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- Democratic National Committee - Press Releases
- Jul 8, 2008 Listening to America: The Democratic Platform for Change
Today the Democratic National Committee and Obama for America unveiled a bold new initiative to involve the American people in the development of the Democratic National Platform. This year, for the first time, voters will have the opportunity to take part in Platform Meetings in all 50 states to...
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- Jul 6, 2008 Statement From DNC Chairman Dean and Convention CEO Daughtry on New York Times Sunday Story
We are proud to stand at the helm of the finest Convention team we’ve known. As the arm of the national Party tasked with planning and organizing the Democratic National Convention in Denver, the Democratic National Convention Committee has been at this for more than a year. And we take great...
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- Jul 3, 2008 DNC Celebrates Independence Day
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement in honor of Independence Day to be celebrated tomorrow:
"This Independence Day, families and neighbors across America will come together to celebrate freedom, liberty, and patriotism, values that make our country...
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- Jul 3, 2008 Chalk on McCain's Shoes: McCain Finds More Ways to Skirt Campaign Finance Reforms
The Wall Street Journal today reveals the latest in a string of campaign improprieties from John McCain. According to the report, "allies of Sen. John McCain have found new loopholes in the campaign-finance law he helped write" after months of lagging behind the Obama campaign's...
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- Jul 3, 2008 Dean on Job Loss Numbers
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement after the Labor Department announced America lost another 62,000 non-farm jobs last month--the sixth month in a row to lose jobs--bringing the total to nearly 500,000 this year:"On the same day John McCain is...
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- Molly Ivins
- Jun 21, 2007 Molly Ivins: Molly Ivins AlterNet Archive
An archive of the great progressive columnist's writings.
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- Jan 12, 2007 Molly Ivins: Stand Up Against the "Surge"
We are the people who run this country. We are the deciders and we need to raise hell.
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- Washington Post
- Jul 7, 2008 Candidates Diverge on How to Save Social Security
Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are both proposing dramatic changes to Social Security, taking on the financially fragile "third rail of American politics" that Congress and recent presidents have been unable to repair.
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- Jul 7, 2008 Court Nominee Accused of Plagiarism Won't Withdraw
A nominee for a federal judgeship who has been accused of plagiarism said yesterday that he will not withdraw his nomination because he fully disclosed the controversy to both White House officials and the FBI during interviews for the job.
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- Jul 7, 2008 EPA Enforcement Is Faulted
An official administration guidance document on wetlands policy is undermining enforcement of the Clean Water Act, said a March 4 memo written by the Environmental Protection Agency's chief enforcement officer.
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- Jul 7, 2008 Another Obstacle Conquered
When Jim Langevin first rolled his wheelchair onto Capitol Hill in 1984 as a young Senate intern, barriers to the disabled in this city were even more common than the bollards that now circle its monuments.
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- Jul 7, 2008 McCain Campaign's Prepared Speech for Denver Town Hall Meeting with Question and Answer Session
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, R-ARIZ: Thank you, Beth, for the kind introduction and inspiring words. Bethany Manufacturing is one of the many small business success stories in America. Beth is rightfully proud to have created good, secure jobs. Through her and her employees' ingenuity and hard work,...
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- Jul 7, 2008 California Dreaming: Can McCain Win?
John McCain begins a California campaign that might already be over.
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