But for all the celebrating that the Democrats were doing over the weekend, the mood in the party dramatically changed with Monday's news that Eliot Spitzer, the governor of New York and a leading progressive voice in the party, was embroiled in a prostitution scandal.

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The goal was moving along the Progressive Party's vision for what the new America in the 20th century should be.

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On Tuesday, the police issued a new appeal for information about the murder of former Progressive Unionist Party worker Mr Rice.

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The debate will be painful, as neoconservatives, paleo-conservatives, progressive conservatives, moderates and libertarians battle it out to chart the course for a new and more vibrant party.

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