Rep. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) is the latest Republican Member to pick a side in the Senate primary battle between GOP Reps. Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt. Flake endorsed Moran on Friday and gave his campaign $1,000. Full Article at Roll Call

Three Arizona Republicans on Thursday made up 25 percent of the House opposition to the bill to extend unemployment benefits to jobless Americans. The House voted 403-12 to pass the legislation, which on Wednesday had won 98-0 Senate approval. Reps. Full Article at AZ Central.com

decide whether the public insurance option covers abortions. Full Article at TwinCities.com

All but two lawmakers named in the document and identified in media reports so far are Democrats. Full Article at The Hill

Citing the revelation of an ethics committee review of senior defense appropriators, a leading House earmark critic has asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to eliminate more than 70 projects — totaling nearly $200 million —- for former clients of a... Full Article at The Politico

—Jeff Flake, a Republican congressman from Arizona, explaining why he voted against a bill "honoring the 2,560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and recognizing his invaluable contributions to philosophy and social and political thought." Full Article at Economist

The new poll of NY-23 from Research 2000 doesn't go as far as the two Doug Hoffman internal polls in showing the Hoffman surge (they showed him in the lead), but they do give the momentum to the Conservative Party candidate. Full Article at Swing State Project

From Jeff Flake, in response to questions about why he voted against a bill âhonoring the 2560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and recognizing his invaluable contributions to philosophy and social and political thought.â âHe who spends time... Full Article at The Weekly Standard

Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today released the following statement regarding his vote against H.Res.784, a bill “honoring the 2560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and recognizing his... Full Article at Reason

Increasing numbers of national security leaders of the likes of Brent Scowcroft and George Shultz have said that the US embargo of Cuba makes no sense and harms American interests. Full Article at Huffington Post

Just last week, Kind played a leading role in negotiating historic changes to Medicare reimbursements that could help reduce wasteful spending in healthcare and attract more centrist support for the Democrats’ final healthcare reform package. Full Article at The Hill

WASHINGTON — Rep. John M. McHugh won a reputation as a friend of Fort Drum by securing tens of million of dollars in congressional earmarks that may have helped save the post from closure in 2005. Full Article at Watertown Daily Times

After two years of planning, Arizona Republican Jeff Flake just completed a childhood dream. The congressman spent a week living on a deserted island with just the bare minimum essentials. Full Article at The Private Islands Blog

Arizona Republican Rep. Jeff Flake -- who has long led efforts to lift the embargo against Cuba -- recently spent a week on a deserted island in the Pacific, practicing his survival skills. Full Article at Miami Herald

It’s here it’s here it’s here! We have not slept since Meghan McCain first promised the promised Daily Beast column in which she would refuse to apologize for her boobs’ preference for pop art. Full Article at Wonkette

Congressman Jeff Flake, who used the word “pansy” to describe his motivation for vacationing alone in the Marshall Islands, has apologized for his choice of language. Full Article at The Advocate

Republican Arizona congressperson Jeff Flake spent the week on a desert island, literally, and someone asked him how this made him feel. Well, truth is, Jeff Flake hasn’t felt like a man since leavin’ the ranch. Full Article at Wonkette

The idea of a politician announcing that he took off to spend a week alone in the wilderness has acquired something of a bad reputation these days -- but, in this case, it's true. Full Article at Politics Daily

WASHINGTON (CNN) – So why did Rep. Jeff Flake really spend a week alone on a deserted island? Because, he told CNN Wednesday, he "felt like a pansy." Full Article at CNN