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Sniping skews committee's work

 

Published 4 hours ago by Jake Sherman at POLITICO.com: Congress

Infighting on House Oversight and Government Reform affects its look into the financial meltdown.

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Harry Reid's hometown feud

 

Published 4 hours ago by John Bresnahan at POLITICO.com: Politics

Reid can’t seem to escape the Las Vegas Review-Journal and its publisher, Sherman Frederick.

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Lobbyists rush to high-speed rail

 

Published 4 hours ago by Matthew Lewis - the Center for Public Integrity at POLITICO.com: Congress

High-speed rail is fast becoming Washington’s latest potential bonanza.

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Ron Paul gains mainstream steam (Politico)

 

Published 5 hours ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

Politico - The longtime libertarian rock star suddenly finds his ideas resonating with a wider audience.

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Maine's moderate Republican senators thriving (AP)

 

Published 6 hours ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

AP - Moderate Republicans may be a vanishing breed elsewhere, but Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are thriving.

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Party Crashers Seek to Sell Their Story

 

Published 9 hours ago at WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

Representatives acting on behalf of the Virginia couple who allegedly crashed a White House state dinner have contacted multiple media outlets to try to sell an interview with the pair.

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Today's GOP is both united and divided

 

Published 9 hours ago by Jon Cohen and Dan Balz at Wash Post In Congress

The Republican rank and file is largely in sync with GOP lawmakers in their staunch opposition to efforts by President Obama and Democrats to enact major health-care legislation, but a new Washington Post poll also reveals deep dissatisfaction among ...

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Chaffetz: Bring home Afghan troops

 

Published 10 hours ago by Daniel Libit at POLITICO.com: Congress

He calls on Obama to bring troops home, and says his party must do more than "take pot shots at ACORN."

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Even if health bill passes soon, wait for reforms could be long

 

Published 11 hours ago by David S. Hilzenrath at Wash Post In Congress

The White House has a message for Americans suffering under today's health insurance system: "Help is on the way."

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Health-care bill's ability to reduce deficits debated

 

Published 11 hours ago by Lori Montgomery at Wash Post In Congress

As the long battle over health care is rejoined in the Senate this week, experts remain deeply divided over whether the legislation would rein in soaring health-care costs or simply add millions of people to a system that is already driving the nation ...

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Debate on Creating Jobs, Without Raising Deficit

 

Published 13 hours ago by By JACKIE CALMES at NYT > Politics

Democrats in Congress are eager to come up with ways to spur hiring, but at odds over the scope of new measures.

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ACORN considered name change

 

Published 13 hours ago by Jake Sherman at POLITICO.com: Congress

Republicans leak a memo yanked from office trash.

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Senators: Take action against White House crashers (AP)

 

Published 13 hours ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

AP - Two senators said Sunday that authorities should pursue criminal charges against the Virginia couple who crashed last week's state dinner at the White House.

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Dems look for deal as Sen. debate begins (Politico)

 

Published 15 hours ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

Politico - Reid attempts something that has eluded him: negotiate a compromise on the public option that garners 60 votes.

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CQ Transcript: Sens. Kyl, Bayh on 'Fox News Sunday' (CQPolitics.com)

 

Published 20 hours ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

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Senate health care debate to focus on Democratic divide

 

Published 20 hours ago by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

Washington (CNN) - With Republican opposition unanimous so far, the Senate debate starting Monday on a comprehensive health care bill will focus on bridging differences among the majority Democrats. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada ...

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Dukakis to Endorse Capuano for Mass. Senate (CQPolitics.com)

 

Published 20 hours ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

CQPolitics.com - Former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis will formally endorse Rep. Michael E. Capuano in the Democratic primary for the Senate special election Sunday at an event in Brookline, Mass.

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Senators: Take action against White House crashers (AP)

 

Published 23 hours ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

AP - Two senators say authorities ought to pursue criminal charges against the Virginia couple who crashed last week's state dinner at the White House.

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South Carolina conservative sets himself up as kingmaker (McClatchy Newspapers)

 

Published 41 hours ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is using his rising national profile among conservative activists to support and bankroll Republican Senate candidates around the country, some of them underdogs challenging GOP ...

