Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

New Hampshire Union Leader Endorses Gingrich - a big endorsement from the largest newspaper in New Hampshire. This comes in spite of the huge lead Mitt Romney has among Republican presidential contenders in the state. Not a good sign for Romney. You can read more here.

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Maryland Governor O'Malley Under Scrutiny as DGA Chair - the Baltimore Sun has a piece today on how firms doing business in Maryland are contributing in large amounts to the Democratic Governors Association, which Martin O'Malley chairs. Over the last six months, a record 11 million has been raised by the organization charged with electing Democratic governors. There are no limits to the size of donations and the size, some as high as $250,000, from businesses operating in Maryland is troublesome. The Baltimore Sun has more here.

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Egypt Parliamentary Elections Tomorrow - the Military is moving ahead with the planned election in spite of the massive demonstrations in Tahrir Square. The Washington Post has more here.

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Putin Begins Campaign To Recapture Presidency - In Russia yesterday, Vladimir Putin accepted the nomination for president from United Russia, the ruling party. The NY Times has a good read here.

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U.S. Addresses Air Strike in Pakistan - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and CIA Director Leon Panetta issued a statement expressing their condolences for the loss of life. In addition, top U.S. military leaders contacted their counterparts in Pakistan as Pakistan responded to the attack by shutting down critical supply routes and ordering the U.S. to leave an air force base used to launch Drone attacks. TheHill.com has more here.

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France and Germany To Announce Stability Pact this Week - with the European Financial Crisis threatening worldwide financial stability, an announcement is expected this week that hopefully will prod the European Central Bank to intervene to help solve the euro zone problems. Reuters.com has more here.

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