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Markos Moulitsas, founder of the highly influential Daily Kos blog. (AP Photo/J. Kamp)

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Markos Moulitsas, Democratic power broker

Conn Carroll -

January 25, 2011 5:00 am

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says the goal is to spur House Republicans to support legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for those in the country illegally. (AP File)

Fifteen special interest heavy hitters Democrats cannot ignore

Ron Arnold -

January 25, 2011 5:00 am

In 2008, then-AFL-CIO president John Sweeney admitted of Card Check,

Special interests propel harmful legislation and block needed reforms

Matt Patterson -

January 25, 2011 5:00 am

In 1924, Republican Calvin Coolidge romped to a victory of Democrat James M. Cox in the presidential election. (AP Photo)

Haven’t the Democrats been here before?

Mark Tapscott -

January 25, 2011 5:00 am

Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, wanted to merge many small, weak unions into a few mighty mega-unions like Europe. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

A spotter’s guide to the Left’s side of the political universe

Ron Arnold -

January 25, 2011 5:00 am

If the Democrats are to resurrect their party -- especially in the face of 2010 U.S. Census Bureau numbers and population trends that decidedly benefit the GOP -- Obama and Democratic leaders need to move decisively back to the center and avoid appearing to be captives of the special interests. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What Obama must do to save himself and his party

Doug Schoen -

January 24, 2011 5:00 am

During the early years of the Clinton administration, Cathy Zoi, right, was chief of staff in the White House Office on Environmental Policy in 1994 and 1995, then went over to EPA in 1995 where she pioneered the government's Energy Star program. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

How the revolving doors swing between special interests and government

Ron Arnold -

January 24, 2011 5:00 am

Seventy-six percent of the $102,839,147 donated by lawyers in the 2010 election cycle went to Democrats, while the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees union spent $87.5 million alone on independent expenditures, more than any other special interest, including the widely derided expenditures of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. (Thinkstock Image)

Democrats must break free from their special interest stranglehold

Doug Schoen -

January 24, 2011 5:00 am

It's unlikely that Howard Dean intended to expose one of his party's greatest weaknesses in August 2009 when he explained why Obamacare could not include a tort reform provision that experts said could save up to $400 billion in health care costs. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Special Opinion Report: The plain truth about who owns the Democratic Party

Mark Tapscott -

January 24, 2011 5:00 am

There was a time when the Democratic and Republican national committees represented the absolute pinnacle of partisan organizations led by powerful bosses who chose candidates, funded their campaigns and dictated their votes. (Thinkstock Image)

Whatever happened to the Democratic National Committee?

Mark Tapscott -

January 24, 2011 5:00 am

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