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South Carolina Rift Highlights Debate Over Future of G.O.P.

 

Published 43 hours ago by By SHAILA DEWAN at NYT > Politics

Some Republicans in South Carolina are questioning the conservative bona fides of Senator Lindsey Graham.

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Video: GOP talks economy in weekly address

 

Published 45 hours ago at msnbc.com: Politics

Nov. 28: During the GOP's weekly radio and Internet address, Mike Pence, R-Ind., says, President Obama and the Democratic Congress have taken the economy “from bad to worse with their failed economic agenda and big government plans.” (Other)

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Youngguns (CQPolitics.com)

 

Published 47 hours ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

CQPolitics.com - Video: Conversation With Senate Candidate Alexi Giannoulias

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Senate Candidates Could Lower the Age Average (CQPolitics.com)

 

Published 47 hours ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

CQPolitics.com - Alexi Giannoulias, the Democratic state treasurer of Illinois, was 4 years old when GOP Rep. Michael N. Castle was elected lieutenant governor of Delaware. But come 2011 the two men could serve together in the Senate.

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Secret Service agents drop in on winery to chat with state dinner couple

 

Published 2 days ago by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker

Washington (CNN) – Two Secret Service agents visited a Virginia winery Friday to question a couple whose appearance at a White House state dinner raised eyebrows this week, the winery manager told CNN. Diane Weiss, manager at the Oasis ...

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Pelosi (CQPolitics.com)

 

Published 2 days ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

CQPolitics.com - Reid Faces Challenges Crafting Abortion Curbs in Health Care Bill

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Insuring young key to health care overhaul plans (AP)

 

Published 2 days ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

AP - The young invincibles. That's what the insurance industry calls them.

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No decisions in high court's horn of plenty (AP)

 

Published 2 days ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

AP - For the first time under Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court has failed to issue opinions before Thanksgiving in any of the cases that were argued in recent months.

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Activists seek green Black Friday

 

Published 3 days ago by Erika Lovley at POLITICO.com: Politics

Environmental activists say Black Friday sales produce mountains of trash that won't easily go away.

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Financial Reform: Will Dodd's Bipartisan Push Pay Off?

 

Published 3 days ago at TIME.com Top Politics Stories

Senate Banking chairman Chris Dodd has reached across the aisle to the GOP to create bipartisan working groups to tackle the four hardest questions in financial regulatory reform

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Pelosi (CQPolitics.com)

 

Published 3 days ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

CQPolitics.com - Reid Faces Challenges Crafting Abortion Curbs in Health Care Bill

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Abortion in Health Plan Tests a Pennsylvania Senator

 

Published 3 days ago by By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK at NYT > Politics

Senator Bob Casey, whose father is known for having fought abortion, is a pivotal if reluctant player in the debate on public financing of abortions in the health bill.

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CNN Radio: Term limits supporters aim for a comeback

 

Published 3 days ago by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker

Britney Spears isn't the only headline-grabber who hit it big in the 90s to angle for a comeback this fall: Nearly a decade-and-a-half after the last big term limits push fell short, there's a new congressional proposal to cap the amount of time ...

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Kirk's low-key approach in Senate drawing notice (AP)

 

Published 3 days ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

AP - Paul Kirk never figured to upstage the legend whose death paved his road to the Senate. Even so, the stylish Massachusetts lawyer and former Democratic Party chairman has taken on such a low profile as Edward M. Kennedy's successor that some ...

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In Kentucky, a Senate Candidate With a Pedigree for Agitation

 

Published 4 days ago by By IAN URBINA at NYT > Politics

His father proved to be a surprising presence in the presidential race in 2008. Now Rand Paul has become a contender in the 2010 Senate race in Kentucky.

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Thompson Is Said to Mull a Run Against Gillibrand

 

Published 4 days ago by By DANNY HAKIM at NYT > Politics

The city comptroller, who came in a close second in the mayoral race, is considering challenging Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, running for state comptroller or pursuing the mayor’s office in 2013.

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Administration insists health-care reform bills contain costs

 

Published 4 days ago by Shailagh Murray at Wash Post In Congress

Senior White House officials on Wednesday brushed aside criticism that Democrats aren't tackling cost containment in their health-care reform bills, although they acknowledged room for improvement as the bills move forward.

