Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Analysis: Dems reach breaking point on filibustersNov 23, 2013 4:38 pm - WASHINGTON — As Democrats watched Senate Republicans use filibuster powers to thwart more and more of President Barack Obama’s agenda and nominees, they wondered how muc...
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N.Y. mayor-elect says he’s ‘cleared the air’ with police chiefNov 16, 2013 12:15 pm - NEW YORK — New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH’-zee-oh) says he’s “cleared the air” with NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly after the city’s top cop told Pla...
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Ex-GOP Florida Gov. Crist to run for job as DemocratNov 02, 2013 4:54 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former Republican governor-turned Democrat Charlie Crist took the first step Friday toward attempting to reclaim his old job with a new party, paving...
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Kerry: Some surveillance reached ‘too far’Nov 01, 2013 9:48 pm - WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry’s remark that some National Security Agency surveillance “reached too far” was the first time a high-ranking Obama administrat...
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Botched healthcare rollout raises questions about big governmentOct 26, 2013 5:43 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has faced a persistent challenge in office. The advocate of big, bold actions to address large and seemingly intractable problems, h...
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Quinn to address Wheeling Twp. Democrats Oct. 30Oct 23, 2013 5:43 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn will be the featured speaker at the Oct. 30 meeting of the Wheeling Township Democrats, Democratic Committeeman Rob Nesvacil announced. Quinn will speak a...
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Ex-House Speaker Tom Foley dies at 84Oct 18, 2013 6:43 pm - WASHINGTON — Tall and courtly, Tom Foley served 30 years in the House when partisan confrontation was less rancorous than today and Democrats had dominated for decades. ...
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Quinn, Democrats drum up support in suburbsOct 13, 2013 5:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn, speaking to a room full of suburban Democrats, said on Sunday that one key to future prosperity for the state is that everyone be given the opportunity t...
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Emerging Senate proposal focus in budget battleOct 12, 2013 2:15 pm - WASHINGTON — The focus of efforts to end the government shutdown and prevent a U.S. default shifted to the Senate on Saturday, where leaders were in talks aimed at resol...
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Quinn, Simon headline Dem event in SchaumburgOct 01, 2013 11:36 am - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will be among the guests at the Schaumburg Area Democrats’ Meet the Candi...