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Hotline Sort: Christie's Big Victory - National Journal (blog)
The Des Moines Register reports tensions flared when one candidate initially refused to be identified. But the protest ended when McCotter agreed to be identified. Meanwhile, in an interview with National Journal's Beth Reinhard, Jon Huntsman says he ...
Yes He Can? Obama Tries to Reignite the Magic - National Journal (blog)
The campaign press aide, who asked not to be identified, said there's no specific goal for a number of participants in the "Day of Action." But the campaign team - still in its infancy, but beginning to hire more people - does have an ambitious goal. ...
Gingrich Reaches Out To Catholics At Prayer Breakfast - National Journal (blog)
"You can say 'mea culpa' as many times as you want, but that doesn't change what he did to his wife," said one volunteer who asked not to be named because of her affiliation with the organization. "People just don't forget that kind of thing. ...
Barbour: Not Running For President - National Journal (blog)
Update: Barbour had lined up a top-tier staff, including, sources close to Barbour's campaign tell The Hotline, a campaign manager. Barbour was accompanied on a recent campaign swing by Rob Collins, a veteran Republican strategist who would have led ...
Speaker Boehner: 'This is the Best Deal We Could Get" - National Journal (blog)
... House Speaker John Boehner outlined the parameters of a long-term funding deal, telling his members in a closed-door meeting, "This is the best deal we could get out of them," according to a lawmaker in the room who asked not to be identified. ...
Donnelly Looking At Lugar Challenge - National Journal (blog)
"He's taking a very serious look at the Senate race," the source said. State Democratic Party chairman Dan Parker, in Washington for a meeting of the Democratic National Committee, has heard the same thing. "He has not indicated to me that the Senate ...
Sources: Steele Took Deal For Endorsement - National Journal (blog)
Eventually, Cino allies offered Steele a deal that would have been more lucrative than the chairman's salary, the sources said. ...
Republicans Prefer Heller Over Ensign - National Journal (blog)
More, a source close to Ensign who insisted on anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the subject, said Ensign's mind isn't made up. ...
Murray To Chair DSCC - National Journal (blog)
Patty Murray (D) is expected to be the next chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, according to Democratic sources close to the senator. ...
Tea Party Comes To Georgetown -- To Collect Money - National Journal (blog)
Two guests, speaking on condition of anonymity, provided a run-down on some of the speeches: Rubio addressed the national debt and the country's bond rating ...
Assessing Obama's Infrastructure Plan - National Journal (blog)
("Anyone who thinks that is a credible sum of money must be smoking something," one congressional source, who requested anonymity, told us. ...
McMahon Sees Simmons' Stealth Campaign - National Journal (blog)
"It says more about Linda McMahon that she's concerned about a guy that's not even campaigning," said the source, who asked not to be named. ...
Labor Council Encouraging WA Primary - National Journal (blog)
Said a Dem consultant who asked not to be named, labor votes alone won't overcome Heck's formidable fundraising head start and the establishment backing ...
Romney To Endorse Rubio - National Journal (blog)
A source close to Romney's political team told Hotline OnCall that Romney wanted to appear with Rubio at the last minute so as to do the most harm to Crist ...
New Date Set For Senate Climate Bill - National Journal (blog)
Kerry is giving industry officials a phone briefing this evening, a source said. A group of industry and business officials gathered earlier this week to ...
The New Space Race: Saving Constellation - National Journal (blog)
... the next several years, including $1.9 billion for the Kennedy Space Center, according to a senior administration official who asked not to be named. ...
Gitmo Lawyers And CIA Photos - National Journal (blog)
Similarly, a criminal defense lawyer whom I hold in high regard (and who would not speak for attribution because of his relationship with the ACLU) asserts ...
Massa To Resign - National Journal (blog)
Eric Massa (D-NY) will resign Monday at 5pm, a source close to the embattled incumbent tells Hotline OnCall. Massa has been pressured by House Dems to step ...
Crist Losing Staffers, Rubio To SC - National Journal (blog)
Doughtie was hired for a specific task and was not on staff, a source said, while Diaz is leaving to take another job. Crist still has a stable of ...