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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 01 December 2006 A Democratic lawmaker and three-decade veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol has been selected to head the committee in the U.S. House of Representatives overseeing U.S. intelligence activities. VOA's Dan Ro
By Peter Fedynsky Washington 28 December 2006 Watch Democratic Presidential 2008 Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards, the Democratic Party's 2004 candidate for vice president, has announced he is running for the Oval Office itself. He joins t
By Jim Malone Washington 16 January 2007 Democratic Senator Barack Obama, a rapidly rising star on America's political scene, has taken a first step toward a possible run for president in 2008. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone reports from Wash
By Deborah Tate Washington 19 January 2006 Top Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee say they will oppose the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Democrats who announ
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 November 2006 The Democratic Party took control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's elections. Key senate races in Virginia and Montana remained uncertain and it was unclear, early Wednesday, which par
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 08 November 2006 After their victories in Tuesday's mid-term election, Democratic Party leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives are laying out their agenda for majority rule, while Republicans analyze their losses.
By Ron Corben Bangkok 30 May 2007 A constitutional tribunal in Thailand has acquitted the country's second largest party - the Democrats - of slander and bribery linked to general elections held in April last year. The tribunal has yet to release its
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 30 January 2006 President Bush delivering the 2005 State of the Union address On the eve of his State of the Union Address to Congress and the American people, Democrats a
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 28 March 2007 Israeli police have removed about 400 Jewish settlers from a former West Bank settlement. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, the settlement had been abandoned nearly two years ago as part of the Gaza disen
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 20 March 2007 Democrats in the House of Representatives face uncertainty as they proceed with plans to bring legislation to the floor later this week to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and provide billions in domes
As a new 111th Congress convened in the U.S. Capitol,Tuesday, majority Democrat and minority Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives sounded notes of bipartisanship, pledging to work to repair the U.S. economy. Scene in US House of R
A day after a new Democratic-led U.S. Congress was sworn in, lawmakers are focusing on an ambitious agenda. Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday outlined their priorities, which range from passing an economic stimulus plan to addressing new global th
By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 11 July 2006 Many people in Miami's Cuban community are praising Washington's continued efforts to promote democracy in Cuba. This comes after President Bush's Monday approval of a new, multi-million-dollar program to suppor
By Jim Malone Washington 11 September 2006 Remembrance ceremonies, both large and small, took place across the United States Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.
By Jim Malone Washington 10 October 2006 Several new public opinion polls indicate opposition Democrats are on track to make substantial gains in next month's congressional midterm elections. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has the latest on t
By Jim Malone Washington 11 April 2007 Republican presidential contender John McCain made an impassioned plea for public support for the war in Iraq Wednesday. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidates are pressing just as hard for Congress to se
By Jim Randle Baghdad 13 January 2007 U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton is in Baghdad with a delegation of Congress members to meet with representatives of the U.S. military and Iraqi government officials. VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad. US Senator
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 05 December 2006 The incoming Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and other Democrats are ruling out any effort by members of their party to have Congress cut off funds for U.S. military ope
U.S. President George Bush and opposition Democrats are both paying tribute to America's armed forces, as part of the celebration of the nation's 232nd anniversary. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington. President George W. Bush On this Independe
By Scott Stearns White House 10 April 2007 President Bush says he will veto emergency spending for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq because opposition legislators have attached timetables for a troop withdrawal from Iraq. VOA White House correspondent Sc