Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Republican Counter Democratic Deficit Proposal - again, no surprise as the November 23 deadline nears for the deficit super committee to reach agreement. Republicans countered the 3 Trillion proposal put forward by Democrats with a 2.2 Trillion deficit reduction which includes no tax increases. You can read more here.

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Boehner and Pelosi moving closer together on deficit reduction? - seems House Majority Leader John Boehner is okay with closing tax loopholes to raise revenues in exchange for changes in medicaid, medicare and social security. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called for balance between taxes and spending cuts. You can read more here.

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Boehner Concerned Obama is Exceeding Constitution - the political games on Capitol Hill continue with President Obama beginning his "We Can't Wait" campaign against the "do-nothing" Republican Congress by using his executive authority to address issues.

Speaker of the House John Boehner counters with the president is exceeding his authority. And, so the games continue.... TheHill.com has more here.

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Obama Campaign Bundlers tied to Lobbyists - in spite of a pledge to not to take money from lobbyists, the Obama campaign is using supporters with ties to lobbyists to raise millions. The NY Times has more here.

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Politico Top Ten Senate Races - a year to go and it is not too early to begin looking at the House and Senate races. Politico.com will be doing a monthly update on their top ten Senate contests. Here is their current list.

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First Challenge To Maryland Redistricting Filed - the first of what is expected to be several challenges to the congressional redistricting passed by the state, has been filed. The new map provides for the opportunity of a Democratic pick up in district 6 which has been represented by Republican Roscoe Bartlett for the last ten terms. The Baltimore Sun has more here.

Political analysts expect the redrawn districts to be upheld when reviewed by the courts.

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NATO Ends Libya Operation - in a vote taken yesterday, the intervention will officially end on Monday. Now, the reconstruction begins along with the difficult path toward a democratic society. CNN.com has more here.

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