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By Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org Staff Writer
The tax hikes that so many states levied to plug holes in their recession-ravaged budgets this year could endanger a few incumbent governors’ careers in 2010 when 37 gubernatorial contests are at stake.
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By Dan Balz, The Washington Post
AUSTIN, Texas -- Republican governors wrapped up a two-day pep rally here on Thursday with an expression of confidence that the political winds have begun to shift in their direction, thanks to what they called a backlash among many voters against the policies of the Obama administration. (Also see: US: GOP officials urge candidates to avoid shrill tone )
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AR: Morris predicts GOP congressional gains in state
By Rob Moritz, Arkansas News Bureau
Sen. Blanche Lincoln and other congressional Democrats in Arkansas will have difficulty getting re-elected next year because they will have a hard time separating themselves from the national Democratic agenda, political strategist Dick Morris said today.
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CA: Ex-Lt. Gov. Reinecke endorses Whitman
By Dan Walters, The Sacramento Bee
Ed Reinecke, who was California lieutenant governor some 40 years ago until being forced to resign after being touched by the Watergate scandal, has endorsed Meg Whitman for the Republican nomination for governor, the Whitman campaign announced today.
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GA: Health reform in D.C. could influence gubernatorial race
By Aaron Gould Sheinin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The fractious debate over health care reform has mostly been a federal affair. But if the version favored by the top Democrat in the U.S. Senate becomes law, leaders in the states could play a huge role by choosing to opt out of the so-called "public option."
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GA: Adelman nominated ambassador to Singapore
By Aaron Gould Sheinin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
State Sen. David Adelman (D-Atlanta) has been nominated by President Barack Obama to be U.S. ambassador to Singapore, the White House announced late Thursday.
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IA: Branstad -- Iowa Poll encouraging
By Tom Beaumont, The Des Moines Register
Former Gov. Terry Branstad said Iowa voters' early preference of him over Gov. Chet Culver is helping his fundraising as the longtime Republican governor begins cranking up his campaign operation.
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IL: State senator would consider leasing tollway
By Joseph Ryan, Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)
State Sen. Bill Brady, a Bloomington Republican, says he would consider selling the Illinois tollway to a private company if elected to the state's top post, putting him at odds with at least one challenger in the GOP primary for governor.
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KY: Senate hopefuls squabble about terrorism, coal
By Jack Brammer, Lexington Herald-Leader
LOUISVILLE — Republicans Trey Grayson and Rand Paul exchanged sharp words on the issue of Guantánamo Bay, and Democrats Jack Conway and Daniel Mongiardo squabbled about their alliances with coal.
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MA: Gubernatorial candidates spar over local aid
By John R. Ellement, The Boston Globe
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -- Timothy P. Cahill has spent 22 years in public life, but the state treasurer said he was nervous as he rose to speak to some 200 business people at a breakfast meeting here yesterday.
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MA: Baker narrows list of running mates
By Frank Phillips, The Boston Globe
As part of a decision that will significantly shape next year's gubernatorial race, Republican Charles D. Baker is reviewing a final list of four potential running mates, including a district attorney, the GOP's two top legislative leaders, and a lawmaker known for her political candor, a campaign adviser said yesterday.
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MA: Charles Baker cooks up plan to cut pension abuse
By Hillary Chabot, Boston Herald
Job-hopping to inflate state pensions and out-the-door parachutes higher than $90,000 will be banned under a new proposal by Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker, as a Herald review shows the number of retirees raking in that much or more shot up 30 percent this year.
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ME: No probe for city's TABOR fliers
By Susan M. Cover, Kennebec Journal
The state ethics commission decided Thursday against an investigation into whether South Portland should be required to file campaign finance reports because of a flier it sent regarding the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
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ME: Foes of gay vows face probe
By Susan M. Cover, Kennebec Journal
State ethics commission staff will soon begin an investigation into the fundraising practices of a group that contributed at least $1.6 million to defeat gay marriage in Maine.
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ME: Election money may be scant
By Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News
The prospect that Maine's clean election fund could run dry before the November 2010 elections is causing some concerns among gubernatorial candidates hoping to tap into the program.
