| Founded | 1848 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Key people | Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chairwoman |
| Website | democrats.org |
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support of Democratic Party candidates, and not on public policy. The DNC was established at the 1848 Democratic National Convention.[1]
The Democratic National Committee provides national leadership for the Democratic Party of the United States. It is responsible for promoting the Democratic political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. Shortly after his inauguration, Barack Obama transferred his Obama For America organization to the DNC, along with its 13 million person email list, as restrictions prevented him from taking it with him to the White House.[2] Renamed Organizing For America, the organization also controls the BarackObama.com domain and website and is expected to work closely with Obama's New Media Director Macon Phillips, who will manage the WhiteHouse.gov – formerly Change.gov – website, though Phillips' duties technically fall under the White House umbrella, not the DNC.[3]
The DNC's main counterpart is the Republican National Committee.
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The CBA is responsible for articulating and promoting the Democratic platform and coordinating party organizational activity. When the President is a Democrat, the party generally works closely with the President. In presidential elections it supervises the national convention and, both independently and in coordination with the presidential candidate, raises funds, commissions polls, and coordinates campaign strategy. Following the selection of a party nominee, the public funding laws permit the national party to coordinate certain expenditures with the nominee, but additional funds are spent on general, party-building activities.[4] There are state committees in every state, as well as local committees in most cities, wards, and towns (and, in most states, counties).
The chairperson of the DNC (currently U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida) is elected by vote of members of the Democratic National Committee. The DNC is composed of the chairs and vice-chairs of each state Democratic Party Committee, two hundred members apportioned among the states based on population and generally elected either on the ballot by primary voters or by the State Democratic Party Committee, a number of elected officials serving in an ex-officio capacity, and a variety of representatives of major Democratic Party constituencies.
The DNC establishes rules for the caucuses and primaries which choose delegates to the Democratic National Convention, but the caucuses and primaries themselves are most often run not by the DNC but instead by each state. All DNC members are superdelegates (i.e. unpledged delegates) to the Democratic National Convention and can influence a close Presidential race. Outside of the process of nominating a Presidential candidate, the DNC's role in actually selecting candidates to run on the Democratic Party ticket is minimal.
The chairperson is a superdelegate for life.
In the 2001–2005 election cycle, the DNC and its affiliated committees (which includes numerous local committees and committees formed to coordinate expenditures for specific districts or races) raised a total of US $162,062,084, 42% of which was hard money. The largest contributor, with US $9,280,000 was the Saban Capital Group, founded in 2001 by Haim Saban, who also founded Fox Family group. Fred Eychaner, the owner of Newsweb Corporation, gave the second highest amount of money to the DNC and its affiliates, US $7,390,000. The third largest contributor was Steve Bing of Shangri-La Entertainment, who gave US $6,700,000.[5]
In 2006, the DNC raised a total of US $61,141,823, all of it hard money. Most contributions came from small donors, giving less than $250, who accounted for over 80% of total dollars raised in the first half of 2006.[6] The three largest individual contributors were law firm Hill Wallack ($100,000), development firm Jonathan Rose & Co. ($100,000), and investment firm Bain Capital ($53,400).[7]
The DNC also relies on the monthly contributions of over 35,000 small-dollar donors through what is known as the Democracy Bonds program, set up by Howard Dean in the summer of 2005.[8]
In 2002, the Federal Election Commission fined the Democratic National Committee $115,000 for its part in fundraising violations in 1996.[9]
In June 2008, after Senator Barack Obama became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Dean announced that the DNC, emulating the Obama campaign, would no longer accept donations from federal lobbyists.[10]
In addition, a National Advisory Board exists for purposes of fundraising and advising the executive. The present chair is Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal.
Single spacewalk left for NASA's shuttle eraCentral Florida News 13 - - 27 minutes ago
Today's wakeup song was “More” by Matthew West, played at 2:59 am for space shuttle Atlantis Mission Specialist Rex Walheim. Expedition 28 Flight Engineers Mike Fossum and Ron Garan will conduct the mission's only spacewalk today, a 6.5-hour excursion ...
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Single Spacewalk Left for NASA's Shuttle EraFox News - 51 minutes ago
| AP July 10: In this photo provided by NASA, the space shuttle Atlantis is seen over the Bahamas prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station. Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground ...
