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Tea partiers turn on each other

Patrick.Wilson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:07:55 -0500

By Kenneth P. Vogel

After emerging out of nowhere over the summer as a seemingly potent and growing political force, the tea party movement has become embroiled in internal feuding over philosophy, strategy and money and is at risk of losing its momentum.

GOP governors eye big 2010 gains

Cindy.Clayton — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:27:36 -0500

By Jonathan Martin

CEDAR CREEK, Texas Buoyed by a pair of Nov. 3 gubernatorial victories and signs of increasing voter unease toward Democratic-controlled Washington, top Republicans expressed optimism Thursday that their party was poised to make significant gains in 2010.

Lieberman slams public option, brushes off critics

Cindy.Clayton — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:59:27 -0500

By Manu Raju

Sen. Joe Lieberman’s threat to filibuster any health care bill with a public option could kill health reform this year — and embolden Democratic challengers who’d like to send him packing in 2012.

But Lieberman doesn’t seem worried.

Obama: Afghan leaks firing offense

Cindy.Clayton — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:25:32 -0500

By Mike Allen and Josh Gerstein

BEIJING President Barack Obama says he is angry about leaks from his deliberations on more troops for Afghanistan, and said he considers such disclosures a firing offense.

Sen. Robert Byrd to capture longevity record

Patrick.Wilson — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:38:26 -0500

By Jonathan Allen

Health reform's hidden land mines

Cindy.Clayton — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:53:22 -0500

By Carrie Budoff Brown and Chris Frates

After all the controversy over the public option, people might think that everyone can sign up right away if Congress passes health reform.

Or that insurance premiums will go down.

Or that they’ll be able to shop around for insurance if they don’t like what their company offers.

Think again.

House health care bill may be as left as it gets

Cindy.Clayton — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:24:57 -0500

By Glenn Thrush

Saturday night’s House vote on health care reform was the most significant liberal legislative triumph in years, and progressives are now scrambling to capitalize on the fast-fading momentum.

There’s only so much they can do.

McDonnell pegs his win to Va. issues, not national

lauren.king — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:38:59 -0500

By Patrick O'Connor and Carol E. Lee Virginia's Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell, whose win last Tuesday sparked a wave of speculation about President Barack Obama's standing a year after his own historic election, attributed his victory to "Virginia issues" rather than fallout over the national agenda.

Report: Congress has 237 millionaires - or 44 percent of body

Cindy.Clayton — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:18:54 -0500

By Erika Lovley

Talk about bad timing.

As Washington reels from the news of 10.2 percent unemployment, the Center for Responsive Politics is out with a new report describing the wealth of members of Congress.

Dems see lessons in defeat of Deeds

Cindy.Clayton — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:03:03 -0500

By Jonathan Martin Faced with the choice of running as an unapologetic Democrat in a state trending toward his party or keeping his distance from Washington in the fashion of a generation of Southern Democrats, Creigh Deeds tried to do both.

The result: the worst drubbing a Virginia gubernatorial candidate has received since 1961.