Democrats Seek Gain From DeLay's Woes
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Democrats sought election-year gain Thursday from Majority Leader Tom DeLay's latest brush with the House ethics committee, while the powerful Texas lawmaker drew widespread support mixed with occasional expressions of discontent from fellow Republicans.
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Democrats have for weeks been privately wringing their hands over whether to accept an automatic 2.5 percent pay increase, fretting that the raise may appear inconsistent with their campaign promises.
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Democrat leaders search for a mediator as race for party nomination threatens to drag on until August convention
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House Majority Leader Tom DeLay went on the offensive after being chastised twice in the past week by the House ethics committee, accusing his accusers of libel and the bipartisan panel that judged him of mistreating him.
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The House Democrats' escape to the seclusion of a resort was a short-term celebration that had all the elements of a honeymoon: optimism, hope &#151; and a disagreement that may take some time to resolve.
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The level of interest, if it is matched by turnout at the polls on Tuesday, could make the results more important for Democrats than they had assumed.
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Their numbers and power diminished, congressional Democrats hope their vigorous response to President Bush's State of the Union address will help fuel a turnabout from the election miseries of November.
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The senior leadership of House Democrats, citing three rebukes of Rep. Tom DeLay by the House ethics committee in a week, called Thursday for him to be ousted as majority leader.
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Many Democrats complained during the debate Thursday that majority Republicans who control Congress should have offset the lost revenue to keep the nation&#39;s soaring deficits from getting worse.
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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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Democrats controlling Congress are looking at tax rebates, extended unemployment benefits and more food stamps to stimulate the sagging economy.
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Democrats forced a delay in a Senate committee vote on Alberto Gonzales' nomination to be US attorney general, saying he has been evasive about his role in drafting White House policy on interrogating terror suspects.
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In blow to Clinton, Sen. will get one of most sought-after prizes of Democratic nomination battle.
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House Republicans on Monday considered ways to make it harder to discipline members of Congress, prompted by a rebuke of Majority Leader Tom DeLay that infuriated some GOP colleagues.
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In the wake of back-to-back ethics slaps at the House majority leader, Tom DeLay, House Republicans are preparing to make it more difficult to initiate
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Whether it's flying to small towns to help Republicans raise money or engineering a redistricting plan giving his party control of the Texas congressional delegation, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay delivers for his members. Now the members have delivered for him.
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Democratic leaders are still pushing for more time to work out a compromise on legal immunity for telephone companies, but the president says he won't accept more delays.