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Control of U.S. Senate hinges on Democratic member in critical condition
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The control of the U.S. Senate in the new Congress set to convene early next month has been put into question with Democratic Senator Tim Johnson in critical condition Thursday after he underwent emergency surgery overnight.
Poll: Voters favor McCain over Hillary Clinton
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Republican Senator John McCain would beat Hillary Clinton if presidential election was held now, according to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll.
Democrats elect Pelosi as House
Speaker
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Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of
Calif., smiles during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington,
Nov. 16, 2006, after being elected Speaker for the upcoming 110th
Congress. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) --
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives officially elected Representative
Nancy Pelosi of California on Thursday as speaker-designate, to succeed
Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois when the new Congress
convenes in January next year. Full story
U.S. Democrats elect Senate
leadership
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Incoming U.S. Senate Majority leader
Harry Reid (2nd R, front) speaks to the press alongside his party
colleagues on Capitol Hill Nov. 14, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- One
week after their victories in the midterm elections, U.S. Senate Democrats
elected their leadership for the 110th Congress that convenes early January next
year.
Senator Harry Reid, a moderate
Democrat from Nevada, was elected unchallenged as U.S. Senate majority leader
for the new Congress, to succeed Republican Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee, who
did not seek a third term in this year's elections. Full story>>
U.S. Democrats to push for troop
cuts
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democratic
leaders in the Senate have vowed to use their new congressional majority to
press for troop reductions in Iraq within months, U.S. media reported Monday.
The Democrats - the incoming majority leader, Senator
Harry Reid; the incoming Armed Services Committee chairman, Senator Carl Levin;
and the incoming Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Senator Joseph R. Biden -
said Sunday that a phased redeployment of troops would be their top priority
when the new Congress convenes in January, even before an investigation of the
conduct of the war.
Democrats face ensuing challenges with
supporters
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) --
The Democratic Party's incoming congressional leaders would be drawn into a
struggle with their own supporters after winning the midterm election, the Los
Angeles Times said on Sunday.
How will Democratic congressional
leaders reward their supporters would be a big issue since their demands for
rewards might be difficult to be met, said the paper. Full story>>
Democrats to push for U.S. military
pullout from Iraq
BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- Democrats, who took
control of the U.S. Congress in last week's midterm elections, said Sunday they
will push for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq to begin in the next
few months.
Three American soldiers were killed in Iraq's
volatile al-Anbar province, pushing the U.S. death toll in Iraq to 30 this
month, the military said in a statement on Sunday. Full story>>
Bush, Democrats pledge bipartisanship
after elections
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President George W. Bush
(R) hosts a meeting with Democratic Senatorial leadership in the Oval
Office of the White House November 10, 2006. From left are Senate Minority
Whip Richard Durbin, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Bush.
(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) --
U.S. President George W. Bush met with Senate Democratic leaders at the White
House on Friday and pledged cooperation with Democrats to solve "common
problems."
"The elections are over, the
problems haven't gone away," Bush said after his meeting with Senator Harry
Reid, the Senate minority leader, and Richard Durbin, the Senate minority
whip.
Bush meets Democratic leaders after Republican
defeat in elections
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) --
U.S. President George W. Bush had lunch with House Democratic leaders Nancy
Pelosi and Steny Hoyer at the White House on Thursday, after Republicans lost
its control of Congress in Tuesday's elections.
At an appearance at the Oval
Office, Bush said he congratulated Pelosi for becoming the first woman House
speaker. Full story>>
Democrats secure control of both
chambers of Congress
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Democrat Jim Webb holds an election
victory rally in Arlington, Virginia Nov. 9, 2006, moments after his
opponent, incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. George Allen, concedes defeat in
his bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate. Webb's victory ensures the
Democrats will control the U.S. Senate.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republican
Senator George Allen conceded defeat Thursday in his reelection effort, and the
victory of Jim Webb, the Democratic candidate, making Democrats' control of
Congress complete.
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