Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to Resign - a coalition transition government is expected to be put in place which will last up to four months until elections are held. The move a result of the desire to save Greece from Bankruptcy. CNN.com has more here.

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Cain Drops in New Poll - in a Reuters/Ipsos poll released today, respondents who view Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain favorably dropped from 66% to 57% after revelations pertaining to sexual harassment lawsuits. Reuters.com has more here.

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Van Hollen Hopeful for Deficit Super Committee Agreement - Maryland Democratic Representative Chris Van Hollen is one of the members of the committee which is facing a deadline of November 23 before automatic cuts are triggered on military, medicare, and other government spending. The Baltimore Sun has a good read here.

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Boehner Says Republicans Willing to Discuss Revenue Sources - House Speaker John Boehner explains the trade off for new revenue would be serious cuts for medicare and medicaid entitlement programs. Bloomberg.com has more here.

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Slow Growth and Aging Populations Hamper Governments Worldwide - the NY Times has a good read here which highlights the difficult choices ahead as governments struggle with finding solutions to the economic morass.

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Pipeline Protesters At White House Today - they intend to join hands and encircle the White House to protest the planned construction of a 1,700 mile oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Environmentalists want President Obama to block the planned construction. You can read more here.

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Cain and Gingrich Debate - in a departure from all of the Republican presidential candidates participating. The two candidates took part in a ninety minute debate last night in Texas. TPM.com has more here.

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