The Fix: July 2, 2006 - July 8, 2006
The Friday Line: Dems Eye Possible Senate Pickups
By now any loyal Fix reader knows the state of play in the fight for control of the Senate. Democrats need six seats to regain the majority and have five possible pickup opportunities -- Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Missouri, Montana and...
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July 7, 2006; 7:30 AM ET |
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The Fix Talks Back
I spent an hour this morning fielding questions during a live online chat. As always, there were alot more questions than I could get to so I kept a few of the best and answered them below. Don't forget to...
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July 6, 2006; 5:08 PM ET |
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Landing Big Campaign Finance Fish
Casinos regularly ply deep-pocketed gamblers with free drinks, hotel rooms and a variety of other goodies. Score a few of these "whales" -- as these big-time betters are known -- and a casino's reputation and financial well-being receives a major...
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July 6, 2006; 1:08 PM ET |
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Lieberman: Iraq and a Hard Place
Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman's decision to gather signatures to run as an Independent in the event he loses the Aug. 8 Democratic primary shocked many in the political world. It shouldn't. Lieberman had been sending signals for weeks (if not...
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July 5, 2006; 4:05 PM ET |
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Parsing The Polls: Condoleezza Rice
Since most people (The Fix included) spent the holiday weekend tuned out from politics, you might have missed a few important stories that ran in the Post over the last few days. The most intriguing was a piece in Monday's...
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July 5, 2006; 10:25 AM ET |
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CT Senate: Lieberman May Run as Independent
Sen. Joe Lieberman is hedging his bets ahead of Connecticut's Aug. 8 primary, announcing today that, though he expects the win the primary, his campaign will gather enough signatures to have his name placed on the ballot as an independent....
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July 3, 2006; 3:20 PM ET |
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New Politics Features
Readers of The Fix, Over the past few months, washingtonpost.com has added the following new features to our politics section. These features are designed to make our coverage of politics more useful to our readers by providing access to more...
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July 3, 2006; 12:37 PM ET |
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