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WHITE PLAINS — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called today for immediate passage of a federal law that would ban the sale of synthetic marijuana and other drug-like products available at many convenience stores. These drugs are wreaking havoc on our youth...
Have you had to fill up in Hunterdon County lately? What are some high and low prices you've seen? Have increases in gas prices affected your driving habits? Do you use online services or drive around to find lower prices? The Hunterdon County Democrat...
Asked to name a couple of words he’d heard attached to religion and politics in his years in the Senate, Santorum listed “moderate,” “ultra-conservative,” “liberal,” and “zealous” before launching into a full-on tirade against Democrats: “Woodstock is...
Mandel, Ohio's treasurer, is expected to become the GOP nominee for U.S. Senate and take on incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown in the fall. What this means is that Barasky was, for all intents and purposes, the Democratic spokesman on the Senate race. On...
Michele Bachmann is having a tough go of things lately. In January, she had to drop out of the presidential race. Now a panel of judges has redrawn the congressional map in Minnesota, putting her home in the 4th district, which is represented by...
“We think it’s going to be close and we’re organising in a way that will make sure we’re ready,” said Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. While the state of the economy will be a major factor in swaying voters, volunteers like...
The Cuomo 2014 campaign put out an email this afternoon praising the teacher evaluation deal the governor reached with the teachers union last week, saying “we were able to work together to put the needs of New York’s students first.” Transforming our...
We're living in the middle of an amazing era of individualism. A few generations ago, it was considered shameful for people to have children unless they were married. But as Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavernise reported in The Times on Saturday, these...
The legislation is based on regulations adopted by the Virginia Board of Social Services in December. Converting those regulations into law would ensure that a future administration could not change them without legislative approval. The legislature's...
If a voter casts his primary ballot for Mr. Romney and the former governor wins the nomination, isn’t that voter more likely to be invested in that candidate and so more likely to get out to vote in the fall? Perhaps, says Mary-Erin Casale, executive...
Asia's leading high-tech publication, DigiTimes, has reported that Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble have contracted with Foxconn Electronics Inc. to build upcoming versions of the Kindle Fire and Nook e-reader, respectively. Which brings us to the next...
To sum up the argument: the Obama administration has always been two-faced over whether the individual mandate is a tax or not, due to the horrifically botched way that the Democrats shoved Obamacare down America’s throat. If the mandate is not a tax,...
MILWAUKEE (AP) Federal judges on Tuesday postponed a trial over the state's latest election maps, telling lawyers for both sides to spend the day determining whether lawmakers would consider drawing new maps. Presiding Judge J.P. Stadtmueller cited a...
LAKE JACKSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul ties incumbent President Barack Obama and does well among independent voters in a general election matchup in the key swing state of Virginia, according to a new poll.
The bill passed 73-69 along party lines, with Republicans in support and Democrats opposed. It still faces more votes in the House and Senate. The bill eliminates collective bargaining rights for workers at the farms formerly operated by DeCoster Egg...
Republicans need a system that awards legislative seats proportionally -- by the percentage of the vote that its candidates get. Proportional representation seems strange to Americans, and particularly Republicans. But it has a long history in the U.S....
A Republican legislator has proposed taking new state tax money collected by Internet retailers and using it to give Minnesotans a sales tax holiday for guns, ammunition and hunting gear. State Rep. Steve Drazkowski, R-Mazeppa, unveiled the idea Tuesday...
Romney's team is monitoring Santorum's comments, privately suggesting they could hurt him in a general election. But it's difficult for Romney to openly criticize Santorum on these points because Romney already has trouble appealing to the party's...
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. Full Article
Democrat Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren, middle left, walks with supporters as she tours small businesses in Stoneham, Mass. , Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. She is seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Scott Brown.
View Photo »Democrat Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren pets "Bits" held by supporter Fred LaRiccia, left, as she tours a small business in Stoneham, Mass. , Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. She is seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Scott Brown.
View Photo »Democrat Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren is hugged by a supporter as she tours a small business in Stoneham, Mass. , Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. Warren is seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Scott Brown.
View Photo »Democrat Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren kneels on the sidewalk to talk to Zachary Anderson, 7, as she tours small businesses in Stoneham, Mass. , Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. She is seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Scott Brown.
