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Lone Star Reversal: Hutchison Will Hold Senate Seat While Battling Perry

In a change of plans, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, is planning to announce on Saturday that she will hold onto her U.S. Senate seat as she continues to battle Texas Gov. Rick Perry in the March 2010 Republican gubernatorial primary.

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Obama Appointee: ‘Making Progress' on LGBT Issues; ‘Question of Sequencing Things'

When President Obama named Fred Hochberg to head the Export-Import Bank, the selection was cheered by LGBT activists, given Hochberg's prominence in the gay-rights community.

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Webb, Lieberman; Dems Criticize Terror Trials to be Held in New York

While the mayor and the two Democratic senators from New York are on-board with the Justice Department on the administration’s decision to try KSM and others in federal courts, there is some growing pushback among conservative Democrats.

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Dick Armey: Obama Agenda 'Very Tyrannical'; Republicans Who Support Him Should Beware

We asked former House majority leader Dick Armey, whose FreedomWorks organization has helped stir up some of the more vocal "tea party" protests of the past few months, whether some of the rhetoric has gotten out of hand.

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Dick Armey: Palin More 'Cheerleader' than 'Captain'; Not 'Digging Herself Out' of Post-Campaign Hole

With Palin mania set to sweep the nation anew tied to the release of her memoir, key voices in the Republican establishment are voicing skepticism about the former Alaska governor's ability to rebuild her national standing.

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The Din: Afghanistan Looms for Obama, but Palin Dominates Another News Cycle

Democrats, in November, are looking for new ideas to pay for health care... and Republicans are now warring over abortion, too... there's rumblings inside the top levels of the administration... a major Gitmo announcement is coming Friday... we're about to get in deeper in Afghanistan, but only if it brings us closer to the way out... George W. Bush wants smaller government...

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The Note's Must-Reads for Friday, Nov. 13, 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 JAYCE HENDERSON, PETER MARTINEZ, KRISTEN RED-HORSE...

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No More Review: RNC's Abortion Coverage Is Toast

ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: The chairman of the Republican National Committee announced late Thursday that he is unilaterally ending coverage of elective abortion under the RNC's Cigna health-care plan. "Money from our loyal donors should not be used for...

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