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.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:56:38 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.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/08/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/08/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Sunday praised the "historic" House vote to pass a bill overhauling the nation's ailing health care system, and said now it is time for the Senate to "take the baton" and complete its work.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/07/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/07/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House of Representatives on Saturday night passed a sweeping health care bill by a vote of 220-215.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/06/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/06/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe issue of abortion threatened to derail House Democrats' health care bill Friday unless staunchly anti-abortion Democrats and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops succeeded in their effort to get strict abortion limitations into the measure.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/democrats.west/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/democrats.west/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe western United States, with its independent streak and growing population, is the terrain both political parties are hoping to mine for electoral gains in the coming years.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Democratic leaders have put the finishing touches on their health care bill and could bring it to the full chamber as soon as Friday.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/election.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/election.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextVictories in New Jersey and Virginia Tuesday provided a major shot in the arm for the Republican Party heading into the 2010 elections, but the Democratic losses of these two governorships should not be interpreted as a significant blow to President Obama.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/poll.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/poll.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith a year to go before midterm congressional elections, a new national poll indicates that Americans are divided over whether they'd vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate in their district.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/03/borger.GOP.battles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/03/borger.GOP.battles/index.html#cnnSTCTextRight now, the political intelligentsia is consumed with the outcome of a congressional district in upstate New York.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/02/borger.GOP.battles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/02/borger.GOP.battles/index.html#cnnSTCTextRight now, the political intelligentsia is consumed with the outcome of a congressional district in upstate New York.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/voter.anger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/voter.anger/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs voters across the country head to the polls Tuesday, one thing appears certain: Many of them are angry.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/03/zelizer.not.fathers.bipartisanship/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/03/zelizer.not.fathers.bipartisanship/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced he would be pushing for a public option in the final health care bill, it looked as if he had given up on the possibility of a bipartisan agreement.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/29/feehery.gop.majority/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/29/feehery.gop.majority/index.html#cnnSTCTextUsually, on the day before an election, the top story is how the candidates from each party are doing all they can to beat up the other side.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Democratic leaders will unveil on Thursday a health care bill that includes a more moderate version of the public option, several Democratic leadership aides tell CNN.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/27/opinion.julian.zelizer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/27/opinion.julian.zelizer/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen the stock market broke the 10,000 point barrier a few weeks ago, many investors celebrated. Economists have started to talk about the end of the "Great Recession." But many Americans can't see what all the enthusiasm is about.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/26/frum.immigration.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/26/frum.immigration.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCText"Keep the government's hands off my Medicare." Those words -- quoted by so many TV talking heads -- never seem actually to have been spoken by anyone. It's like that poodle in the microwave story: Everybody has a neighbor who heard it from his cousin.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/25/governors.races/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/25/governors.races/index.html#cnnSTCTextEven though President Obama is not on the ballot this November, he and the Democrats who control Congress have a lot on the line.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/cantor.bipartisan.healthcare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/cantor.bipartisan.healthcare/index.html#cnnSTCTextGiven the heated rhetoric and sharp partisan divides that have characterized this year's debate, it's easy to forget that there are several key reforms in health care that Democrats and Republicans can agree on.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/zelizer.kerry.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/zelizer.kerry.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextDuring the recent interview that Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry gave to CNN, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee argued it was still too early for the United States to commit more troops to Afghanistan.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/zelizer.kerry.afghan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/zelizer.kerry.afghan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextDuring the recent interview that Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry gave to CNN, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee argued that it was still too early for the United States to commit more troops to Afghanistan.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision allowing states to opt out of it, in a health care overhaul bill.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/pelosi.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/pelosi.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Congress is set to consider a measure increasing the amount of money the federal government can lend to small businesses.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/feehery.health.care.catastrophe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/feehery.health.care.catastrophe/index.html#cnnSTCTextI started on Capitol Hill in the fall of 1989 as an intern for House Minority Leader Bob Michel. Republicans had just elected a firebrand named Newt Gingrich to be their whip. Democrats had just replaced their speaker, Jim Wright, with Tom Foley. And George H. W. Bush was settling in to his first year as president.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/15/snowe.backlash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/15/snowe.backlash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere was candid frustration Thursday coming from rank-and-file congressional Democrats about the influence of Maine's Republican senator in the health care reform debate.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/15/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/15/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned her Senate counterparts Thursday that she intends to fight hard for a government-run health care plan as part of any comprehensive overhaul bill.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/14/health.care.next/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/14/health.care.next/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe focus on health care reform now shifts to the Democratic leadership in Congress a day after the Senate Finance Committee voted through its version of the health care bill.