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Democrats, on the Offensive, Could Gain Both Houses
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110401177_pf.html
By Dan Balz and David S. Broder
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, November 5, 2006; A01
Two days before a bitterly fought midterm election, Democrats have
moved into position to recapture the House and have laid siege to the
Senate, setting the stage for a dramatic recasting of the power
structure in Washington for President Bush's final two years in office,
according to a Washington Post analysis of competitive races across the
country.
In the battle for the House, Democrats appear almost certain to pick up
more than the 15 seats needed to regain the majority. Republicans
virtually concede 10 seats, and a split of the 30 tossup races would
add an additional 15 to the Democratic column.
The Election 'Earthquake'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110301403.html
By David S. Broder
Sunday, November 5, 2006; Page B07
President Bush has been making a brave show of optimism, but unless all
the warning signs are wrong, Tuesday's election is going to confront
the White House with a radically changed political environment -- one
much less to the president's liking.
Chances are there will be far fewer Republicans in office at all levels
from the Capitol down to the courthouse. The Karl Rove strategy of
building up the base and mobilizing it to overwhelm any Democratic
opposition may no longer be viable.
Ping-Pong Diplomacy For Iran
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110301401.html
By Jim Hoagland
Sunday, November 5, 2006; Page B07
It is not the U-turn in foreign policy that Ronald Reagan made with the
Soviet Union in his second term. It is more like a skid on an icy road:
The Bush administration has lurched from insisting on isolating its
enemies abroad to adopting a more sophisticated diplomatic strategy of
conditional engagement with North Korea and Iran.
Think about what you have heard, and not heard, in response to North
Korea's sudden decision last week to return to the six-party
negotiating table in Beijing. What you heard was applause from an
administration that in the past insisted on achieving moral clarity in
foreign policy by not rewarding adversaries for bad behavior. But when
North Korea said it wanted to talk again, the White House issued
immediate upbeat assessments -- despite Pyongyang's having tested a
nuclear weapon three weeks earlier.
Bush Says U.S. Pullout Would Let Iraq Radicals Use Oil as a Weapon
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110401025.html
By Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 5, 2006; Page A06
GREELEY, Colo., Nov. 4 -- During the run-up to the invasion of Iraq,
President Bush and his aides sternly dismissed suggestions that the war
was all about oil. "Nonsense," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld
declared. "This is not about that," said White House spokesman Ari
Fleischer.
Now, more than 3 1/2 years later, someone else is asserting that the
war is about oil -- President Bush.
KANSAS: Infighting Undercuts GOP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400754.html
Sunday, November 5, 2006; Page A07
KANSAS: Infighting Undercuts GOP
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Popular Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) appears headed for a second term
without much of a challenge from state Sen. Jim Barnett (R), leaving
the focus in this state on a rematch in the 2nd Congressional District
between Rep. Jim Ryun (R) and Nancy Boyda (D).
ILLINOIS: Indictments Fuel GOP Campaign
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400755_pf.html
Sunday, November 5, 2006; A08
ILLINOIS: Indictments Fuel GOP Campaign
Federal and state prosecutors are circling around Gov. Rod Blagojevich
(D), and indictments of his associates are creating almost daily
headlines, with charges of fraud, kickbacks and pay-to-play contracts.
Still, he remains in front of opponent Judy Baar Topinka (R) the state
treasurer. She was hammered so hard by Blagojevich's negative ads
coming out of a divisive spring primary that her disapproval score is
higher than his. A late surge has brought Topinka into a competitive
position. Green Party candidate Rich Whitney is winning some newspaper
endorsements and may break into double digits.
The banner House race, for the seat of retiring International Relations
Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R), pits Tammy Duckworth (D), an Iraq
war veteran who lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down,
against state Sen. Peter Roskam (R). Both candidates have received
millions from the national parties. Despite the strong GOP organization
in the suburban Chicago district, the race is close.
CONNECTICUT: House Incumbents Nervous
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400758_pf.html
Sunday, November 5, 2006; A08
CONNECTICUT: House Incumbents Nervous
It's a rare occurrence in politics these days when more than half of a
state's congressional delegation is in electoral jeopardy. But in
Connecticut, GOP Reps. Rob Simmons, Chris Shays and Nancy Johnson all
face serious challenges on Tuesday, with most independent observers
predicting at least one of them will fall.
