memeorandum: Dem division and dismay (Josephine Hearn/The Hill)

2:15 PM ET, November 16, 2006

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Hoyer Beats Pelosi's Pick in Race for No. 2 House Post — House Democrats chose Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland as their majority leader today after a bruising fight that cast a cloud over the party's post-election celebration. — The election of Mr. Hoyer over Representative John P. Murtha …

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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:

Murtha Loses... But It's Still a Victory for Pelosi — The votes are in and Steny Hoyer is the new House majority leaders, winning out over Jack Murtha 149-86. — For all the reasons I've made abundantly clear, I would've loved to see Murtha as Majority Leader.

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CNN Political Ticker AM — For the latest, breaking political news, check for updates throughout the day on the CNN Political Ticker. All politics, all the time. — Compiled by Stephen Bach — Making news today... - House Dems meet to elect leaders by secret ballot this morning …

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:

Hoyer humiliates Pelosi, defeats Murtha, 149-86 — Just in at Fox. Soak it in. Updates coming. — Update: Unless there was some eleventh-hour shift to Hoyer — which is unlikely, considering that 90 Democrats had already publicly committed to him yesterday — then Murtha lied to Matthews's face on Hardball yesterday.

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Washington Post:

Pelosi Splits Democrats With Push For Murtha — Speaker-to-Be Accused Of Strong-Arm Tactics — A showdown over the House majority leader's post today has Democrats bitterly divided only a week after their party took control of Congress and has prompted numerous complaints …

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jules crittenden:

Murtha vs. Hoyer: Sit Back and Enjoy ... Today offers the kind of spectacle that is a small consolation prize for a party out of power: the victors pummeling each other over the spoils. The election having been lost, today's majority leadership race is a win-win.

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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:

Pelosi faces no-win outcome over Murtha — WASHINGTON - Democrats moved toward picking a top lieutenant to speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi and hoped to put to rest a politically costly family feud that intensified just days after they reclaimed the House from GOP control.

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Fox News:
HOYER WINS HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER RACE, GIVING PELOSI FIRST SETBACK

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Lesley Clark / Miami Herald:
Some grumble over choice of Martinez to head GOP

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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
House Democrats name Pelosi speaker

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Los Angeles Times:
Democratic leadership hopefuls marked by ethical questions

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Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Pelosi's First Mistake — As the new House majority caucus prepared …

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The Hill:
Pelosi to redeploy from 'situation'

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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Many Say Leadership Race Damages Democrats' Image

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Josephine Hearn / The Hill:
Dem division and dismay

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Scott Helman / Boston Globe:

Romney hires ex-Bush ad man — Producer noted for tough tactics — Governor Mitt Romney, who continues to sign up big-name political consultants for a probable presidential run, has hired bare-knuckles GOP ad man Alex Castellanos, a veteran of presidential campaigns known for his tough ads against Democratic candidates.

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Jill Tucker / San Francisco Chronicle:

School board votes to dump JROTC program — After 90 years in San Francisco high schools, the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps must go, the San Francisco school board decided Tuesday night. — The board voted 4-2 to eliminate the popular program, phasing it out over two years.