Rep. Kucinich calls for Bush impeachment

06-09-2008 • Reuters

WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich defied his party leadership on Monday by calling for the impeachment of U.S. President George W. Bush for launching the Iraq war

Franken wins Senate endorsement in Minnesota

06-07-2008 • RawStory.com

"To the people of Minnesota, let me say this: I'm not a perfect person," said Franken, a former "Saturday Night Live" writer and performer. "I'm not going to pretend to have all the answers. But I'll tell the trut

Dem delegates face fate (get ready for an 'I told you so')

05-29-2008 • Detroit News Washington Bureau

But many of the members of the Democratic National Committee's Rules & Bylaws Committee say they're focused less on Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama than on a set of rules they argue are vital to maintaining fairness and order in future elect

Sen Edward Kennedy rushed to hospital: stroke?

5-17-2008 • Reuters

Sen. Edward Kennedy, a leading Democrat and patriarch of a prominent American political dynasty, was hospitalized in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with symptoms of a stroke, CNN reported on Saturday.

Louisiana Democrat Nabs GOP Seat in Saturday House Special

5-4-2008 • Congressional Quarterly

Democratic state Rep. Don Cazayoux scored a nationally significant takeover victory in Saturday’s election to fill the vacant and formerly Republican-held seat in Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. A Democrat who projects a conservative image, C

Anti-war Cindy Sheehan files to take on Pelosi

4-27-2008 • San Francisco Chronicle

Peace activist Cindy Sheehan wants to snatch House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat from her in November, but first she's going to need the help - and signatures - of 10,198 friends and supporters.

Rush Limbaugh Calling For Riots In Denver

04-25-2008 • Denver ABC TV 7

DENVER -- Talk show host Rush Limbaugh is sparking controversy again after he made comments calling for riots in Denver during the Democratic National Convention this summer.

House Democrats to fund war to appear 'supportive of troops'

4-18-2008 • Rawstory

House Democrats are poised to approve at least $170 billion in new war funding early next month in hopes of maneuvering domestic spending in with it, say lawmakers and aides

Democrat Economics 101: The Prosperity Killers

03-06-2008 • Mondoreb

The Democrat presidential candidates haven't learned that TANSTAAFL.

Antiwar Candidate Defeats Incumbent Rep. Albert Wynn in Maryland

2-13-2008 • TruthOut

[This is one way to do it.] Antiwar Democrat Donna Edwards joins us to talk about her defeat of eight-term Congress member Albert Wynn. The Maryland race described as "a bellwether contest in the fight for the soul of the Democratic Party."

Judge Grants Kucinich Entry Into NV Debate

1-14-2008 • Breitbart / AP

The judge called it a matter of fairness and said Nevada voters will benefit if they hear from more than just Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards. [No word on the state of private property and contracts in NV]

Kucinich Sues Texas Democratic Party

01-03-2008 • KXAN-TV

Dennis Kucinich found out he's off the Texas ballot. That's because the Texas Democratic Party said his application was "defective." Candidates must sign an oath that requires them to support the Democratic nominee, whoever that sh

ABC/WMUR-TV Raise the Stakes in Iowa

12-26-2007 • mediabistro.com

The criteria for participation in Jan 5 debates with Charles Gibson includes how the candidates finish in Iowa and their place in national polls. That decision will come a week from Friday, which is one day after the Iowa caucuses.

The Vote for Endless War

12-23-2007 • HuffPo

On December 18, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate combined to give President Bush $70 billion to carry the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan into next summer. Only 23 Democrats and one independent supported an amendment by Senator Feingold that woul

Signs of trouble back home for Harry Reid

12-10-2007 • LA Times

Some indications are that Sen. Harry Reid, whom we see so much on national TV criticizing pretty much everything he's asked about and even more, is in some growing political difficulties back home in Nevada. The job of Democratic Senate majority

Cindy Sheehan launches campaign to unseat Pelosi

12-10-2007 • IMC

Virtually ignored by the establishment media, the famous antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan officially kicked off her campaign to unseat Speaker Nancy Pelosi with the opening of her campaign headquarters yesterday in San Francisco.

Localized Man-Made Warming Next Summer?

12-04-2007 • Meetup

72,924 Ron Paul supporters that span the political spectrum in 1,302 Meetup groups from 1,007 cities. Only 435 congressional and 35 senate seats up for grabs. The forecast calls for a VERY hot summer and fall 2008.

CNN/YouTube Debate: Talking Snowman or This Guy

11-27-2007 • YouTube

Sen. Chris Dodd's question for the elderly white male banjo and kazoo review.

Hillary to Give Kids $5,000

9-30-2007 • Adventures of Citizen X

Hillary Clinton, taking a cue from Time magazine, has said that she will give every child born in America $5,000. The money will be placed into an account which the child will have access to when he is 18. Mrs. Clinton says the kids could use this

Bribing (Buying) Power

9-22-2007 • Bloomberg

Dozens of corporate executives who backed President Bush for re-election in 2004, including some of his top fund-raisers, are now helping Democrats running for president. John Mack, CEO of Morgan Stanley, Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., and T

Public's Congressional approval at 11%

9-19-2007 • Reuters

The Congress registered record-low approval ratings in a Reuters/Zogby poll measuring the mood of Americans dipped on deepening worries about the economy."The public mood is not just dark. What's darker than dark? The mood is getting ugly,**

UF Student tasered at John Kerry Speech

09-18-2007 • YouTube

Ask the wrong questions and this is what happens... (Another Tape of what happened after Click Here for #2)

Student tortured and arrested for asking Kerry questions

9-18-2007 • Raw Story (video)

Police Tasered and arrested a University of Florida student when he engaged in "combative diatribe" following a question of Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) at a student forum about why he didn't contest the 2004 presidential election or impeach

DEMOCRATIC RETREAT ON IRAQ?

9-8-2007 • NBC

It's clear now that Democratic leaders on both sides of the Capitol are moving towards dropping their insistence on a end date deadline for completing troop withdrawal from Iraq. Senate leaders are likely to move a defense measure on the week of