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A Political Blueprint With Room to Build On In Washington these days, Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) is making a name for himself as the architect of his party's spirited campaign to retake control of the House. In the new book he has co-written with Bruce Reed, Emanuel sets out to prove he is not the dog about to catch the car he has chased his whole life. He knows what to do with it once it is his. Read More... Emanuel: Time for a new contract with America Two lifelong Democrats who have spent most of the last 20 years navigating Washington, D.C., politics, have come out with a new book, The Plan, a bold agenda for how Americans can change America with five strategies that can be put into motion immediately. Read More... Rahmbo's Plan As a whole, the Plan will help rebut the charge that the Democrats have no ideas. And if they win in November, they can always ditch the more radical parts. A Plan is less binding than a Contract, and Mr Emanuel is not the Democrats' leader in the House. At least, not yet. Read More... It's The Ideas, Stupid! [I]n many ways, The Plan is less like the Contract and more reminiscent of Putting People First, which helped Bill Clinton capture the White House in 1992. Democrats have an opportunity to road-test The Plan in '06 but it may really be the blueprint for the candidates of '08. Read More... Seeking a Plan, Democrats Play by the Books
Republicans from the White House to Congress, on the defensive over the war in Iraq and the national debt, are challenging the minority Democrats: Where's your plan? Worse for Democrats, so are their party donors and activists. Read more...
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