Money men cheer Bush news  —  Republican rivals will struggle to raise big cash.  —  In one swift move, Jeb Bush showed his fundraising prowess without raising a dollar.  —  A number of top tier donors reacted to the Republican's announcement on Facebook that he would “actively explore the possibility” …

Obama: As a black man he's been mistaken for valet  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — He may be president now, but Barack Obama says he's a black man who has been mistaken for the valet.  —  Obama tells People magazine that every black professional male his age has had someone hand over their keys while waiting outside a restaurant.

Secretive groups ran $25M in ads for state races  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Shadowy outside groups broadcast an estimated $25 million worth of political ads on local TV stations with a goal of shaping state-level elections this year, and their full roster of donors is unlikely to ever be known, according to an analysis released Wednesday.

Jeb's killer flaw — the name, not the ideology  —  Jeb Bush is running for president.  The brother of Bush 43 and son of Bush 41 said as much yesterday on Facebook.  —  If you think you know something about Jeb Bush solely based on his name and connections, truth is, you don't.

Emboldened Wall Street ready to dismantle Dodd-Frank financial law  —  Banks and financial institutions are planning an aggressive push to dismantle parts of the Wall Street reform law when Republicans take control of Congress in January.  —  Fresh off a victory in the government funding debate …

Kevin Yoder MIA After Tucking Wall Street Bailout Into Government Spending Bill  —  WASHINGTON — For all the anger among progressives about a Wall Street bailout provision that made its way into the just-passed $1.1 trillion government spending bill, there's been little attention on the person who put it in there.