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/senate.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/senate.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe health care reform debate reached a new milestone Tuesday as a key congressional committee passed an $829 billion plan projected to extend coverage to an additional 29 million Americans.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/economy/chamber_campaign/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/economy/chamber_campaign/index.htmThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in an effort sure to rankle Democrats, is launching a multi-million dollar media blitz to promote job growth and raise alarm bells at what it sees as dangerous economic policies.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/republican.brand/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/republican.brand/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe 1994 elections were approaching, and House Republicans were on a mission to take control of their chamber for the first time in nearly 50 years.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/democrat.divisions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/democrat.divisions/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen President Obama took office, Democrats stood beside him in unity, but just as soon as Congress got to work, divisions in the party emerged.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/12/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/12/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextHealth insurance premiums for the typical American family would increase by another $4,000 by 2019 under a key Senate overhaul plan, according to an industry trade group analysis.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/republican.brand/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/republican.brand/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe 1994 elections were approaching, and House Republicans were on a mission to take back control of their chamber for the first time in nearly 50 years.Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/08/rangel.controversy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/08/rangel.controversy/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs one of the most influential Democrats in the House of Representatives, Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York, has seen the highs and lows that come with the job.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/08/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/08/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Finance Committee will vote on its long-awaited health care bill next Tuesday, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced on the Senate floor Thursday.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/08/alan.grayson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/08/alan.grayson/index.html#cnnSTCTextCould a little-known freshman Democrat from a conservative-leaning Florida district be just what the doctor ordered for liberals wary of what they view as a timid president too ready to compromise on overhauling health care?Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextA compromise health care proposal widely seen as having the best chance to win Democratic and Republican support would cost $829 billion over the next 10 years, nonpartisan budget analysts concluded Wednesday.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/borger.opposition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/borger.opposition/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn my next life, I'd like to be an opposition party leader. What fun to go to work every day knowing you will always be right, largely because your ideas will remain untested.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/10/democrats.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/10/democrats.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextA national poll released Monday indicates the Democratic Party is becoming less popular with voters but suggests that Republicans haven't been able to capitalize on the Democrats' downturn.Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/feehery.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/feehery.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTextMuch has been said and written about the decline and fall of the Republican Party. That is unsurprising, given the last two elections, when Republicans got their heads handed to them.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/martin.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/martin.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf Sen. Barack Obama is able to prevail over Sen. John McCain on Tuesday, all of those Democrats who ripped Howard Dean's 50-state strategy over the last four years should call the head of the Democratic National Committee and offer a heartfelt apology.Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/28/ct.mann.obama.nomination/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/28/ct.mann.obama.nomination/index.html#cnnSTCTextEvery once in a while, history unfolds at an American political convention.Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/08/28/newsquiz/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/08/28/newsquiz/index.html#cnnSTCTextName that noun - Answer the following questions about people, places or things from this week's news. Fill in your answers in the space provided.Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/08/08/one.sheet.conventions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/08/08/one.sheet.conventions/index.html#cnnSTCTextIntroduction If you have ever watched the Democratic or Republican political conventions, you have probably noticed that they have all the makings of a big party: a crowd, balloons and lots of noise. It wasn't always this way. Originally, the purpose of a convention was to nominate a political party's candidates for president and vice president. That's still the purpose, but today candidates are chosen in primaries and caucuses in the months leading up to the convention. The big party provides a media showcase that advertises the party's platform and presents the nominees to the public.Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/25/news/economy/easton_economy.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/25/news/economy/easton_economy.fortune/index.htmSixteen years ago, Bill Clinton led his exiled party back to the White House by pointedly rejecting post-'60s liberalism and promised a "new brand of Democratic politics." But today, as the delegates convene here for their 2008 convention, the Democratic Party has shifted to an economic direction best described as "center left."Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/08/12/activity.conventions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/08/12/activity.conventions/index.html#cnnSTCTextStudents will learn about the selection and responsibilities of political convention delegates.Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/03/democrats.unity/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/03/democrats.unity/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere was no way you could miss the point -- they wouldn't let you. Last week Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama held their first joint campaign rally, in a town called Unity, in a field outside the Unity Elementary School.Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:35:00 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.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/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/02/02/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/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/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/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/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/2006/11/08/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://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/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/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/01/20/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/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/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/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://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/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/1997/04/28/225542/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/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/1991/05/20/75021/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