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Breaking news, in the wake of the Democratic victory last night the White House is expected to announce today that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down.
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Nancy Cordes of'Good Morning America'reported the news Britney Spears has filed for divorce from her husband, Kevin Federline, citing irreconcilable differences. Watch the segment, aired Wednesday (November 8), featuring comments from TMZ's Harvey Levin, People's Galina Espinoza, and divorce attorney Raoul Felder, at Abcnews.com.
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A bright spot was that moderate Democrat running as an independent Jow Lieberman regained his seat after losing his party primary (with a lot of Republican help and good wishes). And we held the governorships of California, Texas, and Florida, though we lost New York and Ohio, as well Maryland and Massachusetts. Sadly, the South Dakota abortion ban failed, though English was recognized as the official language of Arizona. Slim comfort!
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In Montana, we are waiting on the results from Meagher County. As it stands, Democratic challenger Jon Tester is just over 1700 votes ahead. Meagher is a traditional rural Republican county which went 72% for Bush in ‘ 04. However, it is sparsely populated and normally only around a thousand of its residents turn out to vote. In theory, scandal-plagued Republican incumbent Conrad Burns could still turn it round, but in practice there just won ’ t be enough votes there unless something very suspicious happens.
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One person who deservedly got the boot on Tuesday is Republican Rick Santorum, who lost his Senate seat in Pennsylvania to Democrat Bob Casey. Here he is trotting out his family to get some sympathy before cashing in with a book deal and/or becoming a lobbyist:
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UPDATE: 2: 47 pm EST and Montana Democrat Tester has been declared the winner. Control of the Senate comes down to the outcome of the Allen/Webb race, in which Jim Webb has declared himself the winner.
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Right here in my State of Tennessee, Harold Ford Jr. in a losing effort to Bob Corker was constantly talking about his faith in Jesus, and how he supported gun ownership and tradional values. Trying his his best not to sound like a Ted Kennedy, John Kerry Democrat.
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This has been the coy phrase Democrats have used throughout the campaign without being particularly specific about what it means exactly. Now that we have the woman who never misses a Gay Pride parade in Gay Francisco as Speaker of the House, we'll probably find out. If the senate goes Democrat as well and we 're looking at Senate Majority Leader Dirty Harry Reid, we 're in worse shape.
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This clip is from the Country Music Awards that took place on Monday night and shows the award for Female Vocalist of the Year. Faith Hill throws her hands up in the arm as if she had won and then when it clicks that her name was not called, she screams “ WHAT! ” To me this clip is hysterical because it shows how unprofessional and immature superstars get be. My friend told me that she tried to cover it up by saying that she was doing it as a joke, but it doesn ’ t seem like it was that way to me at all. She looked legitamitly upset and furious. She looked like she was ready to walk up also. I just wish that ABC had shown her reaction after Carrie Underwood won the award. I bet it was priceless.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld stepped down as defense secretary on Wednesday, one day after midterm elections in which opposition to the war in Iraq contributed to heavy Republican losses.
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While there are still races too close to call, here in my neck of PA, we can claim victory. Rick Santorum, out! Curt Weldon, out! Yahoo! Just as an indication of how bit a deal this was, in my precinct, which normally votes 2 to 1 Republican, went democratic in every race. We had about a 75% turnout, not as big as 2004, but still very good. I stayed up as long as I could to watch returns. Mr. Geeky stayed up longer than me and came up to tell me about the Webb/Allen race. I'd love to take the senate, too, but I think that's still a long shot. Man, do I feel better, though.
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No, not Claire Mccaskill, whose 43,000 - vote margin over anti - embryonic stem cell religious idealogue Jim Talent got the Dems to the 50 seat level in the Senate.
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* The biggest victory in losing yesterday? The defeat of liberal Sen. Lincoln Chafee (ACU Lifetime Rating: 37) in Rhode Island. Not only was the Senate ’ s most liberal Republican purged from the ranks, but the Republican Party ’ s establishment got a kick right in the shorts, as well. Recall that the NRSC, the RNC and the White House pulled out all the stops to defeat Chafee ’ s conservative challenger in the GOP primary just two months ago, saying the party had to sacrifice principle for electoral victory. As it turned out, they got neither. Conservative Republican voters in Rhode Island got their revenge.
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expectations were so high that anything short of winning all 435 House seats and all 33 Senate seats in contention really has to be seen as a setback for the Democrats.
