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Poll: What's wrong with Washington? It's the people in charge, not the system
Exclusive to Yahoo! News – Mon Oct 25, 6:25 pm ETBy JANE SASSEEN Yahoo! News As if incumbents didn't already have enough to worry about, add one more thing to the list. Optimism about the American system of government is at a 36-year low, yet most Americans blame the people … Full Story »
Green groups fight big cash with little cash
Exclusive to Yahoo! News – Tue Oct 26, 2:09 pm ET- Big money: Outside groups spending for Republicans AP – Tue Oct 26, 5:33 pm ET
- Sestak, Toomey spread out across Pa. in tight race AP – Tue Oct 26, 5:40 pm ET
- Rand Paul volunteer ordered to court for scuffle AP – Tue Oct 26, 7:11 pm ET
- Vince McMahon sues over WWE garb at Conn. polls AP – Tue Oct 26, 6:05 pm ET
- Opponents go after 'shove it' Dem in RI gov debate AP – Tue Oct 26, 7:53 pm ET
- Bill Clinton to campaign for Caprio at Politico – 1 hr 40 mins ago
- Christian group's new ads target Dems at Politico – Tue Oct 26, 5:42 pm ET
- Pentagon: Equipment outage at Wyo. nuke site AP – 54 mins ago
- Obama likely to focus on deficit in next 2 years AP – Mon Oct 25, 9:12 pm ET
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Hillary Clinton tries to forget 63rd birthday
AP – Tue Oct 26, 1:05 pm ETUNITED NATIONS - It was clear that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton didn't want to be reminded of her 63rd birthday. Full Story »
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First lady rouses crowd at Boxer fundraiser in LA
AP – 19 mins agoLOS ANGELES - First lady Michelle Obama exhorted a crowd of Democratic supporters in Los Angeles to stay the course for change, saying she knows it's not coming fast enough for many people. Full Story »
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A Politician Is Like a Human Arcade
Huffington Post – Tue Oct 26, 8:12 pm ETRead Chris Matthews's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com Full Story »
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Bill Clinton tells Pennsylvania voters not to vote based on anger, asks patience with Obama’s policies
Daily Caller – Tue Oct 26, 8:48 pm ETNANTICOKE, PA | Former President Bill Clinton told roughly a thousand Democrats in hard-hit northeast Pennsylvania Tuesday that if they base their vote on anger and toss out their Democratic congressman they will be making a mistake, and pleaded with voters to give President Obama’s policies two more years to work. Full Story »
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Hoyer to Best Van Hollen as Biggest DCCC Donor
CQPolitics.com – Tue Oct 26, 1:49 pm ETHouse Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is leapfrogging Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen (Md.) for the title of top DCCC contributor this cycle. Full Story »
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PARTING SHOTS: Volcanic eruption, tsunami hit Indonesia, Angle camp says Reid trying to ‘steal’ election
The Upshot – Tue Oct 26, 7:01 pm ETHere is our roster of stories that managed to evade full-on blog treatment: • More than 100 people are dead and hundreds more missing after a tsunami in Indonesia. (AP) • Meanwhile, a volcano also erupted in the country and killed 13. (ABC) • An attorney for Sharron Angle wrote in an email that Sen. [...] Full Story »
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Nevada’s Spanish-language newspapers support Harry Reid
Daily Caller – Tue Oct 26, 6:36 pm ETSpanish-language newspapers in Nevada agree: Nevada GOP U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle is not their friend. Full Story »
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More Politics Slideshows »NYC elections board fires executive director
AP – 26 mins agoThe embattled New York City Board of Elections has fired its executive director a week before Election Day. Full Story »
California Senate hopeful Fiorina hospitalized
AP – 43 mins agoCalifornia GOP Senate challenger Carly Fiorina was sidelined Tuesday from the campaign trail in the final week of a close race to be treated for an infection associated with her reconstructive surgery after breast cancer. Full Story »
Records: Miller admits to computer use, lying
AP – 51 mins agoAlaska GOP Senate hopeful Joe Miller was suspended for three days and referred to an employee assistance program after admitting to improperly using three government computers, then cleaning the caches to cover up the activities, according to personnel records released Tuesday under court order. Full Story »
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