrats hope to pick up Republican votes by tightening eligibility for the program and making other concessions.
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Republicans were well-positioned to retain narrow control of the Senate as voters went to the polls Tuesday, but with nine races too close to call, Democrats still had a long-shot chance of scoring an upset, political analysts said.
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Blog: A day after a federal agency urged against new rules for broadband operators, Democratic leaders in Congress say they're not giving up on enacting the divisive anti-discrimination laws.