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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Call me old-fashioned, but I thought Congress was in charge of passing legislation, not Wall Street
By Robert Reich
February 4, 2010
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Senior Democratic senator suggests it's time to "take a breather" on the issue
By Alex Koppelman
January 22, 2010
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Tim Johnson, the likely next chair of the Senate Banking Committee, is Visa and Citigroup's best friend
By Andrew Leonard
January 8, 2010
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Wall Street's favorite senator doesn't have to raise money anymore. Time for him to stand up and be counted
By Andrew Leonard
January 6, 2010
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The Democrat running to replace the retiring senator holds a lead of at least 30 points in one survey
By Alex Koppelman
January 6, 2010
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The senator gets choked up at a press conference about his impending retirement
By Alex Koppelman
January 6, 2010
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A senator for almost 30 years, Dodd would have faced a tough reelection fight
By Alex Koppelman
January 6, 2010
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When GOP senators wrote an amendment designed to embarrass Democrats, they got a little surprise
By Emily Holleman
December 4, 2009
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The Connecticut senator will undergo surgery during the recess
By Alex Koppelman
July 31, 2009
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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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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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Bill Richardson says he's in the "final four."
By Tim Grieve
January 3, 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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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