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	Reform Democrat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Reform Democrats in the United States are members of the Democratic Party who are opposed to the Democratic political machines of their respective cities, counties, or states or to analogous machine politics at a national level.
		Reform Democrats are generally associated with the good government traditions that arose out of the progressive movement of the early 20th century, and are usually, but not always, on the left wing of the Democratic Party.
		The lines between anti-machine Reform Democrats and pro-machine Regular Democrats are not always clear: often, once reformers achieve office they often take advantage of patronage to establish a machine in their own right.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Reform_Democrat (192 words)

	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (founded in 1993) is a liberal party, mainly active in the European Union, composed of 49 national liberal and centrist parties from across Europe.
		The Party is politically represented in the European Parliament by the ALDE Group, formed in conjunction with the centrist European Democratic Party, which is dominated by ELDR MEPs and led by Graham Watson, a British Liberal Democrat and former leader of the separate ELDR Parliamentary Group.
		It originated as the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party grouping with seats in the European Parliament, but on April 30, 2004 (the day before the enlargement of the European Union) reformed itself as a pan-European political party, although it has yet to organise itself at a grassroots level.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Liberal_Democrat_and_Reform_Party (1379 words)

	GregsOpinion.com: A Reform Primer
		The bottom line for Democrats, however, is the acceptance of the fact that you can listen to Dems debate reform when we're in the majority, or you can let the other side take over and ramrod their version over your cold, dead body.
		Worth the Fighting For by John McCain is a more obtuse read in that it's not 100% pertinent to a reform agenda for politics, but the tales told are a good narrative of a reformer from the other side.
		That's when the support for Democrat X is a problem--when it doesn't allow you to support another Democrat who might disagree on a couple of issues.
	www.gregsopinion.com /archives/005430.html (2402 words)

	Bruce Bartlett on Tax Reform, Dems & Gephardt on NRO Financial
		As the center of gravity in the House Democratic Caucus has moved continuously leftward since 1974, Gephardt, as their leader, had little choice but to move leftward himself.
		The Bradley-Gephardt plan was important because, historically, Democrats had used the idea of "tax reform" as nothing but a code word for soaking the rich.
		Democrats should take a lesson from Republicans when they were in the minority.
	www.nationalreview.com /nrof_bartlett/bartlett112002.asp (927 words)

	Green Left - Issues: Environmental law `reform': another Democrat sell-out (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Democrat Senator Lyn Allison, who chaired a Senate inquiry into the bill, said: “The ALP and the Greens are in the cosy position of having made themselves irrelevant with their carte blanche opposition to the bill.
		The Democrats justified the haste by claiming that Senator Brian Harradine was about to do a deal with the government which would have resulted in worse legislation.
		Fowler said, “It is difficult to understand why the Democrats endorsed the EPBC bill, unless they simply failed to understand the legal and political implications of their amendments.
	www.greenleft.org.au /back/1999/366/366p9.htm (916 words)

	NCPA - Opinion Editorial - Will Gephardt Revive His Tax Reform Plan?
		In this respect, one of his most important achievements in Congress was to co-author the Bradley- Gephardt tax reform plan in the early 1980s.
		In the tax reform acts of 1969 and 1976, Democrats were only interested in taking away supposed "tax loopholes" used by the "rich." There was no quid pro quo.
		The tax reform issue is there for a sharp Democrat to pick up and run with, as Jimmy Carter did in 1976.
	www.ncpa.org /edo/bb/2002/bb112002.html (875 words)

	House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Democrats are working hard to protect America from domestic terrorism by helping local police and firefighters, and increasing security at ports, power plants, roads, and bridges. More »
		Democrats stand up for economic growth plans that are fair, fast-acting, and fiscally responsible, providing opportunities for all Americans.
		Democrats are fighting for cleaner air, cleaner water, and preservation of our natural resources.
	democraticleader.house.gov (414 words)

