The New Congress: Can the Democrats Get Anything Done?

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And finally there is the reality that the 2008 presidential campaign will be under way, and Reid oversees a chamber that is brimming with potential contenders of both parties. Primary politics in both parties rewards grandstanding and ideological purity, not compromise and teamwork. That's hardly a formula for compromise-- or for getting much of anything done.

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President BARACK OBAMA, at NATO talks involving over 50 world leaders, describing the withdrawal of 130,000 combat troops from Afghanistan, planned for the end of 2014
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