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• Obama's runs into the limits of his power in Asia (AP)
• Murkowski camp cries foul in ballot count (AP)
• The Fast Fix: Gunning for Steele (The Newsroom)
• Debt panel chairmen’s proposal pleases just about no one (The Upshot)
• Democrats plot outside ad spending in 2012 (The Upshot)
• McConnell argued for Iraq troop pullout (plus 4 more Bush memoir revelations) (The Upshot)
• Palin's reality show: What's her agenda? (The Week)
• AP-GfK Poll: Public backs GOP on taxes, not health (AP)
• Map narrows for Obama reelection (Politico)
• Anti-Pelosi lawmaker targets DCCC (Politico)
• Action, not talk: Deficit panel pushes Dems, GOP (AP)
• Pentagon: 'mystery missile' was probably airplane (AP)
• Iceland launches probe into US surveillance (AP)
• Minn.'s Pawlenty ups challenge to fed health law (AP)
• NANCY PELOSI WANTS TO KEEP FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT (Cynthia Tucker)
• Early polling shows growing support for Palin presidential bid among Republicans (Daily Caller)
• Palin contributes to Miller in ballot fight (AP)
• Is Mitt Romney Really the GOP Front Runner for 2012? (The Atlantic Wire)

Obama's runs into the limits of his power in Asia (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:58 PM PST AP - Humbled by elections at home, President Barack Obama on Thursday endured a sobering test of his power abroad as well, unable to close a trade deal with South Korea and thrown on the defensive about America's approach to global economic worries.

Murkowski camp cries foul in ballot count (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:10 PM PST AP - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's campaign on Thursday accused observers for rival Joe Miller of challenging perfectly cast write-in ballots in an effort to drag out the heated Alaska Senate race and "delay the inevitable."

The Fast Fix: Gunning for Steele (The Newsroom) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 05:49 AM PST The Newsroom - Why Republicans are angry with the RNC Chairman despite huge midterm successes. Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up for the Morning Fix newsletter. Click here for the Afternoon Fix newsletter. Follow The Fix on Twitter …

Debt panel chairmen’s proposal pleases just about no one (The Upshot) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 09:36 AM PST The Upshot - It's been a full day since the two co-chairs of President Obama's bipartisan commission to reduce the national debt released their plan--and early returns indicate that it may rank with "Waterworld" in the annals of unpopular debuts. First, though, let's be clear on what the proposal -- authored by Erskine Bowles, who served as chief [...]

Democrats plot outside ad spending in 2012 (The Upshot) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:04 AM PST The Upshot - During the 2008 campaign, President Obama disavowed spending by outside political groups to boost his campaign. But with certain outside conservative groups -- dubbed by critics the shadow GOP -- already planning to spend millions on ads to undermine Obama's re-election bid, White House officials have signaled to Democratic donors  that Obama wouldn't be opposed [...]

McConnell argued for Iraq troop pullout (plus 4 more Bush memoir revelations) (The Upshot) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 08:10 AM PST The Upshot - By now, you've read about George W. Bush's displeasure with Kanye West and his thoughts of replacing Vice President Dick Cheney in 2004. You've probably also read about Bush's puzzlement over John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and his fight with Cheney over his unwillingness to pardon former White House aide Scooter Libby. Another news-making admission [...]

Palin's reality show: What's her agenda? (The Week) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 06:49 AM PST The Week - The makers of "Sarah Palin's Alaska" say it is a determinedly non-political look at the northern state. Some pundits disagree

AP-GfK Poll: Public backs GOP on taxes, not health (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:07 PM PST AP - People back Republican tax cut plans but not the GOP campaign to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, according to a poll suggesting that the Republicans' big Election Day win was not a mandate for the party's legislative wish list.

Map narrows for Obama reelection (Politico) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:27 PM PST Politico - His reelection campaign could come to resemble the hard-fought 2000 and 2004 elections.

Anti-Pelosi lawmaker targets DCCC (Politico) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:56 AM PST Politico - Kissell: House Dems should hold an election.

Action, not talk: Deficit panel pushes Dems, GOP (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:10 PM PST AP - The leaders of the deficit commission are baldly calling out the budget myths of both political parties, challenging lawmakers to engage in the "adult conversation" they say they want.

