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WHEN Barack Obama was running for the Senate, an adviser showed him a file of damaging facts that Republicans had dug up about him.

David Plouffe, a White House adviser, told ABC yesterday it was not clear if there would be enough House Republicans to get a deal through.

"This year, the scales are tipped, " he said. "And I think you're going to see a lot of Republicans voting for Obama this year. "

Feminists and Republicans have collaborated to leave the US "bereft of any culture of love" , Bruckner believes.

He said it was clear that Johnson wanted to overthrow Congress. Other radical Republicans then joined him in condemning Johnson.

Ms Pelosi, who was vilified by Republicans for her "San Francisco values" , pledged to work with Republicans in a "bi-partisan way" .

Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky led the support for the bank. Clay was head of the opposition political party, the National Republicans.

Obama is clearly trying to appeal to Republicans and independents to change course, as he did in North Carolina.

Republicans will probably claim that private employers got their mojo back as they began to anticipate a more business-friendly Congress.

As for ideas, the Republicans seem to be reducing themselves into exactly what the Democrats say they are: the nasty party of No.

The Republicans, not to be outdone, decided to try to recall eight Democratic senators who had absconded.

If he cannot talk sense into Republicans or his own side, all that remains is public opinion.

Most Republicans, needless to say, are ever more certain that the man is all talk.

But this proved to be no match for the Republicans' cultural populism. Now economic populism is returning to the heart of American politics.

Mr McCain is certainly the right man for the Republicans, but we are not yet ready to endorse him for the presidency.

Had Mr Bennett faced all registered Republicans, he might have survived.

Iraq that has attracted the support of at least two Republicans threatens to expose fissures within the GOP over the unpopular war.

Republicans said the White House was not advancing concrete plans for creating new jobs and stimulating the economy.

For its part, the White House insists that it intends to reach out to Republicans so it isn't seen as the cause of a breakdown in comity.

How much support Democrats can obtain from Republicans will depend on the details.

He made concessions in stimulus negotiations, and has invited a few Republicans over for cocktails.

Nothing in our data, by the way, suggests that evolution is, at this point, a major issue for Republicans or for the general population.

In such a system, a Republican and a Democrat might face off in the general election, or two Republicans or two Democrats.

Ms Pelosi realised that she did not need to compete with the White House in producing bright ideas that the Republicans might steal.

A senior House Democratic aide said he was 'cautiously optimistic' but put the responsibility on Republicans to come up with more votes.

Some ideas are even borrowed from the Republicans, including at least one from his old foe, Newt Gingrich.

It's hard to see how Kerry and Lieberman can bring oil-state Democrats and any Republicans at all on board with that language.

He said: "If there's one thing that has unified Democrats and Republicans, it's that we all hated the bank bail-out. "

He said the Republicans' newest legislation would clear the House, could clear the Senate and then would be sent to Obama for his signature.

He said he believed Republicans would eventually back down from their absolute objection to any tax rise.

For both policy and political reasons, I was trying to get back in the tax-cut hunt with the Republicans before the new Congress convened.

The White House quickly endorsed Reid's approach and told the Republicans the "the ball is in their court. "

A Gallup poll also found that people seem to be abandoning the Republicans for the Democrats.

And with Republicans gaining ground this political season, get ready for a particularly painful bout of it.

The economy ought to be the Democrats' trump card, just as security tends to be the Republicans'.

"Depart, and let us have done with you, " Cromwell told the Rump Parliament. The Republicans deserve the same next week.

Things in Atlanta were in a dreadful pass, she said, due to the vile doings of the Republicans.

That outrage, like the car bomb that murdered Mr Kerr, was the work of dissident republicans opposed to Northern Ireland's peace process.

You know, the Republicans have just dropped the ball on this. Nobody is pointing this out for some reason. Nobody's pointing out his record!

Mr. Obama describes Republicans as the party of 'no' who have refused to work with him on dealing with the nation's major problems.

