Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Edward's Aide Used Money to Build House - the John Edwards trial took an interesting turn yesterday when ex-aide Andrew Young admitted he used much of the money intended to go to Edward's mistress, to build a home.  You can read more here.

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Santorum Manager Joins Romney Campaign - Mike Biundo will be the deputy coalitions director, with the responsibility of recruiting conservative support for Mitt Romney.  ABC.com has more here.

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Violence Against Women Act Passes Senate - the vote was 68-31, with all the no votes coming from Republican men.  Passage in the House is uncertain as republicans have put forth different legislation.  TheHill.com has more here.

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Obama Wins Youth Vote By Large Margin - a new Gallup poll shows president Obama with a 35% advantage over Mitt Romney among voters aged 18-29.  However, this age group has the lowest voter turnout (56%).  Gallup.com has more here.

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Spain Adds to Euro Zone Woes - with unemployment hitting 24%, spain has slipped into it's second recession in two years.  Standard and Poor's has lowered the credit rating for Spain to BBB+ and is calling on Europe to take action to encourage growth.  Reuters.com has more here.

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