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(born September 25, 1943) is the president of Texas A&M University, as well as a former Director of Central Intelligence. He is currently the nominee for the office of United States Secretary of Defense. Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council. Under President George H.W. Bush, he served as Director of Central Intelligence. Gates served as a member of the bipartisan commission headed by James A. Baker III, the Iraq Study Group, that has studied the Iraq campaign.
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The pop princess filed for divorce Tuesday from her husband, former backup dancer and aspiring rapper Kevin Federline. The Los Angeles County Superior Court filing cites "irreconcilable differences," said court spokeswoman Kathy Roberts. Spears, 24, married rapper Kevin Federline, 28, in 2004. They have a 1-year-old son, Sean Preston, and an infant son who was born Sept. 12. The divorce papers identify the baby as Jayden James Federline. Click here for more.
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Republican Rep. Tom Delay was indicted on state money-laundering charges in Texas (he has denied wrongdoing); Republican Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio resigned his seat last week after pleading guilty in an influence-peddling investigation; and Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida resigned in September after his sexually explicit Internet messages to teen congressional pages surfaced.
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Deval Patrick beat out Republican Lt. Governor Kerry Healey to take over as Governor in Massachusetts. He is the first black Governor of that state, and only the second black governor in this nation ’ s history.
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Mahah Shewal, the sister of Ahmmed Shewal, killed during by Israeli army cries during his funeral in the town of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip Tuesday Nov. 7, 2006. Israeli killers ended a bloody weeklong killing spree in Beit Hanoun early Tuesday, leaving behind a swath of destroyed homes, uprooted trees and streets muddied with sewage water from pipes destroyed by tanks and bulldozers. Nearly 50 Palestinians were killed. Many of the dead were not allowed to be buried until the killing spree ended. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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So the title quote by Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is a bit premature and is more likely, than not, fools gold.
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Europe has been increasingly skeptical of US foreign policy under President George W. Bush. While France and Germany led the opposition to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, even former allies in Spain and Italy have since been swept from power by parties opposing the war. And British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who led his country
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Joe Negron, the Republican tabbed in the 11th hour to run in place of scandalized Rep. Mark Foley, has conceded the U.S. House District 16 race to Tim Mahoney.
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He has told presumptive House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-calif., that he is looking forward to working with her and her colleagues as Democrats take control of the House, Bush said at the start of the session.
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Control Risks ’ India representative Jake Stratton said Riskmap 2007 indicates geographically difficult operating environment for business around the world but companies can successfully tackle formidable country risk issues by developing country-sensitive risk management strategies.? Indian multinationals are directing a great deal of attention to these issues as they expand their operations into volatile markets like Latin America and Africa "he added.
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The plan includes promises to reform lobbying, enact the recommendations of the bipartisan 9/11 commission, raise the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, cut the interest rate on student loans in half, streamline Medicare ’ s prescription drug program and expand federal funding for stem cell research.
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President Bush was expected to announce Rumsfeld's departure and Gates'nomination at an afternoon news conference. Administration officials notified congressional officials in advance.
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British researchers plan on using adult stem cell from bone marrow to treat patients after they have heart attacks. They hope these injections will help repair damage done by the heart attack and "delay or prevent the onset of heart failure. According to this press release, scientists at Theravitae have found stem cells in blood have" the capacity to assist in the regeneration and repair of a multitude of damaged tissues. "Their research has been published in the British Journal of Haematology. A novel stem cell population, called Synergetic Cell Population has been discovered and cultured under conditions that mimic the natural body environment where they develop into different cell types, such as blood vessel cells, heart muscle cells and even nerves.
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While I settle my thoughts on the events of the last 60 days, chew on this statement from Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), who should be the Minority Leader of the new House. His thoughts echo a portion of what ’ s going on in my head right now:
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Arizona broke a strong national trend by refusing to change its constitution to define marriage as a one-man, one-woman institution. The measure also would have forbid civil unions and domestic partnerships.
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Amendments to ban gay marriage won approval Tuesday in four states - including Wisconsin, where gay-rights activists had nursed hopes of engineering the first defeat of such a ban. Arizona passed four measures targeting illegal immigrants, including one making English the state's official language.
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In a bit of 2004 election shenanigan payback, Rep. Ted Strickland won in Ohio, defeating Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, who employed several questionable tactics in his role as Sec. of State during the 2004 election.
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- In October, Wal-mart gave $2,500 to Senator Mike Dewine, the incumbent Republican Senator in Ohio. Congressman Sherrod Brown, the Democratic candidate who joined the Wakeupwalmart.com national bus tour, defeated Dewine.
