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Virginia Republican Bob McDonnell Distances Himself from Grad School Thesis

ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: Bob McDonnell, the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia, distanced himself on Monday from some of the conservative views he expressed in a thesis he wrote 20 years ago when he was a graduate student...

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August 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (12)

Steele: Don't Use Sanford and Palin to Paint GOPers with 'Broad Brush'

ABC News’ David Chalian Reports: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele doesn’t want the controversies and scandals surrounding a couple of high profile Republicans to be used as part of a “broad brush sweep” depiction of the GOP at large....

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August 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (24)

RNC Chairman Steele: Nation Won’t be ‘Guilted’ into Health Reform Because of Kennedy’s Death

ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: With some Democrats using Sen. Ted Kennedy’s passing as part of a rallying cry to pass health care reform, the chairman of the Republican National Committee today said his death shouldn’t change the issue’s politics -- or his party’s opposition to Democrats’ plans.

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August 31, 2009 in The Note, Top Line | Permalink | User Comments (37)

Ridge Softens Critique of Bush Terror Alerts

Department of Homeland Security's first secretary, Tom Ridge, softened his critique of Bush terror alerts.

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August 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (4)

The Note: Leadership Now -- Obama urged by both sides to fill political void

We now return you to your regularly scheduled politicking. President Obama’s vacation continues, but the political respite surrounding Sen. Ted Kennedy’s remembrances is over. At the end of this long August, we’re back to where we were. Which is to say, in the middle of partisan fights Kennedy himself would have among the first to engage.

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The Note's Must-Reads for Monday, August 31, 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’ PETER MARTINEZ, JAYCE HENDERSON, CARRIE HALPERIN, CLAUDIA MORALES...

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August 31, 2009 in The Note Must-Reads | Permalink | User Comments (0)

LIVE-STREAMING KENNEDY SERVICES

We’re live-streaming today's ABC NewsNOW coverage of the “Celebration of Life Memorial Service” honoring Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, hosted by Rick Klein and David Chalian, with Colbert King of The Washington Post, plus ABC's Sam Donaldson. Coverage resumes around 5:45...

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August 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (5)

Senate GOP Doctor: Kennedy Death Doesn't Change Health Care Politics; 'What I'm Hearing is "Kill the Bill" '

ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: With Democrats seeking to use Sen. Ted Kennedy's passing to refocus efforts to pass health care reform, Republicans are signaling that their strong opposition to President Obama's plans haven't shifted. Today on ABCNews.com's "Top Line,"...

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August 28, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (93)

Florida's Crist Taps Aide to Fill Martinez Senate Seat

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is tapping a former aide to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Sen. Mel Martinez.

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August 28, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Tributes & Tribulations --Out of remembrances, returns to reality

The remembrances and the tributes won’t break a filibuster. They won’t make a Blue Dog Democrat support a new tax. They won’t make a Republican support the public option. They won’t quiet an attendee of a town-hall meeting. They won’t make Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s close friends from those other places on the political spectrum suddenly reconsider and realize that their old pal was right. This great national period of mourning is a respite from the health care battles -- not the result of some grand accord.

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August 28, 2009 in The Note | Permalink | User Comments (25)