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The Boston Globe, a potentially significant force in what has been to date a very low- profile Democratic primary to replace the late Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy (D), threw its endorsement behind City Year co-founder Alan Khazei today. Wrote the Globe: "The 48-year-old Khazei offers a strong ...
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General David Petraeus
The Fix is still recovering from last night's State dinner -- wait, we weren't invited. But, we are up early this morning with Mrs. Fix and Fix Jr., headed out for a few days of rest, relaxation and, most importantly, jellied cranberry in a can. That means light posting for the next week -- when ...
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148.5 That's the number of dollars -- in millions! -- that has been spent this year on ads by the outside interest groups advocating for and against President Barack Obama's health care plan, according to a comprehensive document detailing the air wars over the legislation. As of this week, ...
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Barack Obama
Former Ambassador Tom Foley (R) issued a statement moments ago making clear that he is re-evaluating his candidacy for the U.S. Senate and may well jump into the now-open Connecticut governor's race. "I have had a number of conversations with people who are encouraging me to consider running for ...
Congress
Tom Foley
Rob Simmons
Politicians publicly pooh-pooh polling -- the only poll that matters, after all, is on election day! -- but every elected official privately pays close attention to the tides of public opinion. Which is why President Barack Obama's announcement next Tuesday on troop levels in Afghanistan is so ...
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Barack Obama
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1. The resignation of Republican National Committee communications director Trevor Francis on Monday is a sign of significant unrest within the ranks of the committee, according to several party sources. While stories differed over whether Francis jumped or was pushed from his perch, what was ...
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Shelby Steele
Michael Steele
Updated 4:26 p.m. Trevor Francis, the communications director at the Republican National Committee, is leaving his post, an odd mid-cycle departure that suggests some level of turmoil within the GOP's chief campaign committee. "Trevor's talents will be missed at the RNC," committee Chairman ...
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Virginia Foxx
George W. Bush
37 That's the gap in former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's favorability numbers among self-described conservatives (60 percent) and moderates (23 percent), according to a new independent poll conducted in the politically critical state of Iowa. The chasm between how Palin is perceived among the ...
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Sarah Palin
Arkansas Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe has all the tools to be a star but he lacks national ambition. AP Photo/Danny Johnston In a world filled with politicians whose ambitions far outstrip their talents, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe is the exact opposite. Beebe is among the most popular politicians in ...
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Former Ambassador Tom Schieffer's (D) decision to leave the Texas governor's race leaves a gaping hole for an establishment candidate, a space many people expect Houston Mayor Bill White to fill. Schieffer, the brother of "Face the Nation" host and all-around-great-guy Bob Schieffer is expected ...
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Kansas Democratic Rep. Dennis Moore will leave the
House in 2010, a decision that hands Republicans a...
golden opportunity for a pickup next year. Brandon Naylor, communications director for Moore, confirmed the news, which was first reported by the ...
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1. President Obama meets with his Cabinet this afternoon at a critical time -- on both the domestic and foreign fronts -- for his administration. Obama won a victory over the weekend with the Senate's vote to bring his health care bill to the floor for debate but statements by Sen. Joe Lieberman ...
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We chatted live on Friday with Fixistas from around the country about politics, the universe and everything. Among the hot topics: more analysis of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (if that's possible), a look at some of the best Senate races of 2010, and an update on the Fix's quest to become the ...
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Sarah Palin
Health care
The Republican Governors Association held its annual meeting earlier this week in Austin, Texas, a gathering where -- for the first time in recent memory -- the GOP had something to celebrate: the twin victories of Govs.-elect Chris Christie (N.J.) and Bob McDonnell (Va.) earlier this month. Of ...
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1. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour's (R) repeated refusal to say that Sarah Palin is "qualified" to be president of the United States during an interview Thursday night with "Hardball" host Chris Matthews is illustrative of the problems the former Alaskan governor can -- and likely will -- cause ...
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Sarah Palin
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Is former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani
weighing a Senate bid? Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount...
of the Washington Post After months of relative quiet regarding the political future of former mayor Rudy Giuliani (R), the New York newspapers have exploded ...
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Senator Giuliani?
10 That's the number of points separating Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio in their Republican primary fight for the seat of retiring Sen. Mel Martinez (R), according to anew survey conducted by Research 2000 for the liberal Daily Kos blog. Crist leads Rubio ...
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Charlie Crist
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General David Petraeus
With so much attention being paid to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's book tour, we decided to put our political nerd cap on -- ok, fine, we always wear it -- and go inside the numbers of where she's stopping and why. All told, Palin is making 31 stops in 25 states. Florida will see the most of ...
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Sarah Palin
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Barack Obama
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1. Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, the author
of an amendment to the House health care bill...
that would ban federal funding from being used for abortions, has become a whipping boy of fellow Democrats on the campaign trail of late. New Hampshire ...
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Morning Fix: Stupak as Democratic anti-hero