Johnson appears to be the most imperiled. Her longevity -- she has held
her seat since 1983 -- may be working against her, as state Sen. Chris
Murphy (D) has labeled her part of the problem in Washington. Johnson
has spent more than $4 million on her reelection, but polls show her
support still hovering in the 40s.
ALASKA: Alternatives to the Status Quo
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400750.html
Sunday, November 5, 2006; Page A09
ALASKA: Alternatives to the Status Quo
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In one of the more stunning rebukes this year, Republican primary
voters denied Gov. Frank Murkowski the chance to serve a second term.
Murkowski, who served in the Senate before returning home four years
ago as governor, finished third in the August primary.
ARIZONA: Conservative Fights for His Seat
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400753.html
Sunday, November 5, 2006; Page A09
ARIZONA: Conservative Fights for His Seat
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Gov. Janet Napolitano (D), a rising star as the first female chair of
the National Governors Association, is cruising to a second term over
conservative think tank president Len Munsil (R).
Sen. Jon Kyl (R) has faced a stiffer challenge from developer and
former state Democratic Party chairman Jim Pederson, who has sunk
millions into his race and has been bolstered by late funds from the
national party. But with heavy emphasis on measures against illegal
immigration and support for Bush on Iraq, Kyl seems to have fended off
Pederson and secured a third term.
COLORADO: Chances for Democratic Gains
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400756.html
Sunday, November 5, 2006; Page A09
COLORADO: Chances for Democratic Gains
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Two-term Gov. Bill Owens (R) is term-limited, and Democrat Bill Ritter
is running well ahead of Rep. Bob Beauprez (R) in the race to succeed
him. Beauprez originally looked like the stronger of the two
candidates, but he got badly bruised in an early intraparty conflict
and never recovered. Ritter, a former Denver district attorney and an
abortion opponent, is benefiting as the state goes from red to purple.
DELAWARE: Focus Is on Attorney General
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400751_pf.html
Sunday, November 5, 2006; A10
DELAWARE: Focus Is on Attorney General
In a state that loves its incumbents, Sen. Tom Carper (D) has barely
had to bother with the opposition from Temple University professor Jan
Ting (R). More attention has focused on the effort by Beau Biden (D),
son of Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.), to win the attorney general's race
against Ferris Wharton (R), a 23-year veteran of the state Justice
Department.
ALABAMA: No 'Miracle' Expected
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400757_pf.html
Sunday, November 5, 2006; A10
ALABAMA: No 'Miracle' Expected
After beating a religious-right opponent in the primary, Gov. Bob Riley
(R) is on his way to a second term. His opponent, Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley
(D) said it would take "a minor miracle" for her to win.
Bush, Cheney Blitz West In Final Campaign Drive
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400992.html
By Shailagh Murray and Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, November 5, 2006; Page A11
President Bush and Vice President Cheney blitzed through Western states
yesterday, revving up conservative voters with threats of tax increases
and legalized gay marriage if Democrats win big on Tuesday.
Bush delivered his weekly radio address live from a Colorado coffee
shop, touting the tax cuts that a Republican-led Congress approved
during his first term. A favorite line is to quote House Minority
Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) declaring that Democrats also love tax
cuts. "Given her record," Bush says at every stop now, "she must be a
secret admirer."
Disgraced Minister Fired From Church In Colorado
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400647.html
Associated Press
Sunday, November 5, 2006; Page A11
COLORADO SPRINGS, Nov. 4 -- The Rev. Ted Haggard was dismissed Saturday
as leader of the megachurch he founded after a board determined the
influential evangelist had committed "sexually immoral conduct," the
church said Saturday.
Haggard resigned Thursday as president of the National Association of
Evangelicals, where he held sway in Washington and condemned
homosexuality, after a Denver man claimed to have had drug-fueled
trysts with him.
Fla. Candidate Battles the Anti-GOP Tide
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110401006.html
House Hopeful in Heavily Republican District Tries to Rally
Disenchanted Voter Base
By Michael Grunwald
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 5, 2006; Page A05
BRADENTON, Fla., Nov. 4 -- Vern Buchanan is the Republican
congressional candidate in this heavily Republican district, hoping to
succeed a onetime GOP icon, Rep. Katharine Harris. The self-made
businessman has given his campaign $5.5 million, the third-largest cash
dump in the history of House races. He has campaigned with President
Bush, first lady Laura Bush, Gov. Jeb Bush and Vice President Cheney;
today's guest was former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.
