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Washington Post:
A Voter Rebuke For Bush, the War And the Right — The political pendulum in American politics swung away from the right yesterday, putting an end to the 12-year Republican Revolution on Capitol Hill and delivering a sharp rebuke of President Bush and the Iraq war.
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Hugh Hewitt / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:
The Good News And The Bad — I have to assume that the Dems will get the Senate as well as the House, though Conrad Burns may be able to pull off an upset, in which case I hope the GOP in the Senate reject the silly rules they agreed to the last time the body was 50/50.
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Fox News:
Democrats Take Control of House, Need 3 More Seats in Senate — Democrats have shifted the balance of power on Capitol Hill, capturing control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in 12 years and gaining ground in the battle to win the Senate.
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
No. — I ask you, considering the margins that we are looking at this morning in a whole lot of the races that the Democrats won yesterday, in both the House and the Senate, what was Rahm Emmanuel thinking saying this: … Let me get this straight, we have just taken back the House and …
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Webb Has a Slim Edge Over Allen, But Recount Likely — Democratic challenger James Webb held a slim lead over Republican Sen. George Allen early today in Virginia's U.S. Senate race, a dramatic and nasty battle that almost certainly will be decided by a recount next month.
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Timothy Dwyer / Washington Post:
Webb, Allen Race Too Close to Call — Same-Sex Marriage Ban Wins Approval by Substantial Margin — Democratic challenger James H. Webb and Republican incumbent George F. Allen were locked in a dead heat in the race to represent Virginia in the U.S. Senate. The race remains too close to call and appears headed for a recount.
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John O'Neil / New York Times:
A Virginia Recount Would Not Come Soon — Virginia's election laws allow an apparent loser to request a recount if a contest's margin is less than 1 percent — and the margin in the preliminary results of the state's Senate election stood this morning at about one-third of 1 percent.
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A Tiny Revolution
Tyler Whitley / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Nation watches Virginia — Allen-Webb race could help tilt control of U.S. Senate — Democrat Jim Webb leads George Allen in a Senate race that appears headed to a recount, but his margin grew as more returns were tallied early this morning. — Allen led for most of the night …
Jim Lindgren / The Volokh Conspiracy:THE VIRGINIA RACE CONTINUES TO BE CLOSE. 2:25am:
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Volunteer Voters
CNN:
Democrats to take control of House, CNN projects … (CNN) — Democrats picked up 14 seats in their bid to take control of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. — Races in Arizona, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Kentucky and Indiana were among those where Republicans lost seats, according to CNN projections.
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Voter Turnout Strong for Midterm Elections — Technical Glitches, Delays Not Reported to Be Widespread — Americans voted today in midterm elections that were widely seen as a gauge of public sentiment on national issues — including the war in Iraq and the leadership of President Bush …
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Peter Wallsten / Los Angeles Times:
Bush likely to resist calls for major change — Statements during the campaign suggest there is little that House Democrats and the president can be expected to agree on. — WASHINGTON — With increasing fervor, President Bush spent the final weeks of the 2006 campaign castigating Democrats …
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Is That Legal?
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Democrats Seize Control of House; Senate Hangs on Virginia and Montana — Democrats seized control of the House of Representatives and defeated at least four Republican senators yesterday, riding a wave of voter discontent with President Bush and the war in Iraq.
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Democratic House Win And Changed Senate Suggests GOP Lost Independents And Moderates — The votes — and possible recounts — aren't totally in yet from the landmark 2006 mid-term elections but this much is clear: — The Democrats will take control of the House.
Matthew Yglesias:
Sign of the Times — Veteran congressman Jim Leach (R-IA) went down to defeat in the massacre of 2006. I'm no apologist for "moderate Republicans" but it is worth saying that Leach was, in my estimation, fairly clearly the best House Republican. Nevertheless, one can only be thrilled with his defeat.
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Reuters:
Minnesota sends first Muslim to Congress -media — Source: Reuters — MINNEAPOLIS, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Voters elected a black Democrat as the first Muslim in Congress on Tuesday after a race in which he advocated quick U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and made little mention of his faith.
The Wausau Daily Herald Latest Headlines News:
Hotel yanks CNN; says network is pro-terrorist — Wausau Daily Herald — ROTHSCHILD — Guests at one local hotel who switch on the TV in search of the latest news no longer have CNN as an option. — The Stoney Creek Inn, 1100 Imperial Ave., in Rothschild has dropped the 24-hour news channels CNN …
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Little Green Footballs
Michelle Malkin:
Conservatism did not lose — I'm hanging it up for the night, er, morning. Unlike Michael Moore in 2004, however, I will not be staying in bed for three days in a catatonic state. I will not need PEST shock therapy. I will not move to Australia. — A moonbat reader e-mailed a taunt earlier this evening:
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Inside Higher Ed:
Michigan Votes Down Affirmative Action — Michigan voters on Tuesday approved a ban on affirmative action at the state's public colleges and in government contracting. The vote came despite opposition to the ban from most academic and business leaders in the state — and the history …
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