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...group lobbyist with a reputation for hostility to safety regulations, ran into confirmation problems. He withdrew his nomination in late May. The President has not filled the vacancy, prompting Senator Mark Pryor to accuse him of increasing risks to children of dangerous products put on shelves "unchecked." The Arkansas Democrat pushed through legislation this month empowering the CPSC for another six months...
...idea until tonight that he's Hispanic," said Narvaez, 26, who was so inspired by his performance that she plans on changing her party registration from Republican to Democrat just so she can caucus for Richardson as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination...
...fiercely partisan Democrat told us that Graham, a registered Democrat all his life, wasn't complicated once you realized he was actually just a Republican. But that's too simple an explanation. Graham liked all the Presidents and regarded them first and foremost as his friends--with the intriguing exception of Jimmy Carter. The fellow born-again Southern Baptist was the only President ever to organize a local Graham crusade. But on the heels of Graham's crushing experience with the Nixon Administration, the evangelist recalibrated his relationship with the White House and kept his distance. "I looked on Carter...
...With comments like that, Specter, 77, may sometimes sound more like a Democrat than a loyal Republican. The ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee likes to call himself "an independent." Yet, even though he frequently takes controversial stances that put him at odds with his own party and President Bush, Specter treads carefully...
...then, they're betting, Congress will have passed what's known as the DREAM Act - Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors - co-sponsored in the Senate by Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois and Republicans Richard Lugar of Indiana and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, and in the House by Repubican Diaz-Balart and Democrats Howard Berman and Lucille Roybal of California. The measure would allow kids like Juan and Alex to stay in the U.S. and receive residency once they receive a college degree or serve two years in the military. It would also give those undocumented youths access...