Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Obama Holds Online Hispanic Forum - this morning. It will be moderated by Jose Slade, editor in chief for Yahoo. President Obama will be asked questions from readers of Yahoo, MSN Latino, and AOL Latino/Huffington Post Latino Voice. CNN.com has more here.

WhiteHouse.gov will stream live the event at 11:25 AM ET here.

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Trust in Government at 15% - the lowest, according to a poll released by CNN/ORC. You can read more here.

Not a good sign as the country struggles to rebound from a lingering downturn in the economy.

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Obstructionist Republicans Lead To Budget Uncertainty - confused voters are wondering why after the ugly partisan battle over the Budget control Act of 2011, why Congress is battling over short term continuing resolutions, the latest being the seven week budget agreement reached to keep funding federal agencies until November 18. Tea Party Republicans continue to hold up budgetary approval as they seek additional cuts in spending. The NY Times has a good editorial here.

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Lack of Transparency By Supercommittee - remember that 12 member bipartisan committee that has until mid November to come up with 1.2 trillion in cuts? Well, they have not exactly been forthcoming with their deliberations. Politico.com has a good read here.

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Greece Passes Property Tax Increase - the vote by Parliament to help ease the concerns of debtors and to avoid default. Global stocks closed higher after hearing the news. The Washington Post has more here.

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Challenge to Health Care Law Heading to Supreme Court - various legal challenges filed against the Health Care bill will likely be heard by the Supreme Court during the early months of next year. Making this a pivotal issue for the 2012 presidential campaign. TheHill.com has more here.

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Gaddafi Remains Elusive - the National Transitional Council now believe Gaddafi is hiding in the desert near the Algerian border. Meanwhile, the battles for Bani Walid and Sirte continues. Reuters.com has more here.

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