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A new GaPundit poll in Georgia finds an extremely tight race for the GOP Senate nomination with Rep. Jack Kingston (R) at 18%, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R) at 16%, Karen Handel (R) at 16%, Rep. Paul Broun (R) at 14% and David Perdue (R) at 6%. Full News here – Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire

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CHRIS MATTHEWS: I tell you, Reverend, one piece of this thing that we always have to keep in mind as we deal with effective government, those of us who believe in effective, positive government have to be the ones who make it work. The right-wing loves when it screws up because it makes their case. [...]

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By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) – After the huge protests that followed the 2009 election, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have hoped June polls would quietly install a loyal conservative president, but the surprise candidacies of two major independents may scupper that. Both Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, the nationalist protégé of outspoken President Mahmoud [...]

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By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) – After the huge protests that followed the 2009 election, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have hoped June polls would quietly install a loyal conservative president, but the surprise candidacies of two major independents may scupper that. Both Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, the nationalist protégé of rabble-rousing President Mahmoud [...]

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In the special Senate election in Massachusetts, Representative Edward J. Markey, the Democratic nominee, starts with a strong lead over Gabriel Gomez, the Republican, according to a new poll from Suffolk University.      Full News here – NYT > Politics

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In the special Senate election in Massachusetts, Representative Edward J. Markey, the Democratic nominee, starts with a strong lead over Gabriel Gomez, the Republican, according to a new poll from Suffolk University. Full News here – The Caucus

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A new Public Policy Polling survey in Massachusetts finds former Sen. Scott Brown (R) leads every potential challenger in the Massachusetts gubernatorial race. The poll might suggest to Brown he would be better off running for governor than challenging Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) in New Hampshire, a possibility he’s hinted at in recent weeks. Full [...]

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A new Public Policy Polling survey in South Carolina’s 1st congressional district finds a race that’s too close to call, with Mark Sanford (R) edging Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D), 47% to 46%. Key finding: The one point lead for Sanford represents a 10 point reversal from a similar poll two weeks ago, when Colbert Busch [...]

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The unlikely candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch, comedian Stephen Colbert’s sister, is in a dead heat with former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford in Tuesday’s special election for a U.S. House seat. Full News here – WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas did the seemingly impossible — he turned from court mute to a hit man on President Obama. In an interview at Duquesne University Law School in April, Thomas snidely rapped Obama for being the darling of the “elites.” To Thomas that means liberals, progressives, intellectuals and the supposedly hopelessly liberal [...]

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