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What Happened Last Month Before Your Little Boycott? The DNC Raised $11.5 Million

Queerty  3 hours ago

October's just-announced $11.5 million take for the Democratic National Committee brings the party's year-to-date collection plate to a nice score of $66.
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For Horserace Addicts

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  5 hours ago

Douthat's read on 2010: Right now, I think a lot of Democrats would take a 1982-style result — the halving of their House majority — and consider themselves lucky to escape.
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News: Oprah, Popcorn, RuPaul, Jeanne-Claude, Coelacanth

Towleroad  less than a day ago

Prop 8 defenders still haven't handed over documents even after third order from judge? Oprah show finished in 2011.
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South Carolina discussing impeachment for Sanford

America Blog  less than a day ago

Couldn't happen to a nicer person. AP: South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov.
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Democrats call for review of Federal Reserve

America Blog  less than a day ago

Absolutely. Clearly there is a danger in politicizing Federal Reserve decisions but looking at how the Fed handled the bailout of AIG and Wall Street, it's difficult to see how much worse it could have been.
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Going wobbly?: NJ supporters of gay marriage need some spine

Google Gay Marriage News / The Star-Ledger  less than a day ago

NJ.com Going wobbly?: NJ supporters of gay marriage need some spineThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comLoretta Weinberg Democrats who are nervous about political fallout over gay marriage have been making squeaky little noises lately about retreat.
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Democrats pushing for food safety overhaul in 2010

America Blog  less than a day ago

Amazingly enough, everyone is on board with the biggest change in decades. The Republicans pushed the country to its limit with problem after problem and so now, even industry is calling for more regulation.
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NJ Sen. Majority Leader says gay marriage vote would be irresponsible if ...

Google Gay Marriage News / The Star-Ledger  less than a day ago

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com NJ Sen. Majority Leader says gay marriage vote would be irresponsible if .
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Item: Federal benefits measure passes in key House committee

Qnews  2 days ago

   ::: The Domestic Partnerships Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009 passed out of committee Wednesday, Victory Fund’s GayPolitics blog reports.
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House Committee Approves Bill Granting Partner Benefits To Federal Employees

Joe My God  2 days ago

Yesterday the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted 23-12 to approve Rep. Tammy Baldwin's bill granting benefits for the partners of federal employees.
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Orrin Hatch on health care debate: "It's going to be a holy war"

America Blog  2 days ago

Holy war? That's how Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) is characterizing the upcoming debate on the health insurance reform bill: Republicans, who have criticized the Democrats' initiative as a step toward government control of the healthcare system, are already planning a series of delaying tactics, including forcing the entire bill to be read aloud on the Senate floor.
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Harry Reid’s Massive Health Care Bill Emerges from the Back Room

Gay Patriot  2 days ago

Democrats sure do like to hold big health care votes on Saturdays when most people are paying more attention to their families and devoting more time to recreation and relaxation than to politics.
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If “Stimulus” really did “save or create” so many jobs, what happens when federal funds dry up?

Gay Patriot  3 days ago

Had President Obama not claimed the Democrats’ “stimulus” would keep unemployment at or below 8%, he would not “own” the jobless rate so early in his term.
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PDS at the DNC

Gay Patriot  3 days ago

It’s amusing to watch Democrats and associated leftists get worked up into a lather at there mere mention of Sarah Palin’s name.
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NJ Democrats differ on whether gay marriage should be voted on during lame duck

Google Gay Marriage News / The Star-Ledger  3 days ago

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com NJ Democrats differ on whether gay marriage should be voted on during lame duckThe Star-Ledger - NJ.
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Gay Marriage... Now!

Google Gay Marriage News / The Star-Ledger  3 days ago

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Gay Marriage... Now!The Star-Ledger - NJ.comThe word on the street is that the gay marriage initiative in the New Jersey State House is in big trouble.
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A Professional Victim

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  4 days ago

Michelle Cottle's Oprah-Palin write-up: This is clearly a woman who has neither forgotten nor forgiven the many injuries she feels were unfairly visited on her last year by the media, the Democrats, the McCain campaign, and other “haters.
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Did Our Threats Really Convince Democrats to Announce Their DADT Repeal Timeline?

Queerty  4 days ago

"I don’t know whether it’s some desire on the part of some in the community to claim that they caused things to happen that were going to happen anyways so they can get credit for it.
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The Creationism Debate: Left And Right

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  4 days ago

Razib Khan: When it comes to evolution, liberals and Democrats who are not college educated are divided, as are liberals without college degrees on abortion on demand.
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BREAKING: ENDA Postponed

Bilerico  5 days ago

The House Committee on Education and Labor, which was due to mark up the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) on Wednesday of this week, has announced that it is postponing its markup.
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