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• Election doesn't end major discord for GOP, Obama (AP)
• Despite mixed record, Palin talks up her 2010 impact (The Upshot)
• Cantor says House will focus on overseeing govt (AP)
• In his memoir, Bush strongly defends use of waterboarding (Reuters)
• Illinois Gov. Quinn narrowly defeats GOP opponent (AP)
• Election nearly wipes out white Southern Democrats (AP)
• Harry Reid trashes the media’s obsession with polls (The Upshot)
• 11 House races still unresolved (Politico)
• Grayson blames Dem 'appeasement' (Politico)
• GOP plans to cut spending, repeal health care law (AP)
• Auditors: Is US overselling diplomacy in Iraq? (AP)
• Greece: Europe's gateway for illegal immigration (AP)
• Federal Reserve now the only stimulus game in town (AP)
• Tea Party Influence in 2010 Midterm Elections (associatedcontent)
• Newly-elected GOP members sure to expand Bachmann’s Tea Party Caucus (Daily Caller)
• Republicans Look to Boost Transparency, Alter Pay-As-You-Go Rule (CQPolitics.com)
• Bachmann bid for GOP leadership gets cool reaction (AP)
• Boehner's Uphill Battle to Be the Next House Speaker (associatedcontent)

Election doesn't end major discord for GOP, Obama (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:06 PM PDT AP - Barely an hour after President Barack Obama invited congressional Republicans to post-election talks to work together on major issues, the Senate's GOP leader had a blunt message: His party's main goal is denying Obama re-election.

Despite mixed record, Palin talks up her 2010 impact (The Upshot) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:21 AM PDT The Upshot - Sarah Palin is wasting no time talking up her successes on Election Day--even though only half of the candidates she endorsed managed to win--and many of them were running in contests that already strongly favored the GOP. The former Alaska governor and possible 2012 GOP presidential hopeful posted a political video on her Facebook page [...]

Cantor says House will focus on overseeing govt (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:18 PM PDT AP - The Virginia congressman expected to be the next House majority leader says Republican-led committees will devote more time investigating and exposing lapses by the Obama administration and problems with its programs, including bringing critical oversight reports to the House floor for very public debates.

In his memoir, Bush strongly defends use of waterboarding (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 12:32 PM PDT Reuters - When then-President George W. Bush was asked to approve a tough interrogation technique known as waterboarding on September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, he wasted little time in deciding.

Illinois Gov. Quinn narrowly defeats GOP opponent (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:51 PM PDT AP - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn eked out a win over his Republican challenger as one of the few Democrats to fend off a GOP wave that swept out others in Illinois and around the country, although his opponent hadn't conceded Thursday.

Election nearly wipes out white Southern Democrats (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:22 PM PDT AP - The white Southern Democrat — endangered since the 1960s civil rights era — is sliding nearer to extinction.

Harry Reid trashes the media’s obsession with polls (The Upshot) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 12:58 PM PDT The Upshot - Basking in the glow of his re-election win in Nevada, Senator Harry Reid is all love these days, going so far as to tell reporters that he has "great respect" for Sharron Angle, a rival his campaign repeatedly derided as  "crazy" and "pathological." But Reid hasn't forgiven all when it comes to one thing: The [...]

11 House races still unresolved (Politico) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:44 PM PDT Politico - Republicans gained at least 60 seats in this week’s election — but they are in position to win up to five more.

Grayson blames Dem 'appeasement' (Politico) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 12:59 PM PDT Politico - The ousted Florida representative says the election was a "national disaster."

GOP plans to cut spending, repeal health care law (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:53 PM PDT AP - Victorious at the polls, congressional Republicans asserted their newfound political strength on Thursday, vowing to seek a quick $100 billion in federal spending cuts and force repeated votes on the repeal of President Barack Obama's prized health care overhaul.

Auditors: Is US overselling diplomacy in Iraq? (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 03:59 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration could be overstating what U.S. diplomats can do to contain Iraq's ethnic and sectarian tensions without U.S. military forces, a State Department audit concluded Tuesday, raising fresh concerns about the planned pullout of American troops next year.

Greece: Europe's gateway for illegal immigration (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:43 AM PDT AP - They huddle together, shivering violently in the freezing morning, shoes and trousers soaked. Some cradle babies or lead toddlers by the hand. Bewildered children cry.

Federal Reserve now the only stimulus game in town (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:57 PM PDT AP - Any more stimulus spending by President Barack Obama and Congress is dead, after this week's election blowout by the Republicans. Yet, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's "Hail Mary" pass to pump $600 billion into the banking system is really stimulus spending under another name.

Tea Party Influence in 2010 Midterm Elections (associatedcontent) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:48 PM PDT associatedcontent - The performance of the Tea Party in the 2010 midterm elections proves that when the people are fed up, their voices will be heard. Two races in particular demonstrate this point.

Newly-elected GOP members sure to expand Bachmann’s Tea Party Caucus (Daily Caller) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:38 PM PDT Daily Caller - With an influx of Tea Party-backed Republicans elected to the House this week, expect Minnesota Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann’s Tea Party Caucus to grow.

Republicans Look to Boost Transparency, Alter Pay-As-You-Go Rule (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 06:45 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - Republicans are eager to begin implementing the agenda they outlined in a pre-election pledge, but they have not decided whether to seek House rule changes or procedures to deliver on their vow to shrink government.

Bachmann bid for GOP leadership gets cool reaction (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:56 PM PDT AP - Self-proclaimed tea party leader Michele Bachmann's bid for a top Republican post in the House received a cool reaction Thursday from Speaker-to-be John Boehner, an early test of how GOP leaders will treat the antiestablishment movement's winners in Tuesday's elections.

Boehner's Uphill Battle to Be the Next House Speaker (associatedcontent) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:49 PM PDT associatedcontent - John Boehner is presumptively the next House Speaker, aligning himself with his core base and the new Tea Party powerhouse. How can he keep everyone happy, from moderates to conservatives and the seemingly even more conservative (the Tea Party)? Boehner is walking a fine line between accomplishment and failure.

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