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Wisconsin Democrats brushed aside their failure to seize control of the state Senate through recall elections, instead insisting Wednesday that voters rejected the Republican vision for the state and country and vowing to press on with their plan to recall Gov. Scott Walker. The Democrats took control of just two of the six Republican-held Senate seats contested in Tuesday's elections, yet party officials said those two victories exposed the electorate's anger at Walker and Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin and elsewhere who have shown little interest in political compromise. But as the party faithful turn their attention to delivering their potentially...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats, who won majorities in the U.S. Congress in last week's elections, said on Sunday they will push for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq to begin in four to six months. "The first order of business is to change the direction of Iraq policy," said Sen. Carl Levin (news, bio, voting record), a Michigan Democrat who is expected to be chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee in the new Congress. Levin, on ABC's "This Week," said he hoped some Republicans would emerge to join Democrats and press the administration of President George W....

From: "John Kerry" Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert To: Little Bill Subject: Here's How They Voted Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:22:11 -0500 Dear Friend, Just hours ago, the Senate voted on the Kerry-Feingold proposal to redeploy American combat troops out of Iraq by July 1, 2007. Thirteen Senators voted for it. It was an important step towards ending the administration's aimless, open-ended course in Iraq and having Iraqis stand up for Iraq. When Jack Murtha stepped up to the challenge of leadership in the House on Iraq, he was alone. Last week, 140 House members voted to...

Washington -- (06-07) 09:19 PDT The tsunami of disapproval toward President Bush and the Republican Party that Democrats hope will carry them to a House majority in November was not strong enough to ride a Democrat to victory Tuesday in a House election in San Diego. Republican Brian Bilbray received 49 percent of the vote, while Democrat Francine Busby received 45 percent in a special election to fill the seat of Randy "Duke'' Cunningham, who resigned and is now in prison after admitting he accepted millions of dollars in bribes. It was a strong showing by a Democrat in a...