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Faced With Reality, Crist Prepares to Go Indie

Florida Governor Charlie Crist has seen better days, to put it lightly. Just eight months ago, as the popular chief executive of one of the largest states in the country, he was able to install a...

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Florida Special Election Brings Few Surprises

It’s been six months since self-proclaimed fire-breathing liberal Robert Wexler left his position as Representative of Florida’s 19th Congressional District to head the Center for Middle East Peace and...

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Stevens Sparks SCOTUS Scuttlebutt

Compared to the executive and legislative branches of government, the judiciary receives little media attention. A major ruling from an appellate court might stir up some headlines, while a 5-4...

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Defeat From the Jaws of Victory: The GOP Blunder Its Way Toward the 2010...

On the surface, the GOP has everything going for it right now. Poll numbers show them ahead of the Democrats in generic ballot surveys, and approval ratings for Members of Congress are abysmal – a good...

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Life After Health Care Reform

While last week’s bill-signing ceremony provided a nice climax to the year-long health care reform process, and the action following it in the Senate comprised an appropriate denouement, Democrats in...

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Let the Voting Begin

Tuesday’s ceremony at the White House was an historic moment, as Barack Obama signed the House-passed legislation into public law before a packed room and a cavalcade of cameras, but not all the work...

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House Democrats Succeed in Passing Comprehensive Health Care Reform

Whether you were for or against its passage, it’s hard to argue that the Sunday House vote on health care reform was anything short of historic. After decades of failure, Democrats in Congress have...

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The Road to Reform: Rounding the Final Curve?

It’s true that things rarely happen quickly on Capitol Hill, but the pace which the landmark health care reform legislation has moved at is slow even for Congress. After numerous self-imposed deadlines...

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Conspiracy, Sexual Harassment and Naked Shower Fights: The Makings of Popular...

It should come as a surprise to no one that the media loves a good circus, and that’s especially true when it comes to political news. That goes a long way toward explaining the attention that former...

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The Week in Review

It’s been a busy week inside the beltway, with Democrats facing another round of bad news. Here are a handful of the highest-profile stories that took place and the effects they may have on the...

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Jobs Bill Vote Keeps Bipartisanship Alive – For Now

Those folks still holding out hope for the possibility of bipartisanship in Washington were greeted with some good news today, as the Senate voted to pass a $15 billion jobs bill by a healthy margin of...

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With Summit Approaching, White House Releases Health Care Proposal

After starting off the year focused largely on economic issues – as well as trying to stop the bleeding after the Massachusetts special election – Democrats on the Hill and in the White House are...

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The Last True Bayh-Partisan is Leaving the Senate

With the coming mid-term elections roughly ten months away, and state primaries rapidly approaching – indeed, some having already come and gone – you’d think that the candidate fields for the November...

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Plenty of Surprises in Early Gubernatorial Primaries

Since the National Capitol area is currently covered in a thick blanket of snow, causing Congress to close and postpone the week's work, today we'll look beyond the Beltway to check out some governors'...

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Congressman Jack Murtha Dies At the Age of 77

Western Pennsylvania received some tragic news yesterday, as long-time Congressional powerbroker, Rep. John “Jack” Murtha (D-PA, 12), passed away after complications from a late January surgery. He was...

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The Senate Welcomes its Newest Member

Roughly two weeks after Massachusetts voters hit the polls to choose the replacement of the late Ted Kennedy, the election results have been certified, clearing the way for Scott Brown (R-MA) to be...

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Illinois Senate Candidates Chosen; Governor Races Too Close to Call

As with most Groundhog Days, there weren’t many big surprises yesterday. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter – not shocking to those of us that woke up this morning to...

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Illinois Voters Brave the Cold on Primary Day

While most eyes are focused on Punxsutawney, PA today, to see if that prognosticator of prognosticators will predict a short end to winter, the political establishment is fixing its attention on...

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Obama Heads Toward the Middle in State of the Union Address

On a night when the nation’s eyes were turned to Washington, with all the major stars of government (well, all but two) on display in the House chamber, and in a political climate that can charitably...

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Fiscal Policy Takes Center Stage in 2010

After a tough first year for the President, who saw his party lose two state governor’s races and a key Senatorial special election, it appears that he’s finally trying to show the American people that...

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