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Friday July 30, 2010

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It's ScuttleButton Time!

July 30, 2010 • The sun has gone down, people are home from work, the weekend is about to begin. Only one thing is missing: this week's ScuttleButton puzzle. Fortunately, it's here, so don't turn off your computer just yet.

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'It's All Politics': Arizona Judge Throws Out This Week's Podcast

July 30, 2010 • Neither Ron Elving nor Ken Rudin was invited to Chelsea Clinton's wedding, so the best they could do is over this week's episode of the "It's All Politics" podcast. Which is good news for America.

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Flashback Friday: On This Day In 1964, L.B.J. Rules Out R.F.K. For V.P.

July 30, 2010 • On this day in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson says he will not name any member of his Cabinet as his running mate, an announcement that everyone understood to be a message to Attorney General Robert Kennedy, who had a tense relationship with LBJ.

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I Can't Talk About Chelsea's Wedding

July 30, 2010 • There are a lot of rumors about a potential wedding this weekend involving the daughter of a former president and a current secretary of state. She is thought to be marrying the son of two ex-members of Congress. We have the scoop.

Thursday July 29, 2010

Opinion

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Everyone Under Pressure In Rangel Case

July 29, 2010 • The last thing the Democrats want as they head into the fall elections is for the GOP to be able to use the "culture of corruption" charge, which brought the Dems to power in 2006, against them. And so they wish the Rangel case would go away.

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Michael Steele (Hearts) Andrew Breitbart But Shirley Sherrod (Sues) Him

July 29, 2010 • Two points of view on conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart. The view of Michael Steele of the RNC is positive; he's invited Breitbart to head up a GOP fundraiser next month. The view of Shirley Sherrod is less positive; she's suing him.

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What's The Best Way To Elect A President?

July 29, 2010 • The Massachusetts state legislature has passed a bill that would change the way presidents are elected. It would leave the current Electoral College system and award its votes to the winner of the national popular vote.

Wednesday July 28, 2010

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What Is The American Constitution Party, Tom Tancredo's New Home?

July 28, 2010 • Former Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo is in the process of leaving the GOP to run for governor as a candidate of the American Constitution Party. Here's what the party stands for.

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Today's Junkie Segment On TOTN: Colorado's Bennet And Romanoff Spar

July 28, 2010 • The Democratic Senate primary in Colorado between incumbent Michael Bennet and challenger Andrew Romanoff was the lead subject in today's Political Junkie segment on NPR's Talk of the Nation. Both candidates appeared on the show via phone.

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Leaked Documents Don't Derail Afghanistan Funding In House

July 28, 2010 • Despite the leak of documents about the Afghan war, the House easily passed funding for President Obama's increase in troops for the conflict.

Tuesday July 27, 2010

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Minn. Ad Puts Target At Center Of Campaign Finance Controversy

by Peter Overby

July 27, 2010 • It put tens of thousands of dollars behind the bid by a GOP gubernatorial candidate.

Minn. Ad Puts Target At Center Of Campaign Finance Controversy

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This Week's ScuttleButton Winner: Bob Levine of St. Louis, Mo.

July 27, 2010 • British Petroleum, the company responsible for the worst environmental disaster in American history, is the solution to this week's ScuttleButton puzzle.

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Parties At Loggerheads Over Campaign Finance

July 27, 2010 • The Senate is holding a vote today at 2:45 p.m. on a campaign finance issue designed to "correct" a Supreme Court ruling back in January that reversed a ban on unlimited corporate spending on campaigns. But Democrats may not have the vote.

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All In The (Dysfunctional) Family In Oklahoma; Gov. Race Highlights Primary

July 27, 2010 • The ultimate negative campaign ad: A judicial candidate is being dissed by his own daughter. Plus, the latest on today's Oklahoma gubernatorial primaries.

Monday July 26, 2010

Tancredo Enters Colo. Race From 3rd Party; Can You Say 'Gov. Hickenlooper'?

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Tancredo Enters Colo. Race From 3rd Party; Can You Say 'Gov. Hickenlooper'?

July 26, 2010 • Former Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo, insisting that neither Republican candidate could win the governorship this year, enters the race as a third-party candidate ... all but guaranteeing a Democratic victory.

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