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Democrats make major push to hold Massachusetts Senate seat
WASHINGTON — With two weeks before Massachusetts votes in another special election for U.S. Senate, national Democrats are making a major play to retain the seat as a new poll shows a competitive race. As part of the closing push, President...
Tags: Chris Christie, Frank Lautenberg, Polls, Al Gore, Republican Party
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Illinois pensions: Credit rating sinks after deadlock
The first repercussion of state lawmakers' failure to pass pension reform was felt Monday when a major ratings agency downgraded Illinois' credit rating, saying the government worker retirement system's debt is "unsustainable." The political fallout was...
Tags: Regional Authority, Pension and Welfare, Credit Ratings, Parties and Movements, Elaine Nekritz
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker to run for U.S. Senate
Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a rising star in the Democratic party, said he'll run for the seat left open by the death of New Jersey's five-term U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg. Booker, 44, made his bid official in Newark, New Jersey's most-populous city,...Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Priscilla Chan, Chris Christie, Frank Pallone, Jr.
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Quinn calls special legislative session for June 19
— Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn is summoning lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session June 19 to try to break a stalemate over the state's massive public employee pension debt that triggered two downgrades from major credit rating agencies...
Tags: Regional Authority, Pension and Welfare, Credit Ratings, Republican Party, Parties and Movements
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Privacy advocates outraged, but lawmakers defend collection of phone records
Privacy advocates expressed outrage Thursday over revelations that the National Security Agency has been collecting telephone records of virtually every phone call made in the United States for seven years, but the Obama administration and a bipartisan...
Tags: Lawyers, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Dianne Feinstein, The Wall Street Journal, Email
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Democrats say Broward governor candidate can't speak at big party gathering
State Democratic Party leaders are facing unrest in the ranks after denying gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich of Weston a speaking spot at the big Democratic fundraising gala next month in Hollywood. The annual Jefferson-Jackson weekend is a premier...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Weston (Broward, Florida), Elections, Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Frank Lautenberg dies at 89; Democratic senator from New Jersey
WASHINGTON — Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey, the last World War II veteran in the Senate and a stalwart Democrat who led congressional battles over three decades to toughen gun laws, ban smoking on planes and crack down on drunk driving,...
Tags: Health Treatments, Chris Christie, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Chemotherapy, Frank Lautenberg
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Gubernatorial candidate favors longer school year, increased education funding
Daily American Staff Writer @DAPeteBosakDemocratic candidate for Pennsylvania governor John R. Hanger was in Somerset Thursday to promote his plan for public education, growing the economy and protecting the environment. Hanger, an attorney with 29 years of experience in government policy...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Republican Party, Executive Branch, Politics
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Democrats have ruined Illinois
Democrats are poisoning Illinois and Chicago. Maybe it's too obvious to state, but it isn't said often enough. Or barely at all. Democrats have locked up the city and the state. They have supermajorities in both houses of the Illinois legislature. The...
Tags: Elections, Michael Madigan, Religion and Belief, Peter Fitzgerald, Philosophy
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Harford County Executive announces candidacy for Md. governor
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comHarford County Executive David Craig, who announced Monday that he is running for governor, stopped by downtown Hagerstown later in the day as part of a statewide tour to kick off his campaign. Craig, a Republican, is scheduled to make stops in Silver...Tags: Arts and Culture, Government, Regional Authority, Frederick County (Maryland), Harford County
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Dream Act immigration amendment imposes graduation requirement
WASHINGTON – Part-time college student Ray Jose arrived at Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s office this week with an overriding goal: To convince the West Virginia Democrat to back off his proposal to stiffen the educational requirements in the...
Tags: Graduation, DREAM Act, Dick Durbin, Migration, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Dole takes his turn in political parlor game
"Could people like Bob Dole, even Ronald Reagan — could you make it in today's Republican Party?" Chris Wallace of "Fox News Sunday" asked former Senate Majority Leader and 1996 GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole. "I doubt it," Dole replied....Tags: Jimmy Carter, Jeb Bush, Ronald Reagan, Elections, Russia
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