Dems have tough time enacting changes
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Under a portrait of George Washington and a sign proclaiming "A New Direction," Democratic lawmakers boasted of their accomplishments their first five months running Congress.
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Republicans are three steps from a November shellacking &#151; each a grim possibility if habitually divided Democrats get their acts together.
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After a shift of power, there's little political will to finish incomplete agenda issues this session.
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The Democrats who dominate Illinois government face a major problem: each other.
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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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Presidential candidates cite intent to improve US stature, but retooling policies is complicated.
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RICHMOND -- Campaigning is hard. Governing is even harder.
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The battle for the soul of the Democratic Party is under way. And the outcome of this battle will likely not be determined by any one of the rising number of candidates for the party's 2008 presidential nomination, but rather by the Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill.
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Every four years, it seems, Democrats try to transform someone into a Kennedy, almost always with disappointing results.
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A growing clamor among rank-and-file Democrats to halt President Bush's most controversial tactics in the fight against terrorism has exposed deep divisions within the party, with many Democrats angry that they cannot defeat even a weakened president on issues that they believe should be front and...
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The Democratic presidential candidates have moved from the politics of piling on to the politics of unity.
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The fight to lead the Democratic National Committee is less a battle over ideology and more an old-fashioned test of logistics and popularity.
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The struggling economy gives Democratic lawmakers another weapon in their effort to expand a popular children's health insurance program. In the end, however, they appear to have made little headway in overcoming a presidential veto.
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The economy needs stimulating â on that much, at least, Congressional Democrats agree. But from there, things get complicated.
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It would be hard for Troy Johnston to have a better perch for the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
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DEMOCRATS have got to learn that when their political opponents hit them with dirty tricks, they have to come back and fight fire with fire.
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The road to the White House is taking some strange and sharp turns as tightening polls and pressure from party stalwarts force the presidential campaigns to adjust their strategies.