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Sergio VitaleThe Republican flexed his fundraising abilities by hosting a $30,000 fundraiser for state Sen. Andy Harris. |
Republican PartyDelegate Rick Weldon's switch from Republican to independent is not a good omen. |
Barack ObamaSteph Colbert would ask: Great week or greatest week ever? Either way, his campaign is looking pretty good right now. |
Steny HoyerHouse leaders faced an embarrassing setback earlier this week when they failed to get enough votes to pass the Wall Street bailout legislation. |
Ned ChestonHe was recently hired as the legislative director for Howard County Executive Ken Ulman. |
Sheila DixonIt's not dead yet. The probe involving the Baltimore mayor continues. |
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Wally Edge
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Rob Tornoe
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P. Kenneth Burns
Well, I must say that I am totally shocked and amazed by the final outcome on the commission convened by Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) to study the ... >
David Paulson
I believe in recycling but this is ridiculous.
So what does it mean when Andy Harris’ congressional campaign has to recycle old TV ad material? ... >
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Hoyer is a “Winner” and should be Speaker
The Boys over at Politicker totally missed the Herculean effort of Steny Hoyer in the passage of the bailout provision. He did well to get this bill through Congress in one week having been saddled with Nancy Pelosi’s un-Speaker-like partisan prattle while attempting to reach consensus with the Liberal and Blue Dog holdouts on his home team and Club for Growth Republicans across the aisle trying to maintain some shred of dignity.
The Leader wanted this bailout plan to pass with a clear majority, which he got in the end with a 263-171 vote, 60 percent of the House and a number of Republican crossovers. This legislative feat once again demonstrates why the Democratic Caucus should elect the Leader as the Speaker when the new Congress convenes in January (hopefully with an additional member in the form of Frank Kratovil from MD-1).
Hoyer is a Big Winner this week.
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