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Today’s top political stories

January 15th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Congressional elections, 2010, Democrats, Governors, Money in politics, Republicans, Special elections
How long will it be before Attorney General Andrew Cuomo makes it official and announces he will run for governor of New York? The New York Times says it's inevitable. The paper reports today that Cuomo, son of former governor... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mjXWjpcnq9lnQdLS-qlKPJLzpg8/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mjXWjpcnq9lnQdLS-qlKPJLzpg8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mjXWjpcnq9lnQdLS-qlKPJLzpg8/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mjXWjpcnq9lnQdLS-qlKPJLzpg8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/2QGiUsjE6wE" height="1" width="1"/

Campbell drops gubernatorial bid, joins Calif. Senate race

January 14th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Congressional elections, 2010
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that former GOP congressman Tom Campbell has ended his race for governor -- and begun his bid for the U.S. Senate. Here's how he shifted gears, in an email announcement to his supporters: I... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/3IgQuAADHBsbJNiCH_e2Ci84ghg/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/3IgQuAADHBsbJNiCH_e2Ci84ghg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/3IgQuAADHBsbJNiCH_e2Ci84ghg/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/3IgQuAADHBsbJNiCH_e2Ci84ghg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/lWHawgAnuSI" height="1" width="1"/

Campbell drop gubernatorial bid, joins Calif. Senate race

January 14th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Congressional elections, 2010
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that former congressman Tom Campbell has indeed ended his race for governor -- and begun his bid for the U.S. Senate. Here's how he shifted gears, in an email announcement to his supporters: I... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dc9W9qJfxieiLVj98ykt9gxz6o8/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dc9W9qJfxieiLVj98ykt9gxz6o8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dc9W9qJfxieiLVj98ykt9gxz6o8/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dc9W9qJfxieiLVj98ykt9gxz6o8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/ynL4TIg8Bz0" height="1" width="1"/

Arizona Rep. Shadegg retires

January 14th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Congressional elections, 2010
Add one more name to the long list of recent lawmaker retirements. Only this time, it's a Republican. Rep. John Shadegg of Arizona, a leading conservative voice in the House, said today he won't run for a ninth term this... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/sNRhQJlYocS2DZS99qeh4-Qnm7Q/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/sNRhQJlYocS2DZS99qeh4-Qnm7Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/sNRhQJlYocS2DZS99qeh4-Qnm7Q/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/sNRhQJlYocS2DZS99qeh4-Qnm7Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/2-BX1xOCUSE" height="1" width="1"/

Blumenthal jumps out front in Connecticut Senate race

January 14th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Congressional elections, 2010
What a difference a candidate makes. The retirement of Sen. Chris Dodd dramatically turned the Connecticut Senate race from a tossup to a blow out. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal replaced Dodd as the likely Democratic nominee in Connecticut and the... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jK7sjP27j6jBppy_fbPc9EBqfPk/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jK7sjP27j6jBppy_fbPc9EBqfPk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jK7sjP27j6jBppy_fbPc9EBqfPk/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jK7sjP27j6jBppy_fbPc9EBqfPk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/t2kiobgM0NQ" height="1" width="1"/

Congressional candidate heads to Haiti

January 13th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Congressional elections, 2010
Rudolph Moise, a physician and Florida congressional candidate, is headed to Haiti as part of a search-and-rescue team being deployed to aid the country after Tuesday's massive earthquake. Moise, one of 10 Democrats running for the Miami-area seat now held... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gwqkbtlcOQhqLpGJ1pM1vpNT9HE/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gwqkbtlcOQhqLpGJ1pM1vpNT9HE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gwqkbtlcOQhqLpGJ1pM1vpNT9HE/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/gwqkbtlcOQhqLpGJ1pM1vpNT9HE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/yOK4woSbwW0" height="1" width="1"/

Today’s top political stories

January 13th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Abortion, Congressional elections, 2010, Democrats, Governors, Republicans, Senate, Special elections
Good morning. We're less than a week away from the Massachusetts' special Senate election, but midterm elections and 2012 are on the minds of political junkies, too. Things are heating up everywhere. Here's today's top stories. New York Times: Harold... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pe3eBgEidleMCT0ZwrgGkz7bGVY/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pe3eBgEidleMCT0ZwrgGkz7bGVY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pe3eBgEidleMCT0ZwrgGkz7bGVY/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pe3eBgEidleMCT0ZwrgGkz7bGVY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/_79_JaQXrgU" height="1" width="1"/

U.S. Chamber pledges to stop Obama agenda, play big role in Nov. elections

January 12th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Congressional elections, 2010
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue attacked President Obama's domestic agenda Tuesday, criticizing Democratic efforts on climate change, health care and oversight of the nation's financial system. And he pledged to use the chamber's might in November's elections to... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/OyYohbUVtLT0mBaJ97Td0HOisVs/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/OyYohbUVtLT0mBaJ97Td0HOisVs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/OyYohbUVtLT0mBaJ97Td0HOisVs/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/OyYohbUVtLT0mBaJ97Td0HOisVs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/aS7LgsU5WpU" height="1" width="1"/

Today’s top political stories

January 12th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Congressional elections, 2010, Democrats, Republicans, Senate, Special elections
Tired of steroids, the Nixon tapes and the Leno-O'Brien late-night shuffle? Me neither. Here are some political stories in the news today: New York Post and New York Times: President Obama, New York Sen. Charles Schumer and Senate Majority Leader... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/RMlB9SlgXAr8WptkWW84-hlQ8m4/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/RMlB9SlgXAr8WptkWW84-hlQ8m4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/RMlB9SlgXAr8WptkWW84-hlQ8m4/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/RMlB9SlgXAr8WptkWW84-hlQ8m4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/tHc78IFzp8w" height="1" width="1"/

NRSC uses Reid flap to put pressure on Democratic candidates

January 11th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Congressional elections, 2010
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is sending out a series of press releases to local media outlets in 12 states to challenge Democrats candidates in those states to take a stand on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who was forced... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_aA_MclI_TWx1TrMgU7ZQg7NSSU/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_aA_MclI_TWx1TrMgU7ZQg7NSSU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_aA_MclI_TWx1TrMgU7ZQg7NSSU/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_aA_MclI_TWx1TrMgU7ZQg7NSSU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/IhP9Zka83pU" height="1" width="1"/
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