Pentagon: 'mystery missile' was probably airplane (AP) Posted: 10 Nov 2010 11:12 AM PST AP - The Pentagon says that an airplane and not a missile launch was the likely cause of a large vapor trail in the skies off Southern California's coast.

Iceland launches probe into US surveillance (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 09:31 AM PST AP - Iceland has joined other Nordic countries in launching an investigation into a controversial U.S. Embassy surveillance program.

Minn.'s Pawlenty ups challenge to fed health law (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:06 PM PST AP - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a potential GOP presidential candidate, stepped up his attack Thursday on President Barack Obama's federal health care law with a court filing challenging its cost to states.

NANCY PELOSI WANTS TO KEEP FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT (Cynthia Tucker) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:14 PM PST Cynthia Tucker - WASHINGTON -- Even the most rightward-leaning Republican should be able to see something admirable in Nancy Pelosi's approach to one of life's more difficult experiences: a very public defeat. She has picked herself up, dusted herself off, and walked resolutely back to the front lines of the political war zone, running for the post of House minority leader.

Early polling shows growing support for Palin presidential bid among Republicans (Daily Caller) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 02:15 PM PST Daily Caller - Sarah Palin is showing early signs of support among likely Republican voters in a handful of swing states that were surveyed shortly before last Tuesday's election, a new analysis from a Democratic polling firm shows.

Palin contributes to Miller in ballot fight (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 02:49 PM PST AP - Sarah Palin has given Joe Miller $5,000 for the ballot count in the hotly contested Alaska Senate race.

Is Mitt Romney Really the GOP Front Runner for 2012? (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 11 Nov 2010 09:07 AM PST The Atlantic Wire - The beneficiaries of last week's Republican tsunami haven't even been sworn in yet, but attention has already turned to 2012, where Mitt Romney has emerged as the early front-runner to secure the party's presidential nomination. It's a familiar position for the former Massachusetts governor, one he hopes turns out better than it did in 2008, when he was unable to win over skeptical GOP voters despite boasting an impressive resume and significant fundraising edge over his rivals. Have things really changed for Romney, who currently tops National Journal's presidential power rankings and enjoys a 27 point lead over nearest rival Mike Huckabee in the latest Public Policy poll of New Hampshire voters?Next Man Up Writing in The Week, former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum says Romney enjoys the same advantages heading into 2012 that his old boss had in 2000. "Like Bush in 2000, Romney is the Republican heir apparent in 2012," says Frum. "Like Bush, Romney has the backing of the party's biggest donors. Like Bush, Romney has national campaign experience. Like Bush, Romney faces opponents who can be dismissed as either obscure (Pawlenty, Daniels) or extreme (Palin, Gingrich.)" Frum notes that Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign showed it is possible to squander such advantages, which Romney can avoid if he "pulls far ahead in his fundraising â€" if the more conservative Republicans continue to divide between Palin, Gingrich and others â€" and if he locks up endorsements early."Soft Support While not questioning Romney's current position atop a crowded GOP field, Slate's Dave Weigel wonders if Romney's strong numbers will hold up once the race starts in earnest. "Some amount of the Romney vote is a generic vote for the presidential-looking Republican who came second in the primaries," cautions Weigel. "There's no sense of how many Romney voters know about his Massachusetts health care plan, which was not much of an issue in 2008, so you see why no one's being scared out of the race."Base Problem The New York Times' Ross Douthat notes that the bulk of Romney's support in early polls comes from moderates. "In general," observes Douthat, "Romney leads because he wins moderates by a mile and then splits conservatives with the other candidates." It's a fragile coalition, one that leaves Romney open to a challenge from a more conservative candidate. "Romney is a vulnerable frontrunner, and there’s room...for another candidate to swoop in and serve as the bridge between moderates and conservatives instead."Lack Of Oxygen Don't expect that candidate to be Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty or South Dakota Sen. John Thune, currently no. 2 and 3 on the National Journal power rankings, advises Nate Silver. Based on Silver's analysis, Romney, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich and Mike Huckabee are the "clear-frontrunners" for the nomination. Pawlenty and Thune are discussed in beltway circles as candidates who stand to gain if one of the top candidates falters, but Silver is unconvinced. "The theory seems to be that all of the front-runners are flawed in some way, which is undoubtedly true," he concedes. "But if one of the front-runners flops in some way once the campaign actually begins, I don’t see why it wouldn’t be one of the other front-runners who would pick up their slack."

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