washingtonpost.com - In Congress:
Sen. Roland W. Burris (D-Ill.) has been admonished by the Senate ethics committee for his public comments about his controversial appointment to the seat previously held by President Obama.
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washingtonpost.com - Virginia:
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Monday that Democrat R. Creigh Deeds lost his campaign for governor because he was unable to energize his base, falling into a Republican trap that led him to shrink from the president and his policies.
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New York Times:
As governor, Charlie Crist backed President Obama’s stimulus plan, and that bipartisan move is endangering his Senate run.
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New York Times:
President Obama has sent the Senate far fewer judicial nominations than former President George W. Bush did in his first 10 months in office.
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washingtonpost.com - In Congress:
Minnesota Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty, after making a series of smart strategic moves over the past few months in advance of an expected run for president in 2012, has struggled on the national stage in the past few weeks.
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New York Times:
President Obama chose a cautious approach rather than bold action on the economy, and the decision may haunt Democrats for years to come.
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washingtonpost.com - Elections:
A rebounding Republican Party savored victories in two states that President Obama won last year, but as it tries to build momentum toward what GOP Chairman Michael S. Steele called a "Republican renaissance," it faces troubling ideological fissures within its ranks over how best to reclaim power.
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New York Times:
Republican victories in two races for governor put the party in a stronger position to turn back the political wave President Obama unleashed last year.
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Washington Post:
Off-year elections can be notoriously unreliable as predictors of the future, but as a window on how the political landscape may have changed in the year since President Obama won the White House, Tuesday's Republican victories in Virginia and New Jersey delivered clear warnings for the Democrats.
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washingtonpost.com - Print Edition:
Off-year elections can be notoriously unreliable as predictors of the future, but as a window on how the political landscape may have changed in the year since President Obama won the White House, Tuesday's Republican victories in Virginia and New Jersey delivered clear warnings for the Democrats.
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washingtonpost.com - Style:
If history had taken a different course, Doug Holtz-Eakin would be inside the McCain White House driving the Republican president's domestic agenda, including health-care reform. But now, one year after Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) lost the presidential election, the man who was by McCain's side as...
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New York Times:
The former Republican Senate president goes on trial Monday on charges he used his powerful post to enrich his consulting business.
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New York Times:
The battle for upstate New York confirms just how swiftly the right has devolved into a wacky, paranoid cult that is as eager to eat its own as it is to destroy President Obama.
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washingtonpost.com - Politics:
SPEAKER: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA [*] OBAMA: It is an extraordinary privilege to be here today. And let me begin by acknowledging this distinguished group gathered on the platform: our extraordinary Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi; Majority Leader Harry Reid; Republican leader Mitch McConnell;...
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