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The Latin Americanist: Here's a thought- the Sandinistas may end up as the big winners when all is said and done not only if Ortega wins the presidency but if the Sandinistas also gain control of Nicaragua's Congress. As it stands now, the conservative Liberal Constitutional Party has 40 seats, 2 more than the Sandinistas. (via Cosmos)
Moderate Voters.org - An Alternative to the Far Right and Far Left.: Christian Science Monitor Election '06 Wild Card: 'Indies' Christian Science Monitor Immigration Crackdown Debated Christian Science Monitor Stem Cells a Wild Card in Missouri Senate Contest Christian Science Monitor Democrats to Push for Trade Policy Changes If They Win Control of Congress USA Today Iraqi Leaders, Including Deposed Ruler's Half-Brother Will Hang RawStory.com In CA-50, Bilbray Should Hold Seat Political Wire Democrats Appear Poised for Election Gains CNN Clinton Rallies for Fla. Democrats (via Cosmos)
Page 132: Remember America doesn't torture, so we've got nothing worry about, right? Democrats to push for trade policy changes if they win control of Congress Behind a classified firewall, the intelligence community is building Intellipedia, but it isn't open to any politician. (via Cosmos)
Stonehead: 'One of the issues in the elections is the loss of jobs in this country from trade policies that are harmful to American workers,' said Democratic National Committee communications director Karen Finney. If Democrats regain power in Congress, they will make sure trade policies 'don't hurt American workers.'" (via Cosmos)
[Ocblog.net] OC Blog: OC/DC: What A Democrat-Led Congress Means for OC and ...: Under a Democrat-led Congress the agenda would likely shift more heavily in favor of many of the environmental and NGO groups that no-doubt have mobilized in support of Democrat candidates this fall. Impacting OC (and the rest of the Country) this committee would take the lead in likely blocking any discussions about offshore drilling, oil reserves in Alaska, or additional hydrocarbon exploration in favor of other options.
[Money.cnn.com] Democrat-Led Congress Could Target Pricing Of Health Care ...: While threats of tariffs have mostly subsided, Congress is increasingly protectionist, with several anti-free-trade Democrats elected Tuesday.
[Bottleofblog.typepad.com] BottleOfBlog: And if Democrats work with Bush on anything except somehow fixing the giant costly, bloody suckhole that is Iraq then every right thinking person in this country needs to get together and form a third party””I suggest the We’re Not Morons Party””and then vote the remaining Democrats and Republicans out of office entirely in two more years.
[Grist.org] Obama and a bipartisan crew of colleagues unveil eco-friendly ...: Also last week, Lugar, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Joseph Biden (Del.), the committee's ranking Democrat, introduced a Sense of the Senate resolution that would enjoin the U.S. to participate in negotiations toward a post-Kyoto international agreement to tackle climate change -- something the Bush administration is loath to do. The move came just two weeks before reps from around the world will convene in Montreal to start discussions on what kind of climate deal should succeed the Kyoto Protocol, which will expire in 2012.
[Washtimes.com] Chavez leads gloating over vote - World - The Washington Times ...: The celebration was not universal, with some foreign commentators worrying that the new Democrat-led Congress will be more protectionist on trade and will disappoint those hoping for a major U.S. shift on issues such as Iraq, North Korea, global warming and the International Criminal Court.
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