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Special Provision for North Dakota Bank Removed From Health Bill
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyFacing a barrage of questions, Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) Thursday sought the removal of a special provision he had written into the package of fixes to the Senate health care bill that would have applied only to the Bank of North Dakota. The provision would have allowed the Bank of North Dakota to continue to originate and service student loans even though a pending overhaul says that all such loans will originate through the U.S. Department of Education, beginning July 1. The bill stipulated that only North Dakota residents attending North Dakota schools would be eligible for the ...
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven to Announce Senate Bid
By David Sessions - Politics DailyNorth Dakota Gov. John Hoeven is expected to announce Monday that he will run to replace the retiring Byron Dorgan in the U.S. Senate, Politico reports. The announcement will come at the GOP district convention in Bismarck. Hoeven was long expected to enter the race, and recent polls show the popular three-term governor leading Dorgan, a Democrat, by 22 percentage points. National Republican leaders, including Mike Huckabee, have encouraged him to enter the race, which now looks even more attractive after Dorgan's unexpected exit. ...
Red States in Play
By David Knowles - Politics DailyMake no mistake, the battleground for this year's election is located in traditionally Republican-held states. And, as we move toward the climax of the race, more so-called "red states" are being put into play.Over the weekend, two staunchly crimson states, South Dakota and Arizona, were downgraded from "strong" bets for McCain to "lean" McCain. Though McCain leads in S.D. by a cumulative total of 7.5%, and in his home state of AZ by 7.2%, it is worth remembering that McCain's victory plan now relies on winning Pennsylvania, where, by the same measurements, he trails by 12.7%. In other words, ...
The New Battlegrounds
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThe trend lines have become clear in recent weeks. States that Republicans took in 200 and 2004, are no longer safe. Here's a sampling of the new battlegrounds:North Carolina: ...
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