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2/5/2008

Gazette Voters Guide for February 12th Primary Election


Gazette Voters Guide for Democratic Primary Election on February 12, 2008

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1/25/2008

Washington Post - Primary Voters Guide


Washington Post - Primary Voters Guide for February 12th Election

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11/15/2007

The Hill's Congress Blog - We Must Embark on a New Direction in Iraq (Rep. Chris Van Hollen)


We Must Embark on a New Direction in Iraq The Hill's Congress Blog Rep. Chris Van Hollen November 15th, 2007 The Orderly and Responsible Iraq Deployment Appropriations Act sets forth a realistic strategy for the responsible redeployment of our combat troops in Iraq. The Bush Administration has requested another 200 billion dollar blank check for the war in Iraq to pursue a flawed strategy that has no end in sight and that continually puts our brave men and women in the armed services in the middle of Iraq’s civil war.

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5/13/2007

Baltimore Sun - Keeping the House Democratic


Washington // While the political world is focusing on next year's presidential contest, one Maryland congressman is spending his time on 435 races that might have as much bearing on the future of the nation. It's Chris Van Hollen's job as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to ensure that his party maintains control of Congress into the next administration.

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4/29/2007

US News and World Report - Calm, Cool and Collecting


Calm, Cool, and Collecting The Dems' new Congressional Campaign Committee chief has big shoes to fill US News and World Report - Silla Brush http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070429/7vanhollen.htm Five years ago, Chris Van Hollen got used to facing long odds. In the first congressional primary of his life, he was outspent and facing off against both a former top staffer to President Clinton, and Mark Shriver, the nephew of former President Kennedy. "It was pretty clear," Van Hollen says, "that I was the underdog." But he won that race by 5,000 votes in a Maryland district just outside Washington. And eight weeks later, he vanquished a popular 16-year veteran in the general election, becoming one of only two Democrats in 2002 to steal a Republican-held seat.

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11/3/2006

Gazette-Van Hollen Orchestrates Democrats’ Battle for the House


As co-chairman of the Red to Blue program, he helps candidates around the country to try to reclaim the majority.

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6/20/2006

Baltimore Sun "Early-voting opponents reach first goal in drive to overturn"


Opponents of allowing selected polling stations to open five days before Election Day reached a milestone in their drive to overturn the measure yesterday, while Democrats intensified their rhetoric in support of the plan.

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6/2/2006

Washington Post Editorial "Brushback Hearing"


In baseball, the hurler intimidates the batter with a brushback pitch. In soccer, the official warns an unruly player by pulling out a yellow card.

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5/26/2006

National Journal "Rahm's Rainmakers"


It was a strategic hit, and apparently somewhat successful. Less than a week before Pennsylvania's May 16 primary, freshman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., held a conference call with reporters from the northeastern part of the state to announce that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had designated Rep. Don Sherwood, R-Pa., as "Crony of the Week."

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4/13/2006

Washington Post Editorial "Real Lobbying Reform"


A House committee tackles the nexus between campaign cash and legislative influence.

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3/23/2006

Potomac Almanac "Celebrating Women's History Month"


In March, we celebrate Women's History Month and honor the historic contributions that women have made our great nation. We remember those who have fought for progress in women's rights and recognize those who continue to fight to expand opportunities for women.

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2/28/2006

Rollcall "DCCC Taps 2 for ‘Red to Blue’"


Rep. Rahm Emanuel (Ill.), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, has tapped Reps. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) to serve as co-chairmen of the DCCC’s “Red to Blue” program.

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1/20/2005

Washington Post "Van Hollen to Recruit for Democrats"


Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is getting another shot to help build a Democratic majority in Congress.

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