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Associated Press:
Democrats take control of the Senate — WASHINGTON - Democrats wrested control of the Senate from Republicans Wednesday with an upset victory in Virginia, giving the party complete domination of Capitol Hill for the first time since 1994. — Jim Webb's squeaker win over incumbent Sen. George Allen …
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Washington Post:
Webb Claims Victory in VA Senate Race — Virginia Democratic Senate candidate James Webb claimed the title of "Senator-elect" today even as Republican incumbent Sen. George Allen declined to concede a race he was losing by 7,146 votes. — Webb advisers said he will announce members of his transition team later this afternoon.
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Press Conference by the President — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. I say, why all the glum faces? — Yesterday, the people went to the polls and they cast their vote for a new direction in the House of Representatives. And while the ballots are still being counted in the Senate …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
I Question The Timing, And The Sanity — One day after voters spanked Republicans in the midterm elections, George Bush turned a two-year commitment to Donald Rumsfeld into a "heckuva job, Rummy," before the last ballots have even been counted. Rumsfeld resigned his post as Secretary …
David Stout / New York Times:
Rumsfeld Resigns as Defense Secretary After Big Election Gains for Democrats
Rumsfeld Resigns as Defense Secretary After Big Election Gains for Democrats
rushlimbaugh.com:
I Feel Liberated — RUSH: Just to reiterate, ladies and gentlemen: "It's going to get worse before it gets better." I'm not trying to be negative. I'm trying to prepare you here for what is coming. It is obvious from the president's press conference that his view is …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Pelosi: Iraq isn't a war, Gannett = "the voice of the military" — Third in line for the presidency. Two heartbeats away. And one of those is arrhythmic. — The first segment comes from "The Situation Room." If you missed the story about the Military Times editorials, read Bryan's post.
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
The Glenn and Helen Show: Austin Bay and Jim Dunnigan on Rumsfeld …
The Glenn and Helen Show: Austin Bay and Jim Dunnigan on Rumsfeld …
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Jacob Weisberg / Slate:
The Lou Dobbs Democrats — SAY HELLO TO THE NEW ECONOMIC NATIONALISTS. — The bums, or at least many of them, have been thrown out. And so the political conversation turns naturally to the question of what the Democrats will do now that they again share power with a Republican president.
Timothy Noah / Slate:
Time To Socialize Medicine — HOW DEMOCRATS CAN MAKE THEMSELVES USEFUL. — May I put in a word for socialized medicine? — The Democrats have won back the House of Representatives and may also have acquired a gossamer-thin majority in the Senate. They won by not being the party …
James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web — Always Look on the Bright Side of Life — This column is scrupulously nonpartisan, but we will bend the rules for a moment and acknowledge that last night's outcome was not what we were hoping for. As of now, the Democrats have picked up 28 House seats, giving them at least 228 (a majority is 218).
David Espo / Associated Press:
AP: Hastert Won't Seek House Leader Post — Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., told fellow Republican lawmakers on Wednesday he does not intend to run for minority leader when Democrats take control of the House in January, officials said. — Hastert conveyed word in a conference call …
Kirk Johnson / New York Times:
Democrats See Surge in Power at State Level — Democratic gains in Congress and among the nation's governors were matched on Tuesday by a huge surge closer to the grass roots — in the state legislatures, where more than 275 seats and nine legislative chambers from Iowa to Oregon switched overnight from Republican to Democratic hands.
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
The Great Victory - crushing the developing myths — (updated below) — The outcome of this election — even with the not-yet-fully-finalized Senate victories in Virginia and Montana — is as resounding and clear as it gets. For exactly that reason, all sorts of devastated Bush followers …
Philly.com:
Murphy appears to have beaten Fitzpatrick — Taking his antiwar message from Baghdad to Bucks County, Democrat and political newcomer Patrick Murphy appeared to eke out a victory over Republican Mike Fitzpatrick in the Eighth Congressional District yesterday.
Matthew Yglesias:
It's (Semi) Official — Webb wins. — It's worth pointing out that this election ought to demolish the Myth of Karl Rove. From the GOP perspective, while losing five senate seats is worse than losing four, losing six is much worse than losing five. Since the 2006 climate clearly …