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18 Aug 2010 11:18

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Politics: Harry Reid’s survival tactic: He just plans to let Sharron Angle talk

  • Reid had no chance to win before. He has a shot to win now. He could still lose, but I have to say he is favored.
  • Nevada Republican Senate primary candidate Danny Tarkanian • Explaining why Sharron Angle has given Reid a chance to survive his primary. And Reid is taking full advantage: “Our focus groups that we’ve done, my staff tells me this — her statements, they can’t believe that anyone would say that,” Reid said. “That’s why most of our TV just has her talking.” Because you can’t top people saying stupid things as entertainment. source
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12 Aug 2010 22:29

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Politics: Charles Schumer the voice of the Senate on immigration reform

New York’s coolest Senator was the only “voice” involved in a voice vote on a $600 million border security bill – an immigration reform down payment. source
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10 Aug 2010 23:45

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U.S.: Linda McMahon won her primary! Let’s celebrate by running this clip

  • We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: Any woman who can take a move like this and make a successful run for Senate deserves to be in office. And McMahon looks like she’ll have her chance – she won her Senate primary in Connecticut. Question: Will a woman who openly peddled violence to kids through the WWE have a better chance of winning than Richard Blumenthal, a guy who was dishonest about his military service? We’ll find out. source
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10 Aug 2010 23:25

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U.S.: Democratic primaries: One guy holds on, another gets an upset

Obama-backed Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet held on after a challenge within his own party. Someone did score an upset, though. Not Bennet’s cute daughter, though. source
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04 Aug 2010 10:27

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Politics: Poll: Nevada’s Senate race leaning in Harry Reid’s direction

  • 48% think it’s better to lean on the Senate Majority Leader
  • 44% plan to vote for the interview-shy Tea Partier Sharron Angle
  • 8% honestly can’t wait to see what stupid crap Angle says next source
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02 Aug 2010 11:17

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Politics: 2010 elections: Is Andrew Romanoff ready to upset in Colorado?

  • 48%
     Romanoff’s polling in the Colorado Senate Democratic primary
  • 45% incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet’s current poll number
  • 7% the percentage of people that could make or break Bennet’s day source
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17 Jul 2010 02:42

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U.S.: Have you guys seen how young West Virginia’s new senator is?

The just-appointed Carte Goodwin, 36, is by far the youngest senator. To put this in sharp relief: Robert Byrd was 92 when he died. That’s right, 56 years. source
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16 Jul 2010 10:40

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Politics: Nevada Senate poll: Sharron Angle no match for Harry Reid

  • 44% of those polled plan to vote for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
  • 37% plan instead to vote for Modern Tea Party candidate Sharron Angle
  • 19% plan to vote for neither, someone else, or are undecided source
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15 Jul 2010 22:17

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U.S.: Financial reform bill? Many people didn’t know there was one

  • 38% of Americans didn’t even know that the landmark legislation even existed
  • 33% of Americans have heard about it, but don’t know what it is
  • 29% know at least a little bit about it; only 3 percent know the bill well source
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15 Jul 2010 12:11

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U.S.: Key votes in the Senate’s passage of finance reform

  • 60-38 the initial vote to allow the real vote
  • didThe three more moderate East-coast members of the GOP – Scott Brown, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins.
  • didn’tRuss Feingold, that scallion of Wisconsin, felt the bill didn’t go far enough. Oh, and Robert Byrd just died. source
  • » So, what’s next? Well, in a couple of hours, the bill will go through the real vote, at which point it will head to Obama. Then, ta-da! It becomes law.
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