Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1929 politics Politics - Democratic Party en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:58:34 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1929 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20090703/us_health_care_overhaul AP politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:25:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.756b2ba0bcd94e20ad7cda6caf260014.aptopix_obama_dcpm107.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=dE2jEB_PCjBILIcZWWuBrw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="President Barack Obama gestures as he answers questions during a discussion on health care, Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale , Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - First you paid to insure your car. Soon you may have to add health insurance premiums to that stack of monthly bills as well.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.756b2ba0bcd94e20ad7cda6caf260014.aptopix_obama_dcpm107.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=dE2jEB_PCjBILIcZWWuBrw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama gestures as he answers questions during a discussion on health care, Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale , Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090703/pl_politico/24479 politico/20090703/24479 Politico politics Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:22:00 GMT Politico - President Barack Obama told top congressional Democrats Thursday that he was putting his political capital behind health care reform and reminded them that it was crucial for both chambers to pass legislation this month, according to three sources familiar with the conversation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_el_se/us_clinton_ny_senate ap/20090702/us_clinton_ny_senate AP Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:01:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_el_se/us_clinton_ny_senate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.c13e1e0d44694033a8308f4fd713aa67.new_york_senate_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CHOZlXnpbZwqH7nenDNvBQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this May 20, 2009 file photo, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Maloney will challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary, a senior campaign adviser said Wednesday, setting the stage for a potentially costly and contentious fight. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - In a slap at President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton will headline a fundraiser for a New York congresswoman challenging White House-backed Sen. Kristen Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_el_se/us_clinton_ny_senate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.c13e1e0d44694033a8308f4fd713aa67.new_york_senate_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CHOZlXnpbZwqH7nenDNvBQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 20, 2009 file photo, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Maloney will challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary, a senior campaign adviser said Wednesday, setting the stage for a potentially costly and contentious fight. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, FILE)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/pl_nm/us_obama_healthcare_democrats nm/20090702/us_obama_healthcare_democrats Reuters politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:26:08 GMT Reuters - Key Senate Democrats said on Thursday the cost of their plan to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system has dropped to $611 billion over a decade, a figure they hope will help draw wider bipartisan support in Congress. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_co/us_franken_senate ap/20090702/us_franken_senate AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:51:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_co/us_franken_senate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.aad46f7624d14769aa46489bc442ef2c.correction_senate_franken_mncl101.jpg?x=130&y=119&q=85&sig=a5jQBDh26lgm2jljpXTGWA--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="Newly certified Minnesota U.S. Senator Al Franken and Minnesota's other U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar held up their arms in victory during a rally at the mall of the Minnesota State Capitol in St Paul, Minn., Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Franken's win followed a decision Tuesday by the Minnesota Supreme Court declaring him the winner and a concession by former Sen. Norm Coleman. (AP Photo /Craig Lassig)" border="0" /></a>AP - The jokes about Minnesota's prolonged recount can finally stop, just in time for Democrats to secure a reliable vote from a former funny man.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_co/us_franken_senate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.aad46f7624d14769aa46489bc442ef2c.correction_senate_franken_mncl101.jpg?x=130&y=119&q=85&sig=a5jQBDh26lgm2jljpXTGWA--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="photo" title="Newly certified Minnesota U.S. Senator Al Franken and Minnesota's other U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar held up their arms in victory during a rally at the mall of the Minnesota State Capitol in St Paul, Minn., Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Franken's win followed a decision Tuesday by the Minnesota Supreme Court declaring him the winner and a concession by former Sen. Norm Coleman. (AP Photo /Craig Lassig)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20090702/us_health_care_overhaul AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:03:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090617/capt.f0d7662016b54cf785e1de572b331e7f.us_health_overhaul_dccd108.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=bMikm3z.8bIZU2DKx48qhQ--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right, and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee ranking Republican Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., preside over the markup of the health care reform bill and its amendments, seen on documents before them, Wednesday, June 17, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>AP - Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090617/capt.f0d7662016b54cf785e1de572b331e7f.us_health_overhaul_dccd108.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=bMikm3z.8bIZU2DKx48qhQ--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="photo" title="Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right, and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee ranking Republican Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., preside over the markup of the health care reform bill and its amendments, seen on documents before them, Wednesday, June 17, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_co/us_new_york_senate ap/20090702/us_new_york_senate AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:49:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_co/us_new_york_senate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.c13e1e0d44694033a8308f4fd713aa67.new_york_senate_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CHOZlXnpbZwqH7nenDNvBQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this May 20, 2009 file photo, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Maloney will challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary, a senior campaign adviser said Wednesday, setting the stage for a potentially costly and contentious fight. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney has decided to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary, setting the stage for a potentially costly and contentious fight that other congressional Democrats have avoided.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_co/us_new_york_senate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.c13e1e0d44694033a8308f4fd713aa67.new_york_senate_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CHOZlXnpbZwqH7nenDNvBQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 20, 2009 file photo, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Maloney will challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary, a senior campaign adviser said Wednesday, setting the stage for a potentially costly and contentious fight. