Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof
Romney and His Swiss Bank Account - the Obama campaign has an ad out accusing Romney of shipping jobs overseas and having a Swiss bank account.



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Electoral Map Troublesome For Romney - Republican candidates for president have managed to reach the 270 electoral votes needed just barely in 2000 and 2004 over the last twenty years.  TheFix.com has a chart which shows how difficult the path to 270 electoral votes will be for Mitt Romney.  You can read it here.

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Lugar Grip on Senate Seat Slipping in Indiana Primary - Richard Lugar, the long time serving U.S. Republican Senator is facing a close contest with tea-party backed candidate Richard Mourdock.  Speculation is Lugar will be offered a lucrative lobbyist job should he lose on Tuesday.  TheHill.com has more here.

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Bachus Cleared of Insider Trading - Republican Representative Spencer Bachus (Ala.) received a recommendation from the Office of Congressional Ethics that the House Ethics Committee Dismiss allegations that Bachus used non-public information to make investments.  Reuters.com has more here.

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Justice Department Approves Florida Redistricting - Democrats had battled against the redistricting by the Republican controlled state legislature.  CNN.com has more here.

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Clinton Heads to China As Chen Controversy Builds - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will arrive for long scheduled meetings in China on Wednesday.  This visit comes as Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng esacped house custody and allegedly is under U.S. protection at the American Embassy.  The Wsahington Post has more here.

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