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NASA adds extra day to Atlantis missionBigPond News - 53 minutes ago
Astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis will get one extra day in space as they restock the International Space Station, NASA says. The final shuttle mission before the US program formally ends after 30 years will now last 13 days, returning to Earth on ...
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Single spacewalk left for NASA's shuttle eraNewsday (subscription) - 1 hour ago
News Newsday > News Content Preview Newsday/Optimum Online ® subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online ® subscriber? Click here Single spacewalk left for NASA's shuttle era Published: July 12, 2011 3:25 AM By The Associated ...
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One last spacewalk for mankindIndependent Online - - 1 hour ago
Washington - Two US astronauts were to step out on the last spacewalk of the shuttle era on Tuesday at the International Space Station where Atlantis is docked for a final time as the US program winds down after 30 years. ...
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Space exploration and the shuttle: our eyes are still on the final frontierTelegraph.co.uk - - 1 hour ago
The Space Shuttle has made its final flight, but interest in exploring the planets won't go away, writes Roger Highfield. The Apollo 11 astronauts (LR) Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edward "Buzz" Aldrin. Armstrong has criticised Barack Obama's ...
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Atlantis Shuttle starts unloading as collision with Soviet space debris is ...International Business Times - - 1 hour ago
Astronauts continued organizing the unloading of a year's worth of supplies at the International Space Station after NASA said on Monday that a piece of Soviet space debris was unlikely to collide with ...
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Single spacewalk left for NASA's shuttle eraNewsday (subscription) - 1 hour ago
Nation Newsday > News > Nation Content Preview Newsday/Optimum Online ® subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online ® subscriber? Click here Single spacewalk left for NASA's shuttle era Published: July 12, 2011 3:25 AM By The ...
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Single Spacewalk Left for NASA's Shuttle EraABC News - - 1 hour ago
It's the last spacewalk of the shuttle era. But it will be conducted by a pair of space station residents. Astronauts Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan Jr. will venture out Tuesday to retrieve a broken ammonia pump ...
ABC News |
Free Invites to a "Virtual Dinner" with NASA's Final Shuttle CrewInternational Business Times AU - 2 hours ago
NASA has invited the public to share a virtual dinner with the final space shuttle crew on Thursday, July 14, encouraging everyone to prepare grilled chicken, barbecue brisket, baked beans and southwestern corn at home using NASA's recipes. ...
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NASA Invites Public to 'Virtual Dinner' with Atlantis CrewInternational Business Times - 2 hours ago
By IBTimes Staff Reporter | July 12, 2011 2:38 AM EDT NASA has invited the public to share a virtual dinner with the final shuttle space crew on July 14 on Thursday. "It's a great opportunity to share the mission with the public," Kylie Clem, ...
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Space Station Astronauts to Tackle Busy Spacewalk TodaySpace.com - - 2 hours ago
HOUSTON — Two station astronauts will float outside of the International Space Station today (July 12) in the only planned spacewalk during the shuttle Atlantis' final visit to the orbiting outpost. ...
Space.com |
Atlantis drops off supplies to outpostBoston Globe - 3 hours ago
AP / July 12, 2011 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The International Space Station got a year's worth of groceries in a giant shopping cart yesterday, courtesy of the astronauts on NASA's final shuttle flight. Astronauts Sandra Magnus and Douglas Hurley used ...
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NASA adds extra day to Atlantis missionThe West Australian - - 4 hours ago
Astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis will get one extra day in space as they restock the International Space Station (ISS) with a year's worth of food and supplies, NASA said on Monday. The final shuttle mission before the US program formally ends ...
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Atlantis astronauts enter Cargo moduleZee News - 4 hours ago
Houston: US space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts entered the newly-installed Raffaello cargo module today as NASA ruled out any threat to the shuttle or to the International Space Station from a piece of space junk. NASA officials said that no ...
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US astronauts set for last shuttle era spacewalkMSN Philippines News - 7 hours ago
Two US astronauts were to step out on the last spacewalk of the shuttle era Tuesday at the International Space Station where Atlantis is docked for a final time as the US program winds down after 30 years. Americans Ron Garan and Mike Fossum were ...
