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Washington, DC Unvailing his vision for America, liberal democratic presidential candidate Dick "Strawberry" Gephardt says the new Universal Healthcare will reguire new medical terminology. "I want every American to know what their government will be providing", candidate Dick said. "Americans can't get adequate coverage because they don't understand the HMO system of terms" he continued.The following is a list of some of the "terms" Americans will expect to see should this become a reality:Artery.............................The study of paintings. Benign............................What you be after you be eight. Bacteria..........................Back door to cafeteria. Barium...........................What doctors do when patients die. Cesarean Section...........A neighborhood in Rome. Cat...

<p>The centrist Democratic Leadership Council yesterday criticized two of its party's presidential candidates for lurching to the left on positions that it said would ensure President Bush's re-election next year.</p> <p>The DLC, which helped elect Bill Clinton to the presidency, singled out liberal, antiwar candidate Howard Dean of Vermont for what it called a message of weakness on national security and Rep. Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri for his universal health care plan, which the DLC derided as a liberal, big-government proposal that was doomed to fail.</p>

<p>House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and 29 fellow Democrats yesterday endorsed Rep. Richard A. Gephardt for president in a show of support that some of his campaign rivals dismissed as a meaningless "Washington insiders" event.</p> <p>Joined by Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland and virtually the entire House Democratic leadership at a news conference here, Mrs. Pelosi said the 14-term Missouri congressman was "a man of principle and courage who understands the aspirations of everyday Americans."</p>

The 2004 election mantra for politicos may well be 'It's homosexuality, stupid,' as Democratic candidates openly court the "gay" vote, and Republicans make quiet incursions into the traditionally Democratic territory – all to the distress of conservative, pro-family groups. "This is going to be a hot-button issue," predicts Peter LaBarbera with the Culture and Family Institute at Concerned Women of America, or CWA, the nation’s largest Christian women’s group. "Howard Dean is running on the gay issue. Now Gephardt is jumping on the band wagon. The whole Party's going that way. ... Their gamble is that people don't care, but...

<p>WASHINGTON - A coterie of House colleagues will endorse Rep. Richard Gephardt's presidential bid Wednesday, including his successor as House minority leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi.</p> <p>Gephardt, the Democratic leader in the House for eight years, has been wooing his colleagues privately for months, hoping to demonstrate deep support from House members and to tap the fund-raising and political skills of his fellow lawmakers.</p>

<p>May 13, 2003 -- PRESIDENTIAL candidate and former House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt has dug himself an early grave in his pursuit of the White House: Since the first of the year, he has missed 84 percent of the votes in the House of Representatives.</p>

<p>The poll, conducted by National Research Inc., asked voters the straight “head to head” ballot matchups. The questions themselves, as well as the choices within each question, were rotated to avoid order bias.</p> <p>President Bush defeats Joe Lieberman 51%-33%. The President defeats John Kerry 51%-32%, and Bush beats Richard Gephardt 49%-33%.</p>

Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.) often speaks of his humble roots as the son of a milkman in St. Louis. "My views on work and unions and the struggles of working families were shaped during this period," the former House minority leader and current candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination writes in his 1999 autobiography, An Even Better Place. On the presidential stump in Iowa last February, Gephardt again recalled his father Louis in a paean to labor unions. "He told me every time, pretty much, [when] we were at the dinner table that we had food on the table and...

Dick Gephardt's daughter Chrissy is preparing to campaign for her fathers bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination in a way no daughter has before-as an out and vocal member of the gay and lesbian community.According to the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call, Chrissy will be agressive in helping her father, the former House Minority leader, solicit gay and lesbian votes.Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter is also lesbian, but she has never spoken publicly about her sexual orientation since her father joined George W. Bush's ticket in 2000 or since her father has been in office.Chrissy Gephardt is not hiding the...

Released: April 29, 2003 Gephardt Widens Iowa Caucus Lead, Kerry Second, Lieberman Slips to Third; 61% of Dems Say Bush Re-election Likely, According to New Zogby International Poll Missouri Congressman Richard Gephardt has widened his lead in a poll of likely voters in the January 2004 Iowa Democratic presidential caucus. The poll of 387 likely caucus voters was conducted by Zogby International on April 25 - 27, 2003. The margin of error is +/- 5.1%, and margins are higher in sub-groups.Gephardt received the support of one-in four (25%), compared to 13% who said they would support Massachusetts Senator John Kerry....