	George Lakoff : Home: Welcome!
		As does DLC (the leadership is not useful frame for Reform Democrats.
		Reform democrats need to come up with a term for the "moderates" to frame in negative light.
		Finally, Reform Democrat can be a blow to Greens, as I am comfortable with the lable Reform Democrat in a way I am not with Democrat.
	www.georgelakoff.com /2004/10/welcome.html (514 words)

	Crosswalk.com - Democrats Also Jump on 'Reform' Bandwagon
		The Democrat reform plan comes one day after Republican leaders proposed a ban on privately funded travel and gifts to lawmakers.
		Press reports said Reid and Pelosi are among the Democrats who have instructed their staffs to stop accepting gifts from lobbyists, even before the reform plan is introduced.
		The Democrats, on the other hand, "are fighting for real reform," including greater "transparency and openness of government and enforcing the rules and laws already on the books," Pelosi said.
	www.crosswalk.com /news/1373818.html (470 words)

	The Ultimate European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party aisbl (founded 1993) is a liberal party, active in the European Union, uniting liberal and centrist parties around Europe which together represent more than 20 million European voters and is an international non-profit association incorporated under the laws of Belgium.
		It originated as the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party grouping with seats in the European Parliament, but on April 30, 2004 (the day before the enlargement of the European Union) reformed itself as a pan-European political party.
		This group is the parliamentary group of the ELDR and the European Democratic Party.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/ELDR (325 words)

	Democrats Abroad: Overseas Democrat - Reform at Last?
		After months of lobbying by Democrats Abroad, the Senate has approved the Rockefeller amendment to the election reform bill, making some of the changes that we recommend to improve the overseas voting system.
		Both the House and Senate overseas voting provisions are based on reform proposals put forth by Democrats Abroad in the wake of the 2000 election and Florida recount.
		The full election reform bill was passed by the Senate 99-1 on April 11.
	www.democratsabroad.org /stay-informed/overseas-democrat/2002/05/002645.php (410 words)

	Dean's World: The Real Face of Campaign Finance "Reform"
		Democrats, supposedly the party of the "little guy," are infinitely more dependent on the deep pockets of multibillionaires like George Soros just to keep them afloat.
		The argument for finance reform is that if every party had (basically) the same amount of money to spend on their campaign, the only thing to differentiate them would be their actual ideas.
		But CF reform is the one that that you can bet they will fight tooth and nail to prevent or pass half measures designed to placte the masses but really give one party and advantage over the other like McCain - Feingold, which I admitted is a bad law.
	www.deanesmay.com /archives/004878.html (2521 words)

	Recent National Survey on Campaign Finance Reform
		This reform enjoys strong support across gender lines, age groups, and regionally—garnering no less than 60% support and in most cases around three-quarters support.
		Then half the respondents were told the “Republican” signed a pledge to support the reform and that the “Democrat” refused, and vice versa for the other half of respondents.
		Fully 82% of voters believe it is likely, as a result of publicly financed elections, that candidates will win on their ideas, not because of the money they raise, and 81% believe it is likely politicians will be more accountable to voters instead of large contributors.
	www.calnurses.org /media-center/in-the-news/2006/june/page.jsp?itemID=27848081 (564 words)

	TOPDOG08.COM: Dean vs Vilsack?
		We are reforming our local central committees but we need your vote to reform the Democratic National Committee.
		We are waiting for systematic reform, but the Party needs the grassroots more than we need the Party.
		We are Democrats and we don't want the most moderate or least controversial Chair, we want a leader.
	www.topdog08.com /2004/11/dean_vs_vilsack.html (1534 words)