View Photo »Kansas state Rep. Geraldine Flaharty, far left, a Wichita Democrat, makes a point during a House Pensions and Benefits Committee, as other committee members watch, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The committee expects to consider alternatives to a plan for...
View Photo »U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic Party fundraiser in Bellevue, Washington February 17, 2012.
View Photo »Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. , ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, during the committee's hearing: "Lines Crossed: Separation of Church and State. Has the Obama Administration Trampled on Freedom of...
View Photo »California Attorney General Kamala Harris speaks at the California Democrats State Convention Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in San Diego. The annual convention continues through Feb. 12.
View Photo »Michael Mufson protests in front of the California Democrats State Convention Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in San Diego.
View Photo »U.S. President Barack Obama greets Beth Hamilton, principal of Medina Elementary School in Washington state, after Obama stopped the motorcade to greet students following a Democratic Party fundraiser nearby, February 17, 2012. Obama is attending Democratic Party fund-raisers before...
View Photo »Marine One with US President Barack Obama aboard flies over Long Beach, California, February 16, 2012, after Obama attended Democratic party fundraisers.
View Photo »A sign is seen in the snow outside the state Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin after protesters took over after Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate on Wednesday side-stepped a boycott by opposition Democrats and approved curbs on union powers in an 18-to-1 vote March 9, 2011. Political...
View Photo »Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. , second from left, accompanied by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. , Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. , gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, following the Democrats'...
View Photo »Sun Ming, who is Chinese and lives in New York City, protests with the Democratic Party of China, in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, prior to the arrival of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to the White House.
View Photo »Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. , left, and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. , the ranking Democrat on House Budget Committee, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, to discuss President Barack Obama's fiscal 2013 federal...
View Photo »Democrat Suzanne Bonamici receives a hug supporter Luis Nava after winning the special election for Oregon's 1st Congressional District against Republican Rob Cornilles Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Portland, Ore. Former Rep. David Wu resigned last year following a string of bizarre news...
View Photo »Sharon Weil celebrates as result come in for Democrat Suzanne Bonamici during a election night party for the special election for Oregon's 1st Congressional District Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Portland, Ore. Former Rep. David Wu resigned last year following a string of bizarre news...
View Photo »Members of the Occupy San Diego movement protest in front of the California Democrats State Convention Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in San Diego.
View Photo »Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. speaks at a luncheon during the California Democrats State Convention Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in San Diego.
View Photo »House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. , speaks during the California Democrats State Convention Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in San Diego. Pelosi told more than 2,000 Democrats gathered in San�Diego on Saturday for their party's convention that "the path to a House majority runs...
View Photo »Lilly Marie of Rough and Ready, Calif. , looks for signatures at the entrance to the California Democrats State Convention Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in San Diego.
View Photo »FOURTH IN A SERIES OF FIVE IMAGES - Chris McDonough, a Republican, left, and Robert O'Brien, a Democrat, argue about political issues for 30 minutes outside a caucus, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Portland, Maine.
View Photo »FIFTH IN A SERIES OF FIVE IMAGES - Robert O'Brien, a Democrat, left, and Chris McDonough, a Republican, shake hands after a 30 minute argument over political issues outside a caucus, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Portland, Maine.
View Photo »House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. , speaks with reporters and aides after a news conference on the first day of the California Democrats State Convention Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in San Diego. The annual convention continues through Feb. 12.
View Photo »House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. , right, speaks alongside California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton, left, during a news conference on the first day of the California Democrats State Convention Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in San Diego. The annual convention continues...
View Photo »Democrat Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren, middle left, walks with supporters as she tours small businesses in Stoneham, Mass. , Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. She is seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Scott Brown.
View Photo »He criticized me for – while he was out raising money – serving my country in China, yes, under a Democrat, like my two sons are doing in the United States Navy. They're not asking who -- what political affiliation the president is. I want to be very clear with the people here in New Hampshire and this ...
Democrat Steve Cohen, the first Jewish congressman to represent a district in Tennessee, has lost a key constituency, the small Jewish community in Memphis, after the borders of his district were redrawn
A Washington Democrat’s worldview is so federally focused that he will lead you to believe that if he isn’t in charge of something, it simply ceases to exist
We have no doubt the Democrats were able to rally their left-wing base around this baseless and expensive recall effort ... This shameful recall of the governor will accomplish nothing but saddle Wisconsin taxpayers with over $9 million in un-budgeted costs. Voters rejected the Democrats’ era of job los...