And as you know, if there's one thing the Republicans will not stand for, it's electing some Hollywood celebrity to public office.

He said he believed both parties agree that significant spending cuts are needed and urged unity among Republicans.

The schedule for a vote was not clear and Republicans may want to debate the matter, which could push consideration to later in the week.

Republicans have the right to filibuster under centuries-old rules that this page has long defended.

It does not help that many Republicans see him as a traitor: most of his support seems to come from independents and Democrats.

Yet this year, Republicans in Congress have been trying to slash investments in family planning.

But no one quite knows how much money such measures would save, and Republicans already accuse him of trying to limit care.

Republicans focused on Ms Kagan's lack of experience as a judge (she was an academic before being appointed solicitor-general).

You really are ignorant if you think the Republicans did not spend this nation into bankruptcy right along with the Democrats.

But in a year when many Republicans are sheddingthe establishment mantle in favor of Tea Party populism, it doesn't seem to beworking.

But Republicans were unhappy that Obama now appears to be trying to pay for his jobs plan entirely with tax increases.

Republicans are more than twice as likely as Democrats to see Iran as the top U. S. enemy, while Democrats are likelier to name Iraq.

And Arkansas Republicans have reason to be jubilant; the state has long been a Democratic stronghold.

And New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he's 'unique once again' for being one of the few Republicans in attendance.

As angry as she was with me, she was even more upset about what Starr and the Republicans were trying to do.

Maine Senator Susan Collins was one of only three Republicans to back Mr. Obama's economic-stimulus package last month.

Democrats and Republicans are still at odds over how much spending should be cut to fund the government for the next six months.

I don't want to say Democrats are better than Republicans, but I accept that I get people mad at my party.

Mr Kemp was one of the most prominent Republicans of his generation.

Apparently Mr. Hoyer did not trust voters to understand what a dangerous and dishonest game the Republicans are playing.

" He said: " It is time we do not as Democrats or Republicans but as a defender of public confidence as to the work of the time.

The Republicans' unpopularity is inextricably linked with that of Mr Bush.

The absence of any experience as a judge was raised by Senate Republicans as a potential stumbling block to her confirmation.

Just to see if the Science results were a fluke, I tried a different set of categories: Republicans and Democrats.

But the Republicans seem to have gone furthest in subordinating considerations of competence and merit to pro-life purity.

The Democrats were clever enough to tack to the centre at a time when the Republicans appeared to have lurched to the extreme right.

The president also said he is encouraged by the progress of budget talks between Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Republicans could focus on the fact she's never been a judge and has a history of opposing the ban on gay people serving in the military.

Republicans run Arizona and are now in a state of hysteria, competing with one another to deal most toughly with the threat.

It would be over-cynical to see this as a Democratic ploy to lure the Republicans into alienating a vital group of voters all over again.

But Republicans and Democrats differ sharply as to which mighty institutions pose the greatest threat to the little guy.

Needless to say, Republicans won't go along with anything like this. They balk even at the president's modest plan.

Far from uniting Republicans, the war is beginning to divide them.

Republicans are no doubt trying to tarnish those accomplishments.

It would be too much of a gift to hardline Republicans if he also extended his hand to Mr Kim's clenched one.

And, while he couldn't bring any other Republicans along, that was at least a decent starting point.

With Republicans dominating state government, there was little question of raising revenue.

Republicans can only hope the move pushes Iraq off the front page as they turn their attention to next year's crucial elections .

Music to the ears of White House aides trying to hammer the message that Republicans now have a responsibility to govern.

The Republicans are referred to as the conservative party, but the spending has gone out of control.

Even if President Ford had chosen Senator Baker to run with him, the chances of the Republicans capturing the South would have been slim.

Perry, Bachmann and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney appear to be the top choices for Republicans at the moment.

IT IS bad enough that Republicans and Democrats are so divided on how much to spend and tax.

