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The history of the United States Democratic Party

2010-11-29T16:00:59Z

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Changing Party Control in Congress can be Transient as in 2010

2010-11-29T14:51:34Z

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Political Parties in American History

2010-11-03T03:16:11Z

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Senator Robert Francis Kennedy "The 1968 Presidential Candidate"

2010-11-02T18:54:35Z

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Presidential Mortality

2010-11-03T09:17:47Z

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John Edwards and Club of Two-Time Running Mates

2010-10-13T14:05:38Z

John Edwards could have taken the Jim Webb route when NPR grilled him yesterday about his interest in reprising his role as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, but instead he said this: "I am prepared to seriously consider anything, anything he asks me to do for our country."

If Barack Obama w...

The Controversial Election of 1876

2010-10-23T09:51:18Z

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Senate blocks Bush 'recess' appointments

2010-10-13T13:55:16Z

Senate Stays Technically in Session to Fend Off Any Bush 'Recess' Appointments

Two days before Thanksgiving the Senate had a 22-second session, a fleeting moment in the life of an occasionally droning body but plenty of time for majority Democrats to keep President Bush from ma...

Midterm Trade Rage

2010-10-30T02:33:17Z

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2010 file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., listens to a reporters question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. In these angry political times, Democrats and Democratic Party, walks along with party members during the party's campaign for upcoming general elections Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

Copyright 2010 Priscilla Smith reviews menu changes at her cafe in Denver. The cafe is located just a short walk from where President Barack Obama signed the stimulus package into law last year. Smith keeps a picture of Obama on the wall of her cafe but says she hasn't noticed any changes from the st...

Rebounding Democrats

2010-10-08T09:27:20Z

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2010 file photo in Los Angeles, United States Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., right, greets union members at a Labor Day Breakfast. While Democrats across the country appeared to be struggling in their election bids, Boxer and others nationwi...

Arkansas Going Red

2010-10-01T13:30:32Z

FILE - In this March 23, 2010, file photo, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat, is interviewed in his Little Rock, Ark., campaign headquarters. The sagging fortunes of major Democratic campaigns in Arkansas _ highlighted by Sen. Blanche Lincoln's uphill struggle to save her job _ ar...