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Blue Dog Democrat Rep. Heath Shuler retires - Fox News
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:15:27 GMT

Blue Dog Democrat Rep. Heath Shuler retires
Fox News
"I have always said family comes first, and I never intended to be a career politician." In brief comments off the House floor, Shuler added "I'm putting undue stress on my wife. I feel very much at peace." Shuler decided on Tuesday that he would not ...
NC Democratic congressman Heath Shuler says he won't seek re-election to HouseWashington Post
Heath Shuler, Moderate Democrat from North Carolina, Announces He Won't Seek ...ABC News (blog)
NC's Heath Shuler won't seek re-election to HouseSTLtoday.com

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Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control - Reuters
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:56:53 GMT

Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control
Reuters
"We have to face the fact that both Democrats and Republicans have for a while viewed this as the third rail of American politics," said John Feinblatt, who helps run MAIG as Bloomberg's chief advisor for policy and strategic planning.

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Tenn. Democrats call for good government reforms, Republicans decry election ... - The Republic
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:48:02 GMT

The New Civil Rights Movement

Tenn. Democrats call for good government reforms, Republicans decry election ...
The Republic
Democratic leaders insist their proposals are designed to promote good government. But Republicans charge the measures are election-year games. "I'd be glad to look at any suggestions they have, but they're playing politics," House Majority Leader ...
Democrats propose biennial legislative sessionsThe Tennessean
Democrats' ideas deserve thoughtParis Post Intelligencer
Gallup: Number Of States That Are Solidly Democratic Drops SignificantlyThe New Civil Rights Movement
Daily Mail - Charleston (blog)
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Nick Steward says he can do both, if elected to Tennessee District 74 House Seat - Clarksville Online
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:05:01 GMT

Clarksville Online

Nick Steward says he can do both, if elected to Tennessee District 74 House Seat
Clarksville Online
It's currently represented by Democrat John Tidwell, who was first elected in 1996. Tidwell lives in New Johnsonville and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, and is a civil engineer. Steward is in his first year on the city council, ...

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Outrage subdued after DJ goes on racially charged rant on GOP congressional ... - Fox News
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:24:50 GMT

Fox News

Outrage subdued after DJ goes on racially charged rant on GOP congressional ...
Fox News
As for her treatment on air, which she described as "racist" and abusive, she said it stems from the notion that black politicians should uniformly be Democrats. Bergmann is running in Tennessee's 9th District, which is mostly black.

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TN Democrats seek celebrity to challenge Corker - The Tennessean
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:13:31 GMT

TN Democrats seek celebrity to challenge Corker
The Tennessean
Photo courtesy of Tom Neff How do you compete in a statewide race when your party's best-known politicians have decided they've got better things to do than challenge an incumbent, well-funded US senator? That's one tack the Tennessee Democratic Party ...

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TN Democrats seek celebrity to challenge Corker - The Tennessean
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:30:16 GMT

TN Democrats seek celebrity to challenge Corker
The Tennessean
Sanford Myers/The Tennessean How do you compete in a statewide race when your party's best-known politicians have decided they've got better things to do than challenge an incumbent, well-funded US senator? That's one tack the Tennessee Democratic ...

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Senate passes insider trading ban for Congress, administration officials - Washington Post
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:46:45 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Senate passes insider trading ban for Congress, administration officials
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Sagging approval ratings brought Democrats and Republicans together Thursday, as the Senate passed a bill to explicitly prevent members of Congress, their top aides and administration officials from using non-public information for ...
House ready to consider insider trading banU.S. News & World Report
Congress Acting Quickly on Bill Banning Insider TradingThe Ledger

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Brunner's early efforts point to heavy spending in Senate race - STLtoday.com
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:11:03 GMT

Brunner's early efforts point to heavy spending in Senate race
STLtoday.com
Claire McCaskill relied partly on contributions from abortion rights advocates, labor unions and PACs controlled by other Democratic senators in topping all of her would-be GOP challengers in quarterly receipts, newly filed campaign finance reports ...

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How redistricting has shaped Tennessee's present conditions, as the GOP ... - Nashville Scene
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:06:43 GMT

Nashville Scene

How redistricting has shaped Tennessee's present conditions, as the GOP ...
Nashville Scene
Politicians have long regarded redistricting as a kind of reverse election in which they vote out the constituents deemed to have been insufficiently enthusiastic in their support for the incumbents. Democrats exile pockets of Republican voters to the ...
Between the LinesMemphis Flyer
Lawmakers pass legislative redistricting planSan Antonio Express

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