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2010 Update: GOP purity test dangers

 

Published 4 days ago by firstread at First Read

From NBC's Ali Weinberg Conservative blogger Erick Erickson warns of side effects that a Republican "purity test" resolution, proposed by RNC Committeeman Jim Bopp, would have on the party's 2010 chances. The test would deny RNC funding to any ...

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Palin, Bachmann to headline Tea Party convention

 

Published 4 days ago by fhardingj at CNN Political Ticker

(CNN) – Sarah Palin will be the main attraction at what's being billed as the "First National Tea Party Convention." Tea Party Nation announced Wednesday that last year's Republican vice presidential candidate will serve as keynote ...

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Obama to attend climate talks in Copenhagen

 

Published 4 days ago by Juliet Eilperin and Michael D. Shear at Wash Post In Congress

The White House announced Wednesday that President Obama will attend international climate talks next month in Copenhagen and commit the U.S. to a specific short-term target for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, providing new momentum for ...

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2010 New York Senate: Giuliani 53%, Gillibrand 40% (Rasmussen Reports)

 

Published 4 days ago at Yahoo! News: Politics News

Rasmussen Reports - Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand may have a serious problem on her hands if Rudy Giuliani gets in next year's race for the U.S. Senate in New York State.

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Fueling speculation, Dobbs appears to soften on key issue

 

Published 5 days ago by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney at CNN Political Ticker

Dobbs' latest comments on illegal immigration are drawing attention. (CNN) - The same week Lou Dobbs suggested he would consider running for the White House in 2012, the former CNN anchorman appears to be softening his ...

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Pelosi keeps door open on war tax

 

Published 5 days ago by aharding at CNN Political Ticker

Speaker Pelosi said Tuesday that 'there is serious unrest' in the House Democratic Caucus over funding the Afghanistan war. Washington (CNN) - Speaker Nancy Pelosi kept the door open Tuesday to a proposal by several ...

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Bankers making turkeys out of taxpayers

 

Published 5 days ago by Dana Milbank at Wash Post In Congress

The nation's bankers have much to be thankful for as they sit down to their turkey dinners on Thursday.

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Lou Dobbs Weighs Senate Run, as a Steppingstone

 

Published 5 days ago by By DAVID M. HALBFINGER at NYT > Politics

A spokesman for the former anchor Lou Dobbs said he may run against Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey.

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Schumer Says Adidas Wrong to Produce N.B.A. Jerseys Overseas

 

Published 5 days ago by By STEVEN GREENHOUSE at NYT > Politics

The New York senator said he might ask Commissioner David Stern to intervene to try and keep production of much of the league’s official jerseys in the United States.

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Pelosi keeps door open on war tax

 

Published 5 days ago by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

Speaker Pelosi said Tuesday that 'there is serious unrest' in the House Democratic Caucus over funding the Afghanistan war. Washington (CNN) - Speaker Nancy Pelosi kept the door open Tuesday to a proposal by several ...

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Conservative concedes again in N.Y. 23

 

Published 5 days ago at msnbc.com: Politics

The Conservative Party candidate concedes a race in upstate New York for a U.S. House of Representatives seat for the second time, saying he doesn't have enough votes.

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2010 update: Musical chairs in CT

 

Published 5 days ago by firstread at First Read

From NBC's Ali Weinberg COLORADO: Local pollster and analyst Floyd Ciruli tells Human Events that the state's Republican Party "has unified at a very early stage" of the 2010 campaigns. Two GOP gubernatorial contendors, Josh Penry and Tom ...

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Sanford impeachment panel to examine new ethics charges

 

Published 5 days ago by peterhamby at CNN Political Ticker

(CNN) – A panel of South Carolina lawmakers who gathered Tuesday to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford voted to broaden the scope of their inquiry to include 37 new ethics charges against the Republican. Those civil charges ...

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Here's the guest list

 

Published 5 days ago by Mark Murray at First Read

From NBC's Mark Murray The White House -- finally! -- has released its guest list for tonight's state dinner. Among the politicians: Speaker Nancy Pelosi , Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg , Sen. Chris Dodd , ...

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