January 2012
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5 Days To Go...Gingrich Wins Tonight's...
5 DAYS UNTIL THE SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY (25 delegates) 8 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 15 DAYS UNTIL THE FLORIDA PRIMARY (50 delegates)
POST-DEBATE EDITION
TONIGHT…from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina…the 16th Republican Presidential Candidates Debate.
And it was fight night in Myrtle Beach.
Four of the five remaining candidates recognized that they have four hours over...
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6 Days To Go...Huntsman Dropping Out- Will Endorse...
6 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates) 9 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 16 DAYS UNTIL FLORIDA (50 delegates)
TOP STORY: Jon Huntsman is dropping out of the 2012 Republican Presidential Race.
Coming less than a week after he finished third in the New Hampshire Primary and promised supporters that he would continue in the race on to the South Carolina Primary on Saturday, and a day...
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9 Days To Go...Conservatives Back Off Romney...
9 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates) 12 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 19 DAYS UNTIL FLORIDA (50 delegates)
ALL POLITICS EDITION
MINDMELD: Today was one of those days in the election when there wasn’t one action that happened, or moment that occurred, but rather there was an amalgamation of forces that revealed a shifting dynamic in the race.
We hinted at it at the end of...
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10 Days To Go....Romney To Fight Back...Paul...
10 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates) 13 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 20 DAYS UNTIL FLORIDA (50 delegates)
TOP STORY: US TO RESUME PEACE TALKS WITH TALIBAN- previous talks had collapsed in December- from The Washington Post’s Karen DeYoung
“A tentative U.S.-Taliban deal, including the transfer of five Afghan detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison to Qatar and an...
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ROMNEY WINS...Paul Second...Huntsman Third...On to...
11 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates) 14 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 21 DAYS UNTIL FLORIDA (50 delegates)
PRIMARY EDITION
THE LATEST RESULTS: 77.7% OF THE VOTE IN
ROMNEY 38.3% PAUL 23.2% HUNTSMAN 16.9% GINGRICH 9.7% SANTORUM 9.6%
ROMNEY’S VICTORY-
The Union-Leader’s Headline: “NH Speaks: It’s Romney” Boston Globe- “Romney a solid first,...
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Dixville Notch Votes in Less Than 2 Hours...Romney...
1 DAY UNTIL NEW HAMPSHIRE (12 delegates) 12 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates) 15 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 22 DAYS UNTIL FLORIDA (50 delegates)
ALL POLITICS EDITION
“I LIKE BEING ABLE TO FIRE PEOPLE who provide services to me,” MITT ROMNEY, speaking today in Nashua, NH.
First- some context- and in the Romney’s campaign defense, the candidate was...
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2 Days To Go...After Two Debates, NH is Romney's...
2 DAYS UNTIL NEW HAMPSHIRE (12 delegates) 13 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates) 16 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 23 DAYS UNTIL FLORIDA (50 delegates)
THE LATEST FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE- home of two debates within 12 hours this weekend and now less than 48 hours from the first in the nation presidential preference primary-
“Romney Under Attack in in Final NH Debate”- The...
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4 Days To Go...Romney's Commanding Lead, Paul...
4 DAYS UNTIL NEW HAMPSHIRE (12 delegates) 15 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates) 18 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 25 DAYS UNTIL FLORIDA (50 delegates)
FRIDAY’S EARLY EDITION
TOP STORY: The Labor Department reported this morning that the US economy gained 200,000 jobs last month, which dropped the unemployment rate to 8.5%.
It is the lowest level of unemployment since...
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Tomorrow's Jobs Number Forecast at 150,000...5...
5 DAYS UNTIL NEW HAMPSHIRE (12 delegates) 16 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates) 19 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 26 DAYS UNTIL FLORIDA (50 delegates)
TOP STORY: President Obama today become the first Commander-in-Chief to hold a press conference in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey, to announce...
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6 Days To Go Before New Hampshire...Romney Won...
