Democrats say they can begin to balance budget
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JOHNSTON, Iowa  - Democratic presidential contenders said on Thursday they could start to balance the federal budget quickly by ending the Iraq war and eliminating tax cuts for the most wealthy Americans.
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The presidentâs budget, which foresees near-record deficits just ahead, is sure to meet resistance in the Democratic Congress.
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The transition is underway as Joe Kernan and the Democrats who now run state government have already begun discussions with the Republicans who will take over in January.
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Senate and House Democrats, optimistic about their election-year prospects, have more money in the bank for the midterm contests than their Republican counterparts.
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Back in control of the purse strings after more than a decade, congressional Democrats are pursuing billions in new domestic spending, setting up another clash with President Bush, who has threatened to veto any measures that exceed his budget.
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Democrats face a challenge defending their gains in the 2006 midterm elections because "now it's what we do and not what we say," national chairman Howard Dean told party leaders Saturday.
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Democrats began turning Wednesday to the fight that some in the party fear they wage most consistently: with one another. Democratic politicians and operatives said the
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Pointing toward midterm elections, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi promises to raise the minimum wage while cutting taxes to spur economic growth and help the middle class.
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Democrats worked Tuesday to turn a standoff over taxes to their political advantage, arguing that Republicans are essentially raising taxes by failing to revive popular middle class breaks.
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The Democratic Party defused a tense internal struggle over how it spends its money by boosting spending on a get-out-the-vote effort for the November elections.
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WASHINGTON -- Democrats in Congress are preparing a long-awaited plan that seeks to deliver a major tax break to millions of middle-class families -- paid for by raising taxes on upper-income earners.
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Democrats hope to win over more Republicans with revisions that would tighten eligibility for the State Childrenâs Health Insurance Program.
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Lawmakers on Thursday pieced together legislation extending popular tax breaks and saving doctors from a cut in Medicare payments as Republicans prepared to cede control of Congress to the Democrats.
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Democratic governors, determined to grab control of their party, said Thursday they will jointly support moderate candidates from outside Washington to lead the Democrats.
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With Congress in their control and their eyes now on the White House, Democratic Party leaders took their first look at the party's field of presidential candidates yesterday at a forum in which the three front-runners presented their positions on Iraq and jockeyed over who can defeat the...
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Political and fiscal constraints will make it hard for Democratic critics of the presidentâs budget to assert their priorities.
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Democrats took the first steps Friday in what could be a long march to court in a tug-of-war between the White House and Congress over subpoenas and executive and legislative branch powers.