With every appearance of sincerity, he said he looked for common ground and pressed the Republicans for steps they might all take together.

Even the $917 billion in savings that have already been agreed by Republicans and Democrats are not guaranteed in the long term, he said.

He made moderates feel hopeful, and even among many core Republicans who did not ultimately vote for him, Obama inspired admiration.

Republicans say measures that would worsen deficits have no place in talks designed to reduce them.

He said he is committed to working with both Republicans and Democrats to cut the country's burgeoning budget deficits.

The president seems to be assuming that when it comes to the crunch, Republicans will drop their objections and vote for this one too.

Obama is clearly trying to appeal to republicans and independents to change cause course, as he did in North Carolina.

He would not be able to run the risk of driving them into alliance with the Republicans by further antagonism on domestic issues.

The Republicans and Democrats have been trying to ensure the other will be blamed by voters if it all goes wrong.

All that's needed is a simple vote that Democrats and Republicans have taken for decades, including all of the leaders in Congress today.

Senate Republicans said they were ready to fight to put more emphasis on tax cuts and less on new spending.

Astonishingly, Republicans in Congress seem to be lined up instinctively against this basic economic stimulus.

But Republicans note the president also plans a new tax regime on energy consumption that will affect Americans of every income level.

The public is not going to be fooled once it sees what the Republicans, pushed by Tea Party members, were really holding out for.

Now it would be wrong to say that all Republicans see increased pollution as the answer to unemployment.

The Democrats and Republicans now have to fight it out to agree to long-term spending plans, which has been a tough ask so far.

Republicans berate him for exuding weakness, noting that his big speech on nuclear disarmament was upstaged by a North Korean missile test.

Republicans snort that he was bluffing all along when he said he would get tough in Afghanistan.

Republicans said the disagreement was over the size of the budget cuts, not social programs.

Republicans and a growing group of Democrats have said the cuts should be extended temporarily for everyone.

It is hard to understand why many Republicans would object to New START, beyond a general desire to snub the president.

Mr. Romney said his defeat hurt his standing in the party, but he said he would nonetheless seek a role helping Republicans bounce back.

Obama is absolutely right in his critique, and he's right to call on Republicans to move beyond their enforcement-only rhetoric.

Obama is clearly trying to appeal to Republicans and Independents to change (cores) course as he did in North Carolina.

Mr. Obama could and should be hammering Republicans for trying to hold the middle class hostage to secure tax cuts for the wealthy.

So the consumer protection bureau serves a vital function. But as I said, Senate Republicans are trying to kill it.

Conservative commentators and Congressional Republicans said he had been muzzled because he did not toe the liberal line.

This seems naive: a new party of the left, if it ever came into being, might split the Democratic vote and thus elect more Republicans.

But the president said he is still willing to work with Republicans to find solutions to the unemployment problem.

Gregg broke ranks with some of his fellow Republicans and said he did not think Geithner should step down from his Cabinet post.

Podesta said the president-elect also will look to form a bipartisan Cabinet by including Republicans.

Although they talked about Saddam as if he were the devil himself, some of the Republicans were in a snit over the attacks.

Republicans picked up at least 60 House seats and, with more than a dozen races still too close to call, the number probably will rise.

Some observers guessed that he was trying to smooth the way for a climate-change bill by offering Republicans a present.

Beijing hopes Republicans' domestic focus will take the wind out of those efforts.

We have done our job. It is not a question of Democrats doing anything. It is a question of Republicans supporting their own president.

It's as if millions of Americans are drowning while Republicans stand on the shore, hoarding life preservers by the armfuls.

There was a time when Republicans used to refer to themselves proudly as "the party of Lincoln. "

Republicans have insisted repeatedly over the last few days that the deal does not include tax rises.

The main attraction on the Republicans opening night was Pat Buchanan, who sent the delegates into a frenzy with his attacks on me.

