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Rasmussen Reports - Voters continue to trust Democrats more than Republicans on ten key issues tracked by Rasmussen Reports. In fact, the latest tracking update on five of these issues shows Democrats gaining ground modestly on four of the five issues. However, there is one major exception to the trend—immigration.

Facing a Democratic Congress for the first time, President Bush on Tuesday evening sought to refocus his domestic agenda during his State of the Union address, outlining initiatives on health care, energy, immigration and education.

U.S. News & World Report - In a sense, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was preaching to the choir Tuesday, when she spoke at the annual Washington luncheon for EMILY's List. More than 10 months before the first scheduled Democratic primary, the group, which raises money for prochoice, Democratic female candidates, is already backing

AP - House Democrats plan to vote next week on a package of small-business tax breaks that could ease the way for final congressional action on legislation to raise the minimum wage.