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9:50 AM ET, November 4, 2009

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Watertown Daily Times:
HOFFMAN CLOSING ON OWENS  —  Democrat ahead of Conservative by 2,512 votes  —  Democrat Bill Owens is leading in the 23rd Congressional District race.  —  The Plattsburgh attorney has 50,884 votes compared to Conservative Doug Hoffman, a Lake Placid CPA, with 47,166 votes.
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Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
In NY-23, Conservatives Win  —  The race has now been called for Democrat Bill Owens.  —  This is a huge win for conservatives.  —  “Whaaaa. . . ?” you say.  —  There are two big victories at work in New York's 23rd Congressional District.  —  First, the GOP now must recognize …
David Weigel / The Washington Independent:
NY-23: Watertown Mayor: 'It's Over'  —  SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. - I caught Watertown, N.Y., Mayor Jeff Graham, who endorsed NY-23 Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman this weekend, looking very glum at Hoffman's election party.  I asked him what happened in Jefferson County, where Watertown is located …
Michelle Malkin:
The GOP elite's $1 million object lesson — and the message of NY-23  —  Conservatives owe NY-23 candidate Doug Hoffman immeasurable gratitude.  He overcame impossible odds (single digits just a month ago) to come within two points of defeating Democrat Bill Owens.  Hoffman had zero name recognition.
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Conservative Loses Upstate House Race in Blow to Right  —  SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — Democrats won a special election in New York State's northernmost Congressional district Tuesday, a setback for national conservatives who heavily promoted a third candidate in what became an intense debate over the direction of the Republican Party.
Josh Kraushaar / The Politico:
Owens preserves bright spot for Dems
Michael Patrick Leahy / TCOT REPORT 2009©:   Hoffman Barnstorms NY 23 in Plane
New York Times:
G.O.P. Wins Two Key Governors' Races; Bloomberg Prevails in a Close Contest  —  Republicans swept contests for governor in New Jersey and Virginia on Tuesday as voters went to the polls filled with economic uncertainty, dealing President Obama a setback and building momentum …
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / New York Post:
The Obama magic has faded  —  All politics is local, they say, and Tuesday's off-off-year elections certainly had their local angles.  Jon Corzine has been a terrible governor even by the undemanding standards of terribly governed New Jersey.  Creigh Deeds, though he looked …
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
GOP sweeps gov races; Dem wins N.Y.  —  Republican gubernatorial candidates racked up major wins for the GOP in Virginia and New Jersey Tuesday night as Democrats scored a single victory in a special congressional election in upstate New York.  —  Former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Gubernatorial contests serve as warning to Democrats  —  Off-year elections can be notoriously unreliable as predictors of the future, but as a window on how the political landscape may have changed in the year since President Obama won the White House, Tuesday's Republican victories in Virginia …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
A Year After Dousing, Republicans' Hope Rekindled  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican victories in the races for New Jersey and Virginia governors put the party in a stronger position to turn back the political wave President Obama unleashed last year, setting the stage for Republicans to raise money …
Mark Preston / CNN:
Analysis: Elections not a referendum on Obama
Discussion: Riehl World View
Glen Bolger / TQIA:
Congratulations to Bob McDonnell; An Analysis of His Win
Discussion: The Fix
BBC:
Republicans win key US elections
Discussion: the talking dog
Daniel Stone / Newsweek Blogs:
Why Creigh Deeds Lost Virginia
Discussion: Associated Press and Macsmind
Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
Maine Voters Repeal Law Allowing Gay Marriage  —  In a stinging setback for the national gay-rights movement, Maine voters narrowly decided to repeal the state's new law allowing same-sex marriage.  —  With 87 percent of precincts reporting early this morning, 53 percent of voters had approved the repeal …
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Susan M. Cover / pressherald.mainetoday.com:
Mainers vote down gay marriage law  —  The measure is repealed in a close vote, 53-47 percent  —  PORTLAND — Maine voters on Tuesday narrowly voted to repeal a law that would have made the state one of a handful that allow same-sex couples to marry.  —  At 1 a.m., with 87 percent …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:
Maine Voters Overturn Gay Marriage Law  —  Voters Narrowly Approve Measure, Dealing Blow To Same-Sex Couples  —  The tide of extending marriage rights to same-sex couples — which has swept across New England in recent months — has stopped at Maine.  —  Voters rejected a state law Tuesday …
Discussion: Politics Daily
Maria Sacchetti / Boston Globe:   Maine voters overturn state's new same-sex marriage law
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Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing:
Secret copyright treaty leaks.  It's bad.  Very bad.  —  The internet chapter of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a secret copyright treaty whose text Obama's administration refused to disclose due to “national security” concerns, has leaked.  It's bad.  It says:
Discussion: QandO
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Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:
Garamendi beats field for Tauscher's seat  —  (11-03) 23:36 PST — Democratic Lt. Gov. John Garamendi is heading to Washington, D.C., today to be sworn into Congress after beating four other candidates in a special election to fill the Congressional seat vacated by Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Walnut Creek.
Discussion: The Nation and The Confluence
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Tim Alberta / The Politico:   Democrat wins Calif. special election
BBC:
Iran police clash with protesters  —  Video sent to the BBC appears to show opposition supporters during a rally in Tehran  —  Police have clashed with opposition supporters in the Iranian capital, Tehran, witnesses and state media say.  —  Police used tear gas and batons, said witnesses.
Discussion: Informed Comment and The Majlis
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Is Americans For Tax Reform On Our Side Still?  Its Tax Policy Director Clearly Is Not.  —  Dede Scozzafava, the has been former Republican candidate for NY-23, voted for tax increases in the New York legislature 198 times.  But, when Dede wanted to get in good with the Republican …
Discussion: Campaign Trail
Glenn Garvin / Chicago Tribune:
‘V’ aims at Obamamania  —  Imagine this.  At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere.  He offers a message of hope and reconciliation based on compromise and promises to marshal technology for a better future that will include universal health care.
 
 
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