The Senate appears deadlocked over legislation that would require members to file their campaign finance forms electronically — the method used by their House counterparts, presidential candidates and the majority of state lawmakers.
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AP – Hillary Rodham Clinton won the presidential endorsement of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees on Wednesday, an important union boost for the Democratic front-runner.
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AP – It could be a long two months for Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton if she continues to sidestep questions on big issues.
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AP – Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg, back-to-back mayors of New York, use nearly identical sales pitches as they try to market themselves to a nation often wary of city folks.
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“That was not and never will be the case.”
Faced with having to defend a decision to keep a major study of airline safety secret, NASA’s administrator reversed course Wednesday and told the House Science Committee he will order the information released, CBS News correspondent Bob Fuss reports.
Abandoning its secrecy claims, NASA promised Congress on Wednesday it will reveal results of an unprecedented federal aviation survey which found that aircraft near collisions, runway interference and other safety problems occur far more often than previously recognized. Read more
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AP – In an Oct. 29 story about Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani criticizing Democrats on Middle Eastern policy, The Associated Press erroneously reported Giuliani’s mention of Syrian President Bashar Assad as a reference to Osama bin Laden.
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AP – More than half of white evangelical Republicans would consider voting for a conservative third-party candidate should the 2008 presidential race pit Hillary Rodham Clinton against Rudy Giuliani, a poll said Wednesday.
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From ThinkProgress:
Today, House Oversight Committee chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) wrote to White House Counsel Fred Fielding and requested that the administration hand over more than 600 pages of documents relating to the White House’s activities with fallen lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
You can read the entire letter from Congressman Waxman here (PDF). This isn’t a small amount of information being withheld, either — it’s said to be about 600 pages.
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“People don’t want these unwanted calls”
By JENNIFER C. KERR — Associated Press Writer – Updated 10/30/07 – 6:26 PM WASHINGTON Congress took the first steps Tuesday to ensure that people who registered for the national Do Not Call list won’t be … via Rock Hill Herald
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AP – In an Oct. 29 story about voter Edward Paul asking presidential hopeful Fred Thompson a question, The Associated Press incorrectly identified Paul’s employer as the Delta Dental Plans Association. He works for Northeast Delta Dental, a member company of the association.
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Rasmussen Reports – In the 2008 race for Virginia’s open U.S. Senate seat, a Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Democrat Mark Warner leading Republican Jim Gilmore 53% to 37%. Both men are former Governors of Virginia and both considered running for their party’s 2008 Presidential nomination. Warner dropped out before the campaigning really began while Gilmore hung around long enough to participate in a few early GOP debates.
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Bloomberg – Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — Democratic presidential frontrunner
Hillary Clinton won the endorsement of the country’s largest
public employees union, the 1.4 million-member American
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
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