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  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 11/25

    More Visitor Logs Coming Here’s a holiday news dump: The White House will release additional visitor logs with more than 1,600 names later today.   Rudy’s Rumor Mill Late last week, the big scoop was that Rudy Giuliani (R) would not run for governor and instead had decided to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). But we’ve [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:55am EST
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 11/24

    Documentary on Bush’s Military Service “Documentary filmmaker and longtime Michael Moore collaborator Meghan O’Hara is currently working on a feature-length documentary about George W. Bush’s military service in the Texas Air National Guard,” reports the New York Observer.   Holbrooke Goes Skiing Just as President Obama’s new Aghanistan policy is set to be unveiled next week, Ben [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 2:31pm EST
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 11/23

    Bonus Quote of the Day “There ain’t going to be no money for nothing if we pour it all into Afghanistan.” – House Appropriations Chairman Dave Obey, in an interview with ABC News.   Young Voters Hold Key to Democrats Future A new Project Vote study shows both why Democrats are worried about next year’s midterm elections [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:03pm EST
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 11/16

    Biden Moves Ahead of Castle in Delaware A new Susquehanna Polling & Research poll in Delaware finds Attorney General Beau Biden (D) leading Rep. Mike Castle (R) by five points, 45% to 40%. In April, Castle led by 21 points. According to the pollster, the shift “may be a result of negative publicity [Castle] [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 4:09pm EST
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 11/13

    Flashback Quote of the Day “I have no plans to leave whatsoever. The rumors that I’m about to leave are false. The reports that I’m about to leave are wrong. I have no plans to leave.” – White House counsel Greg Craig, in an interview just one month ago.   Obama Approval Rises in North [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 12:40pm EST
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 11/12

    Corzine Headed Back to Wall Street? Politicker NJ: “The rumor in financial circles is that Gov. Jon Corzine could wind up as CEO of Bank of America. Business Week has mentioned it, as did Charlie Gasperino on CNBC today. There is no confirmation or denial from the governor’s staff.”   The Upside of Being [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 1:25pm EST
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 11/11

    Strategery for Sale Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, “whose reputations for strategic acumen were badly damaged” during the Bush years, are launching a strategic consulting firm, reports TPM. In September, the RiceHadley Group LLC was registered as a business in California, under a San Francisco [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:09pm EST
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 11/10

    Obama’s Best Speech Ever President Obama’s speech at Fort Hood may go down as one of his best ever. The president was able to balance his duties as Commander in Chief while consoling a nation in the aftermath of a terrible tragedy. That he was able to do this while taking away [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:02pm EST
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 11/9

    No Photo of Barack and Bibi? First Read: “The biggest event on President Obama’s schedule today is a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at 7:00 pm ET. The Israelis usually love to get their American presidential photo-ops, but Netanyahu won’t get one unless the White House releases an official photograph. [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:35pm EST
    by fvmoore

  • Fox News Off Limits “At least one ...

    Fox News Off Limits “At least one Democratic political strategist has gotten a blunt warning from the White House to never appear on Fox News Channel, an outlet that presidential aides have depicted as not so much a news-gathering operation as a political opponent bent on damaging the Obama administration,” the Chicago [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 1:33pm EST
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 11/5

    Crist Claims He Never Backed Economic Stimulus “It’s getting harder every day and we know that it’s important that we pass this stimulus package.” – Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R), at a rally with President Obama on February 10, 2009. “I didn’t endorse it. I didn’t even have a vote on the darned thing.” – [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 1:24pm EST
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/30

    Stewart on Fox News Jon Stewart takes on Fox News in an especially brutal segment. Read more… Poll Gives Christie the Edge The latest Rasmussen Reports poll shows Chris Christie (R) continues to hold a three-point advantage over Gov. Jon Corzine (D) in New Jersey’s race for governor, 46% to 43%. Poll Shows Bloomberg on His [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 1:05pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/29

