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Kennedy Urges That His Senate Seat Be Filled Quickly

The Boston Globe reported today that Senator Ted Kennedy, in a letter, “has privately asked the governor and legislative leaders to change the succession law to guarantee that Massachusetts will not lack a Senate vote when his seat becomes vacant.”
In a personal, sometimes wistful letter sent Tuesday to Governor Deval L. Patrick, Senate President Therese [...]

The Second Most Powerful Man In Washington

From Political Wire:
The New York Times runs a must-read profile of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
“Mr. Emanuel is arguably the second most powerful man in the country and, just a few days into his tenure, already one of the highest-profile chiefs of staff in recent memory… In recent months, he has played a [...]

Palin Abused Powers

It’s official…. “A legislative investigation” in Alaska “has concluded that Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power in pushing for the firing of an Alaska state trooper who was once married to her sister, or by failing to prevent her husband Todd from doing so.”

The report by investigator Steve Branchflower was made public late this afternoon [...]

DLCC Chairwoman Joan Fitz-Gerald’s Remarks at the DLCC Luncheon on August 19th, Featuring John Kerry as Keynote Speaker

Last Friday, John Kerry was the keynote speaker at the DLCC Annual Luncheon in Seattle, WA. The focus of the luncheon was two-fold, highlighting the success of the DLCC in last year’s elections, as well as the need to continue to “build and maintain winning, state-of-the-art legislative campaign operations nationally and to put Democrats in [...]

DLCC Chairwoman, Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald’s Remarks at the DLCC Luncheon, August 19, 2005

10th ANNUAL LUNCHEON
Friday, August 19, 2005
We state legislators are one of the Democrats’ best stories from the 2004 cycle, and certainly the most overlooked good story.
In what was not a good year for Democrats at the federal level, Democratic state legislators and the DLCC saw net victories in 2004.
Democrats moved 10 chambers toward Democratic control, [...]

DLCC Chairwoman, Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald's Remarks at the DLCC Luncheon, August 19, 2005

10th ANNUAL LUNCHEON
Friday, August 19, 2005
We state legislators are one of the Democrats’ best stories from the 2004 cycle, and certainly the most overlooked good story.
In what was not a good year for Democrats at the federal level, Democratic state legislators and the DLCC saw net victories in 2004.
Democrats moved 10 chambers toward Democratic control, [...]