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Dems pledge to sever ties to lobbyists
Nov 10 2006 5:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - On Day 1 of the next session of Congress, newly empowered Democrats are promising restrictive rules to "break the link between lobbyists and legislation." The city's veteran lobbyists know what to expect on Day 2: requests for political donations from the Capitol's new stewards.
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Midterm elections help Pelosi, hurt Rove
Nov 10 2006 4:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Combat boots trumped cowboy boots. The election produced winners and losers of all varieties, not all of them as obvious as the footwear of choice for the candidates whose Virginia battle sealed the Democrats' rise to power in both houses of Congress.
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Ohio vote count delayed on football day
Nov 10 2006 2:22PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - In a state chided by visiting comedian Jon Stewart last week for its football obsession, vote counting is being sidelined during the much-anticipated Ohio State-Michigan game.
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Allen concedes; Senate control to Dems
Nov 10 2006 1:21AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia Republican Sen. George Allen conceded Thursday in the ultra-close election that sealed his defeat and transfers Senate control to the Democrats, an improbable shift that dramatically alters the government's balance of power.
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Denver hoping to secure the 2008 DNC
Nov 10 2006 12:43AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A blue oasis in the heart of the predominantly Republican Rocky Mountain West, Denver could lose its bid to lure the 2008 Democratic National Convention unless it can win the support of an important constituency _ labor unions.
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