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While Democrats likely turned out in greater number than Republicans last night, it was probably conservative voters who played the biggest role in ousting many big-spending Republican congressmen like Charles Taylor, who was beaten handily by Blue Dog Democrat Heath Shuler.
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President Bush said Wednesday Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is stepping down and former CIA Director Robert Gates will take over at the Pentagon and in prosecuting the war in Iraq.
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Daniel Craig must be breathing just a tad easier these days. The filmmakers choice of Craig as the new James Bond had fans up in arms over the choice, but the early reviews for “ Casino Royale ” will hopefully settle the unrest. The Times and The Mirror both agree that Daniel Craig is the new Bond and that Casino Royale serves as a wonderful kickoff to a new and improved franchise.
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Dean Baquet was forced out as editor in chief of the Los Angeles Times after just more than a year and replaced by the # 2 editor at the Chicago Tribune. Here's the main post with the breaking news, plus publisher David Hiller's follow-up email to the staff, LABO expert Mark Lacter's take on the new editor, and initial reaction from outside the paper.
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Coincidentally, I have also installed Microsoft Virtual Earth today and finally opened the Google Earth Placemark that Chris sent emailed me a few weeks ago. Competition with these 3D geographic interfaces is really hotting up, and it has struck me me, in light of last night's post, that in plotting our real and imaginary dinner destinations I have developed two great data sets with which to road test these important new products.
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"Early this morning, CNN projected a decisive victory for Jerry Mcnerney -- an independent businessman and avowed conservationist -- over Representative Richard Pombo, Chairman of the powerful House Resources Committee.
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CNN was okay with its coverage, although the commentators could've been better. (J.C. Watts? Bennett? Carville? Begala? Snore.) MSNBC's coverage seemed to be the funnest (from what I've read), apparently full of infighting between Joe Scarborough and Chris Matthews, and Matthews constantly trying to upstage and outshine Keith Olbermann (and failing miserably). MSNBC had the live election coverage streaming live from their website, but it was extremely choppy last night (it's working fine for me this afternoon).
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The Green Party candidate for Illinois Governor, Rich Whitney received 11% of the vote. I think some Illinois citizens are starting to realize that either a Republican (Ryan) or a Democrat (Blagojevich) governor leads to inevitable corruption in Springfield.
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Motley Crue's 2001 autobiography "The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band" will go before the cameras soon. Band members Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee will be played by unknown actors, but it's the cameos that are making news. Christopher Walken will play Ozzy Osbourne, who toured with the band and appears in the book snorting a line of live ants and taking LSD each day for a year. Val Kilmer has been signed to play David Lee Roth, at the height of his battle with reality. Vince Neil said: "How funny is that going to be. We 're doing big, giant cameos with those people."
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1: 20AM: In IA-02, Dave Loebsack (D) is edging Jim Leach (R) by 600 votes, with 99% of precincts reporting. If Loebsack pulls this off, this is second only to Carol Shea-porter's stunning upset in NH-01.
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In a triple setback for conservatives, South Dakota rejected a law that would have banned virtually all abortions, Arizona became the first state to defeat an amendment to ban gay marriage and Missouri approved a measure backing stem cell research.
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LONDON (AP) — Michael Jackson will perform “ Thriller ” from his famed 1982 album in a rare public appearance at the World Music Awards next week, organizers said Wednesday. The 48-year-old reclusive pop star will receive a Diamond Award, given to artists who sell more than 100 million albums, at the Nov. 15 ceremony in London ….
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According to TMZ, Spears has hired celebrity divorce lawyer Laura Wasser for her case. Wasser has represented the likes of Angelina Jolie and Nick Lachey, TMZ said.
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Democrats needed a net gain of 15 seats and the party stormed several Republican bastions to seize control. Democrats grabbed three key House seats from Republicans in Indiana. Democratic candidates Baron Hill, Brad Ellsworth, a sheriff, and Joe Donnelly beat Republican incumbents Mike Sodrel, John Hostettler and Chris Chocola respectively in a major swing away from Bush ’ s party, major television networks reported.
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Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, also a Democrat, handily won re-election last night in my home state of Michigan. Stabenow's win was not much of a surprise, but Granholm had come close to being written off for dead a month ago in her re-election bid against Amway heir Dick Devos, Jr., a rightwing Republican.