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The Future Of NASA Is Riding On AsteroidsThe Courier Pigeon - - 7 hours ago
NASA's closure of the 30 year old space shuttle program last week will cause a shift in their role from a supplier, to that of a purchaser of space based services. It is not unheard of for NASA to “take a break” from its regular programs so that they ...
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NASA Extends Atlantis Mission By One DayIrish Weather Online - 7 hours ago
By IWO - Tue Jul 12, 2:27 am KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (BNO NEWS) — NASA on Monday decided to extend the final flight of the space shuttle Atlantis by one day in order to unpack items brought to the International Space Station (ISS). ...
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Space robot to practice refueling satellitesNanaimo Daily News - - 8 hours ago
HOUSTON - With the end of the space shuttle program, the US government intends to stimulate development of private space transportation and also to lay the foundation for an entire new industry to service satellites in orbit. ...
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Smooth-sailing shuttle mission extended one dayCNET - - 8 hours ago
The astronauts on the United States' final space shuttle mission will get one extra day in space. Using the International Space Station's robot arm, the Atlantis astronauts pulled a bus-size cargo module from the shuttle's payload ...
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Nasa adds extra day to Atlantis's final missionStraits Times - 10 hours ago
Astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis will get one extra day in space as they restock the International Space Station with a year's worth of food and supplies, Nasa said on Monday. -- PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON - ASTRONAUTS aboard the shuttle Atlantis ...
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Shuttle astronauts gain extra day in spaceUSA Today - - 10 hours ago
HOUSTON — The space shuttle era will last a little longer, NASA mission controllers decided on Monday, extending the Atlantis mission an extra day. The Atlantis mission has been extended a day, NASA said Monday. ...
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NASA STS-135 Report #07 4:30 pm CDT Monday, July 11, 2011Space Ref (press release) - 10 hours ago
HOUSTON - Atlantis astronauts moved the Raffaello cargo carrier from the shuttle's cargo bay to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station's Harmony node early Monday. Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialist Sandra Magnus moved the ...
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NASA extends shuttle mission one dayCNN International - 11 hours ago
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The space shuttle Atlantis will be in space for one more day than originally planned, NASA announced Monday. The shuttle, which was scheduled to land July 20, will now make what NASA called a night landing at Kennedy ...
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Photos: NASA's Last Shuttle Mission in PicturesSpace.com - - 11 hours ago
HOUSTON — NASA has decided to extend its final space shuttle mission by one extra day, agency officials announced today (July 11). Mission managers opted to add a bonus day to the last flight of shuttle Atlantis ...
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Shuttle delivers ton of groceries to space stationAtlanta Journal Constitution - - 11 hours ago
AP CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The International Space Station got a year's worth of groceries in a giant shopping cart Monday, courtesy of the astronauts on NASA's final shuttle flight. This frame grab from NASA-TV shows space shuttle ...
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Atlantis Stay At Station Extended A DayThe Flame Trench - 12 hours ago
NASA's 135th an final shuttle mission -- and in fact, the 30-year-old shuttle program -- has been extended a day to take advantage of having four extra people on the International Space Station. Consequently, the shuttle's grand finale -- an Atlantis ...
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Space Shuttle Atlantis on approach to the International Space StationUPI.com - 12 hours ago
This NASA image released on July 10, 2011 shows space shuttle Atlantis on approach to the International Space Station prior to docking during mission STS-135. Atlantis and her crew are on the final mission of the Space Shuttle program. ...
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Space Station gets year's worth of groceriesabc7.com - 12 hours ago
The International Space Station got a year's worth of groceries, courtesy of the astronauts on NASA's final shuttle flight. (KABC Photo) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (KABC) -- The International Space Station got a year's worth of groceries in a giant shopping ...