    Behind the Wall Ben Smith notes the New Hampshire Union Leader just put its key political columnists behind a subscription wall. “My instinct is that it’s essentially suicidal on this beat. It’s a fast road to their no longer being the key political columnists, and a great opportunity for the state’s robust blogosphere [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 1:57pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/28

    Another Poll Shows Possible Landslide in Virginia A new Virginia Commonwealth University Poll shows Bob McDonnell (R) way ahead of Criegh Deeds (D), 54% to 36%, among likely voters. Key findings: “A 56% majority of independents say they will vote for or lean to McDonnell while 29% of independents say they will vote [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 3:03pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/22

    Quote of the Day “I came very, very, very close (to resigning). At the time, all I wanted was to go down to the farm in Beaufort County and never see another TV camera for the rest of my life. But as a result of a conversation with some close friends, [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 4:36pm EDT
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  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/21

    Bonus Quote of the Day “If you seek to be a perfect minority, you’ll remain a minority. That’s not how Reagan built his revolution or how we won back the House in 1994.”– Newt Gingrich, quoted by The Corner, defending his endorsement of Dede Scozzafava (R) in the upcoming NY-23 special election [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 8:49pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/20

    Republican Party Hits New Lows Overlooked in the new Washington Post/ABC News poll: Just 20% of Americans nationally identified themselves as Republicans, the lowest that number has been since 1983. In contrast, Democrats are at 33% and independents are at 42%.Brutal finding: “Less than one in five voters (19%) expressed confidence in [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 12:30pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/19

    Crist Supporters Start to Worry Here’s more about the poll that Florida Republicans are buzzing about: A survey allegedly conducted for the Florida Chamber of Commerce shows Gov. Charlie Crist (R) leading Marco Rubio (R) in their GOP U.S. Senate primary, 44% to 30%, theMiami Herald reports.Both campaigns have seen the poll [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 12:25pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/15

    Thief of Carter Briefing Book Revealed In his new book, Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign that Changed America, author Craig Shirley reveals for the first time that it was Democratic operative Paul Corbin who stole a briefing book President Jimmy Carter was using to prepare for a debate with [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 12:53pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/14

    Grassley May Get Top Tier Challenge In an interview with WHO-TV, Christie Vilsack (D), the wife of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack (D), revealed she’s considering a challenge to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) next year.Said Vilsack: “I am honored that people would think of me in that way and would talk to [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 3:09pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/13

    Specter Holds Narrow Lead Over Toomey A new GrassrootsPA poll in Pennsylvania finds Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) barely leading Pat Toomey (R) in their U.S. Senate race, 46% to 43%.If Rep. Joe Sestak (D) is the Democratic nominee, he would beat Toomey, 43% to 38%. Snowe Will Back Baucus Bill Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 1:39pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/12

    The Problem of Exaggerated Expectations Hendrick Hertzberg reflects on the added burden created by President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize.“Barack Obama has come very far very fast. Five years ago, not long after finishing a distant second for a Chicago congressional nomination, he was still one of the hundred and [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 1:16pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/09

    Poll Shows Christie with the Edge A Penn, Schoen and Berland poll in New Jersey finds gubernatorial challenger Chris Christie (R) with the edge over Gov. Jon Corzine (D), 43% to 38%, with independent Chris Daggett getting 16%.The survey has a 3.8% margin of error, technically making the race a statistical dead [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 5:33pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/08

    House Expands Rangel Investigation “The House ethics committee is expanding its investigation of Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) to include his August disclosure of more than $500,000 worth of assets that he failed to previously report,” Roll Call reports. McDonnell Leads by Nine in Virginia A new Washington Post poll in Virginia finds [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 5:14pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/7

    Bloomberg’s Undercover Investigation New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the results of a wide-ranging undercover investigation by the City of New York into illegal gun sales. The investigation, which covered seven gun shows in three states, proves on video how easy it is for criminals to buy firearms at gun shows. [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 4:49pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRES HEADLINES – 10/6

