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Democrats Tighten Grip as 111th Congress Assembles (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News) (news.yahoo.com) - January 06, 2009
Fortified by wider House and Senate majorities and the prospect of working in tandem with a new president who shares their legislative goals, congressional Democrats assembled Tuesday to begin the 111…

Panetta Choice as CIA Chief Draws Democrats’ Concerns (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News) (news.yahoo.com) - January 06, 2009
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Leon Panetta’s selection by President- elect Barack Obama to become CIA chief surprised two top Democrats on the Senate intelligence panel, who expressed reservations about his l…

Cook: How will Democrats govern? (MSNBC) (msnbc.msn.com) - January 06, 2009
With the 2008 elections behind us, Democrats have complete ownership of the two political branches of our national government. If things continue to fester, they get the blame.

Democrats jubilant as new Congress convenes (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News) (ca.news.yahoo.com) - January 06, 2009
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The new US Congress was convening Tuesday at the dawn of an era of dominance for Barack Obama's Democrats in Washington with lawmakers consumed by the worst economic crisis in gener…

Democrats Flex Muscle With New House Rules (Fox News) (foxnews.com) - January 06, 2009
House Democrats unveil new internal rules that Republicans complain will marginalize them. 

Democrats Franken, Burris Won’t Claim U.S. Senate Seats Today (Bloomberg) (bloomberg.com) - January 06, 2009
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats Al Franken and Roland Burris will not be able to claim U.S. Senate seats as the new Congress convenes today for a ceremonial swearing in.

Senate Democrats to Delay Seating Franken (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News) (news.yahoo.com) - January 05, 2009
A leadership aide said Senate Democrats will not try to seat Al Franken on Tuesday even though the Minnesota canvassing board has certified election results that show him to be the winner over GOP Sen…

New House rules reflect Democrats' election win (AP via Yahoo! News) (news.yahoo.com) - January 05, 2009
House Democrats unveiled internal rules Monday that would end Republican-imposed, six-year term limits on committee chairmen and make it harder for GOP lawmakers to offer alternative legislation.

Democrats Are Cowards in the Face of Israel's Brutality ... (alternet.org) - January 06, 2009
The Democratic leadership's strident support for the ongoing Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip underscores how the Democrats suffer from the same illusions as the outgoing Republican administration: t…

Gateway Pundit: Blago Pick Buriss DENIED ENTRY By Senate Democrats! (gatewaypundit.blogspot.com) - January 06, 2009
Blago Pick Buriss DENIED ENTRY By Senate Democrats! Rod Blagojevich's pick for the Illinois Senate seat left vacant by Barack Obama was left out in the rain today. Roland Buriss was blocked from takin…

Why CIA Insiders Oppose Leon Panetta | Democrats.com (democrats.com) - January 06, 2009
Josh Marshall is covering opposition to Obama's choice of Leon Panetta to head the CIA, both from within the CIA and from the outgoing and incoming Democratic chairs of the Senate Intelligence Committ…

REID AND MCCONNEL PLAY CHICKEN, REID (AND FRANKEN) LOSE ... (minnesotademocratsexposed.com) - January 06, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yielded to Republican threats and agreed on Monday not to immediately seat fellow Democrat Al Franken, whose razor-close victory in Minnesota faces legal challenges (…

The Washington Independent » Franken, Burris Pose Dilemma for ... (washingtonindependent.com) - January 06, 2009
“Inconsistency can be a political problem for Democrats given how delicate this issue is,” Julian E. Zelizer, a congressional historian at Princeton University, said in an email. “The Burris issue is…

What Congressional Democrats Knew and Did About "Torture" - Andy ... (corner.nationalreview.com) - January 06, 2009
What Congressional Democrats Knew and Did About "Torture" [Andy McCarthy]. Lots ... and nothing. The Wall Street Journal provides a valuable history. NRO previously weighed in, here. And, if you are a…

Party Planners (tnr.com) - January 06, 2009
While the candidates to chair the Republican National Committee prepared for a debate on Monday sponsored by Americans for Tax Reform, a Reagan-era group, the Democrats leaked word that their next nat…

Democrats' Factions Could Stall Grand Plans (huffingtonpost.com) - January 05, 2009
Democrats' Factions Could Stall Grand Plans - The Huffington Post.

