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California Democrat Barbara Boxer has submitted a bill that addresses only the most basic needs of passengers. Adequate food, drinking water and restrooms must be available to people stuck waiting on planes, and they must have the option to disembark after sitting on the tarmac for three hours...
...stands to reason that Lieberman, a lifelong Democrat, would be interested in extracting concessions from Republicans as well. He describes himself as a hawk abroad, and lately his rhetoric has come to resemble the G.O.P.'s, notably when he said Democratic opposition to Bush's troop surge would "discourage our troops, hearten our enemies." But he's progressive at home; he has a long record of fighting for environmental concerns, prides himself on his early support for the civil rights movement and has earned strong ratings from labor. He's even working on a military mental-health bill with California...
...dust-up between Clinton and Obama? What dust-up? Talk to Iowans, especially Democrats, about this week's set-to between the Clinton and Obama campaigns and you can almost hear a collective "Oh give me a break." Some worry about the possibility of "Swift-boating" to come. "For negativity to start this early is ridiculous but inevitable," says Megan Peiffer, 22, a Des Moines Democrat who works for a local nonprofit. "It will do more harm than good." Alan Young, 44, president of the teachers union in Des Moines, adds "Most folks in Iowa do want to hear...
...Obama fracas. At Obama's appearance in Des Moines, it was the hot topic among folks waiting for the event to start. "About half the people just thought it was kind of headline-grabbing by Hillary and would have no effect," says Dr. Alan Koslow, 54, a Des Moines Democrat. "The other half thought it would hurt Hillary." The topic also popped up immediately but briefly the next morning during a breakfast meeting between Obama and Iowa minority leaders including Ted Williams, president of the African-American Business Association of Des Moines. "He was statesmanlike. His focus...
...Ending the War.Virtually no Democrat thinks the others are doing enough to stop the war. Edwards said, "It is not enough to debate, give speeches and pass non-binding resolutions." Biden, the author of one of those non-binding resolutions opposing President Bush's troop surge in Iraq, said, "Don't talk about capping, do something." Clinton, Obama and Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd have proposed capping the number of troops in Iraq. Biden now says that the key is passing a law that revokes the authority President Bush has to fight the war, allowing troops in Iraq to only perform...