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Tuesday Starting Lineup Good Tuesday morning. It's primary day, so there is plenty to watch for today. Stay tuned to Hotline On Call through tonight for news and results in AK, AZ, FL, OK and VT. And be sure to check out our primary tipsheet: http://bit.ly/9JEBkw Also on the radar: Boehner steps into the spotlight, Richmond gets another big endorsement, Sessions steps into FL 24, Bruun looks to expand the GOP's House playing field and bad news for...wait for it....Snooki. Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 7:26am
Why The EPA Has Texas Boiling The partisan issue of climate change is also becoming a contest between state and federal authority.Texas is refusing to comply with what state officials regard as potentially unlawful actions on the part of the Environmental Protection Agency. In a letter dated Aug. 2, state officials accused Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 12:00am
Boehner Calls For Halt To Federal 'Spending Spree' House Minority Leader John Boehner today declared that GOP proposals to limit federal spending could save taxpayers more than $340 billion, while the White House charged Republicans with clinging to failed economic policies that helped create the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 12:00am
OMB to Overhaul High-Risk IT Projects As part of a cost-savings initiative, the administration will scale back $30 billion worth of high-risk IT projects. On Monday, Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra made public a list of 26 high-priority projects that will be reviewed by the Executive Mansion in an effort to reduce their size and scope. The IT overhaul is one component of the administration's "Accountable Government Initiative" announced in July. Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 6:05pm
Hotline Spotlight: Insider Straight Anyone watching politics this year knows the meme: It's an anti-establishment, anti-DC year. If that's so, why are 4 establishment favorites poised to win tomorrow's primaries against decided outsiders? Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 5:05pm
Jindal Fundraising Trail Shows A Lack Of Interest in '12 LA Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) says he has no interest in running for the WH in '12 -- and his recently diminished fundraising profile and lack of a federal PAC confirm that Jindal is probably not just playing coy. The governor has taken no recent steps towards establishing a national fundraising vehicle for a possible WH '12 bid. Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 3:54pm
Primary Tipsheet: AK, AZ, FL Looking for a one stop shop for everything you need to know about the primaries tomorrow? Look no further. Here are Hotline On Call's breakdowns of the races. Be sure to tune in tomorrow. We'll keep you posted on the developments in Alaska, Arizona and Florida. FL SEN: Chaos In The Sunshine State Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 1:28pm
FL SEN Preview: Chaos In The Sunshine State Until late April, everyone thought the FL Senate primary to watch would be on the GOP side. But Gov. Charlie Crist's (I) party switch and financier/developer Jeff Greene's (D) sudden entry into the race upended those expectations, as well as Rep. Kendrick Meek's (D-FL) easy path to the Dem nomination. Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 1:11pm
Telecom Companies Among Top Spenders on Lobbying Four of the top 20 spenders on federal lobbying in the first half of 2010 are telecommunication companies, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. Out of the telecom companies, Verizon spent the most K street dough at roughly $9.2 million. Spending slightly less, AT&T came in second having doled out $9.1 million on federal lobbying. The National Cable & Telecommunications Assn and Comcast Corp., spent $7.9 million and $6.9 million, respectively. Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 12:53pm
FL GOV Preview: McCollum, Scott Limp To Primary Day Earlier this year, FL AG Bill McCollum (R) had smooth sailing toward his general election FL GOV race against FL CFO Alex Sink (D). But a late entry by businessman Rick Scott (R) blew that plan apart, and the GOP primary race soon descended into a very expensive tailspin of negative campaigning. Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 12:12pm

Tuesday Starting Lineup

Good Tuesday morning. It's primary day, so there is plenty to watch for today. Stay tuned to Hotline On Call through tonight for news and results in AK, AZ, FL, OK and VT. And be sure to check out our primary tipsheet: http://bit.ly/9JEBkw

Also on the radar: Boehner steps into the spotlight, Richmond gets another big endorsement, Sessions steps into FL 24, Bruun looks to expand the GOP's House playing field and bad news for...wait for it....Snooki.

Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 7:26am

Why The EPA Has Texas Boiling

The partisan issue of climate change is also becoming a contest between state and federal authority.Texas is refusing to comply with what state officials regard as potentially unlawful actions on the part of the Environmental Protection Agency. In a letter dated Aug. 2, state officials accused

Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 12:00am

Boehner Calls For Halt To Federal 'Spending Spree'

House Minority Leader John Boehner today declared that GOP proposals to limit federal spending could save taxpayers more than $340 billion, while the White House charged Republicans with clinging to failed economic policies that helped create the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression

Posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 12:00am

OMB to Overhaul High-Risk IT Projects

As part of a cost-savings initiative, the administration will scale back $30 billion worth of high-risk IT projects. On Monday, Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra made public a list of 26 high-priority projects that will be reviewed by the Executive Mansion in an effort to reduce their size and scope. The IT overhaul is one component of the administration's "Accountable Government Initiative" announced in July.

Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 6:05pm

Hotline Spotlight: Insider Straight

Anyone watching politics this year knows the meme: It's an anti-establishment, anti-DC year. If that's so, why are 4 establishment favorites poised to win tomorrow's primaries against decided outsiders?

Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 5:05pm

Jindal Fundraising Trail Shows A Lack Of Interest in '12

LA Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) says he has no interest in running for the WH in '12 -- and his recently diminished fundraising profile and lack of a federal PAC confirm that Jindal is probably not just playing coy. The governor has taken no recent steps towards establishing a national fundraising vehicle for a possible WH '12 bid.

Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 3:54pm

Primary Tipsheet: AK, AZ, FL

Looking for a one stop shop for everything you need to know about the primaries tomorrow? Look no further. Here are Hotline On Call's breakdowns of the races.

Be sure to tune in tomorrow. We'll keep you posted on the developments in Alaska, Arizona and Florida.

FL SEN: Chaos In The Sunshine State

Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 1:28pm

FL SEN Preview: Chaos In The Sunshine State

Until late April, everyone thought the FL Senate primary to watch would be on the GOP side. But Gov. Charlie Crist's (I) party switch and financier/developer Jeff Greene's (D) sudden entry into the race upended those expectations, as well as Rep. Kendrick Meek's (D-FL) easy path to the Dem nomination.

Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 1:11pm

Telecom Companies Among Top Spenders on Lobbying

Four of the top 20 spenders on federal lobbying in the first half of 2010 are telecommunication companies, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. Out of the telecom companies, Verizon spent the most K street dough at roughly $9.2 million. Spending slightly less, AT&T came in second having doled out $9.1 million on federal lobbying. The National Cable & Telecommunications Assn and Comcast Corp., spent $7.9 million and $6.9 million, respectively.

Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 12:53pm

FL GOV Preview: McCollum, Scott Limp To Primary Day

Earlier this year, FL AG Bill McCollum (R) had smooth sailing toward his general election FL GOV race against FL CFO Alex Sink (D). But a late entry by businessman Rick Scott (R) blew that plan apart, and the GOP primary race soon descended into a very expensive tailspin of negative campaigning.

Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 12:12pm

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