Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

"Nixon Was Far Worse Than We Thought" - a great pieced penned by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, written 40 years after the Watergate scandal rocked the White House.  You can read it here.

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Republican Governors Push For Online Sales Tax - an interesting approach from a party which abhors taxes.  Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (R) joins New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is asking Congress to pass lonline sales tax legislation.  TheHill.com has more here.

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More Syrian Cities Come Under Government Bombardment - inceasing the signs the regime of President Bashar al-Assad is clinging onto power.  Over 33 people were killed yesterday in the towns of Homs, Deraa and Damascus as the UN brokered cease fire has obviously failed.  Reuters.com has more here.

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Netroots Nation Conference Centers on Wisconsin Results - much of the conversation over the last three days by the attendees was focused on the impact of outside money on the recall election in Wisconsin.  Politico.com has more here.

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Latino Voter Turnout Under 50% - the rapidly growing U.S. Latino poulation will have 21 million eligible voters int he 2012 election but fewer than 10 million are registered.  In the 2008 election about 50% eligible Latinos voted compared to 66% of whites and 65% of blacks eligible to vote.  The NY Times has a good read here.

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Spain Banks To Receive $125 Billion Bailout - the latest country to be beset with major strains on their banking system. European finance ministers said the loans would go directly to the banks.  You can read more here.

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