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National: Jeff Merkley

January 19, 2009 - 10:00 am
NEWS FEED: Red State

Morning Briefing for January 19, 2009

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MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2009

A lot of news happened over the last three days. We’re going to get to it all. Fair warning, this is a big morning briefing, but it’s got everything you need to get going this Monday morning, the day before the Inaugural.
1. Nancy Pelosi’s Political Threat Could Legitimately Begin the Breakdown of the American Republic. And That’s No Exaggeration.

The true reason that the American Republic has endured, public bribing by the legislature or no, is because of a very simple rule: political defeats do not end the game. Nancy Pelosi could end the game.

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January 16, 2009 - 07:19 pm
NEWS FEED: Daily Kos

Merkley was opposed to blank check bailout before he voted for it

By kos

September 24, 2008:

In this economy, who's really on your side?
Gordon Smith and Washington - a decade of no accountability
Tax breaks for billionaires, shipping our jobs overseas.
And now, a trillion dollar blank check for Wall Street.
For us, there's Jeff Merkley.

Took on the payday lenders, cut golden parachutes.
And Merkley says no bailouts until CEO bonuses are cut.
And middle class taxpayers are protected.
Finally, a senator on your side.

Jeff Merkley: I'm Jeff Merkley and I approve this message.

And it wasn't just in his ads. On his campaign site, we see

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January 15, 2009 - 10:55 pm
NEWS FEED: Daily Kos

Team Nuh-Uh's Last Huh-rah?

By Kagro X

The Senate vote on the resolution of disapproval blocking the disbursement of the second tranche (the widespread use of this word is possibly the best legacy of this whole episode) is underway.

It'll require a majority vote in both houses, so if it fails here, next week's scheduled House vote will be largely for show, just to allow Members a chance to grouse. But if it does fail here, you might possibly see some boosted numbers in favor of passage in the House, because it'll be a freebie.

Actually, they're all freebies, since a veto is virtually guaranteed, and an override appears to be out of the question.

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Mon, 05/05/2008 - 14:00

Did Obama knock Merkley off DSCC list?

By James W. Pindell, Politicker.com Editor

[img_assist|nid=2183|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=420|height=203]On Friday a record breaking 2.2 million ballots were mailed to registered voters in Oregon. The Beaver State’s May 20 mail-in primary was supposed to generate interest, but no one ever expected it to be this exciting or confusing.

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