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MINORITY/MAJORITY

Sirota, David | October 31, 2005 issue

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Offers a look at the actions of Democratic Party legislators in the United States Congress that either hurt or helped the political party. Criticism of Democratic Representative Rahm Emanuel for refusing to take a concrete position on the Iraq War during his appearance on the television program "Meet the Press"; Praise for Michigan Senator Carl Levin for writing a "Washington Post" opinion editorial that indicated support for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq.

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LEGISLATORS -- United States; EMANUEL, Rahm, 1959-; LEVIN, Carl, 1934-; DEMOCRATIC Party (U.S.); POLITICAL parties -- United States; UNITED States
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