Congress handed Wall Street a huge wad of cash to jump-start the economy. It didn't work -- so where did all that money go?
By Mike Madden Dec 17, 2008
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The Connecticut senator will undergo surgery during the recess
By Alex Koppelman
July 31, 2009
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In three different Des Moines precincts, a vote-by-vote account of how the Obama wave built.
By Mike Madden, Walter Shapiro and Joan Walsh
January 4, 2008
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Which Democrat should win the White House? On the eve of Iowa, Salon asks some favorite writers, activists and media personalities whose ticket they'll punch and why.
Compiled by Erin Renzas
January 3, 2008
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The Bush administration's bungling in Pakistan and Afghanistan has led to a resurgent Taliban and al-Qaida and loss of U.S. influence in the region. But Democrats did little to stop it.
By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett
January 3, 2008
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As he faces a tough campaign in 2010, the Connecticut senator's approval rating continues to plummet.
By Alex Koppelman
April 2, 2009
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A new poll shows the veteran Connecticut senator is vulnerable to Republican challengers.
By Alex Koppelman
March 10, 2009
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A new poll shows Sen. Joe Lieberman trailing badly in a hypothetical re-election campaign.
By Alex Koppelman
February 10, 2009
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A Quinnipiac University poll released today found Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman's approval rating has dipped to its lowest mark ever.
By Vincent Rossmeier
December 17, 2008
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Republicans are attacking the bailout proposal by falsely claiming that a substantial amount of money could go to a progressive community organizing group that's unpopular on the right.
By Gabriel Winant
September 26, 2008
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Prominent Democrats say McCain contributed little during a White House meeting and showed no desire to participate in negotiations Thursday night.
By Mike Madden
September 25, 2008
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The senator and former presidential candidate had held off making his preference public, but he announced it at a press conference Tuesday.
By Alex Koppelman
February 26, 2008
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Oprah Winfrey is going back out on the campaign trail for Barack Obama, stumping in California on Sunday.
By Alex Koppelman
February 1, 2008
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Bill Richardson says he's in the "final four."
By Tim Grieve
January 3, 2008
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With the Iowa caucuses looming, victory-hungry Democrats want to know -- who is the most "electable"? Here's our best (totally wild) guess as to how each candidate might fare in November.
By Walter Shapiro
December 29, 2007
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The Democrats have their final pre-caucus debate, and it's just as dull as Wednesday's Republican dud. When Mike Huckabee tells Elizabeth Edwards a debate is boring, it's boring.
By Walter Shapiro
December 14, 2007
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When Tuesday's debate turned to foreign policy, the two veteran senators schooled Clinton and Obama.
By Walter Shapiro
December 5, 2007
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What did the president do, and when did he do it?
By Tim Grieve
November 21, 2007
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Former press secretary Scott McClellan says someone in the Bush administration made him spread "false information" about Plame-gate to the press. Time for Congress to ask tough questions.
By Joe Conason
November 21, 2007
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Sen. Joe Biden blasts his fellow Democratic presidential candidates, saying they need to "connect the dots" when it comes to Iraq, Iran and foreign policy.
By Walter Shapiro
November 21, 2007
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Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton may be trading salvos over their international credentials, but the Democratic presidential contenders are really a united front.
By Walter Shapiro
November 21, 2007
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Despite his long-shot stealth campaign, the Connecticut senator is deftly deflating Hillary's claims of experience.
By Walter Shapiro
November 18, 2007
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A change of heart after refusing to say whether he'd support Hillary Clinton.
By Tim Grieve
November 13, 2007
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A guide to the brassy, opinionated, loud, difficult and plum-crazy partners on the arms of their president-running partners. Who says the campaign season is dull?
By Rebecca Traister
November 13, 2007
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Will she play follow the leader again?
By Tim Grieve
October 30, 2007