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 Stories About: energy AND Harry Reid AND legislation AND Muckraker AND politics
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Attention and Release
Democrats jockey for attention with their latest energy plans |
Amanda Griscom Little |
08 Jun 2006 |
Muckraker |
| As GOP leaders bluster about gay marriage, flag burning, and the "death tax," Democrats are struggling to get a word in edgewise about the bevy of proposals they've been drafting to address more substantive national concerns -- namely, soaring gas prices, dependence on oil from an increasingly volatile Middle East, and global warming. These are among the hot-button e ... |
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| Topics: Congress, energy, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, legislation, Muckraker, politics, Robert Redford (all these topics) |
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A Broken Reid
Passage of energy bill highlights lack of united Democratic opposition |
Amanda Griscom Little |
08 Aug 2005 |
Muckraker |
| Four years, two failed conference attempts, and one filibuster after the Republican leadership first introduced the Bush-backed energy bill into Congress, the controversial legislation is being signed into law today by the president, yielding a major victory for the White House -- and exposing Democrats' continued inability to rally around a unified vision and stay on message ... |
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| Topics: energy, Harry Reid, legislation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics) |
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