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NC: N.C. Sen. Boseman says she won't run again
By The Associated Press, The Winston-Salem Journal
State Sen. Julia Boseman, the first openly gay person elected to the General Assembly, said yesterday that she won't run for a fourth term in the Senate next year, citing family responsibilities.
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NC: .C. Sen. Boseman says she won't run again
By The Associated Press, The Winston-Salem Journal
State Sen. Julia Boseman, the first openly gay person elected to the General Assembly, said yesterday that she won't run for a fourth term in the Senate next year, citing family responsibilities.
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NC: Stam sees a chance for eminent domain bill
By Benjamin Niolet and Rob Christensen, The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The departure of state Sen. Tony Rand has a lot of people wondering how the Senate will operate without the powerful master of rules, legislative maneuvers and hardball politics. It even has state Rep. Paul Stam wondering whether he'll finally get a favorite bill passed in the Senate.
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NJ: A forceful entry by Christie, and a sober exit by Corzine
By David M. Halbfinger, The New York Times
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — In a vivid contrast of their styles and standing, a soft-spoken Gov. Jon S. Corzine delivered a choked-up goodbye here Thursday while Governor-elect Christopher J. Christie vowed to "force change" on New Jersey even if it meant dragging his adversaries to the table.
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NJ: Governors don't call this home
By David M. Halbfinger, The New York Times
It is a 20-room Greek Revival mansion, with Italian gardens, a music room and a wood-paneled library. But no one seems to want to live in Drumthwacket, the governor's residence in Princeton Township, N.J.
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NJ: Essex Democrat is on track as next Assembly speaker
By Chris Megerian and Josh Margolin, The Star-Ledger (Newark)
Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver now has a clear path to become speaker of the lower house, after her only remaining competition for the post, Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman, dropped out of contention yesterday.
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NY: Giuliani eyes Senate run
By Suzanne Sataline, The Wall Street Journal
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who has been widely rumored to be interested in running for governor, is weighing "a real possibility" of seeking a U.S. Senate seat next year, a former Giuliani campaign aide said.
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OH: Casino issue won big with absentee voters
By Mark Niquette, The Columbus Dispatch
Voters who cast an absentee ballot in the Nov. 3 election generally were much more likely to support the statewide issue authorizing casinos than those who went to the polls Election Day, final unofficial results show.
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SC: Candidate for governor raises Confederate flag issue
By Gina Smith, The State (Columbia)
The Confederate flag must be removed from the State House grounds if South Carolina is to attract jobs, according to one Democrat running for governor. Thursday, Mullins McLeod, a Charleston attorney, released a plan to create jobs and reopened an old S.C. wound about whether it's appropriate to fly the flag on Capitol grounds.
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SC: Ethics panel votes to charge Sanford
By John O'Connor, The State (Columbia)
Gov. Mark Sanford agreed Thursday to remove the last hurdle to a long-delayed House of Representatives impeachment investigation of his travel and campaign expenses.
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SD: Pricey fight over ban expected
By Peter Harriman, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls)
Backers of a statewide smoking ban say they expect to be outspent by opponents in what's expected to be a hard-fought campaign after deciding Thursday not to appeal a judge's ruling.
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TX: Despite his millions, Shami faces steep climb to governor's office
By Corrie MacLaggan and Jason Embry, The Austin American-Statesman
HOUSTON — With hundreds of supporters watching, businessman Farouk Shami leapt into the Democratic gubernatorial primary field Thursday with plenty of hoopla and a promise to spend millions more than his opponents will likely raise, but he will face obstacles that even money may not allow him to overcome.
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US: GOP officials urge candidates to avoid shrill tone
By Peter Wallsten, The Wall Street Journal
AUSTIN, Texas -- Republican governors Thursday urged GOP candidates competing in 2010 elections to not harshly attack President Barack Obama, citing polls that show his personal popularity remaining strong despite unease over his policies.
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VT: 5 Democrats make pitch for governor
By Terri Hallenbeck, Burlington Free Press
Marcella and Chris Chiarello of Shelburne went to Thursday night's gubernatorial candidate forum hoping for hints that will help them choose from a field of five Democratic candidates with strikingly similar viewpoints.
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