Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Continuing Resolution Passes Quietly - yesterday, the House 298-121 and the Senate 70-30 passed the latest stop gap funding measure and sent it to the president for signature. Funding was set to expire tonight. Unfortunately, the bill only provides funding for one month. So, the process will be repeated. TheHill.com has more here.

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Five Days Left For Super Committee - it is looking unlikely an agreement on 1.2 trillion in deficit reduction will be reached in time before automatic cuts are triggered. Leaks range from going "big" on a 4 trillion deal to making 1.2 trillion in cuts to programs Republicans and Democrats can agree on without any tax increase. Politico.com has their take here.

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House To Vote on Balanced Budget Amendment Today - the constitutional amendment passed the House and senate in 1995 and 1997, only to fail in the Senate both times. A two-thirds vote is needed for passage which means 48 House Democrats would need to join all 242 Republicans in voting for it.

Democratic Leadership has been whipping support against it so expect the vote to be close. you can read more here.

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First Lady Helps on Reelection Effort - Michelle Obama is quietly becoming her husband's best secret weapon in his reelection bid. The NY Times has a good read here on how she is re-energizing campaign workers.

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Cain To Receive Secret Service Protection - after a request was made by the Cain campaign. Protection is provided to candidates closer to the general election, but protection has also been provided to candidates earlier. CNN.com has more here.

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Maryland Governor Intervenes in Pollution Lawsuit - keep an eye on this story as it unfolds. It is interesting as it has many twists. A chicken farmer, who provides chickens to Purdue, on the eastern shore is being sued for polluting the Chesapeake Bay. The interesting wrinkles are the lawsuit is joined by the University of Maryland Law School and Maryland Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley has written a letter to the law school Dean saying the case was without merit and to complain about the costly litigation against the farmer. The Baltimore Sun has more here. Stay tuned...

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Maryland Democratic Representative Donna Edwards Campaign Poll Shows Her Ahead - way early and obviously put out by her campaign to attempt to primarily preempt the campaign of Democrat Glenn Ivey who is her major challenge. RollCall.com has more here. Do not discount Ivey in this primary contest in the redrawn district. The poll showed her with 52%, Ivey with 16% and Jamie Benoit with 3% - that is a lot of undecideds and shows Ivey has potential to grow support. Stay tuned...

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