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Colo. abortion foes say they cleared petition bar (AP)

March 18th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized
AP - Colorado abortion opponents say they have enough signatures to put an abortion-ending proposal on the ballot this fall mdash; potentially the first state this election year to see the question.

Reid says he’s proud of Senate accomplishments (AP)

March 18th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., left, talks with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as they walk out before President Barack Obama signs the HIRE act jobs bill in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington Thursday, March 18, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - U.S. Sen. Harry Reid said Thursday he's proud of what he's accomplished during four terms in the Senate, and he challenged critics and opponents who say he's lost touch with Nevada.


House Democrats release ‘fixes’ to $940 billion health care bill

March 18th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized
The House Rules Committee has posted a 153-page reconciliation bill that "corrects" the Senate health care bill. Here it is. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Ha5l_qybcam1Ia9ckneHfK5Y2EY/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Ha5l_qybcam1Ia9ckneHfK5Y2EY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Ha5l_qybcam1Ia9ckneHfK5Y2EY/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Ha5l_qybcam1Ia9ckneHfK5Y2EY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/7chUj9yA0fU" height="1" width="1"/

Obama back to campaign-style politics, a strength (AP)

March 18th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized

FILE - In this July 16, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks as New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine, right, cheers during a campaign appearance for Corzine in Holmdel, N.J. Obama likes campaigning. And it shows. He relishes the chance to shed his jacket, roll up his sleeves, dust off his rhetoric and energize a political crowd. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, File)AP - After a rousing campaign rally for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine last summer, President Barack Obama flashed a broad smile to an aide as he boarded his helicopter back to the White House.


Colo.’s political parties see caucus rebellion (AP)

March 17th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized
AP - Disgruntled Colorado voters in both major parties rejected political insiders in straw poll results at caucuses around the state that exposed deep unease with two Senate candidates seen as favored by Washington party bigwigs.

Fiorina assails Washington, Boxer as out of touch (AP)

March 13th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized

California Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Carly Fiorina, speaks during the state Republican convention in Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, March 13, 2010. Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett Packard, is running to challenge incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. Her two opponents in the Republican primary are former congressman Tom Campbell and state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore.  (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)AP - Senate candidate Carly Fiorina on Saturday attempted to win over California Republicans by attacking two of their strongest dislikes mdash; incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer and a federal government she says is broken.


Divided party? It’s not just GOP, but also Dems (AP)

March 13th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama's top adviser David Axelrod speaks to the media in Chicago. For all the evidence of a divided GOP, the Democratic Party has its own widening cracks that could make a potentially bleak election year even more dour. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)AP - For all the evidence of a divided GOP, the Democratic Party has its own widening cracks that could make a potentially bleak election year even more dour.


Paul, once the outsider, gains GOP support in Ky. (AP)

March 12th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized
AP - Rand Paul has run his U.S. Senate campaign as the consummate outsider: a grassroots candidate drawing support from regular Joes and Janes. Now that his candidacy has gained momentum, he's beginning to pick up support from the Republican establishment.

SF mayor Newsom to run for CA lieutenant governor (AP)

March 12th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom meets with the media after announcing that he is running for lieutenant governor, in San Francisco, Friday, March 12, 2010.  (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)AP - After dropping out of the gubernatorial race last year, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced Friday that he is running for lieutenant governor.


Pa. GOP picks Burns as nominee for Murtha’s seat (AP)

March 12th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Uncategorized

A file photo of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden as he arrives at a memorial service for U.S. Congressman John Murtha (D-PA) in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, March 3, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed/FilesAP - Republicans in Pennsylvania have nominated a political newcomer to fill the congressional seat of the late Rep. John Murtha.