Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Republican Debate More of The Same - Mark Halperin of ThePage.com had Mitt Romney easily winning this debate. You can read his analysis of the candidates here.

In case you missed the debate, TPM.com has a live update posting of comments throughout the debate here.

And, CNN.com has their take here.

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House Passes Revised Stopgap Bill - the bill passed the House by a vote of 219-203. Senate Democrats are saying not so fast as they are not happy with offsets which include cuts to a clean car program and cuts to an Energy department loan program in the House bill to pay for disaster relief funding. Politico.com has more here.

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Will Abbas Ask For Palestinian Statehood Today? - all indications are he will, in spite of intense lobbying by the U.S. and other countries. The U.S. has threatened to veto the request, even though the U.S. favors a two state solution between Israel and Palestine. Hopes were agreement could be reach between the two to begin immediate peace negotiations. Reuters.com has more here. The NY Times has a editorial on the issue here.

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"No Child Left Behind" Changes Underway - the controversial national education program is likely to undergo changes as today President Obama will announce a review of applications from states for waivers to the program. States will need to provide ways to close achievement gaps. CNN.com has more here.

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