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Line 29: − ====Gary Condit==== − A Democrat from [[California]]'s 18th district (Modesto), [[Gary Condit]] gained notoriety when he attempted to stonewall a [[police]] investigation into the 2001 disappearance and murder of political intern Chandra Levy; it was revealed during the investigation that Condit had an affair with her.<ref>http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/07/07/condit.missing.intern/</ref><ref>http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/condit/profile.html</ref> Although cleared as a prime suspect in the case, his political career was finished as a result of the scandal; he lost in the election of 2002.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/specials/chandra/</ref> −
→U.S. Congressional members: Removed Condit since he was a Blue Dog Democrat not a liberal
==U.S. Congressional members==
==U.S. Congressional members==
====Sequestration====
====Sequestration====
In 2011, liberal [[Democrat]]s voted for [[sequestration]] with the belief that it would be so intolerable that [[conservative]] [[budget]]-cutters would never allow it to take effect. Again, in the December 2012 budget deal, President [[Obama]] and liberal Democrats did not agree to other spending cuts sought by conservatives because they could not believe that conservatives would allow sequestration take effect, although the deal postponed sequestration for two months.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement by the Press Secretary |url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/14/statement-press-secretary |date=February 14, 2013 |publisher=[[The White House]] |accessdate=September 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=There are now four big plans to stop the sequester |last=Plumer |first=Brad |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/14/there-are-now-four-plans-to-stop-the-sequester/?wprss=rss_ezra-klein |date=February 14, 2013 |publisher=[[Washington Post]] |accessdate=September 3, 2013}}</ref> Sequestration has now been in effect since March 2013.
In 2011, liberal [[Democrat]]s voted for [[sequestration]] with the belief that it would be so intolerable that [[conservative]] [[budget]]-cutters would never allow it to take effect. Again, in the December 2012 budget deal, President [[Obama]] and liberal Democrats did not agree to other spending cuts sought by conservatives because they could not believe that conservatives would allow sequestration take effect, although the deal postponed sequestration for two months.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement by the Press Secretary |url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/14/statement-press-secretary |date=February 14, 2013 |publisher=[[The White House]] |accessdate=September 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=There are now four big plans to stop the sequester |last=Plumer |first=Brad |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/14/there-are-now-four-plans-to-stop-the-sequester/?wprss=rss_ezra-klein |date=February 14, 2013 |publisher=[[Washington Post]] |accessdate=September 3, 2013}}</ref> Sequestration has now been in effect since March 2013.