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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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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.
JSOnline:
Corrected tally in Waukesha County gives Prosser 7,500-vote edge — 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 …
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:
Prosser's huge gain comes after Waukesha County flub is caught — By Laurel Walker of the Journal Sentinel — David Prosser gained 7,582 votes in Waukesha County, after a major counting error of Brookfield results was detected, County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus announced in a stunning development this afternoon.
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Daily Kos, Election Law, The Policy Page, Blogcritics, Hotline On Call, Althouse and TPMDC
Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
UPDATED: Conservative Waukesha County Clerk “Finds” 7,000 Votes For Prosser — 4:30pm Update: In her press conference about a half-hour ago, Kathy Nickolaus claimed she failed to import the results from Brookfield City into her master tally that was reported to the press.
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John Nolte / Big Government:
BREAKING IN WISCONSIN: Clerical Error Gives Prosser Net Gain of 7300+ Votes — By the time the votes in Wisconsin's State Supreme Court race were all counted the day after Tuesday's big election, Big Labor candidate, Joanne Kloppenburg, had a 204 vote lead out of almost 1.5 million cast.
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WisPolitics Election Blog, Big Hollywood, Cold Fury and The Lonely Conservative
620WTMJ:
Prosser Picks Up More Than 7,000 Votes — WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A conservative incumbent surged to a commanding lead in Wisconsin's hotly contested Supreme Court election Thursday, after a predominantly GOP county's clerk announced she had incorrectly entered vote totals in the race seen …
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The Gateway Pundit, Pundit Press and TPMDC
WisPolitics Election Blog:
Waukesha County clerk apologizes for ‘human error’ that led to reporting incorrect vote totals
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Firedoglake, iOwnTheWorld.com and Daily Pundit
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Wisconsin Supreme Court race in flux as vote count conintues
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TPMDC, JSOnline and AmSpecBlog
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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The Atlantic Online, TPMDC and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
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Scott Wong / The Politico:
Senate Dems craft short-term stopgap — Senate Democrats said Thursday they're working on their own short-term spending resolution to avert a government shutdown, a response to the Republican House-passed bill that President Barack Obama has threatened to veto.
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Riders Caused The Storm: Government Shutdown Looms Over Anti-Abortion And Anti-EPA Measures
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama: I'll veto funding for the troops
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Political Punch, Pajamas Media, Doug Ross and Outside the Beltway
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
White House Meeting on Budget Fails to End Impasse
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New York Magazine, The Caucus and Mother Jones
Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
In past, Democrats embraced policy riders
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House approves stopgap despite White House veto threat
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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
While Slamming Obama For Opposition To ‘Troop Funding Bill,’ House GOP Votes Down Troop Funding — Twice
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NationalJournal.com, Weigel and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
White House talks fail to produce budget deal; House passes stopgap bill
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New York Times, Swampland, The Politico, Bloomberg, National Review, RedState, Fox News and Booman Tribune
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Obama vows to veto short-term bill
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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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Outside the Beltway and Pam's House Blend
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Barbour, Bryant lead in Mississippi
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Salon, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Raw Story, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hullabaloo and GOP 12
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
The Politico:
Does Ryan plan cause self-rationing? - Coburn: Drop the riders - BCBSA tracks exchange bills - Arizona ‘no’ to waiver - Women's health rally on the hill — **With reporting contributions from J. Lester Feder and David Nather — CLOSING IN ON A BUDGET DEAL?
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Yglesias, Health Affairs Blog, Mother Jones, The New Republic and The Atlantic Online
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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, Wonk Room, Brookings Institute and Washington Post
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
WOULD BOEHNER SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT OVER PLANNED PARENTHOOD? …
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Associated Press, The Caucus, The Politico, PERRspectives, The Moderate Voice, Little Green Footballs, MyDD and CNN
Josiah Ryan / The Hill:
Tea Party senator: Obama might have planned shutdown with ‘malicious’ intent — Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) suggested Thursday that President Obama might have begun planning a government shutdown last year with “malicious” intent. — “Why was it that a few months ago ... when the president …
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Cubachi, RealClearPolitics Video Log, The Lonely Conservative, Pat Dollard, Mediaite and Liberty Pundits Blog
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Idaho Rejects Rape Exception In Abortion Bill Because ‘The Hand Of The Almighty’ Was At Work — Marching in step with the GOP's nationwide war on a woman's right to choose, the Idaho legislature gave final approval to a bill that would outlaw abortions after 20 weeks.
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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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