Subject: POLITICO’s Morning Score—Presented by POLITICO Jobs: RGA attacks Hassan in New Hampshire--Classes may resume tomorrow in Chicago--Jeb writing immigration book-- Lewisnky shopping memoir--6 Senate ads
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Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 07:06:16 -0600

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EXCLUSIVE - RGA GOES ON THE AIR IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: The Republican Governors Association is moving quickly to define the winner of Tuesday's Democratic primary. "Two years ago, voters rejected Maggie Hassan's tax record - voting her out of office," a female narrator says. "As Senate Majority Leader, Hassan pushed a budget with over $300 million in higher taxes and fees, 33 tax and fee increases, a controversial new tax on small businesses, higher taxes on rooms and meals [and] increased fees for vehicle registration. Even a new tax on camping! Maggie Hassan believes in high taxes. New Hampshire doesn't." This is potentially the most up-for-grabs of this cycle's gubernatorial contests, and it
 is higher profile because the Granite State's being targeted at the presidential level. Democrats will paint Republican Ovide Lamontagne as extreme on social issues. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is in Manchester this morning for a unity breakfast. Watch the ad: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=1c280f29feca5774e5be8c4fc6af0b54a45696c74ee176ed5aa9d4d66797c0f1 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=1c280f29feca5774e5be8c4fc6af0b54a45696c74ee176ed5aa9d4d66797c0f1 .

BIG GET - MCCONNELL HIRES PAUL CHAIRMAN: Jesse Benton, the chairman of Ron Paul's presidential campaign, will manage Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's 2014 reelection campaign in Kentucky. The Texas congressman's grandson-in-law played a key role in Rand Paul's 2010 primary upset in the state, and he understands the liberty movement as well as anyone. Bringing Jesse into the fold is just the latest smart move by McConnell, who is doing everything right to avoid a serious primary challenge from the right. He's already stockpiled more than $6 million. After his favored candidate lost a nasty race to Rand two years ago, he worked hard to forge a relationship with his junior senator and
 tea party groups in the state. Assuming Romney loses, Rand has his eyes on a likely 2016 bid for president. The Associated Press' Frankfort bureau breaks the story this morning with positive quotes from Rand, former RNC chairman Mike Duncan and a Lexington tea party activist. 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=1c280f29feca5774285b61c737eb95bc6d477ef23327b1d3d1663edc35708b9d 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=1c280f29feca5774285b61c737eb95bc6d477ef23327b1d3d1663edc35708b9d 

As Pete Sessions ponders his future, the GOP asks why more wasn't done to prepare for an attack and the left presses Obama on housing, here's POLITICO's Morning Score: your daily guide to the permanent campaign.

THE TRAIL TODAY-

OBAMA in COLORADO: 1:50 MT campaign rally at Lion's Park at the Golden Community Center. Arrives back at the White House at 7.

ROMNEY in VIRGINIA: 11:30 ET rally in Fairfax at Van Dyck Park. Then he flies to NYC.

BIDEN in WISCONSIN: 11 CT rally in Eau Claire at the W.L. Zorn Arena. He flies back to DC for an 8:15 speech at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's gala.

RYAN in DC: He's at the Capitol for the first time since becoming Romney's running mate a month ago. He'll vote to fund the government this afternoon. Here's the soft issue ad he's running in Wisconsin for his House race ("America has a choice"): 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162751192f1c98ecd27ec82ca10ac8c4615025b0bea96d06591 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162751192f1c98ecd27ec82ca10ac8c4615025b0bea96d06591 . Scott Wong writes about Democrats plans to bracket his homecoming: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162aa108119779c9c5c84577ed079c41a4cd2e8a301075da173 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162aa108119779c9c5c84577ed079c41a4cd2e8a301075da173 .

ANN in FLORIDA: Noon tour of the Regional Cancer Center in Fort Myers will be pooled.

COUNTDOWN: 55 days.