    Ensign Ambushed CNN ambushed Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) to ask him about the ethics investigation into whether he improperly used his authority to cover up an extramarital affair he had with a staffer.When asked if he’d consider resigning, Ensign said, “I am focused on doing my work. I’m gonna continue to [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 2:02pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/5

    Is Steele the Republican Version of Dean? After reading about the GOP slap down of RNC Chairman Michael Steel, First Read asks, “Is Steele to the RNC and the DC GOP establishment what Howard Dean was to the DNC and the DC Dem establishment? Sure looks like it to us.”Of course, there’s one [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 1:07pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 10/2

    Bonus Quote of the Day “The Governor will write about all of this in her book. There will be plenty of time to talk about it then.”– Meg Stapleton, spokesperson for Sarah Palin, reacting to comments by Steve Schmidt that a Palin presidential candidacy would be “catastrophic.” Letterman Haunted by Old Clinton-Lewinsky Jokes Gawker: [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2009, 2:54pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 9/30

    U.K. Labour Party Slips to Third Place British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s ruling Labour Party fell to third place in anIpsos-Mori poll for the first time since 1982 — when the party supported both raising taxes and unilateral nuclear disarmament.Said pollster Ben Page: “Labour is very, very weak.”Bloomberg reports that an [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2009, 2:10pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 9/29

    One More Race to Watch on Election Day New York Gov. David Paterson (D) announced that the special election in New York’s 23rd congressional district would be held on November 3 — the same day there are gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey.It’s yet another data point for pundits to try [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2009, 4:47pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 9/28

    Going Rogue Sarah Palin has finished her memoir just four months after the book deal was announced, the AP reports. The book will be called Going Rogue: An American Life.The release date has been moved up from the spring to Nov. 17 with a huge first printing of 1.5 million copies. More Americans Paying [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2009, 5:42pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 9/25

    Cox Leads Michigan Governor’s Race In the race for Michigan governor, a new Detroit News/Mitchell Research poll finds Attorney General Mike Cox (R) leading Lt. Gov. John Cherry (D) by 13 points, 45% to 32%, among likely voters.In the GOP primary, Cox leads with 30% support, followed by Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R) [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 12:12pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • The World According to Rahm Charlie Rose ...

    The World According to Rahm Charlie Rose interviewed White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel last night. The most newsworthy part of the interview is when Emanuel asserted that a health care reform bill with a public option cannot pass the U.S. Senate.But it’s worth watching the entire thing since, as First [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 2:15pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 9/23

    Bonus Quote of the Day “No one. It’s all the same old guys who were in leadership with me, and those old guys aren’t the leaders the party needs.”– Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), in an interview with Politics Daily, on who he sees as the party’s “up-and-comers.” Giuliani Keeping Options [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2009, 2:34pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 9/22

    Lessons in Disaster Here’s a window into what the Obama administration is concerned about regarding escalating the war in Afghanistan: George Stephanopoulos reports “that many on the national security team at the White House are now reading Lessons in Disaster by Gordon Goldstein.”The book is focused on Vietnam-era national security adviser McGeorge Bundy [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 1:10pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 9/21

    Another Kennedy? After interviewing him for 60 Minutes, Lesley Stahl thinks that Ted Kennedy Jr. will ultimately choose to follow in his father’s footsteps and run for political office someday.“Sitting there in what felt like an active compound — Ethel was next door playing in her yard with a slew of her [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2009, 6:44pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 9/17

    Lesson from the Gipper A Political Wire reader sends over a video clip showing how former President Ronald Reagan once dealt with a heckler during a speech. While Reagan didn’t exactly raise the level of discourse, he certainly got the crowd on his side.Read more… Most New Yorkers Don’t Want Spitzer to Run Again Former [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2009, 2:34pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 9/16

    Bonus Quote of the Day “I think it was predictable that the bipartisan thing was not going to work. And we spent virtually an entire year with most of the Finance Committee being excluded, and a lot of us have a long history in health care and have very strong ideas [...]
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    Posted: September 16, 2009, 7:31pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 9/15

