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The Politicker (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
As a follow-up to a story I wrote for today's paper about black members of Congress detecting racism in the remarks of the McCain campaign , I called Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina to ask why different audiences were apparently hearing such different messages in what John McCain and Sarah Palin are saying. "If your experiences help to make who and what you are, then words and phrases...
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Whip James Clyburn on Thursday said he "feels good" about prospects for passing a financial industry bailout bill, saying that "Democratic support is up" since Monday's failed attempt at passage of a previous bill.
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
U.S. House of Representatives Whip James Clyburn on Thursday said he "feels good" about prospects for passing a financial industry bailout bill, saying that "Democratic support is up" since Monday's failed attempt at passage of a previous bill.
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Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
It looks like the bailout bill will be back before the House of Representatives by the end of the week: The House doesn’t plan to vote on a new Senate version of the $700 billion financial bailout legislation until Friday, Majority Whip James Clyburn has told members. Several House sources said Democratic members also were told that [...]
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The Corner (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Roll Call: House leaders are planning to take up the Senate financial rescue bill on Friday, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Wednesday.
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S.C. Politics Today (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn told CNN he thinks Congress will have the votes to pass a $700 billion financial rescue package that failed to pass the House on Monday. Clyburn, who as whip is responsible for rounding up...
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Townhall.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Will the next version of the bailout bill be better or worse?Democrats like James Clyburn would support the bill if it included bankruptcy provisions. This would gain Democratic support, but lose more Republican...
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NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Let's award a point of light to Matt Lauer. On this morning's Today, he called out Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) for calling for an end to the blame game . . . right after the congressman blamed John McCain for failing to rally his Arizona troops to vote for the bailout. But that didn't stop Clyburn from continuing to try to pin the tail on the elephant. JAMES CLYBURN: We promised 50% of our caucus;...
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Salon.com (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer just finished and James Clyburn is speaking now, and the basic message from Pelosi is that the Democrats and the White House are on board so the failure of the bailout bill has to be the GOP's fault. Look, the Democrats did deliver a majority of about 60 percent of its caucus' votes for the bill; a majority of Republicans voted against, by contrast. All true. But c'mon:...
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CFO (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Majority Whip James Clyburn says President Bush must make a case to Congressional Republicans and to the American people that his $700 billion rescue package is the right solution.
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S.C. Politics Today (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-Columbia, today called on President Bush to rally Republicans to get behind the administration's $700 billion Wall Street ballout package. Clyburn said Republican lawmakers are stalling when the nation needs the bailout now. Financial giants...
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rochesterturning.com (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Did you catch this? From the D&C Iraq war veteran and congressional candidate Jon Powers received support from the Washington establishment Wednesday when the third-most powerful man in the House helped him raise money. Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, the majority whip, visited Pittsford to support Powers, who is vying in a contentious Democratic primary. Clyburn is [...]
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Red State (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
We don't all want Spears/Hilton/Obama celebs on our tickets, Ken. With a hat tip to RCP's Tom Bevan , Democrats Ken Salazar and James Clyburn are testing out lines of attack against McCain's apparent Veep nominee, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) -- and, quite frankly, if this is the best they can do on a Friday morning, (a) they don't have much to go on, and (b) their heads must still be spinning from the...
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BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
- Tonight we celebrate what has been popularly called our nation’s Greatest Generation. People like my wife’s uncle, Joseph Henry Washington, who survived Pearl Harbor serving aboard the U.S.S. Arizona. People like Barack Obama’s grandfather, who signed up just after Pearl Harbor was bombed. This moniker, the Greatest Generation, is well-deserved because all who served during [...]
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Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Rep. James Clyburn spoke Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention. (CNN)– He gave a well received speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, but Rep. James Clyburn told CNN he had difficulty talking about the historic meaning behind the official nomination of Sen. Barack Obama. "It's a very emotional thing for me," Clyburn told CNN Senior [...]
