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10:15 AM ET, November 5, 2010

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Jim Brunner / Seattle Times:
Sen. Patty Murray wins fourth term  —  Democrat Patty Murray has won a fourth term to the U.S. Senate.  Her Republican challenger, Dino Rossi, conceded the race Thursday evening after new vote totals showed Murray widening her lead.  —  Sen. Patty Murray has won a fourth term …
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New York Times:
A Democrat Is the Winner in Washington  —  Senator Patty Murray of Washington State has won a fourth term, narrowly defeating her Republican challenger Dino Rossi, who conceded Thursday afternoon.  —  Her victory brings the number of Democratic seats in the Senate to 53 …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
JDill / Dino Rossi for Senate:
Rossi Statement On Washington State Senate Race
Discussion: msnbc.com and Seattle Times
Curt Woodward / Associated Press:
US Sen. Murray of Washington state wins 4th term
Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:
Sen. Murray wins fourth term
Discussion: Seattle Times and The Politico
Gabriella Schwarz / CNN:
Murray holds on to Dem Senate seat in Washington
Discussion: New York Magazine
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
ABC News Exclusive: Nancy Pelosi Seriously Considers Staying as Democratic Leader  —  In the Wake of Tuesday's Shellacking, the Current Speaker May Remain in Congress and in Leadership  —  In the wake of Tuesday's shellacking, outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Great, great news: Pelosi might stay on as House minority leader
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Republicans try to keep it simple  —  1. Incoming House Speaker John A. Boehner (Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) seem to have quickly adopted a strategy for their swelled congressional ranks: Keep it simple.  —  Both Boehner, in an interview with Fox News Channel …
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The Huffington Post:
Mitch McConnell: Dumping Obama In 2012 Is The Only Way To Achieve The GOP Agenda
Discussion: Mother Jones and Salon
Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:
It's not 1994 again  —  Democrats are apt to prettify recollections …
Discussion: Hot Air
Simmi Aujla / The Politico:
Keith Olbermann contributed to three Democrats  —  MSNBC host Keith Olbermann made campaign contributions to two Arizona members of Congress and failed Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway ahead of Tuesday's election — a potential violation of NBC's ethics policies.
New York Times:
Tea Party Flexes Muscle with Republicans  —  WASHINGTON — The incoming leadership of the new House Republican majority hardly had a chance to relish its dismantling of the Democrats before the Tea Party came calling in the form of Representative Michele Bachmann.
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
For G.O.P., Big Ambitions Face Daunting Obstacles
Discussion: CNN and The Future of Capitalism
Matt Kibbe / live.washingtonpost.com:
Election 2010: Tea Party results
Discussion: RedState, Weigel and National Review
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Rasmussen Polls Were Biased and Inaccurate; Quinnipiac, SurveyUSA Performed Strongly  —  Every election cycle has its winners and losers: not just the among the candidates, but also the pollsters.  —  On Tuesday, polls conducted by the firm Rasmussen Reports — which released more than 100 surveys …
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Rasmussen Reports:
GOP Voters Like Three Candidates Best for 2012
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Focus Hocus-Pocus  —  Democrats, declared Evan Bayh in an Op-Ed article on Wednesday in The Times, “overreached by focusing on health care rather than job creation during a severe recession.”  Many others have been saying the same thing: the notion that the Obama administration erred …
The Huffington Post:
Sarah Palin Complains About Invasion Of Her Privacy On First Episode Of Her Reality Show (VIDEO)  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … WASHINGTON — The first episode of Sarah Palin's new show, “Sarah Palin's Alaska,” has been placed online and it starts with what is now a familiar lament …
Renee / Renee Ellmers for Congress:
Conservative Recount Alert!  — Etheridge Asks for Recount  —  Dear Supporters, Election night, after the ten counties in my district had reported their votes, I led Bob Etheridge by 2,100 votes.  (That number is crucial because under North Carolina law Congressman Etheridge is not entitled …
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Catherine Rampell / New York Times:
U.S. Added Jobs Last Month for First Time Since May  —  The United States economy added 151,000 jobs in October, a welcome change after four months of job losses but still not enough to make a dent in unemployment.  —  Private companies have been slowly growing their payrolls throughout 2010 …
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Christopher S. Rugaber / Associated Press:
Employers add 151K jobs, most since May
Jonathan Capehart / PostPartisan:
GOP: Gay Old Party?  More gays voted Republican than in 2008  —  If you want more data that gay men and lesbians are pretty much just like everyone else — worried about the economy, freaked out about the direction of the country and perhaps ticked at the slow pace of change with regard …
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goproud.org:
Exit Polling Shows Gay Voters Played Important Role in Republican …
Discussion: GayPatriot, Gateway Pundit and Advocate
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Empire Strikes Back  —  The GOP picks up six Senate seats.  Let the recriminations begin!  —  Incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet has been called the winner of Colorado's Senate race, which puts the Republican gain at six seats, assuming Sen. Patty Murray of Washington holds on to her lead over Republican Dino Rossi.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
No, Obama's not taking 34 Navy ships to India with him  —  I'm relieved to say that we didn't bite on this one, notwithstanding Drudge's touting of it today.  I did, though, link in Headlines the stories about his trip allegedly costing $200 million(!!!) per day and his team booking every room in a five-star hotel in Mumbai.
Ian Katz / Bloomberg:
Geithner Visited Jon Stewart in April, Though Not for Laughs  —  In the midst of debates on financial regulation and China's currency in April, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner sat down to discuss the U.S. economy — with comedian Jon Stewart.  —  Geithner and Stewart, host of Comedy Central's …
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
A return to the norm  —  For all the turmoil, the spectacle, the churning - for all the old bulls slain and fuzzy-cheeked freshmen born - the great Republican wave of 2010 is simply a return to the norm.  The tide had gone out; the tide came back.  A center-right country restores …
Discussion: The New Republic and Betsy's Page
Richard Wolffe / The Daily Beast:
Team Obama Blaming Rahm  —  As they assess Tuesday's disaster, some Obama advisers are singling out the recently departed chief of staff.  Richard Wolffe on the clash between Emanuel's personal ambition and his party loyalty.  —  As chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
CBS News:
Obama: “Leadership Isn't Just Legislation”  —  After Midterm Defeat, Humbled President Acknowledges Failures in Exclusive “60 Minutes” Interview  —  (CBS) After a suffering a “shellacking” in the midterm elections, President Obama acknowledges what many have seen as his chief weakness …
Discussion: NPR Topics
 
 
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Peter Lattman / DealBook:
Citigroup Prevails in Lawsuit Over EMI Deal
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Jim Forsyth / WOAI-TV:
New House Judiciary Chairman to Obama: Prepare for Investigations
Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:
Democratic leader in Iowa Senate vows he'll block vote on gay marriage
Associated Press:
Wiggins cuts Sanders' lead in WA high court race
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Fhardingj / CNN:
BREAKING in Illinois: CNN projects Democratic Gov. win
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Pawlenty Inadvertently Explains How House Republicans Are 'Lying …
Discussion: Oliver Willis
Gail Collins / New York Times:
The Day After the Day After  —  O.K., you poor little Democrats.
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