We have no doubt the Democrats were able to rally their left-wing base around this baseless and expensive recall effort ... This shameful recall of the governor will accomplish nothing but saddle Wisconsin taxpayers with over $9 million in un-budgeted costs. Voters rejected the Democrats’ era of job los...
The Democrats have already held 22 parties to celebrate costing Wisconsin taxpayers $9 million for this baseless recall ... Throwing parties to celebrate a taxpayer-funded recall election is an insult to Governor Walker’s successful reforms and Wisconsin families who are benefiting from them. Tomorrow’s...
In 1998, there was a seat in the Hawaii Statehouse, and the Democrat was going to win merely by filing her election papers, because there was going to be no Republican running for that seat. So, I thought I should put my money where my mouth is, and after years and years of volunteering for (Rep.) Pat S...
Democrat legislature in Massachusetts
That same struggle was going on in the Democratic Party in Texas 60 years ago.
Since they still see no movement by Ohio’s Republican governor or GOP legislators, the Democrats are introducing their own bills to set up an exchange.
In 2008 Democrats voted for change, in 2010 Republicans took control of the United States House of Representatives frustrated with Washington — what we’ve witnessed these past years is a broken system
This year, turnout in Massachusetts is most likely to be driven by the Presidential election ... President Obama at the top of the ticket will help all Democrats running in the Commonwealth. Even with that, every candidate will have to make their own personal appeal and work hard to earn the support of ...
In short, the House will be relentlessly focused on the issue of jobs in 2012 - with or without the cooperation of Washington Democrats
In an ideal, utopian society, we'd like someone who knows what it's like to struggle as a teacher or a working mum. But Republican or Democrat, they always have money if they end up in the White House.
Come home Jon. Utahans of both parties will welcome you back. The governor's office is yours for the asking, and so is Orrin Hatch's seat in the Senate. Here, we know when we find a leader with character. Signed, Utah Democrats Utah Moderate Republicans Utah Independents
Reversing himself in what had become an awkward intraparty stalemate for Democrats, Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey said Friday that he would no longer block President Obama’s nominee to a federal appeals court. Mr. Menendez said he had decided to support the nominee, Magistrate Judge Patty Shwart...
When the Democrats had the majority, we liberals who thought we were the heart of the party had to yield to conservative Democrats, because without them we would not have had the majority ... So you bet your life, if you find it’s not compatible between the group that made you the leader, then you have–...
There’s no question that the way the House of Representatives treated me, which will soon be exposed entirely, we’ve reached a point as to whether anyone Democrat or Republican could afford politically to put themselves in a position like they were defending me as opposed to putting themselves in a posi...
Many Democrats and journalists alike, feeling grouchy, were dismissive of Al Gore and magnified his shortcomings. We forgot the context, prided ourselves on our disdainful superiority—and won eight years of George W. Bush.
Ron Paul’s candidacy is a mirror held up in front of the face of America’s Democratic Party and its progressive wing, and the image that is reflected is an ugly one; more to the point, it’s one they do not want to see because it so violently conflicts with their desired self-perception.
I can guarantee you, Sean, that if this were the Democrats and somebody was taking something that they were saying out of context that every single reporter would be on the news correcting the record so that America would know exactly what that candidate had said ... Now they're doing the exact opposite...
I was criticized last night by Governor Romney for putting my country first. And I just want to remind the people here in New Hampshire and throughout the United States that I think… (APPLAUSE) He criticized me while he was out raising money for serving my country in China, yes, under a Democrat, like m...
That's why I think they like what's going on in New Jersey because I work with Democrats ... We fight like crazy in public. But then we get in a room together and we say there is a boulevard between getting everything you want and compromising your principles. I won't compromise my principles, but I ack...
For the first time since Spitzer’s landslide 2006 victory, a majority of voters – 51 percent – think New York is headed on the right track, compared to only 38 percent who say the state is headed in the wrong direction. This is a major shift since Siena’s November poll when it was 42-46 percent ... Whil...
What I also can tell you about the tea party is that they are not a party. They are Republicans, Democrats and independents who have had enough with Washington. And no member of the tea party will vote in a bloc because someone tells them to. ..You are going to see them very divided through this as they...