Feinstein breaks with Democrats, comes out in support of seating Roland Burris. (http://tinyurl.com/7nn6f6) - January 06, 2009

Burris left out in the rain by Democrats. http://tinyurl.com/7qtp7z - January 06, 2009

Obama's Ethical Ambivalence: [CDATA[Who needs network reality TV when you can watch the Democrats disgrace thems.. http://tinyurl.com/7w6shm - January 06, 2009

Preparing for the Young Democrats meeting tonight - 6pm at Democratic Party HQ. - January 06, 2009

[AlterNet] Democrats Are Cowards in the Face of Israel's Brutality: Democrats have silenced dissent an.. http://tinyurl.com/6vr5ay - January 06, 2009

Rush accuses Reid of racism. I love it when Democrats feel the brunt of the arbitrary racist charge. About time they got their own medicine. - January 06, 2009

Ice cream for Democrats: http://budurl.com/jey6 - January 06, 2009

New Mexico Independent: Franken, Burris pose dilemma for Democrats: WASHINGTON — In the first week of the .. http://tinyurl.com/7hw5e5 - January 06, 2009

Minnesota Canvassing Board Certifies Franken Win - January 05, 2009
The Minnesota State Canvassing Board on Monday certified the results of the recount of Republican Sen. Norm Coleman's fight to retain his seat against Democrat Al Franken. The results showed Franken w…

Sen. Chuck Schumer Declares Al Franken the Minn. Race Winner - January 04, 2009
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the just-departed chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, declared Sunday that Al Franken has won the Minnesota Senate recount against Sen. Norm Coleman…

U.S. Debt Set to Jump $2 trillion This Year Due To Spending - January 03, 2009
With President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats considering a massive spending package aimed at pulling the nation out of recession, the national debt is projected to jump by as much as…

Governors ask Uncle Sam for $1 trillion - January 02, 2009
Five Democratic leaders seek aid for all 50 states to maintain education, welfare, infrastructure, as recession worsens. The governors of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio and Wisconsin - all…

Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken seating - January 02, 2009
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) threatened Friday to filibuster any attempt to seat Democratic Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken next week.

Blagojevich to name Burris to Senate - December 30, 2009
The action comes despite warnings by Democratic Senate leaders that they would not seat anyone appointed by the disgraced governor who faces criminal charges of trying to sell the post, sources famili…

Uproar in Australia Over the Plan to Block Web Sites - December 26, 2008
A proposed Internet filter dubbed the '‘Great Aussie Firewall’' is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries.

Minnesota Supremes Shoot Down Coleman. Franken Win Likely. - December 24, 2008
In a unanimous decision handed down just now, the state Supreme Court denied Republican Senator Norm Coleman any relief in a lawsuit he was waging against Democratic challenger Al Franken. A win for F…

BUSH BASH // JANUARY 19th, 2009 (bushbash09.com) - January 06, 2009
Celebrate the end of the Bush era by throwing him the largest going away party ever. Join a party or plan your own for the night of January 19th—Bush's last official day in office. Then post your part…

2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address - Wikisource (en.wikisource.org) - January 06, 2009

IS THIS THE DEMOCRAT'S LATEST MONOPOLY? (stopthepresses2.blogspot.com) - January 06, 2009

Op-Chart - Bulls, Bears, Donkeys and Elephants - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com (nytimes.com) - January 06, 2009
comparison of money earned if invested under democratic/republican administrations

Pelosi Moves to Silence Minority By Erasing Long-Standing House Rules. (gatewaypundit.blogspot.com) - January 06, 2009

The Opposition To Panetta (andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com) - January 06, 2009

Pelosi Reverses House Fairness Rules [The Return to the Racid Political Corruption of the 60s, 70s and 80s] (humanevents.com) - January 06, 2009

Funny Business in Minnesota - WSJ.com (online.wsj.com) - January 06, 2009