Yahoo! News: Politics - Democratic Party
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:58:18 GMT
Burris' best bet could be federal court (AP)
 AP - If Senate Democrats stick to their refusal to seat Roland Burris as a senator from Illinois, his best bet could be getting a federal judge to force open the Senate's doors.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:56:40 GMT
Democratic opposition to seating Burris cracks (AP)
 AP - Senate Democrats are looking for ways to defuse the standoff that has denied Roland Burris the vacated Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama of Illinois, but maybe not much longer.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:55:00 GMT
DiFi delivers one-two punch on Dems (Politico)
Politico - In a one-two punch at fellow Democrats, Sen. Dianne Feinstein suggested on Monday that Barack Obama had made the wrong pick for the CIA and on Tuesday that Democratic leaders are taking the wrong approach with Roland Burris. [more info]
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:20:46 GMT
New Congress opens pledging to rescue economy (AP)
 AP - The Capitol rang loud with vows to fix the crisis-ridden economy Tuesday as Congress opened for business at the dawn of a new Democratic era. "We need action and we need action now," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Republicans agreed, and pledged cooperation in Congress as well as with President-elect Barack Obama — to a point.
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:40:24 GMT
Kaine says he'll limit time spent as party leader (AP)
AP - Gov. Tim Kaine said Monday he will manage a Virginia budget crisis $3 billion and growing and head the Democratic National Committee in his spare time, largely as "an electronic gig." [more info]
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:54:53 GMT
Democrats' opposition to Burris begins to crack (AP)
 AP - Roland Burris failed to capture President-elect Barack Obama's old Senate seat Tuesday in a wild piece of political theater, but the Democrats' opposition cracked when a key chairwoman said seating him was simply the legal thing to do.
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:56:17 GMT
Senate Democrats to Delay Seating Franken (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - 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. Norm Coleman. [more info]
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:33:46 GMT
Senate Democrats put off plans to seat Franken (Reuters)
 Reuters - 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.
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:31:00 GMT
Burris storms in; Dems waver (Politico)
Politico - Under pressure from African-Americans in the House, Democratic leaders appear to be backing down from their vow to bar Roland Burris from the Senate under any circumstance. [more info]
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:59:20 GMT
House Democrats Fill More Committee Slots (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Linda T. Sanchez of California won a seat on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee as the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee completed most of its committee selection process Monday. [more info]
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