Text of Democratic response by Sen. Durbin
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If this holiday season finds you at a post office, take a look at the people in line with you. Most of them are mailing packages across the state and across the country, but many are sending packages to their soldiers in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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Text of Democrat John Edwards after Saturday's South Carolina primary, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
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Parsing the senator's position on Gov. Eliot Spitzer's controversial proposal.
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The statement by the White House made clear that the president is ready for a showdown early next year with Democratic senators.
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US Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) lashed out Thursday at Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, saying soldiers are forced to &quot;scrounge through garbage heaps&quot; to armor their vehicles even as an Illinois plant stands ready to produce Humvee armor kits.
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Preliminary results of a recount in New Hampshire verify that optical-scan voting machines recorded votes accurately. A Nader spokesman calls on Democrats to do some soul-searching. By Kim Zetter.
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Excerpts of Sen. Barack Obama's speech in Chicago on Tuesday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
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Â· Appointment marks win for Muslim democrats Â· Prayer mats to enter residence for first time
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Reaction to President Bush's State of the Union address Wednesday.
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Conventional wisdom held that the Democrats elected to the Senate last year would largely be moderates, trying to tailor their votes in Washington to appeal to as broad a group of voters as possible to secure their seats. If so, that must mean opposing President BushÃ¢ÂÂs agenda is an increasingly moderate proposition.
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Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin said on Friday he would become the second-ranked Senate Democrat in the leadership reshuffle after the defeat of Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle in Tuesday's elections.
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Text of a statement released Saturday by Democrat Barack Obama after the Nevada caucuses:
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Text of the Democratic resolution expressing disaproval of President Bush's troop increase in Iraq that the House will debate this week:
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By DORI MEINERT COPLEY NEWS SERVICE  WASHINGTON - As the Republican-led Congress winds to a close, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., blasted GOP leaders for leaving behind a host of unresolved issues critical to Illinois and the nation.
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A look at what lawmakers are saying about the Iraq war:
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The Government Accountability Office, responding to a request from Democratic lawmakers, will investigate the way votes were counted in the Nov. 2 election.
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Text of President Bush on Monday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.