Dems Face Policy Battle Without Matsui
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Stunned by the death of California Rep. Bob Matsui, Democrats head into the biggest legislative battle of President Bush's second term without their top Social Security expert.
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Clinton campaign has to deploy 'big dog' Bill with care as the Democratic contest continues
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, forced to defend yet another cabinet minister from scandal allegations, is finding little scope to pitch his core conservative agenda ahead of a national election this month.
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Time is quickly waning before SaturdayÃ¢ÂÂs primary for the 10 Democratic candidates in HawaiiÃ¢ÂÂs strongly Democratic-leaning 2nd District to make their appeals to voters.
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For the Democrats, Super Tuesday may settle nothing. The reason lies in new party rules that were never road-tested
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Democratic hopeful gambles on challenge to former president, accusing him of distorting facts
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - The Democratic presidential front-runners came under attack from a rival on Sunday for showing insufficient leadership on ending the war in Iraq in a debate in which the main target was President George W. Bush.
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The Democrats suddenly face a map with unexpected opportunities in their battle for control of the Senate.
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After a contentious, three-month battle with the White House over Iraq, congressional Democrats limped out of Washington Friday with their sights trained on July for the next round -- but antiwar activists are spoiling for a fight far sooner than that.
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Despite its reputation as a liberal Democratic bastion, Massachusetts has not elected a Democratic governor since 1986. Democrats believe that's all going to change this fall.
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Japan's ruling party scrambled on Thursday to find a new leader and avoid a policy vacuum after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shock resignation the previous day, just as parliamentary debate was set to begin.
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Democratic leaders have a wish list a mile long as they ponder a successor to Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The person they pick will be the first sign of where the party is headed after agonizing White House and Senate losses last month.
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Senior Democrats are trying to persuade national Chairman Terry McAuliffe to continue his service as party chairman, especially if none of the current candidates gains momentum in the race to replace him.
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Rep. Robert T. Matsui of California, who spent time in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans as an infant during World War II and went on to serve 26 years in Congress, has died of complications from a rare disease, his family said Sunday.
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Having lost five of the past seven presidential elections, the Democrats have to decide whether to reinvent their party and who should lead it forward
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Japan's ruling party scrambled on Thursday to find a new leader and avoid a policy vacuum after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shock resignation the previous day, amid reports the departing leader had medical problems.
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Most prominent Democrats have shied away from Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's stance.