openleft.com - 1/4/2009
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If you believe what the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting today, then its clear Harry Reid (D-NV) has some very disturbing - and very disturbingly outdated - views on race and politics:
Days before Gov. Blagojevich was charged with trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat to ...
suntimes.com - 1/3/2009
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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 ...
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Sources: Reid pressured governor on Senate replacement ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/5/2009
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
In a statement given to Election Central, Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid has called upon Norm Coleman...
to concede defeat in the Minnesota Senate race. Reid also reminded Coleman of his own calls early on in this process for Franken to concede and ...
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Reid To Coleman: It's Over. Concede.
msnbc.msn.com - 1/4/2009
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msnbc.msn.com —
Transcript of the Jan. 4, 2009 broadcast of
NBC's 'Meet the Press,' featuring Senate Majority Leader Harry...
Reid, Richard Engel, Jeffrey Goldberg, Katty Kay, Hisham Melhem, Andrea Mitchell and David Sanger.
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Jan. 4: Harry Reid, Richard Engel, roundtable
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Reid Thought Tammy Duckworth was “Electable?” You’re Kidding, Right?
Firedoglake —
... Tammy Duckworth is the very definition of "unelectable" -- i.e., she couldn't get elected, even with Democratic leadership determined to fill her coffers with cash and jam her into office. Well, you can say one thing for them, they never give up.
In light of Reid's contention that Duckworth was "electable" while Jesse Jackson Jr. wasn't, blogs like Jack & Jill Politics, JammieWearingFool, Blackfive, Open Left, and Field Negro are raising valid questions.
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