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Democratic leaders take aim at GOP pick Jackson's 'extreme agenda'
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Virginia Democrats continued focusing their fire in November's bellwether statewide elections not at the top of the Republican ticket but in the middle, at E.W. Jackson, the outspoken conservative black minister nominated by GOP delegates for lieutenant governor.
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Senate Democrats craft bill to avert budget cuts
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Top Senate Democrats have prepared a plan to slice the Pentagon's budget by $3 billion a year in an attempt to avoid far steeper cuts that defense hawks warn would cripple the military.
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Del. Charniele Herring selected as new chairwoman of Virginia Democratic Party
Del. Charniele Herring was unanimously elected Saturday in Williamsburg by the state party's ruling central committee.
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Tim Kaine takes lead over George Allen in Virginia, new poll shows
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In the midst of the U.S. presidential election race, the contest for the U.S. Senate is also on—particularly for the Democratic Party that is working to keep its hold of the majority.
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Democratic National Convention 2012: Barack Obama's speech moved indoors
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Democratic officials are moving President Barack Obama's convention speech Thursday indoors to the Time Warner Cable Arena because of the possibility of severe weather.
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Democratic National Convention 2012: Twitter chatter from the DNC floor
CommentThis is your best source for all the latest Twitter chatter from the floor and surrounding the 2012 Democratic National Convention! Don't forget to follow our own Scott Thuman for the very latest.
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President Obama a fan of Clint Eastwood, despite RNC comments
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President Barack Obama says he's a "huge Clint Eastwood fan," even in the aftermath of the actor's rambling "invisible Obama" monologue at the GOP convention.
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Race for the White House is a tight one, poll shows
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For all the attention it got, Republican Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate has not altered the race against President Barack Obama. The campaign remains neck and neck with less than three months to go, a new AP-GfK poll shows.
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Democratic National Convention 2012: Martin O'Malley scheduled to speak
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has a high profile in the party, frequently appearing on national television shows. O'Malley also is the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.
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David Mercer, Democratic strategist, beaten in Northeast
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Friends say Democratic strategist David Mercer was beaten badly Thursday night outside a Northeast 7-Eleven, which is on the corner of Maryland Avenue and 8th Street.
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Western Md. Dems rally in support of candidates
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Maryland Democrats are scheduled to rally in support of President Barack Obama and other candidates at the Weinberg Center for the Arts.
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Obama raises $29.1 million for election campaign
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President Barack Obama raised $29.1 million for his campaign and for the Democratic Party in January, a strong fundraising month that put him ahead of the pace he set in the last quarter of 2011.
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Judge to rule next week on Dems' injunction motion
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A Richmond judge says she will rule next week on Democrats' request for a preliminary injunction to stop Republicans from taking a controlling majority in the evenly divided Virginia Senate.
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Joe Biden to target 2012 battleground states: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida
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Democrats are crafting a campaign strategy for Vice President Joe Biden that targets the big three political battlegrounds: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, states where Biden has deep ties with major constituencies.
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Va. GOP hits graphic of zombie Obama shot in head
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A Loudoun County Republican Committee Halloween-themed graphic featuring a zombie President Barack Obama with a bullet hole in his forehead has provoked condemnations left and right.
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Starbucks CEO urges boycott of campaign donations
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The head of Starbucks is so infuriated with politicians who "are not leading" that he wants to force them to return to Washington and tackle the nation's problems.
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Debt ceiling fight: Is it Norquist's fault?
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Grover Norquist, a man little known outside of Washington policy circles, is playing an outsized role in the wrangling over raising the debt ceiling.
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Anthony Weiner seeking treatment, asks for leave from House of Representatives
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On the day that the chairwoman of the DNC called for him to step down, Anthony Weiner announced he's seeking professional treatment and a leave of absence from Congress.
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