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• Bold Republicans bidding for control in Congress (AP)
• Midterm elections live blog 2010 (The Upshot)
• Americans vote to fill record 37 governorships (AP)
• A look at what's at stake on Election Day (AP)
• Olbermann suspends 'Worst Persons' after Stewart critique (The Upshot)
• In a surreal race, Reid's fate hinges on turnout (Time.com)
• Brown, Whitman deliver final pitches to CA voters (AP)
• Steele defends Palin against her enemies (and his) (The Upshot)
• Election Day 2010 Live Updates (Politico)
• Recount bait: Six tight races (Politico)
• Analysis: New politicians, same grim reality (AP)
• TSA inspectors heading to Yemen to check security (AP)
• Israeli politician cancels visit to Britain (AP)
• How should the United States respond to the threat in Yemen? (associatedcontent)
• ABC News cuts ties with Breitbart on Election Day (The Upshot)
• ABC drops Breitbart completely (Daily Caller)
• Obama Hits Airwaves, Warns Agenda 'Is All at Risk' (CQPolitics.com)
• O’Donnell is most covered candidate in 2010 (Daily Caller)
• Opinion: What the post-election Tea Party presence in Washington will really mean for American politics (associatedcontent)

Bold Republicans bidding for control in Congress (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 03:03 PM PDT AP - Confident of major gains, Republicans challenged the Democrats' grip on power in Congress on Tuesday in midterm elections shadowed by recession and stirred by the rebellion of tea party conservatives.

Midterm elections live blog 2010 (The Upshot) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:01 PM PDT The Upshot - 6:03 PM ET: According to a just-released exit poll from CNN, more voters blame Wall Street and President Bush for the country's economic woes than President Obama. 5:55 PM ET: First polls of the night close in 5 minutes in Kentucky and Indiana. But both also have areas open until 7 PM ET, so results [...]

Americans vote to fill record 37 governorships (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:54 PM PDT AP - Voters on Tuesday select governors in more than two-thirds of the states, the largest-ever number of gubernatorial races on the ballot. Republicans seek large statehouse gains to match a hoped-for sweep in Congress.

A look at what's at stake on Election Day (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:08 AM PDT AP - A look at the congressional seats, governorships, state legislatures and some of the ballot measures that will be on ballots around the country on Nov. 2.

Olbermann suspends 'Worst Persons' after Stewart critique (The Upshot) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 07:44 AM PDT The Upshot - In 2005, Jon Stewart's now-famous complaint that confrontational cable shoutfests like "Crossfire" were "hurting America" helped lead CNN to cancel the long-running political chat show. Now, the "Daily Show" host appears to have claimed another scalp: MSNBC's Keith Olbermann announced Monday night on "Countdown" that he's "unilaterally suspending" the show's "Worst Persons in the World" [...]

In a surreal race, Reid's fate hinges on turnout (Time.com) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 08:30 AM PDT Time.com - Senate majority leader Harry Reid is fighting for his political life and the Nevada midterms race is so much about him, it hardly matters who is running against him. The fact that his opponent is Tea Party darling Sharron Angle simply adds more color

Brown, Whitman deliver final pitches to CA voters (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 07:12 PM PDT AP - Democrat Jerry Brown spent the final day of his campaign for California governor Monday promising voters he would work with lawmakers to solve the state's financial problems and bring inclusion and transparency to the office.

Steele defends Palin against her enemies (and his) (The Upshot) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 11:46 AM PDT The Upshot - Sarah Palin may be at odds with GOP establishment leaders in Washington, but she does have at least one ally inside the Beltway: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele. Steele, who has drawn flak from leading Republicans for the RNC's lousy fundraising numbers this cycle, has emerged as a key Palin defender in recent weeks. [...]

Election Day 2010 Live Updates (Politico) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 09:00 AM PDT Politico - Stay up to date with the latest breaking midterm election results with POLITICO's 2010 election results live blog.

Recount bait: Six tight races (Politico) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 07:34 AM PDT Politico - The stage is set for anywhere from a handful to dozens of messy vote recounts across the map.

Analysis: New politicians, same grim reality (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 03:02 PM PDT AP - The election means a new reality for many politicians. For most Americans, grim reality remains the same.

TSA inspectors heading to Yemen to check security (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2010 06:37 AM PDT AP - U.S. inspectors are heading to Yemen to monitor cargo security practices and pinpoint holes in the system.

Israeli politician cancels visit to Britain (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 10:15 AM PDT AP - An Israeli government minister canceled a visit to London over fears he might be arrested on suspicion of committing war crimes, a British-Israeli group said Tuesday.

How should the United States respond to the threat in Yemen? (associatedcontent) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 03:07 PM PDT associatedcontent - As details emerged over the weekend about the suspicious cargo which originated in Yemen that appeared to be targeting U.S. civilian passenger planes, the Obama Administration is trying to determine how best to respond to an increasingly serious threat from an Al Qaida-affiliated (some say "splinter") group called Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). This is the same organization that has not only conducted dozens of attacks within the borders of Yemen against government and Western targets, but was also responsible for the 2009 Christmas Day bombing attempt to detonate explosives on a U.S. airliner.

ABC News cuts ties with Breitbart on Election Day (The Upshot) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:36 PM PDT The Upshot - Andrew Breitbart will not be a part of ABC News' election coverage on Tuesday night. That goes for television, online or any combination of the two. Andrew Morse, executive producer of ABC News Digital, informed Breitbart on Tuesday of the decision, after several days of controversy and questions about what role the conservative publisher and [...]

ABC drops Breitbart completely (Daily Caller) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:58 PM PDT Daily Caller - ABC News has officially and completely dropped conservative pundit Andrew Breitbart from the network’s online news coverage.

Obama Hits Airwaves, Warns Agenda 'Is All at Risk' (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:19 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - In his final push to drive Democrats to the polls, President Barack Obama took to the airwaves Tuesday and warned that his agenda "is all at risk" if Republicans trounce Democrats in the midterm elections.

O’Donnell is most covered candidate in 2010 (Daily Caller) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:55 PM PDT Daily Caller - She is 14 points behind in the polls, but Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell is the second most covered political figure of the 2010 election season, according to a study released by the Pew Research Center.

Opinion: What the post-election Tea Party presence in Washington will really mean for American politics (associatedcontent) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:16 PM PDT associatedcontent - If current Rasmussen Reports hold true, the Senate will be very close to a near deadlock between the Democrats and Republicans after the Nov. 2 General Election. The survey company reports 29 percent of American voters ally themselves with the Tea Party or know friends who are Tea Party members. What does this mean for the new Congress set to launch a new and ideally fruitful year of working for the American people in January? Will the Tea Party's candidates, some of whom are very vocal and very conservative, be able to behave nicely and play well with others?

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