Dissent Grows at U.N. Over Iran
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400959_pf.html
China, Russia Object to Including U.S.-Backed Military Option
By Colum Lynch
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 5, 2006; A25
UNITED NATIONS -- As the Bush administration struggles to rally
international pressure on Iran to halt its nuclear program, China and
Russia are working to take the most powerful diplomatic weapon off the
table: the military option.
Moscow and Beijing insist that a U.N. sanctions resolution under
negotiation in New York should avoid language that could be used as a
pretext for a military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities. They
have received the tacit backing of the United States' key European
partners, Britain, France and Germany.
At N. Korea Border, an Even Flow
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400851.html
Sanctions Seem to Pose Little Problem for Chinese Exporters
By Edward Cody
Washington Post Foreign Service
Sunday, November 5, 2006; Page A27
DANDONG, China -- Shortly after 9 a.m., the parade of Chinese freight
trucks set out across the Yalu River to North Korea. Hauling sealed
containers marked "Chinese customs inspection," the trucks chugged over
the Friendship Bridge at a rate of one per minute with shipments of
apples, used television sets and textiles.
The most visible part of China's growing trade with North Korea was on
full display in this border town 420 miles northeast of Beijing,
apparently unaffected by U.N. sanctions imposed after the Pyongyang
government tested a nuclear device Oct. 9. Chinese merchants here said
they have experienced only minor tightening since members of the
Security Council, including China, voted to block exports to North
Korea of nuclear-related material, high-tech weapons and luxury goods.
Dispatch From The Future
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110301470.html
By Wolfgang Drechsler
Sunday, November 5, 2006; Page B01
TALLINN, Estonia
On the night of Oct. 16, 2005, I sat in front of a huge screen in one
of the great halls of Tallinn Castle to watch results come in from the
first genuine nationwide Internet elections in the world. Soon, numbers
began pouring down the screen, Matrix-like, as the votes were assembled
and counted, votes from citizens who had hit the send buttons on their
PCs and notebooks throughout this small northeast European nation. Some
of my fellow election observers muttered their unease; after all, it
was hard to judge what was happening, what the numbers meant.
The Campaign That Never Happened
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/opinion/05chaon.html
By DAN CHAON
Voting machines are the big political topic in Ohio.
Divorce-Court Politics
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/opinion/05baxter.html
By CHARLES BAXTER
In Minnesota, the appeal to polarization may have lost its appeal,
possibly because the press of calamitous current events seems so
urgent.
Separate but Equal
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/opinion/05hicks.html
By ROBERT HICKS
Is Tennessee ready to elect a man of color as senator? Is the only real
difference between the two candidates skin-deep?
Friend of the Farmer
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/opinion/05mcnamer.html
By DEIRDRE MCNAMER
There is a certain kind of Montana Republican who makes this horse race
difficult to call, and my dad is one.
Asterisks for the Political Rulebook
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/weekinreview/05purnick.html?ref=weekinreview
By JOYCE PURNICK
If the Democrats sweep in, it won't be because "all politics is
local."
Democrats Fight for the Right to Say, 'You're Welcome'
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/weekinreview/05zele.html?ref=weekinreview
By JEFF ZELENY
The last time there was a seismic upset in Congress, Newt Gingrich was
the clear architect. Now the Democrats seem to be driving - so who is
at the wheel?
With Jewish Roots Now Prized, Spain Starts Digging
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/world/europe/05spain.html?ref=world
By RENWICK McLEAN
After expelling its Jews 500 years ago, Spain is rediscovering the
Jewish culture that once thrived in the country for centuries.
In the Holy Caves of India
http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/travel/05caves.html?ref=asia&pagewanted=all
By SIMON WINCHESTER
The Ajanta Caves, carved into the sheer face of a horseshoe-shaped
cliff at the start of the second century B.C., are an eloquent
testimony to India's immense and unbroken history.
