Key Issues Split Congressional Democrats

babsbunny

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Sat Sep-01-07 03:17 PM
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Key Issues Split Congressional Democrats

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Congress-Agenda.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Filed at 2:26 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Divided by their liberal and moderate wings, congressional Democrats return from a monthlong recess without consensus on how to tackle several pressing issues, including Iraq and warrantless wiretaps.

Democrats control both chambers but lack the numbers to override President Bush's vetoes of bids to mandate troop withdrawals from Iraq. They also have failed to significantly rewrite the administration's electronic surveillance programs.

That leaves party leaders squeezed between two camps when the House and Senate reconvene Tuesday.

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Vincardog

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Sat Sep-01-07 03:25 PM
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1. The Democrats control the calender. They do not have to bring anything to the floor for a VOTE.

We do not need 60 votes to NOT pass funding.

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napi21

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Sat Sep-01-07 03:28 PM
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2. I don't know why they didn't learn that fro the last 10 years!

Hell, they bit*hed about Pubs refusing to bring any of their issues to the floor! How could they have forgotten so fast?

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Vincardog

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Sat Sep-01-07 03:37 PM
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4. Do you wonder why some here call them Complicit? They all get their money from the same rich powes.

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robinlynne

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Sat Sep-01-07 03:34 PM
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3. and they do not have to fund ANYTHING military.

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Greyhound

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Sat Sep-01-07 06:00 PM
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5. No split at all. One power, two parties. n/t

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slipslidingaway

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Sat Sep-01-07 06:50 PM
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6. K&R... for the replies n/t

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