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The Politico:
Uncivil War: Conservatives to challenge a dozen GOP candidates — In what could be a nightmare scenario for Republican Party officials, conservative activists are gearing up to challenge leading GOP candidates in more than a dozen key House and Senate races in 2010.
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Matt Lewis / Politics Daily:
NY-23: How Sarah Palin Stands to Win (and Charlie Crist Stands to Lose) — Much has been made over the special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District. For some, the attention might seem a bit much, given that it is merely one of 435 House seats. — In reality, this race is about much more than one House seat.
Anita MonCrief / The Greenroom:
Breaking: ACORN expected to Protest Election Results Tomorrow in Clinton County — Multiple sources on the ground in New York's 23rd Congressional district confirm that ACORN is expected to be actively protesting the election results in Clinton County, New York tomorrow.
Elizabeth Benjamin / NY Daily News:
Limbaugh, Palin urge right wing to step up efforts to purge moderates from Republican Party — Right wing purists egged on by Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin fought to capture an upstate House seat Monday and electrify their drive to purge moderates from the Republican Party.
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Hoffman ahead as wacky race in New York 23 reaches finish line
Hoffman ahead as wacky race in New York 23 reaches finish line
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Mickey Kaus / Kausfiles:
NSFT—Not Safe For Twitter! — That Mid-term CW in Full: … 2:21 P.M. — Uncensored Twitter Vitriol Unleashed! Someone calls Stephen Fry “a bit ... boring.” Can't have that. ... More evidence that many celebrities have skins of pre-Internet thinness.
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Matt Friedman / Politicker NJ:
Democrats admit paying for pro-Daggett call; Obama records robocall for Corzine — The Democratic State Committee now admits paying for a robocall to Somerset County voters that slams Republican Chris Christie and promotes independent gubernatorial candidate Christopher Daggett.
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Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Are Poised for Gains in Key Elections
Republicans Are Poised for Gains in Key Elections
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
3 Contests on Election Day Could Signal Political Winds
3 Contests on Election Day Could Signal Political Winds
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid reassures left Lieberman on board — Sen. Joe Lieberman has reached a private understanding with Majority Leader Harry Reid that he will not block a final vote on healthcare reform, according to two sources briefed on the matter. — The unpredictable Democrat-turned-Independent …
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Gore's Dual Role in Spotlight: Advocate and Investor — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Al Gore thought he had spotted a winner last year when a small California firm sought financing for an energy-saving technology from the venture capital firm where Mr. Gore is a partner.
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Some Democrats concerned over abortion provision in health bill — Bloc could withhold support over fears of a governmental role — While House leaders are moving toward a vote on health-care legislation by the end of the week, enough Democrats are threatening to oppose the measure …
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Michael Calderone / The Politico:
FISTS FLY AT WASHINGTON POST — Washington Post executive editor Marcus Brauchli found himself in the middle of an altercation Friday evening between Style reporter Manuel Roig-Franzia and editor Henry Allen, but will not say whether the two have been reprimanded by the paper.
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Wall Street Journal:
Waiting for Obama — Hamid Karzai isn't the biggest problem in Afghanistan. — Printer — Friendly — Afghanistan's messy election ended yesterday with President Hamid Karzai securing another five-year term after his challenger withdrew and a run-off was called off.
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
In Iowa, Second Thoughts on Obama — WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa — Pauline McAreavy voted for President Obama. From the moment she first saw him two years ago, she was smitten by his speeches and sold on his promise of change. She switched parties to support him in the Iowa caucuses …
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CNN:
CNN Poll: 54 percent approve of Obama — Washington (CNN) — One year after he won a historical presidential election, a slight majority of Americans approve of the job Barack Obama's doing in the White House. — Fifty-four percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation …
Los Angeles Times:
Healthcare provision seeks to embrace prayer treatments — A little-noticed measure would put Christian Science healing sessions on the same footing as clinical medicine. Critics say it violates the separation of church and state. — Reporting from Washington - Backed …
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
Obama One Year Later: The Audacity of Winning vs. The Timidity of Governing — I had arranged to meet David Plouffe on Saturday afternoon at a Starbucks on Wisconsin Avenue in Washington. The night before, a copy of his new book, The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons …
Philly.com:
SEPTA strike catches commuters off guard — Hundreds of thousands of commuters scrambled this morning to find a way to work or school after SEPTA's largest union staged a surprise predawn strike, shutting down all subway, bus and trolley service in the city.
John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Chris Christie's Next Case: Who Stole My Election? — Absentee voter fraud may play a significant role in New Jersey's gubernatorial election. — Printer — Friendly — The race for governor in New Jersey is so close in final polls that it may well end up in a recount …
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Lydia Khalil / Washington Post:
D.C. cabbies on Afghanistan — Editor's note: For the first round of the America's Next Great Pundit competition, we've asked each of our 10 contestants to write a 750-word opinion column on a topic that's both timely and different from his or her initial entry.
Washington Post:
Five Myths About Our Land of Opportunity — Economic Mobility, Children & Families, U.S. Poverty, U.S. Economy — Isabel V. Sawhill, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies — Ron Haskins, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies … 1. Americans enjoy more economic opportunity than people in other countries.
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Palin sowed confusion on Election Night, new book claims — WASHINGTON (CNN) - Tensions within John McCain's presidential campaign boiled over on Election Night last November when Sarah Palin, McCain's running mate, repeatedly ignored directions from senior staffers who told her she would not be delivering her own concession speech.
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Peggy O'Hare / Houston Chronicle:
Houston Tea Party rally draws more than 10,000 — More than 10,000 people turned out Monday night for a North Houston Tea Party Patriots gathering to protest proposed health care reform and what they called big government spending and overzealous government leadership, according to preliminary attendance figures.
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Rasmussen Reports:
45% for Obama, 49% Against - If Election Were Held Right Now — Americans are a little less enthusiastic about the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama this time around. — A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% of adults say they would be at least somewhat likely …
Altaf Hussain / BBC:
Bear kills militants in Kashmir cave — A bear killed two militants after discovering them in its den in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say. — Two other militants escaped, one of them badly wounded, after the attack in Kulgam district, south of Srinagar.
Amy Gardner / Virginia Politics:
Jim Moran Calls GOP the “Taliban Ticket” — Always good copy, U.S. Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.) likened the Republican ticket in Virginia this year to Afghanistan's radical Taliban movement in comments broadcast Sunday by WAMU radio. — At a get-out-the-vote rally in Fairfax County …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Washington Sketch: Will elections be a referendum on Obama? Depends on who wins. — So, will Tuesday's elections in Virginia, New Jersey and New York be a referendum on the Obama presidency? Let us put the question to a plebiscite. — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs votes no. …
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