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    **Campaign Stuff *CA Gov: L.A. Times reports that "in the very first series of radio ads in the 2010 gubernatorial race, comes blatant baloney from billionaire political novice Meg Whitman," who claims state spending has increased 80% in the last 10 years -- it's actually just 27%, and "adjusted for inflation and population growth, spending actually has decreased by 16.6%." *TX Gov: "Kay Bailey Hutchison's campaign hopes the endorsement of former Vice President Dick Cheney will help woo conservatives in the GOP base that will be key to winning the Republican nomination for governor. Cheney will endorse Hutchison at a Houston fundraiser on Nov. 17" Dallas Morning News reports. Full Article at Real Clear Politics
    Kay Bailey Hutchison's campaign hopes the endorsement of former Vice President Dick Cheney will help woo conservatives in the GOP base that will be key to winning the Republican nomination for governor. Cheney will endorse Hutchison at a Houston fundraiser on Nov. 17
    SOURCE: Real Clear Politics 1 month ago
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Strategy Memo: The Unveiling
  1. I respect the vice president so much. We've worked together. He knows my record as a conservative in the Senate.
    SOURCE: Real Clear Politics 1 month ago
  2. remains well shy of the 218 votes needed to pass a landmark health care bill, isn’t wasting much time these days on colleagues who are firmly in the 'no' column -- or even those who appear to be
    SOURCE: Real Clear Politics 1 month ago
  3. More than 40% of President Obama's top-level fundraisers have secured posts in his administration, from key executive branch jobs to diplomatic postings in countries such as France, Spain and the Bahamas.
    SOURCE: Real Clear Politics 1 month ago
  4. We were unable to deal with - and didn't have any pretense we would somehow be able to change - health care costs in Massachusetts. We still have a fee for service, a re-imbursement system here like every other state in America.
    SOURCE: Real Clear Politics 1 month ago
  5. The carefully choreographed visit to Dover, the nation's entry point for U.S. military personnel killed in action, brought Obama face-to-face with the grimmest realty of war as his administration mulls the best way forward in Afghanistan.
    SOURCE: Real Clear Politics 1 month ago
  6. The hoopla provoked by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) decision to include a public option in healthcare reform has obscured the fact that major issues in the bill remain unsettled
    SOURCE: Real Clear Politics 1 month ago
  7. We’ve got to get together ... It's time for politics to be put aside on the backburner.
    SOURCE: Real Clear Politics 1 month ago

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