	The Democrat's Military Reform Package (The Fourth Rail) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The distrust towards Democrat on a national level by many in the military is directly related to the timid foreign policy put forth by the party, as well as its willingness to disparage current military operations for political gain.
		Those who serve are typically not as nuanced as the average Democratic policymaker; they see the inherent threat posed by dictatorships in the Middle East and understand the relationships between terrorists and these abhorrent regimes.
		Until military voters perceive the Democratic Party is serious on defense issues, willing to punish those who make such outrageous statements and put forth leaders committed to military issues, the will continue to overwhelmingly vote Republican.
	billroggio.com /archives/2005/03/the_democrats_m.php (6070 words)

	MyDD :: Why I am a Reform Democrat
		I am proud to see Democrats strategizing for the future of our Party and I was honored when "I am a Reform Democrat" was published on the NDN Blog and Blog for America.
		I want a Democratic Party that sends a plane-load of hacks with a suitcase of money into states like Montana when we win control (the Montana legislature meets for 90 days every other year, which means if Democrats want to ride the wave in 2006 we need to act yesterday).
		I want to be a reform democrat, but I'm not convince the party is reformable.
	www.mydd.com /story/2004/11/29/123811/70 (2619 words)

	ePluribus Media Community \|\| Democrat's reform bill threatens third party financing
		"Campaign Finance reform absolutely needs to happen, but aren't there enough prohibitions against third party candidates already?" asked Luck, Wisconsin's Mike Miles, a member of the Green Party, as well as part of a Catholic Worker community who founded a center for the study of nonviolence and sustainable living.
		He added that if the Democrat was the incumbent, then the Republican candidate would need to raise the same number of signatures as any third party candidate in order to qualify for full funding.
		And while third parties such as the Libertarians and Greens have a vested interest in these and other campaign finance reforms, without members of their own in Congress, they will continue to be at the mercy of Democrats and Republicans when it comes to shaping those reforms on the Federal level.
	scoop.epluribusmedia.org /story/2006/2/20/12526/6695 (1238 words)

	Burnt Orange Report - Reform Democrats
		By championing reform and putting forth proactive solutions under the theme of reform, we can create a simple, united vision for our Party of reform, and a more honest government that work for people again, instead of against them and for a select class which the masses have a hard time identifying with.
		The point is reform of some kind or another is needed for there to be any real and prosperous future for the Democratic party.
		But the elements of their reform are all within the progressive realm and would be well worth reading up on.
	www.burntorangereport.com /archives/002927.html (1910 words)

	GregsOpinion.com: On Real Reform
		The Texas blogosphere has had a period of debate on several aspects of what it means to be a "Reform Democrat." My contributions (here and here) now seem woefully inadequate due to no mention of the infield fly rule in eitehr post.
		Factor in the rapid onset of the information age and the woeful alienation that most Texans?even more registered voters?feel toward a democracy, and we have a mandate to reform the way campaigns are run and, by extension, what Texas Democrats stand for.
		Chris is running a reform campaign to renew irrelevant political structures, but let me break it down for you like this.
	www.gregsopinion.com /archives/006364.html (345 words)

	MyDD :: I am a Reform Democrat
		For the first time in a generation, a Democrat held the national stage and talked about equality and civil liberties.
		With a couple of cycles experience in online politics, let me be the first to say it would have been nice to have had somebody teach the tactics instead of having to figure things out as I went.
		The issue of DNC Reform is a continuing conversation.
	blogswarm.mydd.com /story/2004/11/18/141756/14 (2184 words)

	Press Release - New Report Warns Senate Democrat Pension Reform Plan Too Weak to Protect American Workers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		As a result, the proposed Senate Democrat pension reform bill would leave most American workers in virtually the same condition they’re in now - with no access to high quality, professional investment advice about their pensions and 401(k) accounts.
		A pension reform package sketched out by Senate Democrat leaders shortly before the August break would mirror bipartisan pension protection legislation passed by the House in most respects - but with at least one potentially fatal flaw.
		The proposed Senate Democrat bill would gut a provision, passed twice by the House this year with significant bipartisan support and endorsed by President Bush, that would enable millions of rank-and-file workers to gain access to professional investment advice that could have helped workers at Enron and WorldCom protect their 401(k) accounts.
	www.house.gov /ed_workforce/press/press107/advicegapreport9502.htm (605 words)

