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Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN) will announce today that he will not run for U.S. Senate, Politico reports. Hill's decision means Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-IN) is now "the strong favorite to capture the Democratic nod in the battle for the Senate seat that Democrat Evan Bayh is departing from after two terms."

Hill Steps Aside for Ellsworth

777 posted on 02/27/2010 6:29:55 PM PST by JustPiper (I won't fall in line against my beliefs~ I won't argue with you because my opinion differs)

Ducking and Dodging--- The Democrats can’t explain away the gimmicks in their health bill

At summit, Obama mostly hears Obama

Senate Democrat "moderates" probably slept well last night, but no House Blue Dog should have. In the marathon Blair House healthcare "summit," the Chicago Obama family made it perfectly clear that the Senate Dems are protected "made men" but the House members are expendable in Obama's pursuit of nationalizing healthcare.
The summit convened after a round of new polls showed -- again -- that most Americans don't want Obamacare. A Quinnipiac poll showed Americans disapproved of Obama's healthcare plan by 54-35 percent. Rasmussen said 56% opposed and 41% approved, and both Pew Research and PPP said 50% were opposed to it. The opposition will almost certainly rise after yesterday's media event...

Healthcare Summit

Of all the hats President Obama tried on at Thursday's seven-and-a-half-hour health care summit, it appeared the one he was most comfortable wearing was that of the prickly professor.

Obama Shows Testy Side at Health Care Summit

Beleaguered Rep. Charlie Rangel defied bipartisan calls for him to step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee despite an ethics committee report that found he violated House rules by taking corporate-funded trips to the Caribbean.

Rangel Defies Bipartisan Calls to Resign Powerful Chairmanship

The aftermath of the health care summit: Confusion, conflict

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Oba-Kabuki: A box-office bomb By Michelle Malkin

778 posted on 02/27/2010 6:41:16 PM PST by JustPiper (I won't fall in line against my beliefs~ I won't argue with you because my opinion differs)

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