theneweditor.com - 29 days ago
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Washington (Rooters) -- Democratic Party officials will soon roll out a new campaign slogan for the 2010 mid-term elections, high-ranking sources in the party told Rooters in a interview today.
According to numerous Democratic Party sources, the new slogan will be, "On a Wing and a Prayer," ...
politico.com - 28 days ago
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politico.com —
At this moment, Democratic sources say their internal
head counts have them breaking through the 218 mark...
this afternoon. Whether that will mean that more Democrats will come on board, or that Pelosi is going to cut other members lose, is still ...
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Dems sources: 218 is on the way
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The White House is letting it be known to democrat political strategists and consultants that if they ever want to work in that town again they'd better not be seen anywhere near a FoxNews Channel reporter or camera, so says Tom Elia. One Democratic strategist said that shortly after an appearance on Fox he got a phone call from a White House official telling him not to be a guest on the show again. The call had an intimidating tone, he said. The message was, "We better not see you on again,'' said the strategist, who spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to run afoul of the White House. An implicit suggestion, he said, was that "clients might stop using you if you continue.'Hope and ...
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