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Democratic Party Best wishes to John Kerry on his hip surgery -- get well soon, Senator. http://bit.ly/5XY1gv

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Democratic Party Why is the top spot at the TSA vacant? Ask GOP Senator Jim DeMint, who is playing politics with the lives of American travelers.

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DeMint's delay tactic "quite possibly threatens the lives of millions of American travelers" and leaves TSA "without a leader at the very time skilled leadership is needed most."
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Democratic Party It's official—the Senate health reform bill passed this morning, 60-39. Read DNC chair Gov. Tim Kaine's statement:

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This morning, the Senate voted 60-39 to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, after overcoming a series of procedural hurdles and delay tactics by Republicans that were designed to stop the bill from ever reaching the Senate floor for a vote on final passage.
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Democratic Party So, guess who phoned DNC chair Gov. Tim Kaine's Tuesday radio show?

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Governor Kaine was fielding questions from callers, when “Barry from DC” called in. Surprise! Barry was actually President Barack Obama – calling in to thank the Governor for his service to the Commonwealth of Virginia and wish him happy holidays.
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Democratic Party Professor Jacob Hacker, progenitor of the public option, speaks out on health reform.

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"It would be tempting for me to side with ... progressive critics who say that health care reform should now be killed. It would be tempting, but it would be wrong."
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Democratic Party We have a long way to go -- but it's clear the employment situation is moving in the right direction.

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Today's employment report was the most hopeful sign yet that the stabilization of financial markets and the recovery in economic growth may be leading to improvements in the labor market.
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Democratic Party Today at The White House, a big event: the Forum on Jobs & Economic Growth. Watch it live:

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The President is hosting a Jobs Forum to hear ideas on job creation from across the board. Watch it live here.
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Democratic Party Big news today: President Barack Obama will attend the Dec. 9 UN climate change talks in Copenhagen.

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On 12/9, Barack Obama will go to Copenhagen to help build a new, sustainable and prosperous clean energy future. The President is prepared to announce a goal of bringing US emissions down by 17 percent from 2005 levels in 2020. President Obama is working closely with Congress to pass energy and clim...
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Democratic Party Last Sunday, Senator Mitch McConnell showed us all what's long been obvious: His strategy is to bury health reform under endless delays and distortions. So we're calling him out.

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McConnell seems willing to use every trick in the book to delay a fair debate and vote on reform. Each day reform is postponed is another opportunity to distort. We're not going to let him get away with it -- help us call him out.
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Democratic Party The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, just released by the Senate, brings us much closer to securing and extending affordable coverage to millions of Americans. Oh, and it'll reduce our deficit by $777 billion dollars over the next 20 years.

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Democratic Party Today, we thank those who served our nation and continue our work to honor their service.

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Today, we honor those Americans who have served throughout our history, and take the time to thank them for their unflinching courage and service.
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Democratic Party DNC Chairman Kaine's thoughts on our historic win in the House on Saturday:

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"This vote doesn’t mark the end of this process – we still have a ways to go – but it is a critical milestone on the road to passing health insurance reform. The American people want reform – they need reform – and Democrats will not rest until we pass comprehensive health reform legislation.”
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Democratic Party Sarah Palin's telling lies about health reform. Let her know that when it comes to people's livelihood, it's time to quit making stuff up:

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For Sarah Palin, Facebook is a great way to spread lies about health insurance reform. But we're calling her out.
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Dear former Governor Palin, You've spent a great deal of time spreading lies about health reform, and we've had enough. We're calling you out. And since you've spread so much misinformation on Facebook, we've decided to come here to do it...
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Democratic Party What's bigger: health insurance companies' premiums, or the lies insurance companies keep telling us? Either way, we've had enough -- and we're calling them out:

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Surprise! Health insurance companies are lying about reform with deceitful ads and misleading reports. Call 'em Out by telling Congress to stand strong on health reform.