By Peter Fedynsky Washington 28 December 2006 Watch Democratic Presidential 2008 Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards, the Democratic Party's 2004 candidate for vice president, has announced he is running for the Oval Office itself. He joins t

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By Deborah Tate Washington 19 January 2006 Top Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee say they will oppose the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Democrats who announ

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 November 2006 The Democratic Party took control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's elections. Key senate races in Virginia and Montana remained uncertain and it was unclear, early Wednesday, which par

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By Jim Malone Washington 08 November 2006 U.S. Democrats won a major congressional victory in midterm elections Tuesday, taking control of the House of Representatives for the first time since 1994 and gaining seats in the Senate. As VOA National co

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By Scott Stearns White House 18 April 2007 President Bush met with congressional Democrats at the White House Wednesday to discuss their differences over funding wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports that t

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By Jim Malone Washington 23 February 2007 Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack announced Friday that he is abandoning his bid for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination next year. Vilsack and other Democratic contenders have been overshadowed so

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By John Featherly Washington 26 October 2006 With U.S. midterm Congressional elections just two weeks away, pollsters are trying to determine how Americans are likely to vote. Well-known pollster, John Zogby, says many races are close, but Democrats

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 23 October 2006 U.S. Senator Barack Obama says he may seek his Democratic Party's nomination for president in 2008, reversing his previous statements that he would not do so. The first-term senator from Illinois and the

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 30 January 2006 President Bush delivering the 2005 State of the Union address On the eve of his State of the Union Address to Congress and the American people, Democrats a

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 28 March 2007 Israeli police have removed about 400 Jewish settlers from a former West Bank settlement. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, the settlement had been abandoned nearly two years ago as part of the Gaza disen

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 20 March 2007 Democrats in the House of Representatives face uncertainty as they proceed with plans to bring legislation to the floor later this week to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and provide billions in domes

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By Peter Heinlein United Nations 29 January 2007 The United Nations has held observances to mark the International Day of Commemoration of Victims of the Holocaust. VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports. The U.N. General Assembly Ha

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As a new 111th Congress convened in the U.S. Capitol,Tuesday, majority Democrat and minority Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives sounded notes of bipartisanship, pledging to work to repair the U.S. economy. Scene in US House of R

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A day after a new Democratic-led U.S. Congress was sworn in, lawmakers are focusing on an ambitious agenda. Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday outlined their priorities, which range from passing an economic stimulus plan to addressing new global th

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By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 11 July 2006 Many people in Miami's Cuban community are praising Washington's continued efforts to promote democracy in Cuba. This comes after President Bush's Monday approval of a new, multi-million-dollar program to suppor

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By Marissa Melton Washington 20 January 2007 New York Senator Hillary Clinton has announced she has taken the first step toward a run for the presidency in 2008. VOA's Marissa Melton reports. Senator Hillary Clinton announces opening presidential ex

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By Jim Malone Washington 10 October 2006 Several new public opinion polls indicate opposition Democrats are on track to make substantial gains in next month's congressional midterm elections. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has the latest on t

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By Jim Malone Washington 11 April 2007 Republican presidential contender John McCain made an impassioned plea for public support for the war in Iraq Wednesday. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidates are pressing just as hard for Congress to se

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U.S. President George Bush and opposition Democrats are both paying tribute to America's armed forces, as part of the celebration of the nation's 232nd anniversary. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington. President George W. Bush On this Independe

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By Scott Stearns White House 10 April 2007 President Bush says he will veto emergency spending for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq because opposition legislators have attached timetables for a troop withdrawal from Iraq. VOA White House correspondent Sc

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