<p>One has to wonder whether American politicians ever learn from the past, particularly those who would be president.</p> <p>In that regard, we need to give Rep. Richard Gephardt, Missouri Democrat, an "A" for having his heart in the right place and an "F" for letting it overcome his common sense.</p>

May 3, 2003 Psst . . . Democrats Debating Tonight olitical junkies may have been wondering during the Iraq war whatever became of those nine Democrats who went off to run for president? Well, they are still campaigning, even if it is 18 months until the election. What is more, they have an actual debate scheduled tonight in South Carolina that unfortunately seems to be as much a national mystery as whether Saddam Hussein is dead or alive. Sponsored by ABC News, the debate has been embargoed, with no live coverage except - where else? - on a cable...

A night at the opera, Clinton speaks (and speaks), Gephardt ridicules (stupidly) — and more riends, we've talked before about Two Americas — and Two America moments. These are the instances that reveal the deep split in our society, a split that seems barely reparable. The split is between: oh, Left, Right; blue states, red states; the Boston Globe, National Review — however you want to characterize it. Have I got a moment for you. I'm sitting at the New York City Opera last week, covering The Rape of Lucretia (Britten) for the New York Sun. Toward the beginning of...

<p>Congressman Richard Gephardt is having a difficult time getting momentum rolling on his second race for the Democratic presidential nomination. For months, his campaign has been disappointed by union powerbrokers, who have made it clear that they're keeping their endorsement options open despite a long, cozy relationship with Mr. Gephardt. Then, two days ago, the Hill newspaper reported that the Missourian so far has raised only $1,000 in Iowa, a neighboring state where he won the caucus back in his 1988 White House bid. The bad news is not over yet.</p>

Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.) will unveil a list of roughly four-dozen previously uncommitted House supporters of his presidential bid within the next three weeks, capping the announcement with the endorsement of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Sorry for the vanity, heard on Rush about Gephardts Brother denies Dad Was pro union. Searched using all the terms i could think but found no thread. Can you hook a brother up? Thanks!

Rep. Richard Gephardt (Democrat-Missouri) will unveil a list of roughly four dozen previously uncommitted House supporters of his 2004 Presdiential bid within a few weeks, capping the announcements with the endorsement of United States House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Democrat-California)Several well placed Democratic sources said that Gephardt will roll out his House backers before the Memorial Day recess, which begins May 24.Sources say that Gephardt, who served as the Minority Leader for eight years, will headline the announcement event with current House leaders Pelosi and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer. (Democrat-Maryland)

Missouri state representative-turned-aspiring congressman Russ Carnahan should have it made. His father, the late Democratic Gov. Mel Carnahan, cast a huge shadow over state politics for three decades. His mother, Jean Carnahan, most recently was a U.S. Senator. And since age 8, he's been canvassing precincts, stuffing envelopes and building a get-out-the-vote machine. Not so fast. Between now and the August 2004 Democratic primary, Carnahan, 44, must craft a public persona distinct from the man whose shoes he'd like to fill, retiring Rep. and presidential candidate Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.); piece together the same coalition of working-class Catholics and black city...

Gephardt Calls for Socialized Medicine and Repeal of 2001 Tax CutBush Launches Domestic Offensive With the war winding down in Iraq, President Bush last week launched a major offensive to secure his primary domestic policy aim, a new pro-growth tax cut he says he wants to be “at least” as big as the $550 billion already approved by the House of Representatives.Bush launched his campaign in Ohio just one day after Rep. Dick Gephardt (Mo.), a leading Democratic presidential candidate, speaking to a labor union in New York, declared he wanted to repeal the entire 2001 tax cut to pay...

Health Care: Presidential candidate Dick Gephardt thinks his health care plan will help him beat George Bush next year. Better ask small businesses about that.Millions of small businesses in America employ over 80 million people. So whenever a major presidential candidate comes out with an idea that could cost them billions of dollars or make them cut jobs, they pay attention.Gephardt's plan is one of those. He calls it a "stimulus" to the economy, one that would create jobs. Sounds great. Who wouldn't want health coverage for the 41 million Americans who have none, more jobs and a bigger economy?But...