Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
Hong Kong student protests
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Threatened Hong Kong Leader Offers Talks But Refuses to Step Down
Student leaders had threatened to occupy government facilities if Leung Chun-ying refused to go, then urged thousands to stay calm as they gathered around his office building in the Admiralty area.
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Tens of Thousands Occupy Hong Kong As Umbrella Revolution Grows
Calls for the resignation of Hong Kong's Beijing-appointed chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, have resonated far beyond the young activists who first launched the protest campaign.
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Hong Kong's Occupy Central Protests Continue As Economic Angers Mount
Protesters in Hong Kong on Tuesday ignored calls from the region’s chief executive to abandon pro-democracy demonstrations as numbers grew on the eve of a public holiday.
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Occupy Central Protests Expand In Hong Kong As Government Crackdown Falters
Riot police withdrew Monday morning after failing to rein in mass crowds – and a wave of civil disobedience led by students – demanding open elections without Beijing's interference.
