Democrats
Power surge: Record number of Latinos voted in 2010
May 10, 2011A recent study by the Pew Hispanic Center reported that a million more Latinos voted in 2010 than did so in the 2006 midterm election.
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Raise fuel efficiency to 60 miles per gallon, coalition says
May 9, 2011The coalition of almost three dozen local and national environmental groups is calling for a fuel economy standard of 60 miles per gallon by 2025.
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Labor leaders call Democrats’ jobs plan a “start”
May 5, 2011The jobs plan unveiled yesterday by congressional Democrats is a step in the right direction, unions say.
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Will Obama meetings on immigration reform bear fruit?
May 5, 2011The meetings were apparently a response to pressure on the administration to back off of its aggressive immigration enforcement efforts.
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Budget in context
April 29, 2011What's the budget debate about? Obama put the question of "how to balance the budget" in the context of "what kind of country will we be?"
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