6 DAYS UNTIL NEW HAMPSHIRE (12 delegates) 17 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates) 20 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 27 DAYS UNTIL FLORIDA (50 delegates)
It was a busy news day. Here’s a look at what’s happened today:
Mitt Romney officially won the Iowa Caucus by eight votes over Rick Santorum.
Michele Bachmann said she was suspending her presidential campaign.
Rick...
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BREAKING: Rick Perry Reassessing Campaign, VIRTUAL...
7 DAYS UNTIL NEW HAMPSHIRE (12 delegates) 18 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates) 21 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
CAUCUS EDITION
BREAKING: Texas Govenror Rick Perry has just said he will reassess his presidential campaign and return to Texas- canceling a full line up of events planned in South Carolina tomorrow.
THE LATEST- ROMNEY AND SANTORUM IN VIRTUAL TIE FOR IOWA- The...
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Here We Go...Gingrich Says He Will Not Win...
1 DAY UNTIL IOWA (28 delegates) 8 DAYS UNTIL NEW HAMPSHIRE (12 delegates) 19 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates) 22 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
QUOTE OF THE DAY (SHOT) “I don’t think I’m going to win,” Newt Gingrich, to ABC News about his chances in tomorrow’s Iowa Caucus
AND/BUT (CHASER) ”We may pull off one of the greatest upsets in the history of the Iowa...
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2 Days To Go..It's a Three-Way Race...Santorum's...
2 DAYS UNTIL IOWA (28 delegates) 9 DAYS UNTIL NEW HAMPSHIRE (12 delegates) 20 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates) 23 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
THE LATEST FROM IOWA- headline from The Fix’s Chris Cillizza- on the ground in Des Moines- “Romney has best odds, Santorum has the momentum”
CILLIZZA- “At this point, there’s not much left for...
December 2011
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4 Days To Go...Gingrich Tears Up On The Trail- and...
4 DAYS UNTIL IOWA (28 delegates) 11 DAYS UNTIL NEW HAMPSHIRE (12 delegates) 22 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates)
ALL POLITICS EDITION
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Politics has become a really nasty, vicious, negative business and I think it’s disgusting and I think it’s dishonest”- Newt Gingrich to ABC’s Jonathan Karl
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TODAY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL:
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This Evening: 3-way Tie 5 Days Before Iowa,...
5 DAYS UNTIL IOWA (28 delegates) 12 DAYS UNTIL NEW HAMPSHIRE (12 delegates) 23 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates)
ALL POLITICS EDITION
CAMPAIGN RESET- from The Washington Post’s Dan Balz in Ames- “Romney prepares aggressive Iowa finish”
“Romney is far from a clear favorite in Iowa: Rep. Ron Paul of Texas continues to show strength in the polls and is banking on a...
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This Evening: 6 Days To Go- Romney's Rising,...
6 DAYS UNTIL IOWA (28 delegates) 13 DAYS UNTIL NEW HAMPSHIRE (12 delegates) 24 DAYS UNTIL SOUTH CAROLINA (25 delegates)
ALL POLITICS EDITION
TOP STORY- “Romney, Santorum Rising in Iowa”- The Washington Post’s Amy Gardner on the ground in Des Moines-
“There was evidence of growing intensity on both sides of the argument [today] as the candidates crisscrossed the state on...
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Inside the White House's Payroll Tax Strategy
Via Mike Allen’s Friday Playbok
PFEIFFER’S WORKSHOP - HOW THE WHITE HOUSE POUNDED ITS MESSAGE:
“—Monday: WH Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer did an hour of satellite TV time into the following markets: Palm Beach, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Portland and Seattle. … The regional communications team did a press call with their top regional reporters with Josh Earnest...
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The Evening Report for Thursday December 22 2011
12 DAYS UNTIL IOWA 19 DAYS UNTIL NEW HAMPSHIRE
BREAKING: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, the US Geological Survey reports
TOP STORY: A deal.
