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- noun Canada, politics a member of the
New Democratic Party
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Examples
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Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) is called a New Democrat because he still supports President Bush's Illegal War in Iraq; Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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An opposition New Democrat MP, Megan Leslie, disputed the figures involved and said there were no penalties under Kyoto.
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Obama also seems to have a highly evolved capacity to divide his own party in two: while a majority are expected to oppose the deals, the pro-trade New Democrat caucus is expected to back it, giving Republicans and the White House the votes they need to force the agreements through.
Glenn Hurowitz: Obama Pushes Huge Free Trade Deals to Wednesday Vote Glenn Hurowitz 2011
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The Blue Dog and New Democrat coalitions emerged in the 1990s in the wake of the successful Republican campaign to take control of Congress, and have continuously expanded their membership ever since.
Power Struggle: Inside The Battle For The Soul Of The Democratic Party (Print Version) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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This week, members of the Blue Dog and New Democrat coalitions — two more-conservative Democratic groups — were pushing colleagues to sign a letter urging House leaders to schedule a vote on a full extension.
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Legislators from the opposition Liberal and New Democrat parties on Tuesday blasted Mr. Harper's move to make it optional to answer all but seven of the census's most basic questions.
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This New Democrat combination appealed to Ross Perot independents concerned about deficits, and also traditional Republican suburbanites who were culturally moderate on issues like abortion and gay rights but opposed to high taxes and wasteful, big-government bureaucracy.
Lanny Davis: The Loss in Massachusetts: Lessons for Democrats to Learn 2010
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The Blue Dog and New Democrat coalitions emerged in the 1990s in the wake of the successful Republican campaign to take control of Congress, and have continuously expanded their membership ever since.
Power Struggle: Inside The Battle For The Soul Of The Democratic Party The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The Blue Dog and New Democrat coalitions emerged in the 1990s in the wake of the successful Republican campaign to take control of Congress, and have continuously expanded their membership ever since.
Power Struggle: Inside The Battle For The Soul Of The Democratic Party (Print Version) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The Blue Dog and New Democrat coalitions emerged in the 1990s in the wake of the successful Republican campaign to take control of Congress, and have continuously expanded their membership ever since.
Power Struggle: Inside The Battle For The Soul Of The Democratic Party The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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