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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Sunday Morning "Talking Heads" Lineup -
Senior White House Adviser David Plouffe will appear on three of the morning shows. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn), Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are among the other guests. Politico.com has more below.



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Senate To Vote Monday on Stopgap Funding Bill -
more of the same partisan action on the Hill over extending federal funding from September 30 to the middle of November. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says the Senate will not pass the House version which ties cuts to several successful programs to disaster aid. President Obama has indicated if an agreement is not reached, he will call the House back into session. TPM.com has more here.

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Putin To Return As President of Russia -
current President Dmitry Medvedev has said he will not run for another term and has asked Vladimir Putin to run. The Washington post has more on this development here.

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Palestine Urges Swift UN Security Council Action on Statehood -
The Security Council will meet Monday to begin deliberation on the statehood request. Palestine is hoping for a decision within two weeks. Reuters.com has more here.

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