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| Alabama | 205, 251, 256, 334, 659, 938 |
| Alaska | 907 |
| Arizona | 480, 520, 602, 623, 928 |
| Arkansas | 479, 501, 870 |
| California | 209, 213, 310, 323, 341, 369, 408, 415, 424, 442, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 627, 628, 650, 657, 661, 669, 707, 714, 747, 760, 764, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 935, 949, 951 (main article) |
| Colorado | 303, 719, 720, 970 (main article) |
| Connecticut | 203, 475, 860, 959 |
| Delaware | 302 |
| District of Columbia | 202 |
| Florida | 239, 305, 321, 352, 386, 407, 561, 689, 727, 754, 772, 786, 813, 850, 863, 904, 941, 954 (main article) |
| Georgia | 229, 404, 470, 478, 678, 706, 762, 770, 912 (main article) |
| Hawaii | 808 |
| Idaho | 208 |
| Illinois | 217, 224, 309, 312, 331, 447, 464, 618, 630, 708, 730, 773, 779, 815, 847, 872 |
| Indiana | 219, 260, 317, 574, 765, 812 |
| Iowa | 319, 515, 563, 641, 712 (main article) |
| Kansas | 316, 620, 785, 913 |
| Kentucky | 270, 364, 502, 606, 859 |
| Louisiana | 225, 318, 337, 504, 985 |
| Maine | 207 |
| Maryland | 227, 240, 301, 410, 443, 667 |
| Massachusetts | 339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978 (main article) |
| Michigan | 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 679, 734, 810, 906, 947, 989 (main article) |
| Minnesota | 218, 320, 507, 612, 651, 763, 952 |
| Mississippi | 228, 601, 662, 769 |
| Missouri | 314, 417, 557, 573, 636, 660, 816, 975 |
| Montana | 406 |
| Nebraska | 308, 402, 531 |
| Nevada | 702, 775 |
| New Hampshire | 603 |
| New Jersey | 201, 551, 609, 732, 848, 856, 862, 908, 973 (main article) |
| New Mexico | 505, 575 |
| New York | 212, 315, 347, 516, 518, 585, 607, 631, 646, 716, 718, 845, 914, 917 (main article) |
| North Carolina | 252, 336, 704, 828, 910, 919, 980, 984 (main article) |
| North Dakota | 701 |
| Ohio | 216, 234, 283, 330, 380, 419, 440, 513, 567, 614, 740, 937 |
| Oklahoma | 405, 580, 918 |
| Oregon | 458, 503, 541, 971 |
| Pennsylvania | 215, 267, 412, 445, 484, 570, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 (main article) |
| Rhode Island | 401 |
| South Carolina | 803, 843, 864 |
| South Dakota | 605 |
| Tennessee | 423, 615, 731, 865, 901, 931 |
| Texas | 210, 214, 254, 281, 325, 361, 409, 430, 432, 469, 512, 682, 713, 737, 806, 817, 830, 832, 903, 915, 936, 940, 956, 972, 979 (main article) |
| Utah | 385, 435, 801 |
| Vermont | 802 |
| Virginia | 276, 434, 540, 571, 703, 757, 804 (main article) |
| Washington | 206, 253, 360, 425, 509, 564 |
| West Virginia | 304, 681 |
| Wisconsin | 262, 274, 414, 534, 608, 715, 920 |
| Wyoming | 307 |
| Province / Territory | Codes |
|---|---|
| Alberta | 403, 587, 780, 825 |
| British Columbia | 236, 250, 604, 778 |
| Manitoba | 204 |
| New Brunswick | 506 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 709 |
| Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island | 902 |
| Ontario | 226, 249, 289, 343, 416, 519, 613, 647, 705, 807, 905 |
| Quebec | 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819 |
| Saskatchewan | 306 |
| Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut | 867 |
| Nation / Territory | Codes |
|---|---|
| Anguilla | 264 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 268 |
| The Bahamas | 242 |
| Barbados | 246 |
| Bermuda | 441 |
| British Virgin Islands | 284 |
| Cayman Islands | 345 |
| Dominica | 767 |
| Dominican Republic | 809, 829, 849 |
| Grenada | 473 |
| Jamaica | 876 |
| Montserrat | 664 |
| Puerto Rico | 787, 939 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 869 |
| Saint Lucia | 758 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 784 |
| Sint Maarten | 721 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 868 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 649 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 340 |
| Territory | Codes |
|---|---|
| American Samoa | 684 |
| Guam | 671 |
| Northern Marianas Islands | 670 |
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