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Bill Clinton Meets With Congressional 'Blue Dogs'
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe Blue Dog Coalition, made up of centrist House Democrats, is meeting with former president Bill Clinton as it charts a course forward after seeing its ranks thinned following November's election. Clinton, who became known for his rapport with Republicans after his party took a hit during his first midterm election, is addressing the group Monday in New York, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Blue Dogs hope to be integral to any deals forged between Democrats and Republicans on key issues like the deficit and the economy -- especially as President Obama moves toward the center now that ...
Pelosi Gets Thumbs Down From 19 Fellow Democrats
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- It was no surprise that Ohio Rep. John Boehner would be elected speaker of the House in the new Republican-controlled chamber today. What was surprising was that the old speaker, Nancy Pelosi, was not the choice of 19 of her fellow Democrats. In the end, Pelosi was elected leader of the House Democrats. But in what could be called the last bark of the much-diminished Blue Dog coalition, 11 Democrats voted for North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler. The conservative former football star had run for re-election on a vow not to vote for the San Francisco liberal for speaker and had made ...
Heath Shuler Says He'll Challenge Nancy Pelosi for Democratic Leader Post
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyNorth Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler said Sunday he would challenge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the leadership of the Democratic minority in the next Congress although he acknowledged that he does not have the votes to win. "We've just come off the largest ... loss for the Democratic Party in almost a century," Shuler said on CNN's State of the Union. "And to be able to put Speaker Pelosi as minority leader is truly ... unacceptable for our party." "If she doesn't step aside then ... I'm going to press forward," he said. "I can add and subtract pretty well. I don't have the numbers to be ...
In Idaho Debate, Raul Labrador Lands Punches as Walt Minnick Defends Ads
By Michael Ames - Politics DailyBoise, ID - Liberal was a dirty word in Boise, Idaho, Thursday night when congressional candidates Walt Minnick and Raul Labrador met at the State Capitol for the lone debate in a tightening race for Idaho's First Congressional District. In an evening colored more by personal attacks than substantive policy proposals, each candidate painted the other in broad negative strokes. Labrador, a socially conservative Idaho state legislator, noted that the Club for Growth had given Minnick, the freshman incumbent Democrat, the dubious distinction as "the least liberal" member of the conservative ...
Under Fire From Democrats, Chamber of Commerce Helps Blue Dogs
By Andrea Stone - Politics DailyRepublicans and their allies in business are howling that a Democratic charge that "secret foreign money" is fueling GOP campaigns is a dog that just won't hunt. Now the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is helping conservative Blue Dog Democrats in a bid to prove it is bipartisan after all. The powerful business lobby quietly began running ads last week in the congressional districts of 10 endangered Democrats who opposed President Obama's health-care bill or have parted ways on taxes and other fiscal issues with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. The "voter education" ads were first spotted by ...
Today's Democrats Are Different: Here's Why
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Blanche Lincoln as Scarlett O'Hara: Blue, You Good Dog You
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'Blue Dog' Democrats Still Want Health Care Reform
By David Sessions - Politics DailyEven after a rough summer of voter outrage and Republican attacks, most "Blue Dog" Democrats still believe Congress can pass some kind of health care reform and that doing so is necessary. How these conservative Democrats are feeling after the five-week recess is crucial to the success of President Obama's health care plan, as every Democratic vote will be necessary in the face of solid Republican opposition. Several members of the Blue Dog coalition say that views on health care across the Democratic Party have not shifted much during this summer's battle, but that they are not looking to ...
Health Marathon: An Inside Look At How Congress Is Deciding Your Care
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyThe third and last House committee considering health reform was entering the endgame, or so its members hoped, and chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) opened by sharing some advice he gave a congressman before Thursday's work session. "I told him not to make any appointments before 1 a.m. Friday morning," Waxman said. ...
Health Care Reform: Fasten Your Seatbelts -- Congress is at the Wheel
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyThe truest legislative assessment of the prospects for health care reform was uttered by none other than Bette Davis in "All About Eve:" "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night." Just when it seemed like Congress was going to slink into its August recess with everything in suspended animation, both Senate and House negotiators reported unexpected progress Wednesday afternoon in easing bills through key committees. ...
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