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Partisan Argument Slows Unemployment Benefits Extension

But while last week they invoked cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill, tonight they vote 85-2 to invoke cloture on a substitute amendment written by Senate Democrats. If this is how long it takes to pass a bill both parties support, imagine what will happen when the health reform bill hits the Senate floor.

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November 2, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (115)

Election ’09: What to Watch For

ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: Three major races on the ballot tomorrow mark the first high-profile elections of the Obama era. Getting beyond the traditional caveats -- these are three discrete races that are more likely to turn on local issues and candidates than they are to elucidate key national trends -- Election Day 2009 brings critical lessons about the state of the electorate, as well as the resiliency of the coalition that vaulted President Obama to the White House.

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November 2, 2009 in 2010 , Congress, Democratic party, GOP | Permalink | User Comments (1)

GOP's Scozzafava Robocalls for Democrat Bill Owens for NY-23 Race

It's the campaign turned Republican civil war, turned circus. Things just keep getting weirder in the race for New York's 23rd Congressional District. The Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava who, just this weekend dropped out of the race and endorsed the Democrat, today recorded a Robocall voicing her support for the Democrat Bill Owens.

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November 2, 2009 in Democratic party, GOP, Republican Party | Permalink | User Comments (13)

Club for Growth: Charlie Crist Could be Next Dede Scozzafava

ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: With a conservative revolt pushing a Republican candidate out of a key House race in New York State, the head of the conservative group Club for Growth is warning that other Republicans could face similar fates in primary races next year -- and Gov. Charlie Crist, R-Fla., is at the top of that list.

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November 2, 2009 in Top Line | Permalink | User Comments (11)

Biden v. Palin -- The Re-Match

Campaigning in an upstate New York congressional district, Vice President Joe Biden today attacked his one-time opponent, Sarah Palin, who has led a succession of big-name Republicans in backing the candidacy of the Conservative Party nominee.

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Strange Brew: GOP war clouds comeback picture

The war in New York's 23rd congressional district claimed a casualty even before Tuesday's election. That guarantees that the Republican Party's power vacuum/identity crisis comes into full view this week -- even though the party has a plausible shot at going 3-for-3 in the big contests.

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November 2, 2009 in The Note | Permalink | User Comments (55)

The Note's Must-Reads for Monday, November 2, 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 Desk Assistants PETER MARTINEZ, KRISTEN RED-HORSE, JAYCE HENDERSON,...

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