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Hang On Tight
Get ready for some roller-coaster days as the fight over the debt ceiling plays out.
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House Incumbents, Beware
The redistricting process that will take place this year and next could be far more tumultuous than in the past.
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Open Season in the Senate
Control of the chamber could hinge on how many incumbents from both parties decide not to run in 2012.
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The Right Direction
To get reelected, President Obama will need to continue his move toward the center.
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Dialing It Down
GOP leaders’ reaction to the Tucson rampage could make it harder for Democrats to portray Republicans as radicals.
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Beyond Repeal
Republicans owe it to their supporters to go after health care reform. But they had better not stop there.
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One for the Books
The last Congress will enter the history books for the magnitude of both its political losses and its legislative victories.
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So It Begins
Seven Senate Democrats and 20 House Republicans could face tough reelection battles in 2012.
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Independents’ Day
The tax deal is just the kind of compromise that independents wish Washington would do more often.
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Pay-Freeze Politics
Does Obama’s proposal to freeze federal pay signal a real change in direction or is just an idle gesture?
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A Smart Reid
Both Democrats and Republicans could learn some lessons from Harry Reid’s successful reelection campaign.
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No Losers Here
Operatives at the congressional campaign committees shouldn’t be judged on win-loss records alone.
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Why? Why? Why?
The midterms were partly a referendum on the party in power, partly a plunge after Democrats’ back-to-back surges in 2006 and 2008, and partly a search for political balance.
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It’s Inevitable
Lots of races could go either way. But for the Democrats, it’s too late to change the broader outcome.
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Warning: Feds beware of political activity
Office of Special Counsel recently fired one federal employee and suspended another for illegal fundraising.
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House Flips. Senate Doesn't
The odds are that Democrats will lose seven or eight seats in the Senate.
Almost There!
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