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The outlook for Democrats on Election Day has gotten so bad that estimates of the mayhem require metaphors only Mother Nature can supply. Will it be a wave or a tsunami? An early winter storm or a ...

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Bush Tax Cuts For Wealthy Gaining Ground With Worried Democrats

By Patricia Murphy

With a bruising election likely ahead of them and the economy proving resistant to any quick fixes, nearly two dozen moderate Democrats are pushing for a proposal on the expiring Bush tax cuts that ...

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Pelosi Warns Congressmen to Stay Away from TMZ

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Back in the '90s, when lawmakers wanted to be humiliated on the national stage, they had to take some personal initiative. First they had to compose lurid personal diaries, then those diaries had to ...

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May 25, 2012

Letter: Time to Reevaluate Jim Himes

Source: Ridgefield Patch - Ridgefield CT

Connecticut seniors have a big decision on their hands in the upcoming November election.

May 25, 2012

Redding's Wieland Endorses Obsitnik for Congress

Source: Weston-Redding-Easton Patch - Weston-Redding-Easton CT

Redding resident Dick Wieland, who was hoping to nab the Republican nod to challenge U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-4th) for Congress this November, has endorsed Steve Obsitnik, who earned the state GOP nod last week .

May 18, 2012

Boucher Endorses Steve Obsitnik for Congress

Source: Weston-Redding-Easton Patch - Weston-Redding-Easton CT

State Senator Toni Boucher has announced her endorsement of Steve Obsitnik for U.S. Congress in Connecticut's 4th District.

May 16, 2012

Congress Has Nine Bills Pending That Would Weaken Derivatives Regulations

Source: Think Progress

JP Morgan's $2 billion derivatives trading debacle has forced House Republicans to, at least temporarily, delay their efforts to repeal the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.

May 15, 2012

Democrats endorse Himes for a third term in Congress

Source: Fairfield Citizen-News - Fairfield CT

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes , the Democrat seeking election this fall to a third term in the 4th Congressional District, which includes Fairfield, was renominated by acclamation at a district convention Monday night.