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Massachusetts Democratic Party confident about ability to win in potential special election for John Kerry's Senate seat

Source: MassLive.com, Nov 17 2012, 10:31am CST

Brought to you by Coming off the heels of an election season filled with big wins for Massachusetts Democrats, the group's leader says he is confident that should U.S. Sen. John Kerry's Senate seat become vacated in the coming year, they can once aga ...

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Talk of 'nuclear option' prompts GOP backlash

Source: MSNBC Blogs  |   Jun 19 2013, 9:06am CDT

To pull off the procedural tactic, Reid would need near-unanimous support from his fellow Senate Democrats, and at this point, he doesn't have it. Just yesterday, Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), who is retiring n ...

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How Democrats can save the GOP

Source: The Washington Post  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:25am CDT

Matt Miller A senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and the host of the new podcast “This...Is Interesting,” Miller writes a weekly column for The Post. Archive Next, the House GOP made clear this week it plans to thwart immigration reform . ...

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"People couldn't even get Mitt Romney bumper stickers and signs unless they bought them. The state Republican Party opened up victory offices across the state, but had there been some level of coordination with the Romney campaign, it would have increased enthusiasm for both campaigns ... You can have the best campaign in the world and spend all your money right, but without a ground presence, it is very hard to come out on top. I truly believe that campaigns are won from the bottom up, not the top down."


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CBO: Senate Immigration Plan Would Boost Economy

Source: CNBC  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:24am CDT

The bill approved late Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee on a 20-15 party-line vote would make being in the U.S. illegally a federal crime punishable by prison time, instead of a civil offense as it is now. It also would empow ...

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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Brian Schweitzer might decide in six million years or so

Source: Swing State Project  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:23am CDT

Leading Off: "I'm a soil scientist. We're trained in how the Earth was formed," he said. Meanwhile, retiring Sen. Max Baucus has reportedly cut a $100,000 check to the DSCC (senators can make unlimited donations to the ...

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Booker to appear with top southern NJ Democrats

Source: NorthJersey.com  |   Jun 19 2013, 7:57am CDT

DEPTFORD, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Cory Booker is heading to southern New Jersey for a U.S. Senate campaign event with some of the region's top elected Democrats, including state Senate President Stephen Sweeney. Booker already has the end ...

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Senate Includes Foreign Adoptees in US Immigration Reform Bill

Source: Voice of America  |   Jun 19 2013, 7:37am CDT

The U.S. Senate has voted in favor of automatic citizenship for foreign-born children adopted by American families. The chamber added the measure to landmark legislation to overhaul the U.S. immigration system, a top priority o ...

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GOP hits abortion, immigration issues despite 2012 loss

Source: SeacoastOnline.com  |   Jun 19 2013, 7:10am CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast. House Republicans flexed ...

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Abortion bill passed by U.S. House; Senate expected to ignore it

Source: Des Moines Register  |   Jun 19 2013, 7:01am CDT

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as yet another example of a GOP war o ...

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Booker encounters bumps on path to US Senate seat

Source: Fox Charlotte  |   Jun 19 2013, 7:01am CDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Cory Booker is the favorite to win a fast-paced race for U.S. Senate set off by the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg this month. But this is not the race Booker expected to run. The ...

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