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14 hours ago ago from Just Americans Making Ethical Statements Weblog
from USA Today: Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., announced today that he will not seek reelection in 2010. “When I was elected, I was the youngest member of the Tennessee congressional delegation; now, I’m one of the oldest. In fact, I have members of my staff who weren’t even born when I took office. That tells me it’s time for a new chapter,” said Gordon in a written statement. First elected to office in 1984, the 60-year-old ...
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These days Republicans are breathlessly announcing to the world how they will sweep the Democrats out of office next year, regain control of Congress, then put the cherry on top of the cake by defeating Obama in November of 2012.... Veteran Republican propagandist and the ex-functioning portion of George W. Bush's cerebellum Karl Rove is flat out giddy about the GOP's prospects in 2010.... As they say, the Republicans are ...
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In case you needed any more proof that Senator Joe Lieberman wants only to slow down and kill health care reform, Greg Sargent has the smoking gun. In a September interview with the Connecticut Post , Lieberman whole-heartedly endorsed the Medicare buy-in, which he now says is the reason he cannot support health care. This is the latest in a long list of excuses he's found to stall the Democrats' signature legislation of the 111th Congress. ...
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11 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
By Susan Davis Tennessee Rep. Bart Gordon today became the fourth House Democrat in a Republican leaning district in recent weeks to announce plans to retire next year. Its a decision that brings hope to the GOP and heartburn to Democrats since it appears increasingly likely that Gordon wont be the last Democrat to opt against running next year and open the door to Republican seat gains. In a statement , Gordon cited as a reason an ...
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Two polls were out today with "generic" match-ups for next year's congressional election and they had three things in common: the percentages of those who chose an unnamed Democratic or Republican candidate were close, independents held the key to the vote in each poll, and both pollsters saw it as an encouraging sign for the GOP.
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