Turks March Against Islamist Influences and European Pressures
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/world/europe/05turkey.html?ref=europe
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thousands of nationalist Turks marched in Ankara, vowing to defend the
secular government against radical Islamic influences.
Race Tracker: A Change in Montana
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=564
Another update to the Senate map, this time in Montana.
The States of Play
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=563
G.O.P. leaders are "increasingly resigned to losing at least 15 seats
and therefore control of the House," write Adam Nagourney and Robin
Toner in their latest opus.
Race Tracker: The New Jersey Senate
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=562
This just in. Over on the Senate map, we made one more change to the
New Jersey Senate race.
G.O.P. Glum as It Struggles to Hold Congress
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/us/politics/05elect.html?ref=politics&pagewanted=all
By ADAM NAGOURNEY and ROBIN TONER
Republicans said the best outcome they could foresee was losing 12
House seats.
Star Power to Blood Sport, Tennessee Senate Race Has It
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/us/politics/05diary.html?ref=politics&pagewanted=all
By MARK LEIBOVICH
Other races may well determine Senate control, but there is something
about Tennessee that has invited immense attention.
New Jersey Race Is Wearying Voters and Candidates
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/nyregion/05jersey.html?ref=politics&pagewanted=all
By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI
The campaign trail through this much-maligned state in the final days
feels like a dinner party gone on a few courses too long.
Contrast in Styles: Lieberman's Polished Formality vs. Lamont's
Enthusiasm
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/nyregion/05conn.html?ref=politics&pagewanted=all
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and JENNIFER MEDINA
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman's campaign sometimes teeters with pomp and
formality while Ned Lamont's campaign tends to be unvarnished, but rich
with enthusiasm.
Bush Lends a Hand to G.O.P. Congresswoman in a Tight Race
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/us/politics/05bush.html?ref=politics
By JIM RUTENBERG
President Bush lent support to Representative Marilyn Musgrave of
Colorado, who is facing an unexpectedly tough challenge this year.
Free-Range Politicians
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/us/politics/05Pintro.html?ref=politics
By JEFF ZELENY
Prospective 2008 presidential candidates have been unable to fill all
the requests from candidates desperately seeking surrogates.
Living in China's World
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/business/yourmoney/05shelf.html?ref=business
By STEPHEN KOTKIN
Understanding the global connections not centered in America.
Twilight of the Idols
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/books/review/Dizikes.t.html?ref=science&pagewanted=all
By PETER DIZIKES
Do changes in science mean the traditional great-man science biography
is going the way of the dodo?
Election Day
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/books/review/Kinsley.t.html?pagewanted=all
By MICHAEL KINSLEY
The great flaw in American democracy has nothing to do with voting
machines or lobbyists; it is the enormous tolerance for intellectual
dishonesty.
'The Wicked Son: Anti-Semitism, Self-Hatred, and the Jews'
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/books/review/Margolick.t.html?ref=review
By DAVID MAMET
Reviewed by DAVID MARGOLICK
To David Mamet, too many Jews are negative, weak, defeatist, ignorant
and ungrateful.
'The Real Animal House'
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/books/review/Buckley3.t.html?ref=review
By CHRIS MILLER
Reviewed by CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY
One of the forces behind "Animal House" reveals that the movie was
truer to life than you might have guessed.
Biographies of Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/books/review/Parker.t.html?ref=review&pagewanted=all
By DAVID NASAW and DAVID CANNADINE
Reviewed by RICHARD PARKER
Industrialism gave us a new generation of leaders - we might even
call them America's second founders.
'Measuring the World'
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/books/review/LeClair.t.html?ref=review
By DANIEL KEHLMANN
Reviewed by TOM LECLAIR
Set in the 19th century, Daniel Kehlmann's novel follows two
Enlightenment legends, Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Gauss.
'Size Matters'
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/books/review/Stossel.t.html?ref=review
By STEPHEN S. HALL
Reviewed by SCOTT STOSSEL
Are tall men really fated to do better in life? A short man explores
the question.
'The American Plague'
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/books/review/Roach.t.html?ref=review&pagewanted=all
By MOLLY CALDWELL CROSBY
Reviewed by MARY ROACH
Molly Caldwell Crosby finds sufferers and heroes aplenty in her account
of the 1878 yellow fever epidemic.
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