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Democrats say they will burst out of a 12-year exile with a bang if they win control of Congress on Tuesday. They promise to quickly pass a minimum wage increase at home and to reduce the U.S. war role in Iraq. Made-for-television hearings would focus on faulty intelligence used to justify the invasion of Iraq, strategic and tactical missteps once there and the sending of troops into combat with insufficient armor, the Democrats say. From the helm of the House Armed Services committee, they would press for an almost immediate troop drawdown. They also would try to switch the United...

Rudy Giuliani has hired a new fund-raiser who used to work for top presidential adviser Karl Rove - the latest sign the former mayor may be eying the White House. Margaret Hoover, 28, made $10,000 last month as the new deputy finance director for Solutions America, Giuliani's federal political action committee, records show. Hoover's résumé includes working on intergovernmental affairs for Rove - widely considered to be the mastermind behind President Bush's two election wins - and working for Bush's 2004 campaign operation. Hoover, the great-granddaughter of former President Herbert Hoover, will report directly to Anne Dickinson, Giuliani's top fund-raiser...

7 Angelides supports equal marriage rights for all Californians; Schwarzenegger vetoed them 6 Angelides supports affordable universal health care; Schwarzenegger opposes it 3 Angelides fights for a woman’s right to choose and opposes Prop 85; 2 Angelides opposes Bush’s war in Iraq; Schwarzenegger supports it 1 Angelides supports Nancy Pelosi to become Speaker of the House;

Every conservative can think of one issue not being dealt with the way they like. For too many this is becoming an excuse to stay home and basically punish those they disagree with. They think a round with Dems in charge will teach people a lesson. Well, I am here to say those thinking this way do not want to learn the true lesson. And that is stomping feet in frustration and staying home will hurt more people who have no say in how well your issues are addressed. That is because the people most likely to be punished are...