Daily Political Wire 4-24-2010

George Wenschhof

Today, the President and his family begin a much needed family vacation in Asheville, North Carolina - Time.com has some press pool reports here.

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Expect the next big legislation to be pushed by the Obama administration to be Immigration reform - a long needed reform made even more necessary after Arizona Governor Jan Brewer yesterday signed into law a state wide measure dealing with undocumented workers. Look to see the bipartisan Energy bill to be introduced Monday to be pushed behind Immigration reform.

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The Sunday morning "Talking Heads" Lineup - this Sunday the discussion will be all about financial reform. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has scheduled a vote to proceed on Monday, so we will soon see if one Republican or more will vote to move forward to discussion and a up or down final vote. How the Republican guests respond during discussion Sunday morning will give an indication of how the vote will go on Monday.

NBC "Meet the Press" will have Senators Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)

ABC "This Week" has White House chief economist Austin Goolsbee along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.).

CBS "Face the Nation" has chair of the National Economic Council Larry Summers.

CNN "State of The Union" will feature Governor Jennifer Granholm (D-Mich.) along with Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ).

"Fox News Sunday" will have Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and the co-chairs of the budget and debt reduction commission appointed by President Obama; former Senator Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) and former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles.

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Democratic Senate candidates debate as Arkansas primary nears - last night no clear winner emerged from the three candidates: incumbent Blanche Lincoln and challengers; Lt. Governor Bill Halter and businessman D.C. Morrison. Arkansasonline.com has more here.

A recent poll by "Talk Business" showed Lincoln leading with 38% followed by Halter with 31% and Morrison with 10%. Expect former President Bill Clinton to show up to campaign on behalf of Senator Blanche Lincoln in the days preceding the primary and look to see her survive the Democratic challengers.

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FDIC takeover of bank bad new for Illinois Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias - already engaged in a tight race with Republican candidate Mark Kirk. The news of the takeover of the Giannoulias family owned Broadway Bank will not help the Democratic candidate. The estimated cost to the FDIC is 394.3 million. Politico.com has more here.

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