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Winfrey said Americans could "fall in love" with Palin as a television personality. As for Palin as a presidential candidate, the prospect "does not scare me because I believe in the intelligence of the American public," she said.
CNN called the tea party movement fascinating and diverse and said it "already has drastically changed the country's political landscape."
Murkowski, a Republican, signaled her independence, saying her victory did not come about through a GOP campaign alone but was supported by independents and Democrats as well.
Pelosi also has a challenge from the moderate/conservative faction of her party -- Rep. Heath Shuler says he will run against her for minority leader.
Election officials will begin counting write-in ballots in Alaska's Senate race next week to determine how many have incumbent Republican Lisa Murkowski's name on them.
The Democrat is hoping that last-minute recorded phone messages from the former president will help push him over the top in the three-way battle for Senate.
The Florida Democrat, trailing in the polls, vows to stay and fight, despite reports that he's been urged to drop out of the three-way contest and back independent Charlie Crist to help beat Republican Marco Rubio.
A conservative backlash greeted the VFW political action committee's Democratic-heavy congressional endorsements, even though the party is generous toward veterans.
Archbishop Raymond Burke, an influential American prelate at the Vatican, draws a line in the sand but says he's not being partisan.
Van Tran, who's hopes to unseat Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez, says something stinks in Washington and he's trying to demonstrate with a scratch-and-sniff political mailing.
The former president will campaign in Rhode Island for Frank Caprio, the Democratic candidate for governor who said President Obama could "shove it" for not endorsing him.
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