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news.yahoo.com - 4/4/2009
Van Hollen asks liberal groups to lay off (Politico)
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Politico - For the second time in less than a week, a Democratic leader is calling on liberal groups to back off in their efforts to target moderate Democrats who have been skeptical of President Barack Obama's ambitious budget.
dccc.org - 4/1/2009
Chairman Van Hollen
— dccc.org — Chairman Van Hollen's Statement on the NY-20 Special Election DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen released the following... statement on the special election in New York's 20 th Congressional District:"From 21 points down to securing a majority of the vote ... (more) Chairman Van Hollen

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 4/3/2009
MoveOn To Reid And Van Hollen: Sorry, We’re Not Backing Off
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — MoveOn has a message for Harry Reid , Harry Reid , Harry Reid , Harry Reid ,... Chris Van Hollen , and anyone else who may want the group to stop pressuring moderate Dems to support the President's agenda: Forget about it. (more) MoveOn To Reid And Van Hollen: Sorry, We’re Not Backing Off

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politico.com - 4/2/2009
Van Hollen asks liberal groups to lay off
— politico.com — A Dem leader is calling on liberal groups to back off in their efforts to target moderate... Democrats. (more) Van Hollen asks liberal groups to lay off

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DownWithTyranny!:  Making Sense Of Chris Van Hollen's Criticism Of Progressive Activists Fighting For Obama's Agenda

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Making Sense Of Chris Van Hollen's Criticism Of Progressive Activists Fighting For Obama's Agenda
DownWithTyranny! — ... We invited DCCC Chair Chris Van Hollen over to FDL today to talk about Wednesday's incendiary Politico piece by Alex Isenstadt. In what Van Hollen's office claims were out of context remarks, Isenstadt seems to have framed Van Hollen as "calling on liberal groups to back off in their efforts to target moderate Democrats who have been skeptical of President Barack Obama's ambitious budget." Van Hollen couldn't make our chat today but his office claimed a NY Times report on the same day by Kate Phillips ...

Making Sense of Chris Van Hollen’s Criticism of Progressive Activists Fighting for Obama’s Agenda
Firedoglake — ... We invited DCCC Chair Chris Van Hollen over to FDL today to talk about Wednesday's incendiary Politico piece by Alex Isenstadt. In what Van Hollen's office claims were out of context remarks, Isenstadt seems to have framed Van Hollen as "calling on liberal groups to back off in their efforts to target moderate Democrats who have been skeptical of President Barack Obama's ambitious budget." Van Hollen couldn't make our chat today but his office claimed a NY Times report on the same day by Kate Phillips ...

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