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James Enos "Jim" Clyburn (born July 21, 1940) is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993, and the Assistant Democratic Leader since 2011. He was previously House Majority Whip, serving in that post from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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"-- Former Rep. Charlie Stenholm , D-Texas, talking to the Washington Post about a string of poor primary showings by President Obama in Appalachian and border states.During the Republican primaries, Democrats often claimed that the Republican Party has moved so far to the right that not even the GOP's most revered president of the 20th Century, Ronald Reagan, could capture the party's nomination today.But what about Bubba and the Democrats?President Obama is currently highlighting his admiration for his predecessor Bill Clinton as part of another dinner raffle to boost his campaign coffers. Last time it was George Clooney, now it is the 42nd president.As Obama fights a public perception that he is too liberal, the president has increasingly held up moderate Clinton to remind swing voters of happier times. As the Obama campaign maintains i...In the year-end tax debate of 2010, President Barack Obama got the economic stimulus he sought while Democrats in Congress settled for picking a political fight.Far ...
House Democrats "didn't get the message" from last Tuesday's election if they re-elect Nancy Pelosi as Democratic Party leader next year, the expected No. 2 Republic...
The Obama campaign's sustained attack on Mitt Romney's Bain Capital record is driving a divide in the Democratic Party, with former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell beco...
"You can be stylish and powerful, too. That's Michelle's advice."-- President Obama telling graduates to temper but preserve their interest in clothing during his c...
Key Democrat rates GOP contenders
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is likening overhaul of the nation's health care system to one of the government's greatest triumphs: the NASA program that land...
WASHINGTON - Like a roller-coaster ride on its last twisting turns, President Barack Obama's campaign to remake health care is barreling into final days of breathles...
A number of Democratic lawmakers have grabbed the loud speaker at public town hall meetings in recent weeks to trumpet the administration's health care overhaul and ...
WASHINGTON -- Special legislative favors, especially one designed to secure a Nebraska senator's vote for the embattled health care package, ignited so much public o...
The first woman to command the Army's drill sergeant training took legal action Monday to reclaim her job, alleging she was improperly suspended last year because of...
Rep . James Clyburn weighs in
Rep . James Clyburn weighs in
To veterans of past social movements, the Occupy Wall Street protests that began in New York and spread nationwide have been a welcome response to corporate greed an...
Obama Keeps Grasping for Game Changer on the Economy" President Obama , this is your army. We are ready to march. Everybody here's got a vote. Let's take these sons ...
With his formal entry late Monday into the running for minority whip, current House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Democrat of Maryland, ensured his party will endure ...
WASHINGTON -- In the spirit of the holiday season, President Obama's tax-cut deal with Republicans is becoming a Christmas tree tinseled with gifts for lobbyists and...
A South Carolina lawmaker on Sunday suggested that new Democratic Senate nominee Alvin Greene may be intellectually incapable of participating in the general electio...
The House and Senate appear to be on a collision course over President Obama's controversial tax plan, after House Democrats voted to block the package from coming t...
WASHINGTON -- The leadership of the new Congress will look a lot like the leadership of the old Congress.As expected, House Democrats on Wednesday re-elected Nancy P...