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Sep 14 2009

Troubles brew for House Dems in 2010 election

Posted by doris in Congress, Democrat, Economy, Government, Labor Leaders, Lawmakers, Politcal, Presidental, Republican, White House, jobs

Full Story at msnbc.com

NEW YORK – Despite sweeping Democratic successes in the past two national elections, continuing job losses and President Barack Obama’s slipping support could lead to double-digit losses for the party in next year’s congressional races and may even threaten their House control.

Fifty-four new Democrats were swept into the House in 2006 and 2008, helping the party claim a decisive majority as voters soured on a Republican president and embraced Obama’s message of hope and change. Many of the new Democrats are in districts carried by Republican John McCain in last year’s presidential contest; others are in traditional swing districts that have proved tough for either party to hold.

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Mar 21 2009

Organized labor gives Obama high grades so far

Posted by doris in Economy, Government, Labor Leaders, Politcal

Full Story At  msnbc.com

So far, so good, union leaders say in assessing President Barack Obama’s performance in his first two months in office.

But the furor over bonus payments made to some AIG employees has caused a note of wariness to creep into labor’s most recent assessments of Obama.

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