27 Dec 2008
Thai Premier Short on Common Touch
Posted under Democratic Party News
The new prime minister of Thailand has not cultivated ties to a decisive electoral bloc: the rural and urban poor.
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27 Dec 2008
Another Kennedy for New York?
Posted under Democratic Party News
Gov. David Paterson will have to resolve interesting questions about Caroline Kennedy and her qualifications to be New York’s next United States senator.
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27 Dec 2008
As Privacy Ends for Kennedy, a Rough Path Awaits
Posted under Democratic Party News
Caroline Kennedy’s decision to enter politics represents a gamble on her carefully cultivated reputation.
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27 Dec 2008
Obama Team Is Seeking Stimulus Bill by New Year
Posted under Democratic Party News
Obama advisers and Congressional Democrats are aiming for a package by late January that could total just under $1 trillion.
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27 Dec 2008
Budget Office Sees Hurdles in Financing Health Plans
Posted under Democratic Party News
The Congressional Budget Office said many plans championed by President-elect Barack Obama would generate only modest savings.
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27 Dec 2008
Ode to Joseph Zaretzki
Posted under Democratic Party News
In 1965, New York Democrats couldn’t agree on their leaders, so Gov. Nelson Rockefeller persuaded Republicans make their choices for them. Sound familiar?
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27 Dec 2008
Power Grab?
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The Democratic representative talks about why he had to take charge of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, why he kept his mustache and what his grocer father taught him about extending credit.
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27 Dec 2008
Kennedy, Seen From Paris
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To the Editor:.
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27 Dec 2008
It’s Better to Give, but Who Gives Best?
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To the Editor:.
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27 Dec 2008
Obama and daughters cause stir on Hawaii outing (Reuters)
Posted under US Presidential Election
Reuters – Barack Obama, trying to enjoy the last semblance of normal life before he becomes U.S. president on January 20, caused a commotion when he took his daughters to a shopping mall in Hawaii on Friday.
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27 Dec 2008
RNC chair ’shocked and appalled’ by Obama parody (AP)
Posted under US Presidential Election
AP – The chairman of the Republican National Committee said Saturday he was “shocked and appalled” that one of his potential successors had sent committee members a CD this Christmas featuring a 2007 song called “Barack the Magic Negro.”
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27 Dec 2008
After Bush, will MoveOn live up to its name? (Politico)
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Politico – After more than a decade spent railing against the Republican machine, MoveOn wants to move on —even if it means leaving some of its high-minded ideals behind.
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