POLLING-

FOX NEWS: Obama leads 48-43, a gain of four from before the conventions driven by an increase in support from women and independents. "Voters trust Obama more than Romney on foreign policy (+15 points), education (+14 points), Medicare (+11 points), health care (+9 points) and terrorism (+8 points). Romney bests Obama outright on just one issue: cutting government spending (+13 points)." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16285d01524bee8dcc7df9d6e974c6af07aac77e9e4f43011ba 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16285d01524bee8dcc7df9d6e974c6af07aac77e9e4f43011ba 

GALLUP: Democrats now tie Republicans at 45-45 on which party does a better job of protecting the country from terrorism and military threats. The GOP had an 11-point advantage last year: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162258bf3df0475b4139b07f9eb19dae41259df5b4c26a83ee4 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162258bf3df0475b4139b07f9eb19dae41259df5b4c26a83ee4 .

EPIC-MRA of MICHIGAN (automated): Obama leads 47-37. Detroit Free Press: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16217e381347e24979fda4430d3d0aa487cc9cada0fc34475f0 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16217e381347e24979fda4430d3d0aa487cc9cada0fc34475f0 .

PPP (D) says Obama leads 53-42 in New Mexico (
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16232540a956e18fc9c4ed0ee1e482e0836753b06f0853f0768 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16232540a956e18fc9c4ed0ee1e482e0836753b06f0853f0768 ) and Romney leads 50-45 in Montana (
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162e57255197e66e53ab83ce66088e5f1a2837fea6f04e3b68a 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162e57255197e66e53ab83ce66088e5f1a2837fea6f04e3b68a ).

QUINNIPIAC of NEW YORK: Obama leads 62-34. 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162ad2f9095f18898af669904f585e1c7fe14fb2bf97b93ffd4 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162ad2f9095f18898af669904f585e1c7fe14fb2bf97b93ffd4 

THE AIR WAR-

NORTH DAKOTA - HEITKAMP DISTANCES HERSELF FROM OBAMA: Democratic Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp says she's not the candidate for voters who want a party-line vote. "I'll do what's right for North Dakota," she says, walking through a field. "That's why I stood up to President Obama to support a balanced-budget amendment and the Keystone Pipeline. And I oppose cap-and-trade. And no matter what party leaders want I'll protect North Dakota farmers from overregulation." Watch: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162740a886e37432d0f785e7cecf30a5ff6c78174980f68ea66 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162740a886e37432d0f785e7cecf30a5ff6c78174980f68ea66 .

VIRGINIA - KAINE TOUTS SUPPORT FOR COAL: Democratic Senate candidate Tim Kaine flies in a helicopter over a southwest Virginia coal facility that he supported the permitting of as governor. With the plant over his shoulder and the chopper flying, he notes that his wife is from that part of the state. "I also support offshore energy, conservation and innovative investments in wind and solar, which together employ more than 66,000 Virginians," he says. Watch: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b1623bf9635558430d1950bd3175a326577408640ab9393945c0 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b1623bf9635558430d1950bd3175a326577408640ab9393945c0 .

WISCONSIN-MAJORITY PAC, SEIU TARGET THOMPSON ON LOBBYING: "If Wisconsin families were all big corporations, we could pay Tommy Thompson to cut our taxes, just like he's promised to do for all those companies who've paid him over $13 million as their DC insider," a woman says over images of skyscrapers with common surnames plastered on. "But we're not corporations -- we're Wisconsin families. And Thompson is sticking us with the bill. While we're cutting coupons around the dinner table, Thompson's cutting deals around boardroom tables. He's taking care of special interests, while Tammy Baldwin will be looking out for ours." Watch: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162cd0d2dc2d0d889ea023edb18edac6392e989317bbc6b5318 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162cd0d2dc2d0d889ea023edb18edac6392e989317bbc6b5318 .

