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Growing Pains Among Senate Recruits?

Republicans are rightly pleased with some recent recruiting successes in 2010 Senate races. They’re even more pleased in light of Democratic recruiting failures in Illinois and Florida, plus Democrats’ apparent failure to avert primaries in Pennsylvania and New York.

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July 15, 2009 in GOP, President Obama, Republican Party | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Does a Senator Have Some Splainin’ to Do?

Judge Sonia Sotomayor hypothetically talks about shooting a sitting U.S. senator and that senator responds by channeling Rick Ricardo. It was a registered as a moment of levity inside the hearing room.

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July 15, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (59)

‘Top Line’ at the Movies: David Rasche on ‘In the Loop’

ABC News' Rick Klein and David Chalian interview David Rasche from "In the Loop," and Ana Marie Cox of Air America.

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July 15, 2009 in Top Line | Permalink | User Comments (0)

In "major" speech Clinton will warn Iran about engagement timeline

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver what her aides are touting as a "major" foreign policy address this afternoon, a day before she leaves on her first foreign trip since breaking her elbow in a fall last month.

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July 15, 2009 in Hillary Clinton | Permalink | User Comments (9)

Note: Is Pork More Popular Than the President? The Case of the F-22

Even though no one directly involved with national security seems to want to spend any more on the plane, Congress is on its way to allocating another $1.75 billion in order to keep the jobs of people who build it.

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July 15, 2009 in Congress | Permalink | User Comments (9)

Senate Committee Approves Health Reform on Party-Line Vote

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee approved its version of health care reform this morning on a 13-10 party line vote. With 60 Democrats in the Senate, this partisan bill is the building block that will find its way to the Senate floor.

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July 15, 2009 in Health Care | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Note: ‘It’s Time’ -- Leadership Critical in Health Care Debate

As health care reform starts passing some real legislative marking points, the debate is reaching a critical phase -- with White House leadership, plus some outside pushes from the Democratic National Committee, calculated to turn illusions of momentum into real votes, ABC News senior political reporter Rick Klein writes Wednesday in The Note. And does it take a wise Latina to frustrate Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee?

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July 15, 2009 in Democratic party, Obama Agenda, The Note | Permalink | User Comments (29)

DNC Targets Democratic Senators on Health Care

ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: The Democratic National Committee is launching a new television advertisement today to press Congress to support President Obama’s health care plan -- and is targeting moderate Democrats to come on board. Pressuring Democrats to follow...

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The Note's Must-Reads for Wednesday, July 15, 2009

The Note's Must-Reads are a round-up of today's political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com Compiled by ABC News’ CARRIE HALPERIN, JAYCE HENDERSON, CLAUDIA MORALES, GEORGIA DAWKINS,...

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