    Reid Trails Two Republican Challengers A new Rasmussen Reports survey in Nevada confirms the results of many other polls that show Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) in deep trouble as he faces re-election next year.Sue Lowden (R) leads Reid by ten points, 50% to 40%, while Danny Tarkanian (R) beats Reid by seven [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 9/14

    Lazio to Run for New York Governor Former Rep. Rick Lazio (R-NY) will formally declare he’s running for governor of New York, reports the New York Post.“Lazio’s announcement, set for Albany next Monday, means that unlike 2000, when he deferred to Rudy Giuliani’s expected Senate campaign against Hillary Clinton, he is not [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 1:33pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 9/10

    Poll Gives Christie Small Lead A new Democracy Corps (D) poll in New Jersey finds Chris Christie holding a three-point lead on Gov. Jon Corzine, 41% to 38%, with independent Chris Daggett receiving 10% of the vote.Key finding: “Corzine’s standing has improved over the past month, with his favorable rating ticking up [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2009, 2:09pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 9/9

    Baucus Schedules Mark Up Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) “told a Democrats-only meeting of his committee Wednesday that he plans to begin marking up a health care reform bill the week of Sept. 20, with or without a bipartisan deal in place,” Roll Call reports.“A Democratic Senate source said Baucus would [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 2:57pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 9/8

    How Health Care Reform Survived August As everyone gets back to work on Capitol Hill, it’s increasingly clear that President Obama survived a brutal August and that even under a worst case scenario he’ll be able to sign a meaningful health care reform bill. Marc Ambinder : “After August, conservatives have exhausted [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 2:37pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 8/5

    Rockefeller Blasts “Gang of Six” Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) is tired of the focus on the Senate Finance Committee’s “gang of six” senators that is negotiating a bipartisan health care reform bill, reports Politico.Said Rockefeller: “All the attention is going to those three Republicans… you just watch as this bill diminishes. Those [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2009, 2:24pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL HEADLINES – 8/4

    Democratic Poll Shows Closer New Jersey Race Perhaps to counter a poll published earlier today showing Chris Christie (R) expanding his lead in New Jersey’s gubernatorial race to 14 points, an internal Democratic poll was suddenly released that shows Gov. Jon Corzine (D) just seven points behind.The poll shows Christie leading Corzine, 42% [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2009, 1:42pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 8/3

    Top Republican Says Obama Will Get Bill By November Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) predicts a health care reform bill will reach President Obamas’ desk by Thanksgiving, according to Radio Iowa.Said Grassley: “If we get a bill on the senate floor by the third or fourth week of September, it’s probably going to [...]
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    Posted: August 03, 2009, 2:44pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 7/31

    Palin Leaves on Negative Note Though she was hailed as the most popular governor in America during the 2008 presidential campaign, Sarah Palin left her post this week with a plurality of Alaskans not happy with her.According to a new Hays Research poll, 47.5% of Alaska voters have an unfavorable view of Palin [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2009, 1:58pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 7/30

    Emails Implicate Rove in Prosecutor Firings “Political adviser Karl Rove and other high-ranking figures in the Bush White House played a greater role than previously understood in the firing of federal prosecutors almost three years ago, according to e-mails obtained by the Washington Post, in a scandal that led to mass Justice [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2009, 4:43pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 7/29

    Hutchison Will Resign Senate Seat In an interview on WBAP-AM, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) said she would formally announce her gubernatorial campaign to challenge Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) in August and would resign from her U.S. Senate seat “in October or November.” t Public Option Would Not Pass Senate If President Obama is backing [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2009, 2:30pm EDT
    by fvmoore

  • POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 7/28

    Bonus Quote of the Day “We got too many Jim DeMints and Tom Coburns. It’s the southerners. They get on TV and go errrr, errrrr.”– Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH), quoted by the Columbus Dispatch, on the problem with the Republican party. Palin Considering Talk Radio Show? Inside Radio: “While not exactly shopping the GOP’s [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2009, 7:29pm EDT
    by fvmoore
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