Articles filed under Democratic Party
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A look at potential presidential candidate Hillary Rodham ClintonJan 26, 2014 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — A look at Hillary Rodham Clinton’s preparations for a potential 2016 presidential campaign: Nondenial denial: “I haven’t made up my mind. I really have not....
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Hagel seeks root cause of nuke missile problemsJan 26, 2014 4:21 am - WASHINGTON — In taking a deep look at trouble inside U.S. nuclear forces, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is searching for the root causes of recent Air Force missteps but...
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McAuliffe takes oath as Virginia’s governorJan 12, 2014 2:57 am - RICHMOND, Va. — Terry McAuliffe, the former Democratic National Committee chairman and rainmaker for Bill and Hillary Clinton, was sworn in as Virginia’s 72nd governor o...
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Forpe out of race for Palatine Twp. Democratic commiteemanJan 08, 2014 11:21 am - Shirley Forpe, one of three candidates for Palatine Township Democratic committeeman in the March 18 primary, has withdrawn her candidacy, according to the website of Co...
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Distance widens between Obama, congressional DemocratsNov 28, 2013 1:25 pm - WASHINGTON — A month after emerging from a government shutdown at the top of their game, many Democrats in Congress newly worried about the party’s re-election prospects...
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Quinn: Best way to campaign is to do the jobNov 27, 2013 6:19 am - Gov. Pat Quinn says the best way to campaign for the 2014 election is to do his job. The Chicago Democrat wouldn’t say much Tuesday about the fact that potential Republ...
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When presidents die, power transfer can be tenseNov 23, 2013 4:56 pm - NEW YORK — As President John F. Kennedy lay dying 50 years ago at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Vice President Lyndon Johnson was hurried into a small room in Mi...
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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...