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...threat to his survival. Organizers of the recall say they have collected more than 500,000 of the 900,000 signatures necessary to qualify for a recall election. "The odds of the recall qualifying have increased to the point of near certainty," says Republican consultant Dan Schnur. And a Democrat strategist acknowledged: "Several people around [Davis] are of the assumption that they have to prepare as if it is going to qualify...
Growing up the son of a famous man can be traumatic, particularly on an island of less than a million people. Take Serdar Denktash, the Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Democrat Party in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Despite the fancy job titles, to most residents of the divided island he is far better known as the son of Rauf Denktash, the rotund septuagenarian President who has dominated Turkish Cypriot politics for nearly half a century. Rauf is still the most important Denktash on Cyprus, but the son may be rising. Serdar, 44, worked behind the scenes...
...medical malpractice issue is a great one if you're a Democrat siding with the lawyers who sue, or if you're a Republican looking out for the doctors and insurers who get sued. It's not so great if you're trying to find a compromise among these powerful, warring professions. But Senator Dianne Feinstein, a liberal Democrat from California, decided to give it a try, and her experience is a case study in how the politics of malpractice insurance works--or doesn't--in Washington...
...January, Feinstein said she would work with the White House. The next day she got a call from new Senate majority leader Bill Frist. A renowned surgeon, Frist desperately wanted the Senate to pass a bill curbing malpractice-insurance costs. And he just as desperately needed a Democrat to co-sponsor the measure. Feinstein agreed to help...
...Build a Better Democrat...