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Thursday, September 4, 2008
McCain ally Lieberman also aids Democrats
National |
September 4, 2008
Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Read more
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Sharing a historic moment with strangers Quietly sharing historic moment
California | Local |
August 30, 2008
I figured it would be one of those “Where were you when. Read more
Monday, August 25, 2008
‘Part celebration and part anxiety’
National |
August 25, 2008
Striving for unity and spoiling for a fight with Republicans, Democrats from across the country gathered Sunday on the front edge of the Rocky Mountains for a history-making convention tinged with concern over a presidential race grown closer than many expected. Read more
Even for D.C., Biden is a legendary talker
National |
August 25, 2008
Spend a few hours with Sen. Read more
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Assembly Democrats taking 3-day vacation
California | Local |
August 23, 2008
With the end of the legislative session approaching, no budget in place and a $15.2-billion deficit hanging over their heads, the Assembly’s Democrats on Friday unveiled their plans for the next week: a three-day vacation from the Capitol. Read more
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Amid pressure, Pelosi shifts on offshore drilling
National |
August 14, 2008
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is considering legislation that would permit new offshore drilling as part of a broad energy bill, a response to growing anxiety within her party that Republicans are gaining traction with election-year attacks that Democrats aren’t doing enough to address high gasoline prices. Read more
A star and his galaxy
National |
August 14, 2008
Mark R. Warner is expected to reignite his political career with an easy election to the Senate in November in much-watched Virginia. Read more
Friday, August 8, 2008
Down with sexism, sorta
National |
August 8, 2008
It’s not exactly the language they preferred, but a group of women who had supported Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential bid is happy with a proposed Democratic Party platform plank that denounces sexism. Read more
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Obama wants Florida and Michigan delegates reinstated
National |
August 3, 2008
Now that Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination for president, he wants convention delegates from Florida and Michigan to have full voting rights at the party’s national convention. Read more
Friday, July 25, 2008
Obstacles linger for Obama
National |
July 25, 2008
Even as his turn on the global stage hit an emotional peak Thursday with a speech before a cheering crowd of more than 200,000 in Germany, Barack Obama faced new evidence of stubborn election challenges back home. Read more
Monday, July 14, 2008
Obama strikes campaign gold in O.C.
National |
July 14, 2008
On the Balboa Bay Club’s wall of its most famous guests, there are photos of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford and, of course, the Duke. Read more
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Senate outlook bad for GOP
National |
July 6, 2008
Mississippi, one of the nation’s most conservative states, has not elected a Democratic senator in a quarter-century. Read more
Monday, June 23, 2008
Obama banking on black turnout
National |
June 23, 2008
As they ponder a political map that has spelled defeat for Democrats in the last two presidential elections, Barack Obama’s campaign strategists are quietly laying plans to draw African American voters to the polls in unprecedented numbers by capitalizing on the excitement over the prospect of electing the nation’s first black president. Read more
Thursday, June 19, 2008
California is branded among a ‘Dirty Dozen’ on gerrymandering
California | Local |
June 19, 2008
Here’s an indication of how rotten Democratic-led gerrymandering is in California:
A national Democratic organization is branding us one of a “Dirty Dozen” states that has rigged elections and significantly suppressed voter participation. Read more
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Partying hard on soft money
National |
June 18, 2008
When delegates travel to the Democratic and Republican nominating conventions late this summer, they’ll enter a cocoon of corporate largesse. Read more
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Democrats in O.C. pay for lack of unity
California | Local |
June 8, 2008
At the start of the year, Democrats in Orange County thought they were on the verge of capturing a seat on the Board of Supervisors representing Santa Ana and the central county area. Read more
Friday, June 6, 2008
Surf City mayor hopes call for change reaches the 46th
California | Local |
June 6, 2008
Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook has survived a few long-shot political battles. Read more
Thursday, June 5, 2008
California Democrats count on presidential race to boost congressional seats
California | Local |
June 5, 2008
California Democrats hope a surge in party registration this year, triggered by the intense interest in February’s presidential primary, will help the party hold onto one vulnerable seat and capture long-shot victories in a handful of other congressional races this November.One of the fiercest contests in the nation could be in Northern California’s 11th District, where Republicans have targeted freshman Democrat Jerry McNerney. Read more
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
From underdog to alpha
National |
June 4, 2008
Barack Obama was composing his speech the night Hillary Rodham Clinton won New Hampshire, saving her presidential campaign. Read more
Dymally, Wright locked in tight race
California | Local |
June 4, 2008
As Californians picked favorite candidates in Tuesday’s primary elections for 153 legislative and congressional districts, Mervyn Dymally appeared to be beating Roderick “Rod” Wright in a tight Democratic contest for a hook-shaped state Senate district that stretches from Inglewood to Rancho Palos Verdes. Read more