Late this afternoon, Speaker of the House John Boehner, looking weary and defeated after a week of intense negotiations, came to the microphones to announce that he had reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Harry...
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President Obama to Sign Executive Order and...
Later this morning, President Obama will issue an Executive Order and release the United States’ first-ever National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security. These two new documents lay out the concrete steps the Administration will take to increase our commitment to support women as critical participants in preventing and resolving conflict.
We know that enabling women to have a voice...
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Statement from the Press Secretary on Report of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 18, 2011
Statement by the Press Secretary on reports of the death of Kim Jong Il
We are closely monitoring reports that Kim Jong Il is dead. The President has been notified, and we are in close touch with our allies in South Korea and Japan. We remain committed to stability on the Korean peninsula, and to the freedom and security of our allies.
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The Evening Report for Sunday December 18
16 DAYS UNTIL IOWA
BREAKING: North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jon-Il has died.
The news broke just after 10pm Eastern Time and is developing at this hour. The death of one of the world’s most notorious and mysterious dictators becomes one of the largest news stories of the year 2011, a year that has also seen the death of Osama bin Laden, and Muhammar Kadaffi.
THE LATEST- via...
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The Evening Report for Friday December 16
FRIDAY’S EARLY EDITION
18 DAYS UNTIL IOWA
TOP STORY: Shutdown Averted- The latest from The Hill-
“The House easily approved a $1 trillion omnibus Friday, sending the bill to a Senate for a likely weekend vote.
Senate passage would send the bill to the White House and avert a government shutdown, but won’t end Congress’s business for the year. Lawmakers are expected...
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Save Service Statement on National Service Cuts in...
Save Service in America Campaign Director AnnMaura Connolly released the following statement today in response to H.R. 2055:
“While we understand the difficult choices our nation’s policymakers face in a time of great economic turmoil, we are disappointed to see lawmakers scale back investment in Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) programs that provide...
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The Evening Report for Thursday December 15
19 DAYS UNTIL IOWA
25 HOURS UNTIL A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
In Sioux City, Iowa tonight- the 13th Republican Presidential Candidates Debate. It is the final debate before the January 3rd Caucuses.
THE HEADLINE: “Newt Under Attack in Iowa Debate”
QUOTE OF THE NIGHT- POLITICO
“Asked about his views on the Keystone XL pipeline, and how House Republicans should handle their...
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The Evening Report for Wednesday December 14
20 DAYS UNTIL IOWA
50 HOURS UNTIL A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
TOP STORY: Brinkmanship by both parties on Capitol Hill has set the federal government up for a potential shutdown effective Saturday morning after the Senate today rejected a House passed payroll tax bill, which also includes a provision speeding implementation of the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline.
This evening, Senate...
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The Evening Report for Tuesday December 13
21 DAYS UNTIL IOWA
JUST IN: Conservative activist and former Delaware senate candidate Christine O’Donnell tonight announced her endorsement of Mitt Romney on FOX News. And tonight, the Romney campaign is TRUMPETING the endorsement.
TOP STORY: The House passed a payroll tax cut extension this evening; it is considered dead on arrival in Senate.
THE VOTE: 234-to-193. 10 Democrats...
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The Evening Report for Monday December 12
22 DAYS UNTIL IOWA
TOP STORY: NEARING A DEAL- Reports from Capitol Hill that Congressional appropriators have reached a deal- barring technical corrections- on a $1+ trillion spending measure to fund the federal government into next fiscal year, a key item on Congress’ to-do list before the holiday recess.
From The Hill:
“Congress must approve the omnibus or a temporary...
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The Evening Report for Sunday December 11
23 DAYS UNTIL IOWA
BIG PICTURE- “Political winds shift to Democrats”- The Hill-
“President Obama is in better shape at the prospect of a prolonged GOP primary battle between former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and Mitt Romney. Democrats in the House have been buoyed by a series of court decisions on redistricting and Senate Democrats have recently landed potentially...
