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Winnebago County vote-count change alters Supreme Court race — By Sharif Durhams of the Journal Sentinel — The latest vote count in the state Supreme Court race in Winnebago County indicates incumbent David Prosser is leading Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg in votes.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The greatest press conference of all time — Schadenfreude. — Alternate headline via Mary Katharine Ham, ever mindful of developing media narratives: “Small, state-wide election with vital national implications soon to have no national implications whatsoever.”
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JSOnline:
Corrected Brookfield tally puts Prosser ahead after 7,500-vote gain — By Jason Stein, Laurel Walker and Bill Glauber of the Journal Sentinel — In one explosive stroke Thursday, the clerk in a Republican stronghold tilted the tight Supreme Court race in favor of Justice David Prosser …
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Christian Schneider / National Review:
BREAKING: Computer Error Gives Prosser 7,381 More Votes, Almost Certain Victory — After Tuesday night's Wisconsin Supreme Court election, a computer error in heavily Republican Waukesha County failed to send election results for the entire City of Brookfield to the Associated Press.
Daily Kos:
Why Prosser needed EXACTLY +7500 votes.... In WI, a recount at state-expense is triggered if an election is within .5% if the candidate requests it, and we have a fully verifiable paper trail to audit election results. That means in this election with approximately 740k for Kloppenburg and 739k for Prosser …
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Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG:
BREAKING: Prosser Up by 7500+ in WI Supreme Court Race After ‘Database Error’ …
Monica Davey / New York Times:
Justice Surges to Lead After Clerk Reports Vote Error
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Washington Monthly, Law Blog and JSOnline
JSOnline:
Prosser's huge gain comes after Waukesha County flub is caught
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Election Law, RandyMelchert.com, Daily Kos, The Policy Page, Blogcritics, TPMDC, Daily Pundit, Hotline On Call and Althouse
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC:
Waukesha Clerk Announces Votes For Prosser: 'I'm Thankful That This Error Was Caught Early'
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The Atlantic Online, Slate, Patterico's Pontifications and Wonkette
Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
UPDATED: Conservative Waukesha County Clerk “Finds” 7,000 Votes For Prosser
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Washington Post:
Both parties continue talks over elusive 2011 budget deal — Gallery: Government shutdown: Democrats and Republicans have so far failed to reach an agreement on the 2011 federal budget, increasing the likelihood of the first government shutdown in more than 15 years.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
No Accord in Budget Talks as Policy Fights Hamper Deal — WASHINGTON — Another day of intense negotiations between the two parties failed to yield a budget deal on Thursday, leaving the federal government hours from a shutdown. — After the third round of White House talks in 24 hours …
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
It May Be a ‘Budget Battle,’ but Some Skirmishes Have Little to Do With Money — WASHINGTON — There are fights about money and fights about ideas, and the battle over a spending plan to keep the government open is increasingly centered on the latter. — The frenetic negotiations to avert …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
As clock ticks, Hoyer says 'there's no deal yet' to avert shutdown — No agreement on a spending deal that would avert a federal shutdown has been reached, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Friday. — “There's no deal yet,” the House's No. 2 Democrat told NBC's “Today” show.
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Ezra Klein / Bloomberg:
What's really holding up the budget deal
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Swampland and Washington Post
The Politico:
White House hopes last-minute heroics keep government running
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
White House Meeting on Budget Fails to End Impasse
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Ludicrous and Cruel — Many commentators swooned earlier this week after House Republicans, led by the Budget Committee chairman, Paul Ryan, unveiled their budget proposals. They lavished praise on Mr. Ryan, asserting that his plan set a new standard of fiscal seriousness.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Dissents Of The Day — The in-tray is still bulging with fury over Paul Ryan. I find the arguments bracing - and in themselves evidence that Ryan's proposal has already helped move the debate to more earnest grounds. A reader writes: … Anything that even hints at sacrifices from the elderly …
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The Incidental Economist and Balloon Juice
E.D. Kain / American Times:
Andrew Sullivan and the Paul Ryan Budget
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Henry Aaron / Health Affairs Blog:
Vouchers Or Premium Support: What's In A Name?
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The Atlantic Online and Wonk Room
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Bachmann wants ‘clean’ bill to fund government for one week — Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) expressed support for a one-week government funding bill approved by the House, but suggested it should be stripped of language dealing with abortion. — In an interview with CNN's John King on Thursday night …
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Scott Wong / The Politico:
Senate Dems craft short-term stopgap
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Hampton Roads Daily Press:
FAA sets up no-fly zone for Obama's planned trip to Williamsburg — The leader of the free world may be coming to Williamsburg for some rest and relaxation if Congress is able to come to agreement on the budget. President Obama and the First Family are planning to visit the area this weekend …
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Jon Terbush / TPMDC:
Nearly Half Of Mississippi Republicans Think Interracial Marriage Should Be Illegal — Americans nationwide are evenly divided over the issue of same sex marriage. But Republicans in Mississippi are divided over a wholly different wedlock issue: interracial marriage.
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RedState, Outside the Beltway and Pam's House Blend
Myglesias / Yglesias:
The Trouble With Taxing Exclusively The Rich — In their sketch version of a budget (PDF) the Congressional Progressive Caucus makes a heroic effort to finance progressive government basically exclusively by raising taxes on rich people. — Specifically:
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Angry Bear and National Review
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
The People's Budget — Phil Klein has a leaked version …
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Washington Examiner and Questions and Observations
Lewis Page / The Register:
Wind power: Even worse than you thought — But your 'leccy bill will keep going up to buy more of it — A new analysis of wind energy supplied to the UK National Grid in recent years has shown that wind farms produce significantly less electricity than had been thought …
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Questions and Observations, Right Wing News, PoliPundit.com and Liberty Pundits Blog
Lbentzterp / CNN:
Facebook event: Let's dump trash at Boehner's pad — Washington (CNN) - If the federal government shuts down come Friday, House Speaker John Boehner may be in for quite a mess at his Washington, D.C. residence if some Facebook users have their way. — A Facebook event, entitled …
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