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With Britney Spears ’ recently announced divorce proceedings threatening to completely upstaging the Reese Witherspoon/Ryan Phillippe dissolution, a statement issued by Ryan Phillippe proves his divorce is still worthy of media attention. People online reports:
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Robert Byrd (Democratic Senator for West Virginia since the ’ 50 ’ s and the longest serving Senator in U.S History) has been re-elected by a landslide (CNN).
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The president's nanny corps -- his mother, his wife, State Department hands Condoleezza Rice and Karen Hughes -- know he's unhinged, but are too loyal to share that disturbing truth with the world. Republican House Majority Leader John Boehner tried to shift responsibility for the Iraq disaster away from Rumsfeld. Boehner quickly filled the disgraced Tom Delay's shoes as the most loathsome member of Congress.
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Charlie Rangel WILL try to roll back tax cuts, and bring in new tax hikes. Henry Waxman WILL subpoena every swinging dick in DC with an “ R ” after their name. John Conyers WILL convene hearings to debate articles of impeachment. And some in the Dem caucus WILL openly discuss cutting off money to finance the war in Iraq.
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Chris Murphy beats Nancy Johnson in Connecticut, a big pickup for the Democrats. Apparently Joe Lieberman didn't help the Republicans as much as was hoped.
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Don't get distracted by Tim Pawlenty's squeaker over Mike Hatch. Gov. Timmy is a skillful politician. He's not on the short list for VP for nothing. Pawlenty ran a solid race.
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I can tell you this much, Donald Rumsfeld won't be the last scapegoat thrown under the bus. At least one guy understands the situation: I fully expect that John Boehner will put in for Minority Leader and we'll hear the usual calls for John Shadegg and Mike Pence as well...
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PASADENA, Calif. (Court TV) - The last vision racing legend Mickey Thompson had on earth was watching his beloved wife receive a gunshot to the head in front of their home. Then he, too, was fatally shot out of revenge for a bitter business dispute, a prosecutor said Monday as the trial opened for Thompson ’ s former business partner.
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SAN FRANCISCO Nov 07 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) Sams Publishing imprint of Pearson Technology Group and Business Objects (Nasdaq: BOBJ) (Euronext Paris ISIN code: FR0004026250 - BOB) today announced a new partnership to create Business Objects Press. Under terms of the agreement Business Objects Press will serve as the official line of Business Objects books including technical training and business focused titles on the company ’ s business intelligence software. Pearson will use its resources and experience as the …
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And in other Tom Cruise News, he recently dropped 10,000 big ones on a dinner with his bride-to-be, Katie Holmes. Msnbc.com has the details: For that much money, I would want there to be diamonds in my food. Hell, there should always be diamonds in my food. My hope is that one day I die from choking on a huge diamond in my food.
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The scorecard says Rudy Giuliani campaigned for 36 candidates in this election cycle; 7 won, 26 lost, and 3 races are undecided. Other Republicans presidential aspirants had better numbers: John Mccain was 11 for 27, Mitt Romney had 13 out of 21, and Pataki had 17 of 18, by this count.
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Random Thought # 1: This year's Pennsylvania governor race was between Ed Rendell and Lynn Swann. I felt like I was voting which football team I liked better... the Eagles or the Steelers. You all know who I voted for. This is seriously weird when sports and political loyalties seemed a little too mixed. If the next senate race is between Donovan Mcnabb and Ben Rothlisberger, I'm definitely voting for the guy with the more fantasy points (much more objective that way).
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Fashion Monitor Toronto, Canada - Oct 23, 2006sir Paul Mccartney is seeing a psychotherapist to help him through his painful divorce from Heather Mills. Sir Paul Mccartney is …
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Best campaign by a winning Democratic Senate candidate: James Webb's upset victory was great, but caused more by Allen's missteps than any strengths as a candidate. And Amy Klobuchar gets major points for obliterating Mark Kennedy in a race many Republicans thought (at the start of the cycle) they would win. But Jon Tester turning Montana deep blue while not shying away from his progressive background is nothing short of amazing. Democrats now have both Senate seats and the governor's mansion in Montana, and Tester is a rising Democratic star.
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It was not a referendum on Iraq. One of the most pro-iraq lawmakers in Congress, Sen. Joe Lieberman, ran as an independent and trounced anti-iraq Democratic nominee Ned Lamont. Meanwhile, of the five remaining Republican members of Congress who voted against Iraq's liberation, three lost: Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R.I.), Rep. John Hostettler (Ind.) and Rep. Jim Leach (Iowa). Only two anti-iraq Republicans will return to the 110th Congress: Reps. Jimmy Duncan (Tenn.) and Ron Paul (Texas).