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The Evening Report for Thursday December 08
26 DAYS UNTIL IOWA
TOP STORY: Shooting at Virginia Tech- A VT campus police officer on a routine traffic stop was shot dead today by a gunmen, who police believe later shot himself on the campus of the Blacksburg, Virginia university that is the site of the worst school shooting in American history, on April 16, 2007.
JUST IN: Police have identifed the slain police officer as 39-year old...
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Obama Strategy Against Gingrich
As reported in Playbook this morning, David Axelrod offered some insight yesterday into the Obama 2012 playbook in going after Newt Gingrich. This is also a story being reported, in different forms, by National Journal and the New York Times this morning.
“But in many ways, to the extent that there is kind of [an] angry base, … he’s expert at speaking to that. … [H]e was...
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Romney Strategy Against Gingrich
ABC News reports this morning in The Note on the expected Romney campaign strategy against Newt Gingrich, who is now challenging Romney for frontrunner status. ABC reports that the Romney campaign held a series of meetings over last weekend to develop the strategy, below:
–Romney will not go after Gingrich on personal issues, but ABC News has learned that you can expect to see Romney surrogates...
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The Evening Report for Tuesday December 06
28 DAYS UNTIL IOWA
TOP STORY: President Obama delivered a major speech today in Oswatomie, Kansas, the site of a speech by President Theordore Roosevelt on August 31, 1910 in which the 26th President laid out his vision for a “new nationalism.”
It is a theme that President Obama hopes to adopt as a central message of his 2012 presidential election campaign, and a defining...
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The Evening Report for Sunday December 04, 2011
30 DAYS UNTIL IOWA
TOP STORY: Early returns are in from the Russian parliamentary election and with 75% of the vote being reported, Vladimir Putin’s party, United Russia, has less support now than they reported in the last election in 2007. Three months from now, Putin is expected to run, and was widely expected to win, Russia’ presidential election.
From the BBC:
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The Evening Report for Friday December 02 2011
32 DAYS UNTIL IOWA
FRIDAY’S EARLY EDITION
TOP STORY: The Labor Department reported this morning that 120,000 jobs were added in the month of November and that the national unemployment rate dropped to 8.6%, the lowest level since early 2009 shortly after President Obama assumed office.
This month’s employment snapshot also found that over 380,000 workers dropped out of the...
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President Obama at New York Fundraisers Wednesday...
Telling quotes, via Mike Allen’s Playbook, from President Obama’s night of political fundraising in New York City:
“[I]n addition to preventing a financial meltdown and preventing a second Great Depression, we were able to pass a historic health care bill that’s going to make sure that 30 million people have coverage. We were able to pass a Wall Street reform package...
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The Evening Report for Wednesday November 30, 2011
34 DAYS UNTIL IOWA
JUST IN: Virginia Attorney Governor Ken Cuccinelli will announce that he is running for governor in 2013, the Washington Post reports tonight.
Cuccinelli was elected Attorney General in 2009 and has become a hero among tea party conservatives for his positions on health care, immigration and gay rights.
Incumbent Republican Governor Bob McDonnell is not eligible to run...
November 2011
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“Speaker Gingrich is a good man. He and I have very different backgrounds. He...”
– Mitt Romney taking his first shot against Newt Gingrich, who is now his chief-rival for the Republican Presidential nomination, last night on FOX News
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The Evening Report for Tuesday November 29 2011
35 DAYS UNTIL IOWA
TOP STORY: Iranian protestors today stormed the British embassy in Tehran, causing serious damage and replacing the British flag from atop the diplomatic post.
Tonight, British Prime Minister David Cameron is warning of “serious consequences” after the “outrageous and indefensible” attack. As the BBC reports:
“Mr Cameron said the failure of...
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The Evening Report for Monday November 28, 2011
EXCLUSIVE: NEW KOTECKI VIDEO…WOMAN ALLEGES CAIN HAD AFFAIR WITH HER FOR 13 YEARS…MITT V MITT…BARNEY FRANK RETIRES…WALL STREET RISES…ANNE HATHAWAY ENGAGED
36 DAYS UNTIL IOWA
TOP STORY: New sexual allegations against Herman Cain, the one-time GOP front-runner, today. FOX 5 Atlanta reports that a woman, Ginger White, alleges that Cain had an affair with her for 13 ...
