George Wenschhof
Today, President Obama and the First Family will travel to the Gulf - he will participate in a roundtable discussion with residents in Panama City, Florida. Also attending the discussion will be Florida Independent candidate for Senate; Governor Charlie Crist. At 1:00 PM ET, the president will address the press.
Expect an update on the "Top kill" effort by BP which has apparently stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf. the question now is whether the "bottom kill" with a relief well will help or hurt the current status of the well.
Last night, the president made news when he spoke at the Iftar dinner celebrating the Muslim holy month - he expressed his support of the building of a Mosque near ground zero in New York City. He went on to talk about religious freedom in America being one of the main foundations of our country. You can read the president's remarks here.
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Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey is target of first ad by DSCC - the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee calls Toomey "a Wall Street wheeler-dealer" whose campaign is being funded by the financial industry.
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South Carolina senate candidate Alvin Greene indicted - on charges he showed pornography on a computer to a student. TheHill.com has more here. While convictions of this sort are rare, it continues to be a problem for Democrats who are still wondering how he won the primary with essentially no campaign. He will be facing Republican Senator Jim DeMint in the General Election.
Look for renewed efforts by the state Democratic Party to replace Greene on the Ballot.
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New Afghanistan Disclosures coming from Wikileaks.org - in spite of threats from the u.S. Pentagon, the organization plans to publish an addition 15,000 documents. The pentagon has fear of putting individuals in harms way and damaging U.S. security. MSNBC.com has more here.
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
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Daily Political Wire 5-28-2010
George Wenschhof
President Obama heads to Louisiana to address Oil Spill - he will meet with Admiral Thad Allen to receive an update on the latest effort by BP to plug the leak. The President needs to look like he is in charge and that progress is being made. You can read more here.
The President and his family will then depart to Chicago, Illinois to spend the holiday weekend.
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House Votes to repeal DADT - the vote was 234-194 after an amendment said the repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy in the military would not go into effect until after the Pentagon concludes it's review December 1. TheHill.com has more here.
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Obama administration to release statement on Sestak job offer - Representative Joe Sestak who just won a bitterly contested Democratic primary with Senator Arlen Specter, previous had informed the press he had been offered a job by the White House if he would not run against Arlen Specter. The statement is coming from White House counsel. expect it to also be released over the holiday weekend with hopes it recieves little play. MSNBC.com has more here.
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Arkansas Halter-Lincoln runoff remains close - a recent DailyKos/Research2000 poll shows Lt. Governor Bill Halter leading incumbent Senator Blanche Lincoln in the Democratic runoff primary scheduled for June 8. Former President Bill Clinton will be appearing at rallies for Blanche Lincoln as the liberal Netroots remain supportive of Halter.
Over in Republican friendly Kentucky, Democrat Jack Conway is within 3 points of Republican Rand Paul in the U.S. Senate race. This comes after the comments made by Paul in regard to civil rights and the role of government.
For more interesting tidbits of information, TheFix.com has more here.
...and in Nevada, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) is back from being written off as a casualty in the November mid term election. He is now statistically tied or ahead of his opponents in the latest poll released which you can read here.
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