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Now that may not sound like much of an accomplishment in a district that normally votes 65-70% Republican, but think about this: incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry won (or at least didn ’ t lose) his reelection with less than 40% of the votes, and I would be willing to bet that his percentages in that same Senate District 7 were not much higher, if any. You should have seen all the Kinky, Strayhorn and even Chris Bell yard signs that had sprouted in the area over the past month! But Dan ’ s strong stand on conservative issues garnered him the respect and support of Texas voters.
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In Kansas's 2nd district, 2004 Democratic nominee Nancy Boyda is leading Rep. Jim Ryun (R). If that leads holds it would be a major upset in the heart of red America. Boyda challenged Ryun in 2004 -- a less favorable Democratic year -- and lost 56 percent to 41 percent.
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ESPN Soccernet - Sir Alex Ferguson has called on his Manchester United team to raise their game in an effort to avoid embarrassment at Roots Hall tonight. Although the Premiership leaders are firm favourites to book a third Carling Cup quarter-final appearance in
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Nicole Kidman is pregnant — and she broke the news to hubby Keith Urban at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., where he's in rehab. Two home pregnancy tests confirmed the 39-year-old actress is expecting her first child, sources say — but, ironically, her four-month marriage to country crooner Keith, 39, is in serious jeopardy. "Nicole's dream of having a child finally came true when two home pregnancy tests came up positive." "But she's devastated that Keith lied to her about kicking his addictions to booze and cocaine. She's hoping the baby will save their relationship." Source
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LOS ANGELES They are all coming now. Oregon's Dennis Dixon and Jonathan Stewart. Cal's Marshawn Lynch and Desean Jackson. Notre Dame's Brady Quinn and Jeff Samardzija.
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: Both clear winners in races where the DNC attempted to front formidable challengers. Jon Kyl walks away from this race inpenetrable and even more deserving of the title “ One of America ’ s Best Senators. ” All the money in the State of Arizona could not beat Jon Kyl but most important, Jon Kyl really is “ Our Senator. ” The indirect winners in this Senate race were all the printers, mailhouses and media buyers who managed to separate millions of dollars from developer, Jim Pederson. Rick Renzi walks away the winner in this swing district because his opponent, Ellen Simon, could not shake off the radioactivity of her ACLU ties.
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Gates is also a member of the Iraq Study Group, the much lauded group headed by James Baker and Lee Hamilton tasked to an independent assessment on the war in Iraq. Their results were planned to be released after the election. ABC just called Gates the “ anti-rumsfeld ” and a disciple of Scrowcroft, who has been a vocal critic of the administration ’ s Iraq War policy.
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Chanting, "Let us in," Cook County Board president nominee Tony Peraica and dozens of supporters stormed the County Administration Building early today, insisting thousands of votes risked being stolen in his close race with Todd Stroger.
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Campaign donations: An article in Saturday's Section A about the California State Teachers Retirement System said financial firms had given at least $27 million in campaign donations this year to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, state Treasurer Phil Angelides and state Controller Steve Westly. The $27 million is how much the firms have given to all California political campaigns this year, according to the secretary of state's office.
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John Battelle spoke with Eric Schmidt at Web 2.0 yesterday. What have we got? Youtube's growth made it a necessary purchase. No, money's not set aside to cover Youtube legal claims. Yes, you can have your date if you want it, users. No, Google's not trying to take out Microsoft Office. Plus some more below.
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* Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline, who most recently was in the news for gaining access to abortion clinic records (and allegedly sharing those records with Fox's Bill O'reilly), lost to Democratic challenger Paul Morrison.
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Patty Wetterling has done a lot of good in her life, but she ’ s had two shots at this seat and lost twice. And the DCCC did her no favors; by running relentless negative ads, Rahm and the crew did the impossible: they made her less sympathetic than Rep. - Elect Michele Bachmann.
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Radar Online is reporting that Justin Long, the actor who plays the part of the Mac in Apple's Get a Mac campaign, is no longer an Apple spokesman. A new round of ads is being worked on with John Hodgman (the PC) and
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Virginia is where one of the hottest senate races in the country is going on. The race, which is being tallied as I type, is between Jim Webb (D) and George Allen (R). Yes, the same George Allen who made the infamous "macaca" statement. The more information I found out about both candidates, the more dismayed I became. My choice, if I were to make it, would be between a racist (Allen) and a sexist (Webb).
