http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Democratic_PartyFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Democratic Party from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sat, 17 May 2008 12:56:21 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Democratic_Party14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Democratic Party from CNN.com.http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739295,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739295,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe West was poised for bad news from the parliamentary vote but will instead be celebrating President Tadic's victoryMon, 12 May 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/12/serbia.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/12/serbia.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextSerbians have hailed the surprise success of President Boris Tadic's pro-Western party in parliamentary elections as a key step forward along the country's path towards membership of the European Union.Mon, 12 May 2008 10:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/07/news/economy/dems_energy.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/07/news/economy/dems_energy.ap/index.htmSenate Democrats on Wednesday called for a temporary windfall profits tax on oil companies and a rollback of $17 billion in oil industry tax breaks as part of an energy package. The proposal also would impose federal penalties on energy price gouging and calls for stopping oil deliveries into the government's emergency reserve.Wed, 07 May 2008 21:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/06/new.voters.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/06/new.voters.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextVoter excitement, always up before a presidential election, is pushing registration through the roof this year -- with more than 3.5 million people rushing to join in the historic balloting, according to an Associated Press survey.Wed, 07 May 2008 14:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/06/news/economy/fuel_outlook.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/06/news/economy/fuel_outlook.ap/index.htmThe government on Tuesday again raised its short-term price forecasts for crude oil and gasoline -- trends that are expected to tamp down demand.Tue, 06 May 2008 17:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/08/roland.martin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/08/roland.martin/index.html#cnnSTCTextSweet Jesus! What has gotten into the Democratic Party when it comes to issues of faith?Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/28/mann.mccain.hand/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/28/mann.mccain.hand/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is an old American card game that a lot of gamblers like. It's called Stud Poker and there isn't much to it.Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1725678,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1725678,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBoth Democratic candidates are bloodied and losing altitude. This April promises to be crueler than most. Here's an unlikely but not totally implausible solutionWed, 26 Mar 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1725514,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1725514,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHillary Clinton expresses confidence in her chances and in the Democrats' ability to unite once the race is decidedWed, 26 Mar 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/17/poll.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/17/poll.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTextA majority of Democrats would like to see Barack Obama rather than Hillary Clinton win their party's presidential nomination, according to a national poll out Monday.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/03/10/one.sheet.political.parties/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/03/10/one.sheet.political.parties/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere are two major national political parties in the United States: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. But have those groups been at the forefront of American politics since the birth of the nation? This One-Sheet helps students learn about the history of political parties in America.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1722831,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1722831,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Clinton and Obama campaigns are working overtime to win their votes, and resisting their overtures isn't easyMon, 17 Mar 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/14/superdelegates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/14/superdelegates/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome Democrats say they fear their party's method of picking a nominee might turn undemocratic as neither presidential candidate is likely to gather the delegates needed for the nomination. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/11/delegates.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/11/delegates.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the Democratic primary race heats up between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the delegate estimate between the two remains extremely close. For the first time, Democratic superdelegates may decide their party's nominee.Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/08/dem.delegates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/08/dem.delegates/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith Sens. Barack Obama of Illinois and Hillary Clinton of New York nearly splitting the delegate count in the race for the Democratic nomination, party leaders have a major dilemma on their hands: a tie ballgame heading into the convention.Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/06/super.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/06/super.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuper Tuesday failed to spark a decisive battle in the presidential races, with results from 22 states leaving candidates in both parties far from their respective nominations.Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:29:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1709554,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1709554,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Democrats designed their nominating process to be a grind -- and that's just how Super Tuesday is shaping upMon, 04 Feb 2008 05:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/02/foreman.raw.