http://democrats.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for democrats en Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:06:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2043683 unknown@Netscape.com Republican and Democratic candidates have generally avoided the most extreme expressions of these movements but seem content to drift in their currents. Few have offered policy proposals that reach toward the middle by challenging the orthodoxy of their party Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:06:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2043683democratsrepublicanscenterVsbaseBushismClintonismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2044099 unknown@Netscape.com * Fiscal 2008 defense authorization bill to include withdrawal date, Reid says * Second approach would cut off funding for the war in April 2008 * Debate will begin before end of June, majority leader says * Another proposal would mandate down time between deployments Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:39:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2044099democratsiraqwarTimetablesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2037992 unknown@Netscape.com As the House Appropriations Committee met last week to consider four massive spending bills, something was missing: congressional "earmarks." Long dismissed as pork, earmarks had more than quadrupled under the Republican-controlled Congress. By some estimates, lawmakers were quietly adding nearly $19 billion a year in special projects. Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:09:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2037992congressEarmarksrepublicansGOPdemocratsPoliticsporkNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2037683 unknown@Netscape.com Senior Democrats have reached agreement with the National Rifle Association on what could be the first federal gun-control legislation since 1994, a measure to significantly strengthen the national system that checks the backgrounds of gun buyers. Sun, 10 Jun 2007 06:50:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2037683NRAdemocratsgunlobbyidchecksVirginiatechNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033218 unknown@Netscape.com A video of Democratic candidates covered by CNN under the auspices of Soujourners Magazine, a progressive christian publication. The main theme is tackling poverty. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:21:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033218povertyChristiandemocratsdebateVideoNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033741 unknown@Netscape.com Sounds like Hillary's trying to figure out the fastest way to flame out of the 2008 campaign. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:38:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033741HillaryClintonelectionsdemocratsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2032125 unknown@Netscape.com By Cal Thomas - Most of this God-talk by politicians is irrelevant. We're not electing a theologian, but a president. There are many moral and godly people in my church who I would trust with my wife, but with possibly one exception, not the country. Competence, not ideology or religiosity, should be primary in this election. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:22:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2032125democratsReligionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2032187 unknown@Netscape.com By Terry Michael - If you publicly pious candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination could look up from your talking points for a moment, I'd like to introduce you to the founder of our party -- our earthly father, if you will, Thomas Jefferson. Consider some of President Jefferson's views on religion and politics, which he expressed in a Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:56:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2032187democratsReligionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2031530 unknown@Netscape.com We need to stand up, the Democratic Party needs to stand up, at this critical moment in U.S. history and say enough, ENOUGH! If we don't, Bush and his cronies will change the face of this country. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:46:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2031530bushgovernmentdemocratsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2033123 unknown@Netscape.com We need to stand up, the Democratic Party needs to stand up, at this critical moment in U.S. history and say enough, ENOUGH! If we don't, Bush and his cronies will change the face of this country. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:46:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2033123bushgovernmentdemocratsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2030601 unknown@Netscape.com By Jack Kelly - Radical Islamists have been trying to kill Americans since long before the Iraq war began. There is no reason to suppose they will stop trying to kill Americans when the war in Iraq ends. But in the Democratic presidential debate in Manchester, New Hampshire Sunday night, all the candidates argued, in effect, that our troubles will Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:05:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2030601waronterrorRadicalislamdemocratsrepublicansNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2031924 unknown@Netscape.com By Jack Kelly - Radical Islamists have been trying to kill Americans since long before the Iraq war began. There is no reason to suppose they will stop trying to kill Americans when the war in Iraq ends. But in the Democratic presidential debate in Manchester, New Hampshire Sunday night, all the candidates argued, in effect, that our troubles will Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:05:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2031924waronterrorRadicalislamdemocratsrepublicansNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2027949 unknown@Netscape.com Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are essentially tied for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, the first time that the New York senator hasn't clearly led the field. Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:43:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2027949pollselection08obamaClintondemocratsNominationpresidentialcandidatesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2026482 unknown@Netscape.com The debate itself came up short in the sound-and-fury department. Standing behind their podiums for the first hour, the eight tiny action figures in conservative suits seemed caught between pledges of unity--a nice touch for the always schismatic Democrats--and the understandable urge to separate themselves from the pack. Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:48:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2026482democratsdebateNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2025606 unknown@Netscape.com In a move that raised eyebrows among observers of the 2008 campaign for the Democratic nomination for president, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., today sent former Vice President Al Gore a gift basket laden with high-calorie treats. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:35:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2025606HillaryClintondemocratselectionsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2024344 unknown@Netscape.com After promising unprecedented openness re: Congress' pork barrel practices, House Democrats are moving in the opposite direction as they draw up spending bills for the upcoming budget. Democrats are sidestepping rules approved their 1st day in power in Jan. to clearly identify 'earmarks' - lawmakers' requests for specific projects for their states. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:00:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2024344housedemocratsEarmarksNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2025794 unknown@Netscape.com After promising unprecedented openness re: Congress' pork barrel practices, House Democrats are moving in the opposite direction as they draw up spending bills for the upcoming budget. Democrats are sidestepping rules approved their 1st day in power in Jan. to clearly identify 'earmarks' - lawmakers' requests for specific projects for their states. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:00:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2025794housedemocratsEarmarksNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018726 unknown@Netscape.com A letter to those who promised change: I am but one of the many citizens that made it possible for you to hold office. I think I remember a thank you speech somewhere along the way; speeches of a New Day. However that seems like such a long time ago . Thu, 31 May 2007 20:01:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018726brokenpromisesdemocratsorgainizedcrimeactivismcongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2018220 unknown@Netscape.com if you are as disgusted as most people are with the clowns running for office, then think before you repeat the mantra that it's everyone's duty to go vote. Maybe if the clowns starting getting only 10 or 15 percent turnout, more responsible people would go back into politics. Wed, 30 May 2007 20:49:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2018220VotingelectionsdemocratsrepublicansconstitutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2014704 unknown@Netscape.com The push to impeach President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney is gaining a hearing in some parts of the country, but not in Washington. More than 70 cities and 14 state Democratic parties have urged impeachment or investigations that could lead to impeachment. Tue, 29 May 2007 08:19:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2014704bushadministrationdemocratsimpeachmentPoliticsD.C.washingtonNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2013424 unknown@Netscape.com Expansion of Middle East oil war is a bipartisan imperative Mon, 28 May 2007 05:49:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2013424wariraqfundingbushdemocratsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2013461 unknown@Netscape.com Why do I say that? Because House and Senate Democrats are now insisting that this week's votes to give President Bush a blank check to continue the war were, in fact, heroic efforts to stand up against George Bush and stop the war. Mon, 28 May 2007 05:40:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2013461doublespeakorwellwardemocratsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2011807 unknown@Netscape.com The Democrats did us all a favor by giving Bush his Iraq war-money. After all, the Dems have supported the war from the get-go, so why not expose them as the hypocrites they really are? Sun, 27 May 2007 19:19:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011807democratswariraqNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2010213 unknown@Netscape.com This benchmark plan does nothing other than give an inept President the time he needs to put more lives at risk in a "war" void of sophisticated strategy driven only by a refusal to be wrong in the face of insurmountable evidence to that very fact. Sat, 26 May 2007 