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Oklahoma Women's Network Blog (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Yesterday, with a vote of 247 to 178, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Fairness Act. This bill would update and strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963, closing loopholes and improving the law’s effectiveness. Wondering how our Oklahoma delegation vote? Democrat Dan Boren voted YES while Republicans Tom Cole, Frank Lucas and John Sullivan voted NO. And, not surprisingly (since it...
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Tahlequah Daily Press--Features (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
A smaller-than-normal crowd listened Thursday evening as three of four candidates seeking the sheriff’s office and a speaker for U.S. Rep Dan Boren outlined their campaign goals and asked for support in the July 29 primary election.
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justbarkingmad.com (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
In the family feud between Congressman Dan Boren and his father, former Senator David Boren, the following interesting jewel came out. The congressman, the only Oklahoma Democrat now in Congress, has expressed concerns about one ranking that indicated Obama had the most liberal voting record in the Senate and what he views as the presumptive nominee’s [...]
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Democratic Rep. Dan Boren of Oklahoma said his comments that he wouldn't back Barack Obama were "misunderstood," emphasizing that as a superdelegate, he will vote for his party's nominee at the Democratic National Convention. Boren said last week that he could not endorse Obama, pointing to the senator's "liberal" record.
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Okiedoke (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
If this Oklahoma blogger dislikes Rep. Dan Boren for supporting earmarks like this: • $15 million for the Excalibur extended-range artillery projectile. Excalibur is the Army’s only close-fight precision artillery projectile. The McAlester Army Ammunition Plant will be utilized in loading a portion of these shells. • $8.5 million for Ground Warfare Acoustical Combat System (GWACS) development. [...]...
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Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
There’s been quite a bit of talk the past few days about a handful of House Democrats who’ve announced that they won’t endorse Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Most notably, Rep. Dan Boren, a right-wing Dem from Oklahoma said he’ll vote for Obama in November, but he won’t endorse him beforehand, calling Obama “the most liberal [...]
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Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Rep. Boren said earlier this week he will not be formally endorsing Obama. (CNN) – This year’s presidential campaign has been one pitting family members against one another. Now, former Oklahoma Sen. David Boren is on opposite sides of his son, Oklahoma Rep. Dan Boren, who announced earlier this week that he will not endorse Barack Obama [...]
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BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Nico Pitney, Huffington Post - As the man who guided (and pressured and arm-twisted) Democrats to historic congressional gains in 2006, what is Rep. Rahm Emanuel doing now about party members like Rep. Dan Boren who have balked at publicly endorsing Sen. Barack Obama? Emanuel interjected before I could get my question out. “Look, I talked to Dan, [...]
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DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Dan Boren, courtesy of Photo Tune I just got off the phone with Kevin Coleman, the Grove, Oklahoma man challenging reactionary Democrat Dan Boren in the July 29 primary. Jane was at my house one time when someone running for the Democratic nomination to challenge California's most corrupt member of Congress, Jerry Lewis, called to ask for a Blue America endorsement. Jane was blogging while I talked...
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The "Bush"-Whacked Administration (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
During yesterday’s ‘Daily’ I mentioned Oklahoma Congressional Democrat Dan Boren who said he is refusing to endorse his party’s nominee, Sen. Obama . One Democrat says he won’t endorse his party’s candidate and it dominates the news. You surf news sites and you see headlines like ‘Not all Democrats falling for Obama” and “ Not all Democrats going for Obama ”… News about 14 of them coming out and saying...
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DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Democrats in Oklahoma were outraged yesterday by reactionary Dan Boren's anti-Obama statements. One of my friends in Tulsa called me and said "It sounded like it could have been written by Karl Rove." Boren, a clueless Democrat who votes with the GOP more often than with the Democrats on substantive matters, used false Republican Party talking points when he claimed Barack Obama is the "most liberal...
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Vital Signs Blog (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Oklahoma Congressman Dan Boren describes Barack Obama as the country's "most liberal senator." And so, though Boren is a Democrat, he has no plans to endorse Obama for President. "We're much more conservative" in eastern Oklahoma, Boren said. "I've got to reflect my district." Obama's extreme liberalism poses problems for other Democrats in conservative areas as this AP story describes. So why did...
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The Plank (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
" ICYMI: Okla. Dem Calls Obama Liberal, Declines To Endorse"--McCain campaign press release touting Oklahoma Rep. Dan Boren's decision not to endorse Barack Obama, June 10 "At least 14 Republican members of Congress have refused to endorse or publicly support Sen. John McCain for president, and more than a dozen others declined to answer whether they back the Arizona senator.... Republican members...
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Token Liberal (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
SOMEWHERE SCARED OF LIBERALS! (TL) -- Funny bit in DailyKos, courtesy of Token Liberal's new favorite blogger, Hunter: Democratic Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla) said Tuesday Barack Obama is "the most liberal senator" in Congress and he has no intention of...
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Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Politik Ditto, a black conservative Democratic blogger who supports Sen. John McCain for president, writes : "Barack Obama not only has to worry about the GOP tactics, John McCain and angry Hillary supporters if he wants to be elected President come November, but also apparently the ramifications of his extremely liberal record, which is being called out by of all people, a fellow Democrat [and U.S....