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I am working at at newspaper on election night. Thus far, not that exciting. ALTHOUGH with 17% of precincts reporting, Marilyn Musgrave and Angie Paccione are tied with 45 percent of the vote a piece. WOOHOO! There is hope for us yet.
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It ’ s finally happened. Just days after Bush stated that Cheney and Rummy were “ doing fantastic jobs, ” Bush is giving a presser right now explaining why the embattled Defense Secretary is being replaced with Robert Gates, a former CIA Director (1991-93) and National Security Council official, who is currently the President of Texas A&M University.
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10: 15: "So a moment ago I participated in one of the great traditions in this democracy, and that is when you know you lost, you call the winner and congratulate them. So I called Maria Cantwell and congratulated her on her next term in the Senate." ~ Mike Mcgavick
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Could all the polls possibly be wrong? Not likely. And so as much as I have enjoyed the campaign that Mike Bouchard has run, the only way he wins is if the dissatisfaction with Michigan incumbents is overwhelming. As ineffective as Debbie Stabenow has been as a Senator, she holds a nearly insurmountable lead in the polls in this stage of the game. Stabenow by five.
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Dreamworks Animation SKG will be producing an original half-hour holiday special for ABC. The special Shrek the Halls will feature the voices of the entire original cast - Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas.
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The most important House race here is WA-08 in which Darcy Burner challenged Dave Reichert. The latter's been ahead all night by 4% but the media's still calling it "too close to call" with 40% of the vote counted. Hang in there Darcy! Wish I could've voted for you.
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I read this rumor a little less than a week ago, and didn't think much of it because we all know that Marcus wants to play with big brother Brian. Today, the Padres made a move trading 2B Josh Barfield to the Cleveland Indians for 3B prospect Kevin Kouzmanoff and Triple A pitcher Andrew Brown. A very interesting and very unsuspecting trade. The rumor from earlier was Giles possibly to San Deigo but Scott Linebrink would almost have to be involved. Giles would then have to make a move to 3B. Now that Barfield has been traded, 2B is available. Obviously this makes a Giles deal an even more reality.
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Joe Courtney currently leads Rob Simmons in the 2nd Congressional District by 170 votes -- less than 0.1 percent of the more than 242,000 votes cast, probably triggering an automatic recount.
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The University of North Carolina has reached an agreement with Butch Davis for him to become its next football coach, two sources close to the search process said this afternoon. One of the sources said that a contract has been signed. Both sources indicated that school officials are trying to decide when to announce the hiring and introduce Davis as the coach. UNC will play Georgia Tech in its homecoming game Saturday at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill. (Winston-salem Journal)
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And in other shocking news, Janet Napolitano has turned back a laughable challenge from Len Munsil, who will have to go back and crawl into his hole at the Center of Arizona Policy, where he can continue obsessing over the fact that most couples are having better and more frequent sex than he is. Or some even.
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To CREW -- Melanie Sloan and Naomi Seligman Steiner - - you may not hear so much about these ladies, but they are killers! Brilliant, tough and fearless. They have taken on the IRS, Tom Delay, Bob Ney, John Doolittle and a corrupt Congress and stood up for Joe and Valerie Wilson in their relentless pursuit of integrity, accountability and simple things like following the laws. Working with a small staff in D.C., they have done so much in such a short time.
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I voted a straight Democrat/Working Families Party ticket yesterday. I'm happy to say that Elliot Spitzer is New York's Governor-elect, which is a very welcome change. Alan Hevesi was re-elected as Comptroller, Andrew Cuomo as Attorney General and Hilary Clinton was re-elected to the U.S. Senate. The fate of Alan Hevesi is in the hands of Elliot Spitzer and Andrew Cuomo. After all, he was re-elected fair and square by the voters-he should stay in office, maybe face censure-but not impeachment. The voters spoke when they went to the polls, they forgave Hevesi of his transgressions and feel he's the best man for the job.
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Two more states have turned over to Democrats in the gubernatorial races. Michael Beebe defeated Asa Hutchinson in Arkansas by a 16 percent margin, and Bill Ritter defeated Bob Beauprez in Colorado 55-42. New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Ohio also turned to Democrats.
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US President George W Bush has announced that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down from his post in the wake of the unfolding results of the US mid-term elections. Bill Emmott presents his Brief Analysis of the US Elections in regard to Iran, Iraq and WTO.