02:44:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2010213democratscongresswarbenchmarkNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2009598 unknown@Netscape.com The congressional Democratic leaders' big problem: they can't count. Fri, 25 May 2007 22:54:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2009598iraqwardemocratsdefeatistsliberalsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2008327 unknown@Netscape.com As opponents from the right and left challenge an immigration bill before Congress, there is broad support among Americans -- Democrats, Republicans and independents alike -- for the major provisions in the legislation, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. Fri, 25 May 2007 16:29:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2008327ImmigrationPoliticsrepublicansdemocratsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2009045 unknown@Netscape.com Kathleen Ensz, a Democratic volunteer, stuffs an envelope of dog feces through the mail slot of Marilyn Musgrave, CO-R 4th District. Ensz's lawyer says that the action is covered by the First Amendment. Tasty. Fri, 25 May 2007 10:47:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2009045GOPdemocratspoopFlingingFirstAmendmentSACREBLEUNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2007996 unknown@Netscape.com Bowing to President Bush, the Democratic-controlled Congress grudgingly approved fresh billions for the Iraq war Thursday night, minus the troop withdrawal timeline that drew his earlier veto. "The Iraqi government needs to show real progress in return for America's continued support and sacrifice," said the commander in chief, and h Fri, 25 May 2007 06:55:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2007996bushcongressiraqdemocratsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2007908 unknown@Netscape.com They claim that they don't have the votes to override a veto. But they do have the votes to keep passing a bill that Bush will veto, effectively bringing the war in Iraq to a close because funding will run out. Thu, 24 May 2007 20:44:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2007908democratsiraqwarfundingcongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2006565 unknown@Netscape.com Keith gave a scathing commentary on the compromise struck by the Democratic Party over the war supplemental. he also flames Bush over his childish stand. Thu, 24 May 2007 14:48:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2006565olbermanniraqbushdemocratsVideoNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2006230 unknown@Netscape.com Congress is poised to vote on a funding bill for Iraq that offers no change of course. Those who vote for it will be undermining the troops and enabling a rogue President. Wed, 23 May 2007 21:05:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2006230wariraqdemocratsfundingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2006527 unknown@Netscape.com After scrapping most key elements of an ethics package meant to deliver on Democratic promises to bring unprecedented accountability to Congress, party leaders were still working into the night yesterday to sell their stripped-down bill to the rank and file. Wed, 23 May 2007 19:35:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2006527ethicsdemocratsstrippeddownNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2006323 unknown@Netscape.com The Democrats in the Congress are making a fatal error by playing nice with Bush and his gang of bandits. They are sacrificing the long-term interests of the progressive movement for short-term electoral gain Wed, 23 May 2007 18:52:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2006323bushimpeachmentdemocratsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2004635 unknown@Netscape.com The Congressional Retreat and Surrender Caucus surrendered to the Bush Administration today and retreated from their promise that funding for the troops include a date for withdrawl from Iraq. The surrender to Bush was a predictable outcome for Democrats, who despite the defeat, vowed to continue to plead for the Pelosi Retreat and Surrender Plan. Wed, 23 May 2007 07:25:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2004635democratsRetreatandsurrenderiraqpelosidefeatbushvictoryNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2004326 unknown@Netscape.com The divide between Democratic leaders contemplating their re-election prospects in 2008 and rank-and-file Democrats is becoming a chasm--one so wide that Congressional Democrats may soon find it hard to straddle it. The issue is impeachment. Tue, 22 May 2007 20:03:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2004326democratscongressimpeachmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2004550 unknown@Netscape.com Even though the race for the White House is still in its infancy, Hillary Clinton has yet to take a coherent position on the Iraq war. Tue, 22 May 2007 18:56:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2004550iraqwarHillaryClintonachillesheeldemocratsindecisionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2004218 unknown@Netscape.com After weeks of refusing to back down to President Bush on setting a timetable on Iraq , House Democratic leaders face having to explain to their party's rank and file why they've now relented. Tue, 22 May 2007 14:33:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2004218housedemocratsselliraqplanNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1961816 unknown@Netscape.com One Democratic activist is fed up with Democrats negotiating with a president who is contemptuous of the Constitution and has a 28% approval rating. He writes to Pelosi, "What have you given us? Non-binding resolutions, blank checks for Bush, and staying the course on no Impeachment, that's what you've given us, Madame Speaker." Sat, 19 May 2007 20:53:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1961816democratsbushactivistsnancypelosiimpeachmentconstitutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1961515 unknown@Netscape.com Democratic lawmakers are pushing a new bill that would bar members of Congress from using their inside knowledge of congressional action to profit from investments. The bill, reintroduced Wednesday by Reps. