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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/4/2009
Election Central Sunday Roundup
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Bush 41: Jeb Should Run For President -- But Probably Not Right Now In an interview on Fox News Sunday , George H.W. Bush said that his son Jeb should run for president . That said, Bush the Elder did seem to allude to the current status of the Bush name: "I mean, right now is probably a bad ...

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Sources: Reid pressured governor on Senate replacement :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich
suntimes.com - 1/3/2009
Sources: Reid pressured governor on Senate replacement :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich
— suntimes.com — Reid pressured Blagojevich not to appoint Jackson Jr. to Obama's U.S. Senate seat Days before Gov. Blagojevich was charged with trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder, top Senate Democrat Harry Reid made ... (more) Sources: Reid pressured governor on Senate replacement  ...

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Bush 41: Jeb Bush for President - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker
— foxnews.com — Former President George H.W. Bush said his son Jeb should run for president and blasted the New York Times for its grossly unfair criticism of another son, President George W. Bush. During an interview on "FOX News Sunday," the nation's 41st president ... (more) Bush 41: Jeb Bush for President - FOXNews.com Transition ...

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news.yahoo.com - 1/4/2009
Reid cites "legal authority" to bar Illinois pick - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Sunday that "legal authority" exists under the Constitution to bar embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, but added there ... (more) Reid cites "legal authority" to bar Illinois ...

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Election Central Sunday Roundup
Talking Points Memo — ... Former President George H.W. Bush says his son Jeb should run for president -- but probably not right now, considering how many Bushes we've already had. That and other political news in today's Election Central Sunday Roundup. ...

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