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/02/foreman.raw.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmericans like a level playing field. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/16/nevada.caucuses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/16/nevada.caucuses/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe battle for the Democratic presidential nomination heads west Saturday with caucuses in Nevada, where unions and a large Hispanic population are heavily expected to influence the results.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/01/03/one.sheet.caucus.primary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/01/03/one.sheet.caucus.primary/index.html#cnnSTCTextUse this explainer to help your students understand caucuses and primaries.Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/12/mountain.west/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/12/mountain.west/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe're on the road to Las Vegas, Nevada. That's where CNN and the Nevada Democratic Party will hold a presidential debate Thursday.Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/28/hispanic.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/28/hispanic.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Democratic and Republican presidential candidates scour the country for votes during the 2008 campaign, they'll inevitably court the Hispanic community, a voting group growing rapidly in number and diversity.Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/20/bush.petraeus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/20/bush.petraeus/index.html#cnnSTCTextA MoveOn.org political advertisement that criticized the top U.S. commander in Iraq was "disgusting," President Bush said Thursday, accusing Democrats of being afraid to criticize the anti-war group.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/24/Dobbs.April25/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/24/Dobbs.April25/index.htmlThe Bush administration and the leadership of the Democratic Party are preparing to take another legislative leap at imposing a massive illegal alien amnesty on American citizens.Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/06/dobbs.march7/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/06/dobbs.march7/index.htmlThis new Congress was supposed to be different. Instead, it is being led by a gaggle of partisan hacks pandering to the same special interests and corporate masters as the previous Republican-led Congress.Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/23/vilsack.2008/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/23/vilsack.2008/index.htmlFormer Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said Friday he is pulling out of the 2008 Democratic race for president, citing financial difficulties in a campaign that lasted 15 weeks.Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/20/Dobbs.February21/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/20/Dobbs.February21/index.htmlThe battle for the soul of the Democratic Party is under way. And the outcome of this battle will likely not be determined by any one of the rising number of candidates for the party's 2008 presidential nomination, but rather by the Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill.Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/23/sotu.webb.transcript/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/23/sotu.webb.transcript/index.htmlBelow is the text of the Democratic response to President Bush's speech, delivered by Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia:Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:55:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/13/markets/markets_0945/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/13/markets/markets_0945/index.htmTechs rose and the broader market wobbled Monday morning as Wall Street caught its breath after last week's big run and geared up for a slew of economic and earnings reports due later in the week.Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/10/tyrrell.elex/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/10/tyrrell.elex/index.htmlFrom the riotous coverage of this election, starting months ago and ending with the November 7 crescendo, one might conclude that momentous events are afoot: To the barricades! Out with the old; in with the new!Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:13:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/09/markets/markets_0450/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/09/markets/markets_0450/index.htmA three-session advance hit a roadblock Thursday, with investors bailing out of drug, telecom and financial stocks following confirmation that the Democratic Party will control all of Congress for the first time since 1994.Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/09/markets/markets_0405/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/09/markets/markets_0405/index.htmA three-session advance hit a roadblock Thursday, with investors bailing out of drug, telecom and financial stocks, following confirmation that the Democratic Party will control all of Congress for the first time since 1994.Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:55:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/09/markets/markets_0300/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/09/markets/markets_0300/index.htmStocks slumped Thursday afternoon, giving up morning gains, as investors bailed out of drug, telecom and financial stocks one session after the Dow hit a record high and the Democratic Party took full control of Congress for the first time since 1994.Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/09/markets/markets_1025/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/09/markets/markets_1025/index.htmCisco's strong earnings and forecast lifted the tech sector Thursday morning, but the broader market struggled amid higher oil prices and concerns over what a Democratic Party-controlled Congress will mean for certain sectors.Thu, 09 Nov 2006 15:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/08/Dobbs.Nov9/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/08/Dobbs.Nov9/index.htmlHallelujah, brothers and sisters. I'm not even sure what "hallelujah" means, but the word just feels right after witnessing what is at the very least an awakening of the power of the people. I'm hopeful that November 7 was also a declaration that middle-class Americans won't be taken for granted by either political party.Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/08/markets/markets_0405/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/08/markets/markets_0405/index.htmStocks posted slim gains Wednesday, led by technology and energy, after a rough morning, as investors came to terms with the possibility of the Democratic Party controlling Congress.Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:49:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/08/markets/markets_1030/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/08/markets/markets_1030/index.htmStocks were mixed Wednesday morning, as traditionally Republican Wall Street weighed the possibility of the Democratic Party controlling both houses of Congress.Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/08/markets/markets_0945/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/08/markets/markets_0945/index.htmStocks slipped a bit Wednesday morning, as traditionally Republican Wall Street considered the possibility of the Democratic Party controlling both houses of Congress.Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/07/markets/markets_0945/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/07/markets/markets_0945/index.htmWall Street started off Election Day on a quiet note as investors scooped up select shares after the previous session's big rally.Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/17/tyrrell.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/17/tyrrell.elections/index.htmlWell, it is a very pleasant time to be in Washington. Senators and representatives alike have vacated the premises. Most have headed off to ply their trade on their constituents. The off-year elections are approaching, and most of our federal legislators want another stint at what the Democrats call "public service." That is a euphemism for what all reasonable observers call the "public trough."Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/01/dobbs.August2/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/01/dobbs.August2/index.htmlThis Republican-led, do-nothing Congress is on its way home for a five-week vacation. I'm sure while there, they'll be glad to explain to their constituents why they need so much rest in a year in which they will work fewer than 80 days.Tue, 01 Aug 2006 19:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/01/tyrrell.swiftboating/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/01/tyrrell.swiftboating/index.htmlAs we watch the left of the Democratic Party pressing its case to return to the top of the heap in American politics, or at least evade the fate of the dodo, we have ever more evidence validating an insight on which I stake my reputation as a political seer. To wit: Partisan politics more often falls under the professional expertise of the psychiatrist than that of the political scientist. A learned shrink can often tell us more about a political issue than any other professional, not excluding a swami or a voodoo priest.Thu, 01 Jun 2006 16:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/01/housewives.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/01/housewives.tm/index.htmlI am a 44-year-old woman who grew up in Berkeley who has never once voted for a Republican, or crossed a picket line, or failed to send in a small check when the Doctors Without Borders envelope showed up. I believe that we should not have invaded Iraq, that we should have signed the Kyoto treaty, that the Starr Report was, in part, the result of a vast right-wing conspiracy. I believe that poverty is our most pressing issue and that we should be pouring money and energy into its eradication. I believe that allowing migrant women and children to die of thirst in American deserts is a moral transgression that will stain us forever.Mon, 01 May 2006 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/thailand.thaksin/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/thailand.thaksin/index.htmlThailand's three opposition parties have said they would run in a new election if Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra resigns immediately, the Democrat Party has said.Tue, 04 Apr 2006 08:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/27/thailand.thaksin/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/27/thailand.thaksin/index.htmlA police squad defused a bomb at the headquarters of the opposition Democrat Party, six days before Thais head to the polls in a snap election called by the beleaguered prime minister.Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/26/tyrrell.nuisances/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/26/tyrrell.nuisances/index.htmlI cannot rid from my mind the name Alioto, Judge Samuel Alioto. That is the name of Judge Samuel Alito as pronounced by the delightful Sen. Edward Kennedy, or is it Eduardo Kennedino? No, it is simply Teddy, and he is as entertaining as any U.S. Senator since the days of the soused Southerners, who would tipple their way through the dreamy days on Capitol Hill, rousing themselves for histrionic oratory in the mid-afternoon and then slumping back into their seats, awaiting the late afternoon hour when they would all gather in one or another's chambers for a "restorative" -- then on to dinner.Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/20/ivins.hillary/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/20/ivins.hillary/index.htmlI'd like to make it clear to the people who run the Democratic Party that I will not support Hillary Clinton for president.Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/30/dems.radio/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/30/dems.radio/index.htmlThe ranking Democrat on the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee lambasted President Bush and congressional Republicans on Saturday for finding "time for special interests, but not an extra day or an hour for our troops."Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/30/richie.daley/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/30/richie.daley/index.htmlLast week's long-range confrontation between Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin was much more than a personal tiff involving two formidable Illinois Democrats who obviously are not fond of each other.Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/30/reform.perish/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/30/reform.perish/index.htmlA story told about Haile Selassie, for 44 years until his toppling in a 1974 coup the emperor of Ethiopia, reminds me of the current state of the Democratic Party.Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/12/dean.dems/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/12/dean.dems/index.htmlFormer Vermont Gov. Howard Dean took the helm of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, vowing, "Today will be the beginning of the re-emergence of the Democratic Party."Sat, 12 Feb 2005 15:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/31/intolerant.democrats/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/31/intolerant.democrats/index.htmlWith more than a whiff of self-congratulations, Democrats love to call themselves the tolerant party.Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/11/dean.dnc/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/11/dean.dnc/index.htmlFormer Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, whose high-flying presidential campaign crashed a year ago in the political chill of Iowa, announced Tuesday that he will run for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee.Tue, 11 Jan 2005 10:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/08/howard.dean/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/08/howard.dean/index.htmlFormer Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean said Wednesday that his party needs to be rebuilt, "not from the consultants down, but from the ground up."Wed, 08 Dec 2004 22:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/08/losing.party.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/08/losing.party.tm/index.htmlComing after the 2000 cliffhanger and a negative, hard-fought campaign, it's no surprise that John Kerry's loss would leave Democrats deflated and searching for answers.Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/12/hong.kong.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/12/hong.kong.election/index.htmlHong Kong's main pro-democracy party has demanded a partial recount of the vote in legislative elections held on Sunday, CNN has learned.Sun, 12 Sep 2004 05:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/30/rnc/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/30/rnc/index.htmlThe Democrats had their week in Boston. Now, it's the Republicans' turn in New York. The political stakes are enormous. That's because this is shaping up potentially as such an incredibly close contest -- perhaps even a repeat of what happened four years ago.Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/27/lady.liberty/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/27/lady.liberty/index.htmlThe Democrats have been here five times, but come Monday the dress rehearsals will cease and the real deal will begin for the Republicans, who will gather in New York for the first time for a party at a very patriotic-looking Madison Square Garden.Sat, 28 Aug 2004 00:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/28/dems.jackson.transcript/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/28/dems.jackson.transcript/index.htmlThe Rev. Jesse Jackson, who sought the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in the 1984 and 1988 elections, spoke Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention. This is a transcript of his remarks.Wed, 28 Jul 2004 23:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/20/tues.hot/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/20/tues.hot/index.htmlCheck out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/11/japan.stocks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/11/japan.stocks/index.htmlJapan's stock market is heading higher Monday as investors show more optimism following the outcome of Sunday's upper house election.Mon, 12 Jul 2004 00:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/japan.resignations/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/japan.resignations/index.htmlJapan's growing pension fund scandal has claimed another victim, with the head of the opposition Democratic Party announcing his resignation after failing to make mandatory premium payments.Mon, 10 May 2004 09:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/02/election.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/02/election.main/index.htmlThe Democratic Party and its all-but-official nominee for the White House announced Friday that they have broken fund-raising records in recent months, helping stock the barrels for the campaign to oust President Bush.Fri, 02 Apr 2004 19:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/18/wbr.dean.decision/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/18/wbr.dean.decision/index.htmlFrom CNN's Wolf Blitzer in Washington:Wed, 18 Feb 2004 21:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/17/elec04.prez.dean/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/17/elec04.prez.dean/index.htmlHoward Dean was trailing a distant third in the Wisconsin presidential primary Tuesday night, but the former Vermont governor vowed to "keep up the fight for a better America."Tue, 17 Feb 2004 23:16:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/02/09/360100/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/02/09/360100/index.htmOne of the certainties--hell, it may be the only certainty--coming out of the first two Democratic contests this year is that the candidates are unanimous about one thing. They know who the enem...Mon, 09 Feb 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/03/elec04.prez.tran.lieberman/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/03/elec04.prez.tran.lieberman/index.htmlSen. Joe Lieberman announced his withdrawal from the race to win the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday. Lieberman addressed supporters at a meeting in Arlington, Virginia.Tue, 03 Feb 2004 03:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/13/elec04.poll.bush.issues/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/13/elec04.poll.bush.issues/index.htmlTwo-thirds of Americans think President Bush has the right personal qualities for the presidency, yet nearly half or more think the Democratic Party would do a better job on major domestic issues, according to a new poll.Tue, 13 Jan 2004 00:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/07/elec04.prez.lieberman.newrepublic/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/07/elec04.prez.lieberman.newrepublic/index.htmlDemocratic presidential hopeful Joe Lieberman received a strong endorsement Wednesday from The New Republic magazine, which said the senator from Connecticut offers the "clearest, bravest" vision for the Democratic Party.Wed, 07 Jan 2004 03:23:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/01/01/357219/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/01/01/357219/index.htmMy favorite political website--hands down--is Opensecrets.org, a financial database run by the Center for Responsive Politics. With a few keystrokes, visitors can find out anything, from which Hous...Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/08/355111/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/08/355111/index.htmInside a small meeting room in Des Moines recently, 200 Democrats each paid $1,000 to meet and greet their party's elite. Two governors, a Senator, two Congressmen, and assorted other bigwigs showe...Mon, 08 Dec 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/10/352861/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/10/352861/index.htmThe fourth floor of the building directly across the street from the AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington looks abandoned. No receptionist greets visitors. The hallway lights aren't turned on. Most ...Mon, 10 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/16/328580/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/16/328580/index.htmWill American voters' unhappiness about corporate corruption, the stock market, and the economy lead to big Democratic gains in the November midterm elections? Don't bet on it. Mon, 16 Sep 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/02/18/318167/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/02/18/318167/index.htmDemocrats have been licking their lips lately as they recite Bill Clinton's 1992 mantra--"It's the economy, stupid"--and prepare for the congressional elections next November. The party that wins t...Mon, 18 Feb 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/17/278070/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/17/278070/index.htmMost voters don't wake up to the fact that there is a presidential election until their favorite television programs are interrupted every four years by the summer conventions. The nightmare for an...Mon, 17 Apr 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/12/21/252695/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/12/21/252695/index.htmThe new GOP leaders are arguing that they will be be more action-oriented, more efficient, more productive, and more practical than the do-nothing goons they replaced. Probably closer to the truth:...Mon, 21 Dec 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/10/13/232518/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/10/13/232518/index.htmOne is Ivy League, the other Big Ten. One is the son of an ambassador, the other the son of a milkman. One is mending his reputation as a rogue, the other fighting a reputation as a boy scout. Neit...Mon, 13 Oct 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/04/28/225542/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/04/28/225542/index.htm"Everyone does it" is no excuse, but politicians aren't lying when they say selling access for campaign cash is a Washington staple. The next election is 20 months away, but fund givers are alread...Mon, 28 Apr 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/14/217819/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/14/217819/index.htmBob Dole wants to overhaul welfare. So does Bill Clinton. Clinton wants a Constitutional amendment enshrining victims' rights. So does Dole. Dole wants to cut capital gains taxes. So does Clinton. ...Mon, 14 Oct 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/02/05/207327/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/02/05/207327/index.htmThe analysts, commentators, political scientists, and historians will examine the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary in February for hints of what is happening to American politics. They m...Mon, 05 Feb 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/03/01/87873/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/03/01/87873/index.htmI fully agree with December's Editors's Notes, opposing the new 20% withholding tax on certain pension payouts. The law is a thinly veiled attempt to grab money from unsuspecting Americans. The sim...Mon, 01 Mar 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/16/77155/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/16/77155/index.htmPresident Bush has proposed that corn-based ethanol be mixed with gasoline to make a supposedly cleaner fuel for city use. The funny thing is that the Administration's own Environmental Protection ...Mon, 16 Nov 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76763/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/08/10/76763/index.htmLike Michael Dukakis in 1988, Bill Clinton surely got a hearty bounce from his surprisingly unacrimonious New York City convention. But no one in the Clinton camp is taking his lead in the polls fo...Mon, 10 Aug 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/06/03/75061/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/06/03/75061/index.htmYour servant has been writing about ''race norming'' for several years now but has frankly been surprised by the recent attention given this highly esoteric issue in our nation's capital. We have a...Mon, 03 Jun 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/06/03/75100/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/06/03/75100/index.htmAKIKO MITSUI, 26, a VP of Fuji Bank & Trust in New York City, on why she and her Japanese co-workers volunteer as laborers to turn old buildings into housing for the homeless: ''We don't want to be...Mon, 03 Jun 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/05/20/75021/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/05/20/75021/index.htmWe've almost reached the point where anyone will do. Nobody's wanting to run against you-know-who! Mon, 20 May 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/11/06/72684/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/11/06/72684/index.htmThe Democrats are said to have a problem. They are said to be (gasp!) abandoning their principles. According to one of them, Representative Dave Nagle of Iowa, the problem is that ''we have not def...Mon, 06 Nov 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/04/11/70405/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/04/11/70405/index.htmTHE ECONOMIC AGENDA of the Democratic Party's presidential nominee is becoming clear. Quick, you say, forget the agenda, what's his name? Sorry, that's still a mystery after 18 primaries. But a clo...Mon, 11 Apr 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/04/11/70436/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/04/11/70436/index.htmMANAGING /Cover Story Mon, 11 Apr 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/04/13/68869/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/04/13/68869/index.htmThe latest idea in Washington -- to instantly make good on the boldface above -- is to have the government spend more money. Wait, do not slink away so fast. We know that spending money is not a ne...Mon, 13 Apr 1987 04:01:00 EDT