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Southern Democrats trying to recover lost ground
2014-11-27 17:03:58| Apparel - Topix.net
In this Oct. 27, 2014 file photo, Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Carter speaks during a campaign stop in Columbus, Ga. Many Democrats say the way to recover lost ground in the conservative South is to reclaim the party's lost identity as a champion of the middle class.
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Why the Democrats are stupid to allow a Senate vote on Keystone
2014-11-17 12:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Last week, the Democrats came up with the following stroke of strategic brilliance: Use their last remaining days in control of the Senate to do exactly what the Republicans want to do - push the Keystone XL pipeline forward. Why, you ask? Sen. Mary Landrieu, an oil-loving Democrat from the oil-loving state of Louisiana, is poised to lose her runoff race next month and therefore her seat. She thinks pushing a guaranteed-to-fail vote to approve the pipeline will turn her race around. She convinced...
House Democrats mutter about less outside spending
2014-11-01 20:06:38| Energy - Topix.net
Environmentalists, labor and women's groups that spent more than $29 million to help House Democrats in 2012 have put up barely a quarter of that amount this year, sparking grumbling among party strategists that is likely to grow louder after Election Day. Democrats, already in the minority, are in jeopardy of losing at least a dozen seats on Tuesday as an onslaught of outside Republican spending has overwhelmed incumbents once considered on track to re-election.
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Democrats hit Havenstein on raises amid scam probe
2014-10-31 01:45:05| IT Services - Topix.net
Democrats say Republican gubernatorial candidate Walt Havenstein knowingly approved 5 percent raises of consultants involved in a massive fraud scandal involving a company he led. Havenstein was CEO of defense contracting company Science Applications International Corporation from 2009 to 2012.
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Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins gains traction Democrats unhappy Cuomo
2014-10-11 20:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NY Daily News: The only thing standing between Gov. Cuomo and his hopes for a resounding victory on Election Day might be a 61-year-old United Parcel Service worker from Syracuse. Howie Hawkins has taken a leave of absence from his job unloading UPS trucks to run as the Green Party candidate for governor. Casting himself as the progressive choice in the race, he has gained traction among Democrats unhappy with Cuomo for embracing tax cuts and charter schools, and for not banning fracking, a gas-drilling...
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