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Your Harry Reid-led Senate in action

The Democratic majority leader finally takes a bold, aggressive stance -- against members of his own caucus -- to ensure that the president's demands are met in full.
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  • Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:10 AM

    three phrases..

    from the gettysburg address: "of the people, by the people, for the people." remember them? the encapsulation of democracy in nine words.

    wouldn't it be nice if the federal government was "for the people?" harry reid, with all the beltway grandees, is daily demonstrating that you don't get government for the people, without government by the people.

    —al loomis Read al loomis's other letters

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