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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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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Dems Complete Election Sweep of Congress — Democrats completed an improbable double-barreled election sweep of Congress on Wednesday, taking control of the Senate with a victory in Virginia as they padded their day-old majority in the House. — Jim Webb's victory over Sen. George Allen …
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New York Times:
Rumsfeld Resigns; Bush Vows to 'Find Common Ground' — Faced with the collapse of his Republican majority in Congress, President Bush responded swiftly on Wednesday by announcing the departure of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and vowing to work with Democrats "to find common ground" on the war in Iraq and domestic issues.
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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Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Rumsfeld Resignation Bodes End of Bush Doctrine — WASHINGTON — President Bush's nomination of his father's second director of central intelligence to replace Defense Secretary Rumsfeld is being interpreted by hawks here as a signal of the end of Mr. Bush's foreign policy doctrine …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:Rumor: Bush to announce Rumsfeld's resignation? …
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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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Politics Central:
THE GLENN AND HELEN SHOW: AUSTIN BAY AND JIM DUNNIGAN ON RUMSFELD, THE ELECTIONS, AND THE WAR ON TERROR — The Democrats have taken the House and, it appears, the Senate. Donald Rumsfeld has resigned, to be replaced by Robert Gates. What's next for the War on Terror and U.S. national security?
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
A Loss's Silver Lining — At least Republicans now know where the "Bridge to Nowhere" leads: to the political wilderness. But there are three reasons for conservatives to temper their despondency. — First, they were punished not for pursuing but for forgetting conservatism.
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Meeting at The Middle — It's over. — American voters, in their wisdom, ended an era on Tuesday. They rejected a poorly conceived war policy in Iraq that has weakened the United States. They rejected a harshly ideological approach to politics that cast opponents as enemies of the country's survival.
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 …
Michael Grunwald / Washington Post:
Republicans' Angry Factions Point Fingers At Each Other — After minutes upon minutes of soul-searching, Republicans are now in recrimination mode. And the GOP's various factions all agree: This wouldn't have happened if the party had listened to us. — In the aftermath of the historic …
Dick Armey / Opinion Journal:
End of the Revolution — Advice to Republicans: Don't go back and check on a dead skunk. — If there was still any doubt, the Republican Revolution of 1994 officially ended Tuesday night with the loss of at least 28 seats and majority control of the House of Representatives.
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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.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Time To Start Campaigning? — La Shawn Barber makes the case for cancellation of all political vacations and an immediate start to the 2008 campaign in her Examiner editorial today. She writes that conservatism won even while the Republicans lost, and that conservatives have to continue the fight:
Mike Glover / Associated Press:
Iowa's Vilsack to Run for President — DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Tom Vilsack said he will officially launch his presidential campaign Thursday when he files documents with the Federal Election Commission. — The filing comes two days after his fellow Democrats scored overwhelming victories in state and national elections.
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Jason Szep / Reuters:
Youth turnout in election biggest in 20 years — BOSTON (Reuters) - Young Americans voted in the largest numbers in at least 20 years in congressional elections, energized by the Iraq war and giving a boost to Democrats, pollsters said on Wednesday. — About 24 percent of Americans under the age of 30 …
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