Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Obama Praises Polish Democracy - during his two day visit to Poland, President Obama met with President Bronislaw Komorowski and confirmed his support of the U.S. missile shield to be deployed in their country and the U.S. reset relationship with Russia. Reuters.com has more here.

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Giuliani Leads Republican Presidential Contenders in Latest Poll - with no one catching on among the possible candidates, Rudi Giuliani leads a field of a dozen with 16%, followed by Mitt Romney with 15% and Sarah Palin with 13%.. CNN.com has more here.

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Will Pawlenty Emerge From Republican Primary? - Charlie Cook of "The Cook Report" has an interesting read on the dynamics in the Republican presidential primary. With a lack of a dynamic candidate, he has former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty positioned well to win the Republican nomination. You can read his thoughts here.

With no leading candidate in the republican presidential sweepstakes, Texas Governor Rick Perry says he is now considering entering the fray. TheHill.com has more here.

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Sunday Morning "Talking Heads" Lineup - More talk on the budget and Medicare expected as well as the Democratic upset win in NY District 26 this week. NBC "Meet the Press" has Senators Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Representatives eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Fla.) are on CBS "Face The Nation". Politico.com has a quick rundown in the video below.



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Judge Lifts ban on Business Political Donations - in the latest ruling on campaign financing after the Supreme Court 5-4 "Citizens United" decision. A federal judge in Virginia ruled a ban on political contributions from corporations to be unconstitutional. The NY Times has more here.

Campaign finance reform, anyone?

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