MASSACHUSETTS-WARREN LIMITS HER ROLE IN NEW AD: Responding to complaints that she came off as too preachy, Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren uses a narrator - instead of her own voice - and four different 'man on the street' interviews to promote her as a populist. "For anyone who had to take the extra shift to make ends meet," a male narrator says, "for everyone who planned for a secure retirement but is facing a struggle, for all the people who played by the rules but find the system rigged against them, know this:your fight is Elizabeth Warren's fight." She quickly approves the ad in between endorsements from regular guys: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b1622feba7a9ba87d43724aa5eff601db50da962e3bd75b4eec6 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b1622feba7a9ba87d43724aa5eff601db50da962e3bd75b4eec6 .

PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE - ROTHFUS PUSHES BACK ON OUTSOURCING ATTACK: "The attacks are wrong," a narrator says. "The closest Keith Rothfus has been with China is when he's ordered takeout for his family. Keith has never outsourced a single job. And FactCheck.org called Critz's liberal ally's claim blatantly false. Because of Congressman [Mark] Critz's votes, jobs are being outsourced. And Critz voted for wasteful spending, leading to billions being borrowed from China." Watch: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162919b130ddffc5f3cd3244e2da1cbf7f54099fd5a00488bd2 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162919b130ddffc5f3cd3244e2da1cbf7f54099fd5a00488bd2 .

MINNESOTA HOUSE - HOUSE MAJORITY PAC HITS CRAVAACK: "Chip Cravaack went to Washington and brought back some strange ideas," a narrator says in an ad for the Democratic Super PAC focused on the House about the freshman who toppled Jim Oberstar. "Instead of town hall meetings, you had to pay to see him. He drives a $1,000 a month SUV at taxpayer expense, and Chip Cravaack voted to end the current Medicare system and make seniors pay $6,400 a year more while millionaires get more tax cuts. Chip Cravaack was supposed to take Minnesota values to Washington, NOT the other way around." A recent poll from the group put former Democratic congressman Rick Nolan ahead 47-44. Watch: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16246173a8fdf0b2a72b1ddc092c41e03d69c52961c9b7e8584 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16246173a8fdf0b2a72b1ddc092c41e03d69c52961c9b7e8584 .

MESSAGING-PROGRESSIVE GROUP PUSHES OBAMA ON HOUSING: A new campaign called 'Home Is Where the Vote Is' launches in the state today, trying to give a voice to underwater homeowners. The effort, linked with New Bottom Line, says 12 percent of eligible Colorado voters are underwater (a total of 529,834 mortgages). A video features one urging Obama and Romney to speak out on housing issues while in the Rocky Mountain State. Watch: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162ced7c8d70909ed8afe95fe4d1dd23328314f90bd2b62fdae 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162ced7c8d70909ed8afe95fe4d1dd23328314f90bd2b62fdae .

LIBYA-

REPUBLICANS PLAN to raise questions today about why more actions were not taken ahead of the 9/11 anniversary to protect against embassy attacks. A GOP official points to an AP story posted on Monday about Obama being briefed ahead of 9/11 on what was being done at home and abroad: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162eaddea12f22fd63cc0ab708c74ab4dded807cd3a858a12b2 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162eaddea12f22fd63cc0ab708c74ab4dded807cd3a858a12b2 .

MITT BUNGLED HIS RESPONSE: "Romney's criticism of Obama over the U.S. embassy attacks in North Africa has spiraled into a debate over the GOP nominee's incendiary remarks on the subject," Maggie Haberman and Alex Burns report. "Democrats accused Romney of looking unserious, responding to a news cycle, and even some Republicans agreed, acknowledging the moment is a potentially pivotal test for a candidate who has not made foreign policy or national security central tenets of his candidacy. Some Republicans believe Romney can seize on what has been a difficult 24 hours and use it to make his policy statements more dynamic, especially in advance of an October presidential debate that will
 focus solely on foreign policy and now looms larger." POLITICO: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16240b53f720815cabd83d8cb1b705938c55102ab49c81e6061 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16240b53f720815cabd83d8cb1b705938c55102ab49c81e6061 . New York Times A1 version from Peter Baker and Ashley Parker: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16278a5cd8338e0dde083701eec5332e2f29995b59fb3405190 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16278a5cd8338e0dde083701eec5332e2f29995b59fb3405190 .