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, FILE)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_go_co/us_senate_stakes_analysis ap/20090701/us_senate_stakes_analysis AP politics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:57:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_go_co/us_senate_stakes_analysis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.44ea94fa267a49fcaf21ed9652594a21.senate_franken_mncl107.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2bLqgh7RKXLMMXTl.TOoDA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Sen.-elect Al Franken, D-Minn. speaks to supporters during a rally at the mall of the Minnesota State Capitol in St Paul, Minn., Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)" border="0" /></a>AP - Al Franken's victory in the marathon Minnesota Senate race gives Democrats control of 60 seats, the number needed to overcome any Republican filibuster aimed at blocking elements of President Barack Obama's ambitious agenda.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_go_co/us_senate_stakes_analysis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.44ea94fa267a49fcaf21ed9652594a21.senate_franken_mncl107.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2bLqgh7RKXLMMXTl.TOoDA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Sen.-elect Al Franken, D-Minn. speaks to supporters during a rally at the mall of the Minnesota State Capitol in St Paul, Minn., Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_us/us_odd_dueling_logos ap/20090701/us_odd_dueling_logos AP us Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:47:29 GMT AP - O, boy. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090630/pl_mcclatchy/3263156 mcclatchy/20090630/3263156 McClatchy Newspapers politics Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:31:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Al Franken's victory in the long-contested Minnesota U.S. Senate race means that Democrats will control 60 Senate seats for the first time in 30 years, but they'll still face obstacles to passing major legislation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_go_co/us_minnesota_senate_reid ap/20090630/us_minnesota_senate_reid AP politics Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:48:00 GMT AP - Senate Democrats are urging Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to certify Democrat Al Franken's election to the Senate following the state Supreme Court's ruling that the former Saturday Night Live comedian defeated GOP incumbent Norm Coleman. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090629/ap_on_go_co/us_democrats_health_care ap/20090629/us_democrats_health_care AP politics Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:35:28 GMT AP - Mainstream Democrats close to Barack Obama are warning Republicans about insisting on too many changes to the president's health care overhaul, saying the Democratic-controlled Congress will move ahead without GOP input if they do. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20090629/pl_bloomberg/a0hyqllzgvfa bloomberg/20090629/a0hyqllzgvfa Bloomberg politics Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:23:02 GMT Bloomberg - June 29 (Bloomberg) -- California lawmakers remained deadlocked over how fix a $24 billion deficit that threatens to leave the state broke in July, after Democrats sought an end-run around a rule requiring a supermajority vote to raise taxes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20090629/pl_bloomberg/a48lf5xhpwvo bloomberg/20090629/a48lf5xhpwvo Bloomberg politics Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:52:26 GMT Bloomberg - June 29 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. House Democrats cheered when they won a vote to impose the nation’s first limits on greenhouse-gas emissions. Senate Democrats didn’t join the party. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20090629/pl_bloomberg/a3jmgvvwwdyy bloomberg/20090629/a3jmgvvwwdyy Bloomberg politics Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:50:44 GMT Bloomberg - June 29 (Bloomberg) -- California lawmakers remain deadlocked over how to fix a $24 billion deficit that threatens to leave the state broke in July, after Democrats sought an end-run around a rule requiring a supermajority vote to raise taxes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20090629/pl_bloomberg/ak4pvdlhdt5e bloomberg/20090629/ak4pvdlhdt5e Bloomberg politics Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:01:00 GMT Bloomberg - June 29 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. House Democrats cheered when they won a vote to impose the nation’s first limits on greenhouse-gas emissions. Senate Democrats didn’t join the party. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090627/ap_on_re_us/us_xgr_senate_vacancies ap/20090627/us_xgr_senate_vacancies AP us Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:01:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090627/ap_on_re_us/us_xgr_senate_vacancies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090627/capt.506727586db347f7b85dfdb82019b839.senate_vacancies_ny126.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=EXr7nMPWikyd1CYZP3trlw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2009 file photo, then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks on his cell phone before making an appearance in New York on a television program. Connecticut's Republican governor has signed a bill pushed by Democrats after the Rod Blagojevich scandal that strips her of the power to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat and instead requires a special election. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced Friday she has signed a bill pushed by Democrats after the Rod Blagojevich scandal that strips her of the power to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat and instead requires a special election.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090627/ap_on_re_us/us_xgr_senate_vacancies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090627/capt.506727586db347f7b85dfdb82019b839.senate_vacancies_ny126.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=EXr7nMPWikyd1CYZP3trlw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2009 file photo, then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks on his cell phone before making an appearance in New York on a television program. Connecticut's Republican governor has signed a bill pushed by Democrats after the Rod Blagojevich scandal that strips her of the power to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat and instead requires a special election. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_re_us/us_va_governor_travel ap/20090626/us_va_governor_travel AP us Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:47:53 GMT AP - Virginia's governor, who doubles as the national Democratic party chief, is refusing to turn over his travel records to Republicans in his state. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090626/pl_politico/24270 politico/20090626/24270 Politico politics Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:50:00 GMT Politico - Like the undercard match before the main boxing event, a $32.3 billion natural resources budget bill cleared the House Friday after Democrats beat back a Republican attempt to deny any funding increase to the Environmental Protection Agency. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_go_co/us_climate_bill ap/20090626/us_climate_bill AP politics Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:37:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_go_co/us_climate_bill"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090625/capt.photo_1245877025186-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CoXwi5vxOi1xjRXmMrJBow--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Activists hold signs as they participate in a rally on the West Lawn of the US Capitol in March 2009 in Washington, DC. Supporters of sweeping US legislation to fight climate change ramped up their push for a "green energy revolution" Wednesday with a vote on the massive bill expected at week's end.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)" border="0" /></a>AP - In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_on_go_co/us_climate_bill"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090625/capt.photo_1245877025186-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CoXwi5vxOi1xjRXmMrJBow--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Activists hold signs as they participate in a rally on the West Lawn of the US Capitol in March 2009 in Washington, DC. Supporters of sweeping US legislation to fight climate change ramped up their push for a "green energy revolution" Wednesday with a vote on the massive bill expected at week's end.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)