	Greater Democracy: I am a Reform Democrat
		I want to reform the party all the way back to the last century.
		I believe in freedom, like the Democrats before me. Reform, return, and remember why we are Democrats.
		It is the first time I have seen the brush strokes of a philosophy for some time in the Democratic party.
	www.greaterdemocracy.org /archives/000415.html (642 words)

	Media Research Center CyberAlert -- 10/21/1999 -- Crusading for Campaign Finance "Reform"
		She did at least note that an "unusual coalition from the Christian Coalition to the ACLU" opposes the "reform" proposal.
		Second, trying to be bipartisan, Jim Avila profiled a big Democratic fundraiser in Chicago, but on the policy issue he didn’t bother to be balanced, giving unrebutted airtime to a Common Cause hack who claimed only those with money are heard.
		Democrats didn’t have any trouble impugning Ray since the networks followed their game plan.
	www.mediaresearch.org /cyberalerts/1999/cyb19991021.asp (2959 words)

	Press Release - Democrat Leaders Have “No Plan, No Budget, No Credibility” on Funding Education Reform, Boehner Says (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		"House Democrat leaders owe the American people an explanation of how they would pay for the spending increases they claim they're for while also fighting a war on terror, protecting the homeland and funding other priorities at the same time.
		The President’s budget -- which Democrat leaders opposed without offering an alternative -- increases funding for special education, Title I grants to low-income schools, and provides additional support for Head Start and President Bush's Reading First initiative to ensure all students can read by the third grade.
		GOP Budget for Teachers: Provides $2.85 billion to states and schools districts to train, recruit, and retain high quality teachers -- a 35 percent increase in federal teacher quality funds over the last Clinton budget to help states and local schools put a quality teacher in every classroom by 2005.
	edworkforce.house.gov /press/press107/demspuntoneducation92302.htm (919 words)

	Annemie Neyts elected President of European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party (Graham Watson MEP) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Yesterday at the ELDR Party Congress in Bratislava, Annemie Neyts MEP (VLD, Belgium) was elected as the new President of the Party of European Liberals, succeeding Werner Hoyer who had held the post for the last five years.
		Graham Watson MEP, leader of the European Parliamentary Group, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, warmly welcomed the new President who is also a colleague in the ALDE group.
		European Liberal Democrat leader criticises imprudent remarks made by EP delegation member on Cambodia.
	www.grahamwatsonmep.org /news/134.html (369 words)

	Left in the West » Blog Archive » Modernizing the DNC by Bob Brigham
		Over the next two months, you will be bombarded with suggestions on how you should vote when it comes time to decide the direction of the Democratic Party.
		Democrats would have needed a 10 point across the board increase in support to have done as well as Republicans.
		For more information, read I am a Reform Democrat on Daily Kos, the NDN Blog, Blog for America, Change for America or Democrat Blog Swarm.
	leftinthewest.com /?p=136 (812 words)

	The Democratic Party
		For every Republican brought down by scandal there are far more who will be brought down by Democrats standing up for what we believe and reaching out to every voter possible.
		Their actions have consequences for the millions of Americans living with diseases that scientists believe can treated or cured based on stem cell research.
		The Democratic National Committee has released a new web ad just days after President Bush cut and ran from his "stay the course" rhetoric on Iraq.
	www.democrats.org (282 words)

	Puzzle Archives
		Libertarian = 9, Democrat = 3, Reform = 1
		Libertarian = 18, Democrat = 6, Reform = 2
		Constitution = 9, Libertarian = 45, Democrat = 15, Reform = 5, Green = 27, Republican = 12, and Puzzle = 18.
	mysite.verizon.net /davidwaltonfiction/chronigma/462004a.htm (123 words)

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