THIS MAY STICK: Democrats are trying hard to conflate Romney's comments with McCain's claim at a similar point in September 2008 that the economy was "fundamentally sound." Obama's line to Steve Kroft in yesterday's sit-down could lead to a caricature. 'There&#39;s a broader lesson to be learned here,' Obama said. "Governor Romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16289855650b72ef59aa96d16f1c45d2f80504c7e5a279467ff 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16289855650b72ef59aa96d16f1c45d2f80504c7e5a279467ff 

SUPPORT FOR ROMNEY: A WSJ editorial defends him: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b1622481b5e7be3b7ec1692998d3e70ab2dd2ef2707a2e862304 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b1622481b5e7be3b7ec1692998d3e70ab2dd2ef2707a2e862304 . So does Rich Lowry: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16258803fc978c12f7429ef9d58dad6048319380cd609e50a96 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16258803fc978c12f7429ef9d58dad6048319380cd609e50a96 . Henry Kissinger says he understands: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b1621b4a8bb38d2044405fce8be90e213b1ceca546ddbadfc8db 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b1621b4a8bb38d2044405fce8be90e213b1ceca546ddbadfc8db .

CRITICISM: The Washington Post says he's discredited his campaign: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162d2924f79c5c47d718f4b0cc1aef6b8a01250b94578e7c1f8 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162d2924f79c5c47d718f4b0cc1aef6b8a01250b94578e7c1f8 . The New York Times says he showed an extraordinary lack of presidential character: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162807bd26e5a3f0ff481548d0c530933f6f351ce7f69dd5bfd 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162807bd26e5a3f0ff481548d0c530933f6f351ce7f69dd5bfd . The banner on the Huffington Post is "Shame" over a picture of Romney: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b1624cd543e8fa9b015c7014e01ffa2e69a8876dac8fc97c0c85 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b1624cd543e8fa9b015c7014e01ffa2e69a8876dac8fc97c0c85 .

JOHN MCCAIN tells ABC's Jon Karl that he thinks Obama's response was fine and praises Hillary. In contrast to Romney, McCain offers a moving tribute to the slain ambassador and NO criticism of Obama. Watch: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16238d261864920c66c6989fd39317c18a82f01823dc78be71d 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b16238d261864920c66c6989fd39317c18a82f01823dc78be71d .

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BATTLEGROUND BRIEFING-THE PATH TO 270:

FLORIDA SETTLEMENT WILL KEEP MOST POTENTIAL NON-CITIZENS ON ROLLS: "Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Department of State have already removed 207 noncitizen voters using a federal immigration database, and there could be more to come," the Tampa Bay Times reports. "But most of the people on the initial list of potentially ineligible voters will remain on the state&#39;s voting rolls, officials said Wednesday. The announcements were part of a settlement with a coalition of voter rights groups that had sued over the state&#39;s attempt to purge potential non-U.S. citizens from the voting rolls...In April, the state identified 2,625 potentially ineligible voters after checking voter rolls
 against a motor vehicle database that contained some outdated citizenship information. The coalition filed its lawsuit in June, accusing the state of unfairly targeting minority voters. The plaintiffs agreed Wednesday to drop most of the suit after the state signed off on several 'stipulations.'" Never forget that Florida was decided by 537 votes in 2000, which is why seemingly small stories like this one can become big ones later on: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162b9115078cd4af0da11bd6a056db29ac32b0120c8099c0e24 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162b9115078cd4af0da11bd6a056db29ac32b0120c8099c0e24 .

