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McFadyen to join Democratic contest for commissioner Pueblo Chieftain Liane "Buffie" McFadyen is joining the Democrats running for the District 2 seat on the Pueblo County Commission, but won't officially announce until Sunday. McFadyen confirmed Tuesday that she filed her candidate's paperwork with the Colorado ... and more »

News 12 TV host may join congressional race New Jersey Herald Bergen County Democratic Committee Chairman Lou Stellato said he met Wednesday morning in Lyndhurst with McQueeny, who told him that he was forming an exploratory committee and would decide in a week whether to enter the 5th Congressional District race ... and more »

Christie Challenged as N.J. Democrats Seek Higher Minimum Wage Bloomberg New Jersey Democrats, less than a week after Republican Governor Chris Christie vetoed their bill to make same-sex marriage legal, are pushing another priority, a higher minimum wage. New Jersey would join at least eight US states raising the minimum ... and more »

Brownley joins race for 26th Congressional District Thousand Oaks Acorn Brownley (D-Santa Monica), whose 41st Assembly District includes Oxnard, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Westlake Village and much of the San Fernando Valley bordering Ventura County, will join three other Democrats already vying for the seat. and more »

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Democrats largely embrace Obama tax framework The Hill (blog) Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner also said Wednesday that the administration viewed its plan as a way to spark a conversation with lawmakers on how to overhaul the tax code, a discussion congressional Democrats said they were eager to join. Cantor's small-business driveWashington Times all 2,366 news articles »

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Quinn asks lawmakers to put some skin in the game on pension, health care cuts Chicago Tribune Pat Quinn on Wednesday invited lawmakers to join him in cleaning up financial problems he contended were decades in the making. The Democratic chief executive enumerated the long-standing challenges: too much money is spent on public worker pensions ... Quinn's speech vague on major Illinois budget problemsPeoria Journal Star all 800 news articles »

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Christie proposes $32.1 billion N.J. budget with slight increases in spending Philadelphia Inquirer By Matt Katz New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, center, reaches over to shake the hand of Senate Majority leader Loretta Weinberg, left, as he makes his way to the podium to speak to the joint session of the Legislature to present his budget. Gov. Christie's state budget proposals receive mixed reviews in Gloucester CountyGloucester County Times - NJ.com Christie hails NJ comeback, pushes income tax cut, vows to prevent any tax hikesPolitickerNJ Why Gov. Christie should be ashamed of himselfQuinnipiac Chronicle all 477 news articles »

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GOP Legislators Spooked By Pro-Voter Referendum Join Democrats To ...
Though Republicans enjoy full control over Maine’s lawmaking process, they’ve dropped a push to require certain photo identification in order to vote ...

Republicans join Democrats and the President in raising debt ...
As I wrote in my last column, it’s time for serious assessment of where we are going as a nation. After capitulating to pressure from the President and hi

Payroll-Tax Cut Winning Republican Support - WSJ.com
Republican leaders said they would join Democrats in supporting an extension of the 2011 payroll-tax cut, virtually assuring that American wage-earners ...

26 Republicans join Democrats on Afghan withdrawal vote - Charles ...
In the latest sign that support for military operations in Afghanistan is waning since the death of Osama bin Laden, the House rejected an accelerated U.S. withdrawal ...

Calls for a Congressional Inquiry of the News Corporation ...
Public criticism of the News Corporation’s conduct in the British hacking scandal has crossed the ocean to the United States — and crossed the floor to ...

Some in GOP join Democrats in call for military budget cuts ...
Some in GOP join Democrats in call for military budget cuts Unlikely allies seek military budget cuts Deficit worries lead some in GOP to join Democrats calling for ...

Republican centrists join Democrats on cuts - David Rogers ...
House Democrats and more centrist Republicans joined forces in a series of spending votes Wednesday, scoring quick wins and sending the clearest sign yet of second ...

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