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Richardson Stands Behind Former Aide in Federal Probe
This just in: Gilbert Gallegos, a spokesman for New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D), gave the following statement to TWI’s sister site, The New Mexico Independent, expressing the governor’s support for his former chief of staff, Dave Contarino.
Who’s Tonya Harding Now?
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.)* is promising to sue for another recount if, as expected, Al Franken is declared the winner of Minnesota’s Senate race this week. Republicans are promising to back Coleman by filibustering any attempt to seat Franken.
When did this Republican love for extended recounts start? Sometime after the 2000 elections, probably. Back then [...]
Bring Boring Back
In the wake of the Senate’s failure to pass the bailout for the “Big Three” automakers due to a threatened Republican filibuster, I’d like to expand on an excellent point made by Josh Marshall over at TPM.
What I do think makes sense is for the majority to actually require the minority to filibuster — as [...]
Democrats Give Detroit One More Shot at Bailout
Democratic leaders, conceding that their efforts to bail out America’s automakers stand no chance in Congress this week, are extending a final opportunity to the Big Three: Submit specific plans for getting the companies back on track and repaying the taxpayers, they offered, and Congress will return to Washington in December to consider legislation.
Waxman Hops First Hurdle in Effort to De-seat Dingell
By a slim margin, Democratic leaders voted today to remove Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) from his long-held post atop the House Energy and Commerce Committee and replace him with Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Cal.), according to reports. The vote in the the House Steering Committee was 25 to 22.
Tomorrow, the entire House Democratic caucus will vote [...]
Happy Days for House Democrats?
Fueled by their congressional victories in 2006, House Democratic leaders moved bills on renewable energy, health insurance for children and an economic stimulus package — only to run into a wall of GOP opposition in the Senate and presidential vetoes. But Obama’s election could tear down that wall.
Franken Won’t Concede
Our friends at MnIndy have the story of one key Senate race that is not over.
The most expensive Senate race in Minnesota history looks like it may also end up its closest.
With all precincts reporting, and nearly 3 million ballots counted, Sen. Norm Coleman eked out a minuscule 727-vote victory over Al Franken, according to [...]
Touting GOP Outreach, Obama Talks With Maddow
Sen. Barack Obama granted an exclusive interview to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Thursday night, huddling with the popular new prime time host in an appearance that’s sure to fire up plenty of Obama’s supporters.
Obama Deploys Robot to Fight Ayers Attack (Video)
Maybe there’s too much caffeine coursing through the Obama campaign’s new media department. Or maybe they’ve just had it with Sen. John McCain’s robocalls about Bill Ayers.
The latest item on Sen. Barack Obama’s official YouTube channel is a wacky, dorky, irreverent video titled, really, “Robots Attack!”
Wonder why they didn’t use this in the prime-time [...]
Early Vote Favors Dems in 2 Swing States
One out of every five voters in New Mexico, most of them Democrats, have already cast ballots for the Nov. 4 election, reports New Mexico Independent.
In Iowa, more than 10 percent of the electorate has voted, with 88,000 more Democrats than Republicans casting early ballots.