POTUS CLAIMS CAMPAIGN REGISTERED 100,000 VOTERS LAST WEEK: 'Those are some big numbers," he said on a conference call for volunteers last night. 'There are a bunch of states where if turnout is like it was in 2010, we lose. If turnout is like it was in 2008, we win." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162e9fe275ca6d6de4aa24fcfdaf97dfe81f940055b8b843488 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162e9fe275ca6d6de4aa24fcfdaf97dfe81f940055b8b843488 

SWING STATE HEADLINES-

The Washington Post: "Suburbs are key to victory in Colorado." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162f2eeca8174eb5c299d9bd3bd56725416495732e5f078d448 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162f2eeca8174eb5c299d9bd3bd56725416495732e5f078d448 

WLWT (Cincinnati NBC affiliate): "GOP VP candidate highlights experience at Miami U." Positive earned media off interview with Ryan: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162c5718e8aa786618b80735aa92f18a3d465868b50b8375cf6 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162c5718e8aa786618b80735aa92f18a3d465868b50b8375cf6 

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "Ryan focuses on taxes, spending in Ashwaubenon." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162cbcb8aed4adb7d428c536bb4f51dee8994968b00ccc15083 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162cbcb8aed4adb7d428c536bb4f51dee8994968b00ccc15083 

2016 - JEB BUSH PUBLISHING BOOK ON IMMIGRATION NEXT YEAR: "Bush, who met his wife in Mexico and speaks Spanish, has urged the GOP to moderate its views and rhetoric on the divisive issue, though a harder line still pervades the Republican platform," notes the Tampa Bay Times' Alex Leary. "He is writing the book - formally called Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution - with Clint Bolick, vice president for litigation as the Goldwater Institute and research fellow with the Hoover Institution. 'The book will present a comprehensive solution based on two core principles: immigration is vital to America&#39;s future, fueling its growth, vibrancy and creativity; yet any true and enduring
 solution must adhere to the rule of the law,' read an announcement by Threshold Editions, an imprint of Simon & Shuster. Publication is scheduled for spring 2013." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162d2bfd627608f863b7266147610a38e324c3265a5ec0dbf0e 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162d2bfd627608f863b7266147610a38e324c3265a5ec0dbf0e 

BIG PROGRESS IN CHICAGO TEACHER STRIKE: "Negotiators trying to settle the Chicago teachers strike say more than 350,000 students could be back in the classroom by Friday," the Chicago Tribune reports. "We feel like we're in a pretty good place, we've made a lot of progress today," Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said as she left contract talks shortly before midnight Wednesday. "We spent a lot of time on evaluation. We still have a lot of work to do but it seems like we're definitely coming much closer together than we were certainly this morning." More: "Chicago school board president David Vitale agreed significant progress had been made during talks Wednesday. The progress
 was reported after Chicago Public Schools officials presented a revised contract proposal to the union on Tuesday and it was reviewed and discussed during talks Wednesday."Details on the proposal: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b1626a8febc65d10cb3aa11afab87240e9473e06617675ba6f0e 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b1626a8febc65d10cb3aa11afab87240e9473e06617675ba6f0e .

THE SENATE - LARRY SABATO SWITCHES FLORIDA TO "LEAN DEMOCRATIC": The University of Virginia political scientist speculates that there could be upsets in Indiana, North Dakota, Missouri and Connecticut. "To update our running count, this means that if every senator not up for reelection this year returns to the Senate, and every race currently safe, likely or leaning to one party in this election stays that way, the race for the Senate is tied 48-48, with four toss-ups: Massachusetts, Montana, Missouri and Virginia (but of course there&#39;s the Akin caveat in Missouri)," he writes with Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley. "These four races could eventually split down the middle, leaving a
 50-50 Senate with the vice president breaking a tie." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162061ebe86e46ed3c4fd4fd00b041342d353a1619b102d0b50 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162061ebe86e46ed3c4fd4fd00b041342d353a1619b102d0b50 