That was one of the few times in the speech when Republicans stood and cheered. Most Democrats stayed seated.

Mr Obama voted against raising the debt limit that day and will, no doubt, be reminded of this fact by Republicans in coming weeks.

Republicans are noisily claiming that some provisions do not meet this test, and therefore must be rejected by the Senate's parliamentarian.

But he said if the main legislative goals of the Republicans are to replace the health care law . . .

His priorities are very different from yours and from mine. And I speak, by the way, not just to Democrats but to Republicans as well.

Michigan Congressman John Dingell accused Republicans of trying to confuse Americans.

After Illinois, Democrats can at least take solace in the fact that Republicans will endure their share of primary chaos elsewhere.

However, such a plan will have to win support of House Republicans and clear the U. S. Senate.

In fact, Boehner probably would not have been able to win support for even the version with a $800bn increase from House Republicans.

But Republicans, now holding their convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, are also trying to attract young voters.

Hence the relish with which Republicans pounced on evidence of a rift between Mr Obama and Israel over the 1967 borders.

Kennedy, at least, did not have the Republicans encouraging the Kremlin to hang tough.

The Presidents Obama and Clinton huddled all day in meetings, which republicans characterize as conspirators adjusting their stories.

Already, Republicans are lining up in opposition to a government-directed jobs initiative.

But even doing all that wasn't enough to satisfy the bastard Republicans.

Ms Lincoln was one of only three Democrats to vote with Republicans to block the bill's advancement.

Republicans, big bankers, and Wall Street, and the pharmaceutical and health-insurance industries see Mr. Obama as the enemy.

Republicans pushing for even faster deficit-slashing rarely add that this guarantees more pain for families, businessmen and investors.

Having the Republicans in charge of at least one branch of Congress, the thinking went, could give the President fresh room to maneuver.

Perhaps the most convincing reason to think Republicans will not win as much applause as they hope comes from Drew Altman of KFF.

Barnes says some Republicans now believe Obama would be a weaker opponent than Clinton in the general election.

Rather than regretting how the Republicans in Congress have behaved, Mr Obama should look harder at his own use of his presidential power.

Since the Democrats control Washington, DC, the only Republicans changing things (as opposed to merely blocking change) are in the states.

The governor of Nebraska, one of the states along the route, and one of its senators, both Republicans, have expressed concern.

However, Republicans continued to attack the president's "back-room bill" yesterday.

McCain also faces a lingering challenge in trying to shore up support among conservative Republicans.

Moreover, by the time the lame-duck session begins, Republicans are likely to be emboldened by their expected electoral gains.

When Democrats and Republicans agree on something, it should be pretty easy to get it done.

Mr Obama's response was just as divisive, attempting to play-off the rest of America against cruel Republicans and the wealthy.

The Republicans think they may be able to persuade one or two moderate Democrats to join them in opposing some legislation.

In several elections, Republicans did not even bother to run candidates against these two.

They are also more fired up: they have been raising more money and packing in bigger crowds than Republicans for over a year now.

Republicans detest him for calling Mr Bush a "loser" and "one of the worst presidents in our history" .

This increased the power of political parties, like the Democrats and Republicans, and strengthened the democracy of the process.

The Republicans are campaigning against any further stimulus and they seem to have gained the upper hand by stigmatizing big government.

Which is why many Democrats as well as Republicans suggest it might be good to webcast a speech on learning to the White House as well.

If such a party attracted substantial voters on such a platform, it would shape the agendas of the Republicans and Democrats.

Republicans, in Wisconsin and elsewhere, are trying to shut that kind of discourse down.

Imagine how disastrous it would be if the Republicans shut down government for any length of time.

The party's chairman, Michael Steele, said at the end of campaigning Republicans are hoping for a "fresh start with the American people. "

With Democrats still outnumbering Republicans in the city by six to one, it was no surprise that he was easily re-elected on November 8th.