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., and Brian Baird, D-Wash., would ban lawmakers from using nonpublic information to buy and sell stocks. Sat, 19 May 2007 05:43:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1961515democratscongressPoliticsinsidertradingbrianBairdLouiseslaughterNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1926466 unknown@Netscape.com Democrats are breaking the many campaign promises their leaders made last year to run a cleaner, more open Congress by committing many of the procedural sins for which they condemned Republicans during their 12 years in power. Thu, 17 May 2007 17:04:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1926466democratsbrokenpromiescorruptionhypocrisypelosiNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1925846 unknown@Netscape.com Congressional Democrats and President Bush's top aides are entering another round of high-stakes negotiations on funding for the Iraq war in what has become a test of wills. Thu, 17 May 2007 16:26:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1925846iraqwarfundingdemocratsbushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1912204 unknown@Netscape.com House Democratic leaders have decided to use their Honest Leadership and Open Government legislation from the 109th Congress as the basis for the lobbying reform bill that the House Judiciary Committee is expected to mark up this week. Democrats clearly made the bill a part of the agenda during the 2006 election. Wed, 16 May 2007 10:48:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1912204democratsethicsbillcongressreformNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1901937 unknown@Netscape.com As the Bush Administration, multi-national corporations, and the mainstream media continue to choke the life out of the Constitution of the United States, many of the entities sent forth to defend the Constitution seem to be joining the Constitutional assailants rather than aspiring to beat them. Tue, 15 May 2007 20:16:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1901937democratsrepublicansbushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1863578 unknown@Netscape.com A group of Democratic senators plans to introduce legislation reversing a new law allowing U.S. attorneys to live outside the districts they are appointed to serve. Sun, 13 May 2007 04:33:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1863578patriotACTdemocratsSenateU.S.attorneysbushadministrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1839569 unknown@Netscape.com A week after U.S. gasoline prices hit a near-record $3.05 a gallon, Democrats in Congress are promoting legislation taking aim at the big oil companies, although industry experts say that the efforts aren't likely to have any effect. Fri, 11 May 2007 17:03:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1839569oilPoliticsgaspricesdrivingdemocratscongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1830639 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush , under growing political pressure, said Thursday the White House will seek agreement with Congress on benchmarks to measure progress in Iraq . Thu, 10 May 2007 19:52:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1830639bushworkswithdemocratsiraqbenchmarksNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1823763 unknown@Netscape.com Only 13 percent of Republicans agreed that Climate Change has been proved. As the evidence for global warming gets stronger, Republicans are actually getting more skeptical. In other words, the thinking process of most Republicans is worse than random. How is it that more evidence for global warming makes Republicans less convinced? Thu, 10 May 2007 07:54:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1823763bushdemocratspelosiClintonGodNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1823767 unknown@Netscape.com WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - Senior U.S. Democrats urged President George W. Bush to step in to end the "historic crisis" over Paul Wolfowitz's World Bank leadership as pressure mounted for him to resign to avoid a possible divisive vote. Thu, 10 May 2007 03:39:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1823767bushwolfowitzworldbankdemocratsrepublicansNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1816319 unknown@Netscape.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives defied a White House veto threat on Wednesday, voting to increase job protections at the Department of Homeland Security and provide the agency with $2.1 billion more than President George W. Bush requested. Thu, 10 May 2007 02:43:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1816319bushdemocratsrepublicansHomelandSecurityvetoNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1808585 unknown@Netscape.com There has been plenty of substantive bad news for Republicans this week but last night (5/8/07), Hannity & Colmes ignored it all in favor of discussing a baseless accusation against Nancy Pelosi. When challenged by Alan Colmes to provide any facts to back up the claim, a ridiculously overdressed Ann Coulter tried to change the subject, then stu Wed, 09 May 2007 14:26:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1808585pelosirepublicansdemocratsFoxNews