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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
If you’re reading this, congratulations on having achieved the primary goal with which we begin each day: You have avoided death. We’re big on this idea of not dying. We love stories of immortal vampires and invincible superheroes, each of us wishing on some level that was us. If we didn’t have to worry about death, we could finally get shit done . But could we? If you take a moment to think about it, you realize immortality is grossly overrated. More on Funny Pictures
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5 Reasons Immortality Would Be Worse Than Death
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Michael Bennet passed the first big political test of his career on Tuesday night when he defeated challenger Andrew Romanoff to capture the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Colorado. His win capped a long and often bitter primary that was very much in question until the end. He will now face Republican nominee Ken Buck in a general election that figures to be at least as grueling as the primary. Check out Scenes from the Bennet and Romanoff camps on Tuesday night
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Michael Bennet Accepts Democratic Nomination For U.S. Senate (PHOTOS)
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
CBS News Colorado Primary a Test of Anti-Incumbent Mood U.S. News & World Report In the primary today, Colorado voters will provide the latest litmus test for the anti-establishment mood that has been knocking down incumbents all summer. The issues are the same ones that have most other parts of the nation … Close Races Loom in Colorado, Connecticut Primaries Wall Street Journal Tuesday's primaries test political establishment The Associated Press Colorado Primaries: Bennet v. Romanoff, Buck v. Norton to Be Decided Today CBS News Washington Post
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Friday, August 6th, 2010
Democratic leaders face tough decisions on how much to spend on the campaigns of Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and other party candidates whose chances for winning in November seem dim. Money that goes to Lincoln rather than Democrats thought to have better odds at the polls may be seen as wasted. And it could upset one of the party’s biggest financial supporters, labor unions, which spent millions in an unsuccessful attempt to defeat her in the primary. More on Blanche Lincoln
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Dems Deciding Where To Cut Losses: Will The DSCC Abandon Blanche Lincoln?
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010
Official: June 1 is party election News Courier — Voters often forget that they must vote a straight ticket in the primary election, set this year on Tuesday, June 1, said local election director Bobbi Bailey. The reason residents cannot vote split ticket … A Senate seat that swings News & Observer Voters declare independence Lancaster Newspapers The GOP's grass-roots obstructionists Washington Post Philadelphia Inquirer
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
Kansas City Star Democrats' campaign-finance plan: Put the donors on camera Los Angeles Times Senators led by Charles Schumer offer a proposal in which the chief executive of a corporation or group that is the primary financial sponsor of a political ad would have to claim responsibility for it by appearing on camera. GOP leader Mitch McConnell … Lawmakers call for restrictions on political ads The Associated Press The House Plans to Hold Hearings on Citizens United Legislations FOXNews (blog) Wyden calls for strong new disclosure rules for campaign ads OregonLive.com NEWS JUNKIE POST
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
At a meeting in the Vatican at the weekend, the pope made an authoritative – if entirely unexpected – incursion into the raging debate over the planned use of airport body scanners. He told an audience from the aerospace industry that, notwithstanding the threat from terrorism, “the primary asset to be safeguarded and treasured is the person, in his or her integrity”. More on Terrorism
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Pope Benedict Warns Against Use Of Airport Full Body Scanners
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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
The Senate and the Obama administration are nearing agreement on forming a council of regulators, led by the Treasury secretary, to identify systemic risk to the nation’s financial system, officials said Wednesday. The issue is one of the most fundamental in the contentious effort to overhaul regulation after the financial crisis, and addresses one of the primary lessons of the near debacle: that no one had been assigned to ensure the stability of the system as a whole and detect the kinds of excessive risk-taking and imbalances that could rock an entire economy. More on Barack Obama
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Bank Oversight Council Expected To Be Led By Treasury
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
MiamiHerald.com Governor of New York faces an avalanche of woes Los Angeles Times Democrat David Paterson, who is battling the legislature over budget deficits and has been asked not to run again by President Obama, now is denying Internet rumors involving sex and drugs. By Geraldine Baum His major opponent in the primary is ahead … Paterson to Announce Campaign for Governor Wall Street Journal Capital rife with rumors of Paterson's political demise Buffalo News Paterson Aides Deny Reports He's About to Resign FOXNews GothamSchools
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Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
MiamiHerald.com NRA Endorses Republican Texas Governor Rick Perry FOXNews Incumbent Texas Governor Rick Perry hopes National Rifle Association endorsement will help position himself as the true conservative in the primary race to keep his seat against fellow Republican, US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. … Hutchison brings campaign for governor here Brenham Banner Press Credibility can be a factor, but it isn't the only one Houston Chronicle George HW Bush endorses Hutchison for Texas gov Washington Post Texas Tribune
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