Politico - Sen. John Ensign, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, urged Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens to “do the right thing” and resign his long-held seat following his conviction earlier this week on seven counts of corruption.
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Politico - CUMMING, Ga. — Barack Obama is shaking up the South by greatly expanding the black vote and forcing Republicans to confront splits in the same white conservative base that has long fortified the GOP in Congress.
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AP - The Massachusetts state senator who was photographed by the FBI allegedly stuffing bribe money under her sweater vowed Wednesday to continue her re-election campaign.
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AP - A defiant Sen. Ted Stevens returned to his home state Wednesday a convicted felon, telling cheering supporters at an airport that bears his name that he’s innocent and vowing he will be vindicated.
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CQPolitics.com - House Minority Leader John A. Boehner will propose an economic recovery package Tuesday focused on tax breaks and energy production, part of a pre-election GOP push to turn voters against Democratic plans to push through billions of dollars in new spending to stimulate the economy.
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AP - House Democrats’ campaign arm has purchased TV ads in an eleventh-hour bid to defend Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, one of their most powerful members, against an unexpectedly intense re-election challenge.
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Bloomberg - Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) — After speaking with a dozen voters
in a supporter’s living room, Democrat Eric Massa walks up to
nurse Sarah Bullard and shakes her hand. “I’m not going to let
go until you give $50 for my congressional campaign,” he says
to laughter, before handing out donation envelopes.
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Reuters - U.S. state leaders, trade groups and economists descended on the House of Representatives on Wednesday to help work out a second economic stimulus bill that one influential Congressional member said would be introduced on November 17.
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AP - Bill Clinton says Barack Obama “represents America’s future” and should be elected president for his philosophies, policies and ability to change lives.
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AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was less than upfront in his half-hour commercial Wednesday night about the costs of his programs and the crushing budget pressures he would face in office.
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