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Bayh the latest exit as moderates leave Congress
WASHINGTON - The moderate middle is disappearing from Congress. Evan Bayh is just the latest senator to forgo a re-election bid, joining a growing line of pragmatic, find-a-way politicians who are abandoning Washington. Still here: ever-more-polarized colleagues locked in gridlock - exactly what voters say they don't like about politics in the nation's capital.
Nations:U.S. People:Bill Clinton Barbara Boxer Evan Bayh Christopher Dodd Edward Kennedy Newt Gingrich Activities:111th Congress
2010-02-16
Obama's latest bipartisan outreach: nuclear energy
WASHINGTON - Prodding Republicans, President Barack Obama on Tuesday championed nuclear energy expansion as the latest way that feuding parties can move beyond the "broken politics" of Washington that have imperiled his agenda and soured voters.
Nations:U.S. People:Evan Bayh Harry Reid Joseph Biden Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2010-02-16
Dems lack workable plan and retreat on health care
WASHINGTON - Democrats retreated Tuesday from a quick push to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, lacking a workable strategy to salvage the sweeping legislation that has consumed Congress for more than a year.
Nations:U.S. People:Dianne Feinstein Evan Bayh Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Joe Lieberman Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress
2010-01-26
White House fights for Bernanke support in Senate
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke faced mounting Senate opposition for another four-year term Friday, and the White House worked aggressively to keep his nomination afloat.
Nations:U.S. People:Ben Bernanke Timothy Geithner Rahm Emanuel Mitch McConnell Barbara Boxer Evan Bayh Activities:111th Congress Obama Admin.
2010-01-22
Daschle-dashing Thune in 2012 mix
With resurgent Republicans growing increasingly confident that President Barack Obama may yet be a political mortal in 2012, a new name is emerging as a potential presidential contender: South Dakota Sen. John Thune.
Nations:U.S. People:Tom Daschle John Thune Tim Johnson Mitt Romney Evan Bayh Barack Obama
2010-01-13
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