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    *Bloomberg writes about the early activity in Iowa for 2012, while noting: "Obama’s re-election campaign will have an Iowa presence this month as well, when Vice President Joe Biden speaks Nov. 21 at a Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in Des Moines." *In the race to replace Pawlenty, Democrats have a live one now as Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak enters the race. Full Article at Real Clear Politics
    Obama’s re-election campaign will have an Iowa presence this month as well, when Vice President Joe Biden speaks Nov. 21 at a Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in Des Moines.
    SOURCE: Real Clear Politics 3 weeks ago
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  1. It’s difficult enough when we lose these brave Americans in battles overseas.. It is horrifying that they should come under fire at an Army base on American soil
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  2. No Minneapolis mayor has ever won a governor's race, and Rybak, who campaigned heavily for President Obama last year, brings both assets and issues to the statewide race.
    SOURCE: Real Clear Politics 3 weeks ago
  3. Pelosi insisted 'we will' get the 218 votes Dems needed for passage. She must find supporters within her 258-member caucus because Republicans are united against it
    SOURCE: Real Clear Politics 3 weeks ago
  4. As President Obama struggles over a new military strategy for Afghanistan, his advisors are trying to satisfy sharply divergent demands: assuring Americans that any military buildup will be limited while convincing Pakistan and other wary allies that the U.S. presence is substantial and not about to end...
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  5. The two ads, each 30 seconds long, highlight his biography and address criticism Mr. Paterson has faced from labor unions and business interests over his proposed cuts to the state budget. Both directly confront what polls say is Mr. Paterson’s central political problem: widespread public skepticism tha...
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  6. Obama and House Democrats scrambled on Thursday to secure the votes to pass a historic health care overhaul initiative, working to ease disagreements with rank-and-file lawmakers over abortion and illegal immigrants.
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  7. The fate of the bill itself rests on the shoulders of a new generation of Democrats whose young careers will be defined, in part, by the votes they cast Saturday -- votes sure to be used against many of them in 2010.
    SOURCE: Real Clear Politics 3 weeks ago
  8. State GOP leaders picked Pawlenty to give this year's speech because he is a 'fresh face on the political front. He's a popular, conservative governor who has been successful in a blue state,' said Chuck Larson Jr., a former legislator, state Republican Party chairman and U.S. ambassador to Latvia.
    SOURCE: Real Clear Politics 3 weeks ago

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