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From the National Defense Drumbeat, House Armed Services Republicans:
Majoirty of Americans Want 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Tried in Military Tribunal
McKeon: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Violated the Law of War — and Should Be Prosecuted in War Tribunal
Washington, D.C. — A new poll released by CNN shows that a majority of Americans oppose President Obama’s decision [...]

From LA Times Staff Writer: Pete Nicholas:
Democratic consultant says he got a warning from White House after appearing on Fox News
'We better not see you on again,' the strategist says he was told by a White House official. Obama aides have taken an aggressive stance against the network and may be seeking to isolate it.
By [...]

Vote early and often. Those are the words of Al Capone the Chicagoland criminal. Now that the polls are open you might be tempted to do that for your favorite poll, but I definitely would not recommend it.
Races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia have captured the imagination of both parties, as well as [...]

Vice-President Joe Biden was in New York’s 23rd House District today for a rally for Democrat Bill Owens. Dede Scozzafava, the Republican candidate that bowed out of the race, then turned to endorse the Democrat (even though she had taken $1 million plus from the GOP) did not show up.
The Biden event drew less [...]

Upstate New York sure is getting a lot of attention these days, especially after the soap opera that developed over Halloween weekend.
The special congressional election had Republican Dede Scozzafava, a moderate assemblywoman, pitted against Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman and Democrat Bill Owens, all in a race for a House seat that has been held [...]

Electoral officials declared incumbent Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai winner of the wartorn country’s presidential election today.
This all happened because opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah withdrew from the race, citing an inability to have a fair election. A runoff was supposed to be held between the two candidates today, after the Aug. 20 vote was stained with [...]

CNN is reporting that a total of nearly 700,000 new vehicles were sold under the Cash for Clunkers program last summer, but only 125,000 of those were vehicles that would not have been sold anyway.
That is according to an analysis released yesterday automotive Web site Edmunds.com.
Auto sales contributed heavily to the economy's expansion in the [...]

Whether you like or not, health care reform is here.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today on the steps of the Capitol that history was about to be made, as Congress was "on the cusp of delivering on the promise of making affordable, quality health insurance available to every American.”
The House Democrats' legislation extends health care coverage [...]

Today, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) said he will filibuster a health care bill if it included a public option.
A couple of hours later at his weekly presser, Reid said, "Joe Lieberman is the least of Harry Reid's problems," apparently channeling former Sen. Bob Dole's habit of speaking in the third person.