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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Evan Bayh won't seek re-election, Senate majority in play? — Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh will not seek re-election this year, a decision that hands Republicans a prime pickup opportunity in the middle of the country. — “After all these years, my passion for service to my fellow citizens is undiminished …
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Reid Wilson / Hotline On Call:
Bayh To Retire In Face Of Challenge — Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) will not seek a 3rd term in the Senate next year, according to a Dem source, handing Dems yet another setback as they struggle to salvage their damaged ship. — Bayh, elected statewide 5 times, will become the 5th Senate Dem not to seek another term.
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Bayh to retire in huge blow to Dems — Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) will announce this afternoon that he will not seek re-election in 2010. — The news is a big loss for Democrats, opening up a very competitive seat in what's shaping up to be a tough cycle for Democrats.
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ABCNEWS:
Bye Bayh: Sen. Evan Bayh to Retire, Deal Blow to the Dems — Two-term Democratic Senator from Indiana Today Will Announce Decision to Not Seek Re-election — Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh will announce today that he's not seeking another term, handing a huge blow to Democrats and giving Republicans …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Holy Crap — Evan Bayh will announce today he's retiring from Congress. Which is a huge blow for the Democrats and a big, big surprise. — Seems like the very effective political knee-capping of Dan Coats was all for naught. And that raises something questions in itself …
Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Pence declines again on Bayh seat — House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) is out again. — After saying he was not running for Evan Bayh's Senate seat a few weeks ago, Pence was beginning to reconsider with Bayh's surprising retirement announcement Monday.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Breaking: Bayh will retire; Update: Dems have four days until tomorrow to find candidate — Bye bye, Evan Bayh: … Indiana would not have likely sent Bayh back for a third term in any event. The entry of Dan Coats into the race gave Republicans at least one strong, credible candidate …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
BAYH TO RETIRE.... A huge surprise out of Indiana this morning, which will make the 2010 midterms that much more challenging for the Democratic majority. … Like Sen. Byron Dorgan's (D-N.D.) announcement in January, Bayh's retirement comes completely out of the blue.
Fox News:Democratic Sen. Bayh Will Not Seek Re-Election This Year
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Boston Herald:
‘Oddball’ protrait emerges — Suspect's family, pals offer clues — As authorities searched for clues into what could have sent a University of Alabama neurobiology professor on an alleged killing spree, friends and family yesterday described Braintree native Amy Bishop as an awkward introvert …
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
White House revamps communications strategy — White House officials are retooling the administration's communications strategy to produce faster responses to political adversaries, a more disciplined focus on President Obama's call for “change” in Washington and an increasingly selective use of the president's time.
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Ezra Klein:
Democrats released a compromise health-care reform proposal — On Friday, I posted about the guest list for the White House's health-care summit, but I missed the big news in the accompanying invitation (mostly because I didn't notice that there was an accompanying invitation). Here's the money bit:
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
DON'T BRING A DOLT TO AN MTP FIGHT.... If you missed it, there was an exchange on “Meet the Press” yesterday, which only lasted about a minute and a half, but which deserves the attention it's received. — Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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New York Times:
Corrections — EDITORS' NOTE — In a number of business articles in The Times over the past year, and in posts on the DealBook blog on NYTimes.com, a Times reporter appears to have improperly appropriated wording and passages published by other news organizations.
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Ann Coulter / Associated Content:
Ann Coulter Refers to Joe Biden as Drunken Irishman Twice in Debate Over Biden Attempt to Counter Cheney Criticism — Ann Coulter has referred to VP Joe Biden as a “drunken Irishman” not once, but two, extremely enjoyable times in a debate with former Howard Dean campaign manager Joe Trippi …
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Washington Post:
Series of missteps by climate scientists threatens climate-change agenda — With its 2007 report declaring that the “warming of the climate system is unequivocal,” the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won a Nobel Prize — and a new degree of public trust in the controversial science of global warming.
Simon Johnson / The Baseline Scenario:
Goldman Goes Rogue - Special European Audit To Follow — At 9:30pm on Sunday, September 21, 2008, Goldman Sachs was saved from imminent collapse by the announcement that the Federal Reserve would allow it to become a bank holding company - implying unfettered access to borrowing from the Fed …
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill:
Dodd: Obama will be elected to a second term ‘overwhelmingly’ — Presidet Obama will be “re-elected overwhelmingly,” Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) confidently predicted today. — Appeaing on Imus in the Morning, Dodd rejected a comparison between Obama and Jimmy Carter and said Obama will be more political successful.
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