Reddit: Democrats suggest "war tax" to pay for troop increase in Afghanistan.
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Digg: High-Speed Rail On Track For $8 Billion In Grants
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Projects in California, Florida and Illinois are among the winners announced Thursday by the White House — the start of what some Democrats tout as a national rail-building program that could rival the interstate highways begun in the Eisenhower era.
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Digg: Democrats ditch plan to avoid direct vote on health care
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Democratic leaders have decided to abandon the plan to avoid a direct vote on the Senate health care bill, known as deem and pass.
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Digg: Can Marijuana Save the Democrats in November?
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As many as six states will be voting in November on measures to loosen laws banning marijuana use, with California going so far to propose decriminalizing (and taxing) the drug for all adults. That might help Democrats since legalizing marijuana is popular among younger voters, who tend to both vote Democratic and sit out midterm elections.
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Digg: Obama Says Republicans Would Lead Country Back to Recession
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President Barack Obama said House Republicans would reverse the U.S. economic recovery and increase the deficit, sounding a campaign theme before November elections that will determine whether Democrats retain control of Congress. Obama, speaking in his weekly address on radio and the Internet, pounced on Republican opposition to funding clean...
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