Judged by that standard, it is Republicans, not Democrats, who now seem to be making the right moves.

Democrats say any Republicans who turn down the money are "fringe governors" , while Republicans say it's Democrats who are out of touch.

Republicans had been concerned that the bill might be inconsistent with global trade rules.

Mr. Obama praised the vote on his top domestic priority, which came after a year-long political battle with Republicans.

Scientists and a few Republicans (Nancy Reagan among them) fought vigorously against the federal-funding ban.

Republicans appearing on the Sunday shows did not back away from Boehner's combative remarks on the debt ceiling.

'Today's release of U. S. census data pours cold water on Republicans' hype that redistricting is a disaster for Democrats, ' he said.

Republicans, however, will have none of it, raising objections that range from the odd to the incoherent.

If the Republicans are looking for a jolt of inspiration and a fresh face to lead them into battle, Mr McConnell is not their man.

Some Democrats said the Republicans were simply misrepresenting the legislation.

In the Democrats' weekly video radio address, Senator Rade Reed said the Republicans' plan for Iraq is open-ended and too expensive.

Our base voters had been activated and would turn out as eagerly as the Republicans who wanted the White House back.

"He is going to continue to reach out to Republicans and he is hopeful Republicans will start to reach back, " said Gibbs.

The Republicans oppose such fiat powers and want to leave it to the courts to deal with behemoths that over-reach themselves.

But thanks to Mr McCain's "hold" tactic, the Republicans seem to have won the first labour skirmish.

Republicans said the report's numbers were likely overblown and pointed to problems in the earlier contractors report.

It would be a shame if such considerations robbed the Republicans of a credible candidate.

Republicans have controlled the White House for eight years, and Congress for most of that, but Sen.

Leading Republicans are engaged in a "what do we do now" debate as they seek a way to rehabilitate their image in the age of Obama.

Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. , said Republicans ignore the fact that the law would not add to the federal deficit.

But a senior politician said that the officer was likely to have been killed by dissident republicans.

Besides, without the federal government to complain about, southern Republicans would have to come up with a whole new platform.

She added that there was a growing political consensus between Republicans and Democrats on this.

This may create a chance for Mr Obama under otherwise dire political circumstances to push Republicans into a deal.

But Speaker John Boehner and other Republicans in the House said the president was sending the wrong message at the wrong time.

The House of Representatives, with a large number of Republicans aligned to the Tea Party movement, had been the main obstacle.

By the final months of his presidency, Americans judged Democrats to be more competent than Republicans by a margin of five to three.

The president and his aides describe their plan as a reasonable initiative that should be acceptable to opposition Republicans.

But a group of prominent Republicans has begun to assemble a campaign operation should he decide to run.

Sixty percent also said the Iraq war would head in the wrong direction if the Republicans retain control of Congress.

That left seven seats up in the air, five currently held by Democrats and only two by Republicans.

Republicans should stop reflexively blocking everything the Democrats propose, and start discussing policy as though it mattered.

In the Democrats' weekly radio address, Senator Reed said the Republicans' plan for Iraq is open-ended and too expensive.

As you may know, President Obama initially tried to strike a "Grand Bargain" with Republicans over taxes and spending.

He believes that this would send a message of weakness, and allow the Republicans to begin to reopen the national-security gap.

The Republicans do appear to understand that they cannot survive as the party of white southern voters.

On the whole, Republicans favour spending cuts, whereas Democrats are more inclined to preserve services, even if it means higher taxes.

More than any of her Democratic rivals, Mrs Clinton has striven to neutralise the Republicans' advantage here.

Republicans argue a government plan , also known as the public option, would undermine the private insurance industry .

The supply-side cult has shrunk to the point that it contains only cranks , charlatans, and Republicans.

In short, both the Democrats and the Republicans think they have found a winning theme in the other party's environmental policies.

Democrats stood frequently to applaud what was a strongly partisan speech while, for the most part, Republicans sat in grim silence.

