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    Dems call for State to investigate Iraq oil deals (AP)

    A British soldier drinks a soft drink during a patrol in a market in the Garma area, north of the city of Basra, about 610 km (380 miles) southeast of Baghdad, July 10, 2008. Three months after a security crackdown in Iraq's oil capital of Basra, there are signs of economic revival. But investment to help secure the peace faces hurdles from bureaucratic inertia, lack of technical skills and foreign businesses' uncertainty about whether the calm will hold. To match feature IRAQ/BASRA REUTERS/Atef Hassan (IRAQ)AP - Four Democratic senators, including Sen. Carl Levin, on Wednesday called on the State Department's inspector general to investigate whether agency employees encouraged lucrative oil deals between Iraq and several Western companies.


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    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:21:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
    Dems claim vets possibly shortchanged money owed (AP)
    AP - Tens of thousands of veterans may not have been paid money owed them by the government because of hasty efforts to clear a massive backlog of claims, House Democrats said Tuesday. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:32:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
    Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

    Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., acknowledges the crowd after speaking at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Obama said Tuesday that overall U.S. interests have been hurt rather than helped by the Bush administration's decision to increase troop strength in Iraq 18 months ago, and vowed to stick to his plan to withdraw combat troops within 16 months of becoming president. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Obama says he's running for president to lead the country out of Iraq ... McCain says Iraq-style troop increase would work in Afghanistan ... McCain assailed for opposing adoptions by gays; his campaign says he doesn't seek ban ... DNC chief to embark on Southern bus tour ... SC Gov. Mark Sanford says he bumbled interview about McCain


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    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:09:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
    Democrats plan second economic stimulus bill (AP)
    AP - Democrats controlling Congress ratcheted up expectations Tuesday for additional legislation to jump-start the dragging economy. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:21:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
    Democrats to insist on housing grants (AP)

    President Bush gestures in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2008, where he called on Congress to move quickly to put into force legislation designed to prop up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - House Democrats, moving to accomplish a top priority in exchange for quick approval of the Bush administration's urgent rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, intend to tie it to $3.9 billion in grants for neighborhoods hit hardest by foreclosures.


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    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:18:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
    House Democrats launch first TV ad of fall race (AP)
    AP - House Democrats launched the first television commercial by either party Tuesday in the 2008 battle for control of Congress, criticizing a Republican challenger in Pennsylvania as a friend and supporter of an unpopular President Bush. -- read full article
    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:26:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
    Analysis: GOP, Dems using wars to define Obama (AP)

    Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) addresses supporters during a campaign stop at the NAACP National Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 14, 2008. REUTERS/John Sommers IIAP - Democrat Barack Obama wants to prove he's ready to be a wartime commander in chief. Republican John McCain hopes to sell the idea that his rival is not.


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    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:27:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
    The campaign ads don't quite write themselves (Politico)
    Politico - At first blush, the latest financial crisis involving mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac makes a tantalizing target for the Democrats in this election year. It evokes fat-cat special interests, the specter of bailouts helping million-dollar executives, and yet another potential threat to the ordinary homeowner. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:33:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
    Dem Party chief to head South this week for votes (AP)

    Chris Neely, left, and Brian Day smooth out the signage on Howard Deans bus in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, July 14, 2008. Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is embarking on a voter registration bus tour that he hopes will help push Dixie to the Democrats. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)AP - Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is embarking on a voter registration bus tour he hopes will help push Dixie to the Democrats.


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    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:55:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
    Dems claim vets possibly shortchanged money owed (AP)
    AP - Tens of thousands of veterans may not have been paid money owed them by the government because of hasty efforts to clear a massive backlog of claims, House Democrats said Tuesday. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:18:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
    Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

    Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., acknowledges the crowd after speaking at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Obama said Tuesday that overall U.S. interests have been hurt rather than helped by the Bush administration's decision to increase troop strength in Iraq 18 months ago, and vowed to stick to his plan to withdraw combat troops within 16 months of becoming president. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Obama says he's running for president to lead the country out of Iraq ... McCain says Iraq-style troop increase would work in Afghanistan, calls Obama plans misguided ... DNC chief to embark on Southern bus tour, hoping to register voters to turn Dixie Democratic


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    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:07:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
    Dem Party chief to head South this week for votes (AP)

    Chris Neely, left, and Brian Day smooth out the signage on Howard Deans bus in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, July 14, 2008. Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is embarking on a voter registration bus tour that he hopes will help push Dixie to the Democrats. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)AP - Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is embarking on a voter registration bus tour he hopes will help push Dixie to the Democrats.


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    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:17:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
    Bill Clinton warns of growing polarization (AP)

    Former President William Clinton addresses the National Governors Association during its centennial meeting, Saturday, July 12, 2008 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)AP - Former President Bill Clinton warned Saturday that the country is becoming increasingly polarized despite the historic nature of the Democratic primary.


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    Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:52:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
    Democratic primary for Ga. Senate seat wide open (AP)
    AP - In a year when the battle for the White House has pumped up political passions, Georgia's five-man race for the chance to challenge Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss has been a sleeper. -- read full article
    Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:46:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
    Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

    Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain hugs Katherine Hartman of Chippewa Falls, Wis., during his town hall meeting in Hudson, Wis., Friday, July 11, 2008, all part of his 'Jobs First' tour. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - McCain says he's better than Obama for women, especially those in small business ... Obama stands by remarks about country needing to be multilingual ... McCain ad in Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico praises Hispanic GIs, notes many aren't yet citizens ... German govt. says Obama visit being worked out, quiet on possible Brandenburg Gate speech


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    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:47:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Democratic Party
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