tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/9/2009
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Today: Illinois House Set To Impeach Blago
The Illinois state House is expected to vote today to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, after the special impeachment committee approved its full report yesterday evening. Assuming that Blagojevich is impeached by the House, the case will then proceed to ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/15/2008 — Illinois GOP Ad: "You Deserve A Special Election"
The Illinois Republican Party has this new TV ad calling for a special election to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, rather than allow Democratic Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn to make an appointment if Rod ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/12/2008 — Crucial Hearing In Minnesota Senate Race Today
The state canvassing board in Minnesota is meeting at 10:30 a.m. ET to decide two crucial issues: Whether to count the mounting number of absentee ballots that appear to have been rejected because of ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/10/2008 — Obama: I Will Use My Middle Name At Inauguration
In a new interview with the Chicago Tribune , Barack Obama confirmed that he will use his middle name , "Hussein," as he takes the oath of office in January. "I'm not trying to make a statement one ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/11/2008 — Poll: A Majority Of Republicans Approve Of Obama's Performance
The new AP-GfK poll shows 73% of Americans approve of Barack Obama's performance so far as president-elect -- with 54% of self-identified Republicans giving him a thumbs-up, too. ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/22/2008 — Today: Possible New Vote Numbers From Minnesota
Minnesota could potentially finish today the process of counting the ballots that either campaign had challenged during the course of the recount but later withdrew the challenges, taking them out of ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/23/2008 — Today: Obama Team To Release Blago Report
The Obama transition team is expected today to release their internal report on staff communications with Rod Blagojevich and his office, and which is reported to absolve Rahm Emanuel and other staffers from ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/16/2009 — Obama Promises Entitlement Reform, Action On Health Care
In an interview wit the Washington Post editorial board, Barack Obama promised that his administration will make tough choices on entitlement spending. "Social Security, we can solve," said ...
TPMDC Morning Roundup
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/26/2009 — Obama Set To Allow Tighter Emissions Standards By States
President Obama is expected today to clear the way for allowing California and other states to set their own emissions standards , something that the Bush Administration had previously ...
Evidence That Obama Lied About Blago Contact?
floppingaces.net 1/8/2009 — This may cause a stir eh?
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has obtained documents from the office of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich through the Freedom of ...
Why Blago Is So Great
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/10/2009 — Give Rod Blagojevich credit: This man simply does not back down on health care -- the issue that is the true reason the legislature is trying to remove him from office.
Blagojevich just responded to his impeachment by holding a press conference ...
Transition: Panetta's challenge —
First Read 1/9/2009
The New York Times examines the tough task facing Panetta once he's confirmed as CIA director. “As every previous director could attest, succeeding at the helm at the Central Intelligence Agency requires an uneasy balance: being firm enough to ...
2010: Toss-up in Fla.; Bond to retire —
First Read 1/9/2009
FLORIDA: The AP calls the Senate race a toss-up now that Jeb Bush has declared he won't run. "Neither party has come up with a name as big as Bush, the only Republican elected to two terms as the state's governor. It could prove a challenge for the ...
Illinois House votes to impeach governor —
Reuters: Politics 1/9/2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois House of Representatives on Friday impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was accused of abuse of power including an attempt to sell President-elect Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat.
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