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Washington, D.C. takes Al Franken By Storm

It might have been a quick jump into the deep end, but Franken had some time to plan his first senatorial actions: There were seven months between Election Day and his swearing-in.
The Minnesota Supreme Court worked at length to determine whether he or Republican incumbent Norm Coleman had received more votes, and after Coleman contested [...]

August 7th, 2009 

Harry Reid Says the GOP is ‘Run By a Talk Show Host’

Reid, armed with a patch of Astroturf, slammed Republicans for sponsoring town hall attacks on Democrats and accused the party of waging a barricade on Democratic efforts to pass health care reform legislation.
“I just want to show you what Astroturf really is,” Reid said to laughter. “They’re taking their cues from talk show hosts, Internet [...]

August 6th, 2009 

Ralph Reed Warns GOP on Sonia Sotomayor

Ralph Reed, the former Christian Coalition executive director, urged Republican leaders Wednesday to oppose confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, warning that President Barack Obama will “gain crucial momentum” if he “is perceived as winning big on Sotomayor because of a weak and divided GOP caucus.”
The memo, called ” Why Voting [...]

August 5th, 2009 

Why is the GOP Slighting Hispanics?

“Tell them I’m sorry,” Hatch told a reporter, referring to the Latino community. “The Hispanic people are very important to me,” added Hatch, whose long personal friendship with Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), an ally of Hispanics, as well as Hatch’s own Senate work and growing Latino population in his state lend credence to his claim. [...]

August 4th, 2009 

The Democrats August Break Looking Like a Bad Trip

In Austin, Texas, Rep. Lloyd Doggett was drowned out by a group of noisy, sign-waving demonstrators who shouted, “Just say no” as he tried to talk about health care reform.
In an e-mail to POLITICO Monday, Doggett called the group a “mob, sent by the local Republican and Libertarian parties” that “came not just to be [...]

August 4th, 2009