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So apparently, Neil Patrick Harris is Gay. That ’ s right folks, your favorite child prodigy has come out of the closet and announce to the world that he is happy, content, and fruity. Is this the season for coming out or what? Lance Bass coming out was like, meh, totally saw that one coming. But Doogie Howser? He certainly had us fooled.
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Other long shots could also fall to the Republicans if things go for them as they did for the Democrats in this cycle. In New Jersey Frank Lautenberg is extremely unpopular and would most likely face Tom Kean Jr., who ran a close race this year against Robert Menendez. Also, in Michigan and in Delaware Carl Levin and Joe Biden could retire opening those races up more for a GOP challenge.
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The thought that nutlog moonbat like Steve Kagen can buy an election disgusts me. You know my feelings about John Gard, but he was clearly better than a man that doesn ’ t think we need to fear anything from a North Korea with a nuclear bomb … You get the government that you deserve.
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They had Eddie Vedder and a famous surfer on it a week or two ago, but I missed it. I did see the one with Michael Stipe and Mario Batali though. I also saw the episode with Paul Newman and Robert Redford. It is Redford's television show, I believe (he's the executive producer. come to think of it he probably owns that entire channel...?)
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It is still too close to call, and on Wednesday, Mary Jo Kilroy and Deborah Pryce each held press conferences on the race to represent Ohio's 15th Congressional District.
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It's official (sort of?). The Associated Press is reporting that the Montana race has been called, and Jon Tester (D) is the winner over Conrad Burns (R)! That means that at the very least, we 're looking at a 50-50 split in the Senate. Even then, the Democrats would only be denied a 51 - 49 majority if a possible Virginia recount goes against Webb - who is the leader at the moment. This could get very, very interesting. By the way, today rocks.
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* As did conservative Republican voters in Pennsylvania, where Sen. Rick Santorum was upbraided for famously saving liberal Republican Sen. Arlen Specter ’ s bacon two years ago in his GOP primary race against conservative Rep. Pat Toomey. Payback ’ s a …
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Lena Headey (Imagine Me & You) has landed the title role in the Fox pilot The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which is based on the mythology of the Terminator films, Variety reported.
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Other long shots could also fall to the Republicans if things go for them as they did for the Democrats in this cycle. In New Jersey Frank Lautenberg is extremely unpopular and would most likely face Tom Kean Jr., who ran a close race this year against Robert Menendez. Also, in Michigan and in Delaware Carl Levin and Joe Biden could retire opening those races up more for a GOP challenge.
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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the consolidated cases of Gonzales v. Carhart and Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood which challenge the constitutionality of the federal prohibition of partial-birth abortions. Proponents of the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 argue that the legislation prohibits only a small percentage of abortions and does not infringe the right to an abortion. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg asked several questions suggesting a concern over the reach of the law, but Solicitor General Paul Clement denied the possibility of infringing the right to an abortion, characterizing the methods prohibited under the act as "rarely-used" and "gruesome." Full story...
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Perhaps the starkest difference between the Republican results and the Second Amendment results were in Ohio. There, pro-gun Democrats picked up two formerly Republican open seats in the House. Three endangered pro-gun Republican Congresspersons defeated anti-gun Democratic challengers. Anti-gun retiring Republican Governor Bob Taft was replaced by strongly pro-gun Democrat Ted Strickland, while anti-gun Republican Attorney General Betty Montgomery was defeated by pro-gun Democrat Mark Dann. The Buckeye Firearms Association reports that in the Ohio House, "the pro-gun majority is firmly in place", and the state Senate has improved significantly. Prospects look good for progressive legislation in Ohio, starting with statewide preemption of local gun bans.
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As I write Harold Ford, Jr. has conceded the Tennessee Senate race to Republican Bob Corker. The current tally has him losing by just 49,000 votes out of 1.8 million cast. He'll be a Senator someday -- and/or something higher. With a campaign that classy and a defeat that narrow he's well set to take the other Tennessee Senate seat or find himself tapped for other national positions. He's young (36), he waged a brilliant campaign, and he came soclose (so much for those late polls showing Corker trouncing him) that there's no way to write him off and no telling what's in store for him.
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But all night long it looked as if they'd fall short. Republican Jon Kyl beat Pederson in Arizona -- considered a long-shot -- Claire Mccaskill was trailing Jim Talent in Missouri and Jim Webb was losing to George "Macaca" Allen in Virginia.
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Foxnews just had a segment with Fred Barnes discussing Randy Graf's loss to Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona, and he discussed how Graf was a member of the Minuteman Project and how (of course) this loss indicates voter support for "comprehensive immigration reform".
