Posts Tagged ‘democrats’
Democrats target Romney, draw from Bush vs. Kerry (AP)
AP – A beleaguered president seeks re-election. His challenger, a candidate with Massachusetts roots and a presidential demeanor straight out of central casting, has to fight through a primary contest fending off charges of flip-flopping. In the end, the challenger’s strength also proves his vulnerability.
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Romney on middle ground: I can work with Democrats (AP)
AP – Presidential challenger Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of failing to lead in a time of economic peril but sounded less conservative than his Republican rivals in their debate Tuesday night, defending the 2008-2009 Wall Street bailout and declaring he could work with “good” Democrats.
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Romney in debate: I can work with ‘good’ Democrats (AP)
AP – Presidential candidate Mitt Romney took some less staunchly conservative stands than his rivals in their debate Tuesday night, declaring he can work with “good” Democrats and positioning himself closer to the center in line with his claim that he can draw crucial independent voters in next year’s general election.
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Senate Democrats add millionaire tax to jobs bill (AP)
AP – Struggling to deliver the big jobs package proposed by President Barack Obama, Senate Democrats are using the issue to force Republican senators to vote on tax increases for millionaires, picking up on a White House theme that the nation’s wealthiest Americans aren’t paying their fair share.
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Senate Democrats rewrite part of Obama’s jobs bill (AP)
AP – Senate Democrats are rewriting portions of President Barack Obama’s jobs bill to include a new 5 percent tax on income above $1 million — a proposal that is sure to be blocked by Republicans.
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Democrats want debt-cutting panel to address jobs (AP)
AP – Democrats on a special congressional debt-reduction supercommittee want it to include jobs creation as part of its work, a task that would complicate the newly created panel’s already formidable assignment.
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2 Wisconsin Democrats keep their Senate seats (AP)
AP – Both of the Democratic Wisconsin state senators up for recall elections have survived.
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