THE HOUSE - SESSIONS HINTS HE WANTS TO STAY ON AS NRCC CHAIR: "The Texas Republican said he's having 'so much fun' as chairman of the party's campaign arm that he might vie for a rare third term at the party committee, a move that could be aimed at putting pressure on Speaker John Boehner to find him a spot at a crowded leadership table," Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan report. "Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), Sessions' deputy at the campaign committee, has been openly telling colleagues he plans to run for NRCC chairman...Another explanation for the unexpected comments, offered by several aides, was that Sessions is aware that he is not going to get the Rules chairmanship and is making an early
 argument for why he should remain at the NRCC. Or he's simply making discontent with limited leadership options known." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162e2e8ae2af81dee00424df214cfa1fa4bf76b41c3c17fc1f1 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162e2e8ae2af81dee00424df214cfa1fa4bf76b41c3c17fc1f1 

RHODE ISLAND HOUSE - NRCC LABELS CICILLINE AS CORRUPT: After his primary victory Tuesday, the NRCC goes after freshman Rep. David Cicilline for his previous job in a 1-minute web video that's part of a weekly series. "As mayor, he staged a massive cover up, misleading voters and masking Providence's fiscal crisis in order to get elected to Congress," says a narrator. "Time and time again, Cicilline's claims just didn't add up. And while Cicilline told us Providence was in 'excellent fiscal condition,' voters soon learned the truth. But not until after the election. One thing's clear, we just can't trust David Cicilline." Watch: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162f8e4ab41c1c42b876e1f275a2f556aecca9ee1c6ac56047d 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=7afb7ec20b96b162f8e4ab41c1c42b876e1f275a2f556aecca9ee1c6ac56047d .

WASHINGTON GOVERNOR - DEMS LINK MCKENNA TO TESORO: A new web video from the state Democrats highlights contributions that Republican candidate Rob McKenna has received from the oil company linked with seven worker deaths in a refinery explosion in the state two years ago. They're seizing on a comment he made Monday that the West Coast doesn&#39;t have enough refining capacity to make up for reduced production when accidents happen at refineries. 
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WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR - RGA TIES TOMBLIN TO OBAMA: A day after West Virginia's Democratic governor went up with an ad attacking Obama on coal, the RGA uses health care to link him with the unpopular president in a new ad that will run statewide. "What's that old saying? If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck," a narrator says. "Earl Ray Tomblin's plan sure does look like another plan we've seen: Obamacare. Tomblin's plan puts bureaucrats in charge of senior's health care (and) lets them ration health care...If Earl Ray Tomblin would try to sneak this past us in his first term, just imagine what he'd do if he got reelected?" Watch: 
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MONICA LEWINSKY "is shopping a top-secret book project," The New York Post's Page Six reports this morning. They say she's "been making the rounds with major publishers, who were all asked to sign nondisclosure agreements to take the meetings": 
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JAY PHAROAH will play Obama on "Saturday Night Live" through the election: 
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THE DNC apologizes (and blames a vendor) for displaying images of Russian naval ships during last week's convention: 
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JACK GILLIAM, the CEO of NationBuilder, has compiled more than 170 million voter registration files from all 50 states. He wants to open them up to candidates and small groups that couldn't otherwise afford to compile them. USA Today: 
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JANE FONDA is seen in character as Nancy Reagan in this photo tweeted by Oprah from the set of her movie "The Butler": 
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THE KENNEDY CENTER HONOREES this year will be Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova, and Led Zeppelin (including John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant). Press release: 
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CODA - QUOTE OF THE DAY: 'There are two kinds of people in this world: &#39;I&#39; people and &#39;we&#39; people. I&#39;ve always tried to be a &#39;we&#39; person. I think that our president is an &#39;I&#39; person. He speaks as though he killed Osama bin Laden himself.' - Clint Eastwood in an interview given to Esquire before his RNC speech 
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