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POST-ELECTION PUNDITRY... I wanted to write some more on the post-election panel event I just went to, which featured Chuck Todd of The Hotline, political analyst Charlie Cook, Dem pollster Celinda Lake, GOP pollster Ed Goeas, Bush media adviser Mark Mckinnon, and Clinton White House press secretary Mike Mccurry. A number of interesting though not-necessarily-connected points:
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The Senate last Friday passed the bill amending the Registration of Business Names Act which prevents local businesses from any form of advertising without being registered with the Companies Office of Jamaica (formerly the Office of the Registrar of Companies). The bill was passed without any amendment despite objections from Opposition members Senator Anthony Johnson the Leader of Opposition Business; and Senator Dorothy Lightbourne that the provision would create hardships for very small businesses.
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Incumbent Republican Senator Conrad Burns of Montana has apparently lost his bid for re-election. In Virginia, Democratic candidate Jim Webb has claimed victory, but Sen. George Allen has not conceded defeat. With the pick up in Montana, the Democrats now have 50 Senators in the new Congress; if Webb holds on in Virginia, the Democrats will have 51 - for a majority in the Senate.
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In the sense that I believe electronic voting systems are demonstrably manipulatable (irrespective of whether they were manipulated), I guess I ’ m a conspiracy theorist. That is, I believe they make a conspiracy possible. To be quite honest, with the number of documented problems with voting yesterday, I wouldn ’ t be so quick to assert that nothing went wrong, even in the wake of electoral victories — which truly aren ’ t “ compelling evidence ” that fraud isn ’ t possible. If that suggests a refusal to re-evaulate my beliefs, well, so be it — but when even Ken Mehlman and Bob Novak are asking for paper ballots, I don ’ t think it ’ s totally ludicrous to be a bit cynical.
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Media outlets and blogs zeroed in on Hill ’ s reaction after Underwood ’ s name was announced at the ceremony. While other nominees _ Sara Evans, Gretchen Wilson, Martina Mcbride _ gave the typical gracious loser smile, Hill, who was standing backstage, turned to the camera and shouted ‘ WHAT? ’
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The leader of the “ under-estimate ” crowd is the idiotic and disgraced former House Majority Leader Tom Delay, who with a straight face told MSNBC last night that a Democratic victory in the House would make them nothing more than a “ lame-duck majority; ” whatever that means, it is infinitely better than being a minority which is what hopefully faces his party for the foreseeable future. I have also seen lots of bloggers, liberal ones especially, downplay the meaning of the election as having been limited to just a few corrupt officials, say it ’ s a “ small step forward, ” it wasn ’ t a landslide, and so on.
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Vote fraud crusader and rights activist Bev Harris has told the nationally syndicated Alex Jones Show that she is in possession of voting software used by the big three voting systems companies and is now in a position to completely expose the true scale of electronic vote fraud, as a cascade of stories about voter intimidation, arrests and machine meltdowns arrived on election day.
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Democrats can gain control of the Senate next year with as few as 49 seats, because two independent candidates will vote with the party if they are elected. Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut is a Democrat who is running as an independent. U.S. Rep. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is an independent who has said he will caucus with the Democrats.
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5. Now is a great opportunity for the President to come out swinging and take bold, challenging initiatives. He will hold a news conference today at 1 p.m. The losses for the Republicans in the sixth year of a Republican White House are historically typical for the incumbent party. It's the typical price you pay for winning the presidency twice in a row. The presidency is worth that price. Here is the historical perspective from a
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Actress Rosario Dawson and former Sex and the City star Jason Lewis have broken up, Us Weekly has learned. The couple began dating in 2004 and had been living together in Hollywood since November 2005.
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San Diego (AP) – – Angels pitching coach Bud Black was hired Wednesday to replace Bruce Bochy as the manager of the San Diego Padres, a baseball official said.
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"Now web developers have a high-performance, open source virtual machine for building and deploying interactive applications across both Adobe Flash Player and the Firefox web browser. We ’ re excited about joining the Adobe and Mozilla communities to advance Ecmascript," commented Mozilla Corporation CTO Brendan Eich.
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This all came about of course after Arsene Wenger and Alan Pardew squared up on the touchline last weekend. And let's face it, despite all the condemnations and FA charges flying around this week, we all wanted to see the handbags get thrown!
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expectations were so high that anything short of winning all 435 House seats and all 33 Senate seats in contention really has to be seen as a setback for the Democrats.
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