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The Evening Report for Sunday November 27 2011
TOP STORY: This morning, the New Hampshire Union-Leader announced it was endorsing NEWT GINGRICH in the state’s first-in-the-nation Republican Presidential Primary on January 10th.
The endorsement is a significant development in the 2012 Republican Primary race and the Union-Leader’s endorsement is a coveted prize for any presidential candidate. At this moment in the race, the...
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The Evening Report for Thursday November 17
TOP STORY: Tonight, Congress has averted a potential government shutdown with the passage of a continuing appropriations bill for most of the federal government, and a spending package dubbed the “minibus” that funds five agencies for the rest of this year.
Earlier, the House voted 298-121 to approve the bill, with 101 Republicans breaking ranks with their party and voting...
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The Evening Report for Wednesday November 16, 2011
TOP STORY: The Supercommittee: will they or won’t they reach a deal one week from today when they report back on their deficit reduction proposal, as they are required to by law?
There have been conflicting reports throughout the day today as to whether the Committee will come up short or will reach a bi-partisan agreement. Today, the Committee announced that they will hold a public ...
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The Evening Report for Tuesday November 15, 2011
TOP STORY: Zuccotti Park in New York City’s Lower Manhattan is open again at this hour, per a court order, after being cleared and closed by the New York City Police Department in an early morning raid.
Zuccotti is considered the birthplace of the “Occupy” movement, which began two months ago this week under the name “Occupy Wall Street” and has grown to...
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The Evening Report for Monday November 14, 2011
HAPPENING NOW: On NBC, the first interview with Former Penn State Assistant Football Coach Gary Sandusky- who agreed to a brief telephone interview with Bob Costas today. The full interview is airing on Rock Center with Brian Williams tonight.
From the conversation:
Sandusky: “I say that I am innocent of those charges.”
Costas: “Are you a pedophile?”
Sandusky:...
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The Evening Report for Thursday November 10, 2011
TOP STORY: Damage Control: day one. The fallout continues from Rick Perry’s embarassing performance in last night’s Republican presidential candidates debate. Here’s the latest from The Washington Post,
“We’ve got a debater in chief right now that’s not working out so well,” said the Texas governor [today], taking a shot at President Obama’s public-speaking talents. “We’ve...
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The Evening Report for Wednesday November 09, 2011
POST-DEBATE EDITION
BREAKING: The Trustees of Pennsylvania State University held a news conference at 10pm to announce that they have fired head football coach Joe Paterno and University President Graham Spanier amid a growing child sex abuse scandal with allegations of abuse facing a longtime assistant coach. Yesterday, Paterno announced that he had planned to retire after this season.
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The Evening Report for Thursday November 03, 2011
JUST IN: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to bring a veterans tax break bill to the floor for a vote on or close to Veterans Day, the latest component of the President’s proposed American Jobs Act to be considered in a piece-meal approach. In doing so, Reid is all but daring Republicans to vote against a popular tax break on a symbolic holiday. Today, the Senate failed to reach 60...
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The Evening Report for Tuesday November 01
Tuesday November 01, 2011
TOP STORY: Bank of America today reversed its previous decision and said that it will not go forward with a planned $5 monthly fee on debit cards. After public outcry- extending to the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York and around the county- and an online petition that acquired over 300,000 signatories- the Bank bowed to criticism. Initially, Bank of...
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The Evening Report for Monday October 31
Happy Halloween!
PREMIERING TONIGHT: “Rock Center” with Brian Williams- the network’s new primetime new magazine hosted by the anchor of the top-ranked evening news broadcast.
TOP STORY: It was a bad day for Herman Cain. As POLITICO first reported last night, the Republican presidential frontrunner is facing charges of sexual harassment that stem from his time as head of...