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by Barbara Jordan Democratic Convention Keynote Address One hundred and fourty-four years ago, members of the Democratic Party first net in convention to select a Presidential…
This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 114th Congress, which began in 2015. There are 85 women in the House of Representatives and 20 women in the Senate. State…
Robert CaseyAge: 68 two-term Democratic governor of Pa. whose pro-life stance made him the scourge of the party and prevented him from speaking at two national conventions. Died: Scranton,…
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