Such is the sense of panic among Republicans that Mr McCain is now being bombarded with contradictory advice.

Republicans remain just as opposed to any kind of tax increase.

When I was introduced and began to walk down the aisle, the Democrats cheered loudly as most Republicans clapped politely.

As the Republicans intensified their criticism of me, my supporters started to stand up.

So I urge Republicans in the Senate to at least allow a majority of Senators and Congressmen to stop this pay cut.

But an overwhelming majority of Republicans do not support the plans that congressional Democrats have been hammering out.

There has already been a sober realization by Republicans that Obama may be a tough guy to beat in 2012.

Republicans would not have to take an unpopular vote to raise the debt limit, a burden that would be left exclusively to Democrats.

Pundits started to wonder whether the defeated Republicans had been smashed for a generation.

bear in mind, too, that unless something changes the political dynamics, Republicans will soon control at least one house of Congress.

Republicans push nuclear power as at least a partial substitute for their lack of a comprehensive energy plan.

Strangely, the promised despoliations are most likely to be presented as imminent when Republicans are in the White House.

Charlie, it is just a killer. I spoke with Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill today with administration officials.

In all, Republicans appear to have gained at least nine governorships, and won control of 11 state legislatures (see article).

Republicans have complained that these programs are too costly at a time of economic recession.

They are happy to mock Republicans, but when the time comes to run there are only a few tumbleweeds bouncing across the horizon.

And yet, in this unusual year, this was not enough for Utah's Republicans.

On social issues, Mr Bush tilted far enough to the right to scare away secular and libertarian Republicans.

And it was the House Republicans that decided that they would be part of the solution to this problem.

The White House is letting Republicans win the argument by refusing to address the long-term issue.

Senate Republicans are open to a stimulus package, but say tax relief must be an essential part of the plan.

Both the White House and top Republicans are playing down the prospects for a deal in Sunday's talks.

Nevertheless, it is hard to see how Republicans would gain from a campaign where the economy looms large.

One of the cards that Obama has is that the Republicans do not want to be blamed for a shutdown of government.

Nationally, Democrats are praying that the tea-party movement will push the Republicans so far to the right that they become unelectable.

Even Republicans who dislike Fannie and Freddie talk of a careful transition and of not damaging the housing market.

This was one that the Republicans really should have won.

As bad as a shutdown would be, heading much further toward the Republicans' number would do far more lasting damage to the economy.

In response, House and Senate Republicans accused Democrats of trying to politicize the Iraq issue for their own political gain.

Some Republicans speak of a campaign against repeal, claiming that it would hurt military morale and impede recruiting.

The proposal is likely to meet a strong challenge in Congress, where Republicans have said they oppose any tax increases.

Everything in the American Jobs Act is the kind of idea that's been supported by Democrats and Republicans before.

Ultimately, however, voters choose to blame the Republicans, and the president, Bill Clinton, is later elected for a second term.

Independent voters appear eager to see him working with Republicans on vital issues.

Republicans are trying to paint Mr. Obama as weak on national security.

So, at this point, leading Republicans are basically against anything that might help the unemployed.

Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming is one of a handful of Republicans who has been discussing a bipartisan approach on health care.

When they finish all the arguing, what do you think will be the bottom line: will the Republicans or the Democrats win?

For one thing, Republicans made it clear that they are not willing to do anything to help Mr Obama pass health reform quickly.

But for many Republicans, voting for a tax increase would be a bigger sin than allowing vicious cuts in the defence budget.

Until Ms Gillibrand, a fairly conservative Democrat, won the seat in 2006, it had been held by Republicans since 1993.

We fought a world war on less debt than the Republicans have built up in the last eight years.

America's budget outlook is rather more uncertain, especially in the light of the Republicans' unexpected Senate victory in Massachusetts.

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: After nominating Harrison, the Republicans approved a strong policy statement on the tariff question. The statement said.