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Paterson communications head quits
By BEN SMITH | 3/4/10 2:08 PM

Peter Kauffmann emails, explaining why he is leaving effective immediately.
Pelosi annoyed on abortion
By JAMES HOHMANN | 3/4/10 1:59 PM

She gets exasperated when asked about some Dems taking issue with bill's abortion language.
Durbin: Let GOP filibuster
By MANU RAJU | 3/4/10 2:14 PM

Senate Democrats may be ready to actually make Republicans carry out filibusters.
Boehner to raise for Griffith
By JESSICA TAYLOR | 3/4/10 1:29 PM

House Minority Leader John Boehner is headed to Alabama next week to raise money for Rep. Parker Griffith, the freshman congressman who left the Democratic caucus to become a Republican in December.
Hafer raises Murtha's ethics woes
By JOSH KRAUSHAAR | 3/4/10 1:22 PM

Former Pennsylvania Treasurer Barbara Hafer is attempting to tie her Democratic primary opponent in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District to the ethics woes of the late Rep. John Murtha.
Freudenthal won't run for third term
By ALEX ISENSTADT | 3/4/10 1:19 PM

The Wyoming governor's move dramatically enhances GOP chances of picking the seat.
'Vision' leads to Palin, Laura Bush
By KENNETH P. VOGEL | 3/4/10 1:16 PM

The two Republican women will be featured at the "Complete Woman Expo" in North Carolina.
Not on the list
By JESSICA TAYLOR | 3/4/10 1:13 PM

Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln won't be getting any help from EMILY's List in her primary or general election fights this year, the chairwoman of the group's board of directors said Thursday.
Anti-torture DoJ nominee advances
By MEREDITH SHINER | 3/4/10 12:30 PM

Senate Judiciary Committee votes to endorse Dawn Johnsen, Obama’s nominee for DoJ legal counsel.
House to take up a $15B jobs bill
By LISA LERER | 3/4/10 12:53 PM

It comes after days of negotiations between the liberal and conservative wings.
Lincoln starts spending on TV
By ALEX ISENSTADT | 3/4/10 12:15 PM

Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln is spending money on her first television ad of the cycle, just days after Lt. Gov. Bill Halter announced he's challenging her in the Democratic primary.
Pelosi: Out of the loop on Massa
By JAMES HOHMANN | 3/4/10 12:25 PM

Speaker says her office was not formally notified.
Palin show not 'Osbournes go North'
By ANDY BARR | 3/4/10 12:02 PM

Palin is shopping a short television series on Alaska to network executives, according to a senior aide.
Rockefeller aims to block EPA rules
By LISA LERER | 3/4/10 11:39 AM

Legislation would prevent EPA from regulating emissions from power plants, industrial sources.
Stark hands off gavel
By JONATHAN ALLEN & JAKE SHERMAN | 3/4/10 10:01 AM

Rep. Sander Levin will take over as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.
Playbook: Stupak's stand
By MIKE ALLEN | 3/4/10 8:12 AM

Will the health care bill hinge on abortion?
The Huddle: The Massa mess
By GLENN THRUSH | 3/4/10 7:43 AM

Dem majority faces another distraction while already struggling with titanic challenge of passing health reform.
Huck backs Cox for governor
By ALEXANDER BURNS | 3/4/10 7:32 AM

Michigan Republican Attorney General Mike Cox announced Wednesday that Mike Huckabee is endorsing him for governor.
RNC gets flak from right, left
By ANDY BARR & FRED BARBASH | 3/4/10 7:26 AM

Fundraising pitch gets rebuked from both sides.
Citigroup exec to back reforms
By FRED BARBASH | 3/4/10 7:25 AM

Vikram Pandit says the U.S. needs ''smart'' financial regulations to prevent another meltdown.
Brown slams 'corporate suite' background
By ALEXANDER BURNS | 3/4/10 7:23 AM

Newly declared California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown wasted little time after announcing his campaign on Tuesday to start attacking GOP frontrunner Meg Whitman's case for letting a former CEO run the state.
Palin pitches show to L.A. execs
By POLITICO STAFF | 3/4/10 8:17 AM

Palin and "Survivor" producer meet with L.A. execs to discuss a "TV docudrama about Alaska."
Mahoney run looks likely
By TIM ALBERTA | 3/4/10 7:19 AM

The New Hampshire Union Leader's John DiStaso reports that RNC Committeeman Sean Mahoney is looking like a sure thing to run for the GOP nomination for Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter's seat. There are already a handful of Republicans running, including Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta, businessman Rick Ashooh and others. Guinta was expected to lock up support from his party but has left some Republicans underwhelmed by the strength of his campaign.
Dem surgeon looks to succeed Berry
By TIM ALBERTA | 3/4/10 7:10 AM

Democrat Terry Green, an orthopedic surgeon who owns a small medical clinic, has filed for the seat being vacated by Arkansas Democratic Rep. Marion Berry.
Scorekeepers size up House scandals
By ALEXANDER BURNS | 3/4/10 6:49 AM

POLITICO's Morning Score asked its panel of House race experts to weigh in on the scandals this week involving New York Reps. Charlie Rangel and Eric Massa, and whether they'll prove problematic this fall for Democrats beyond those two congressional districts.
Binnie touts business background
By POLITICO STAFF | 3/4/10 6:40 AM

Businessman Bill Binnie is airing two new ads in his bid for the GOP's New Hampshire Senate nomination. In a 15-second spot and a 30-second spot, Binnie is shown talking with workers and touts his credentials as a businessman and his ability to "balance a budget, cut waste and create jobs."
Morning Score: One day later
By ALEXANDER BURNS | 3/4/10 6:35 AM

Massa's surprise has Dems scrambling.
Giannoulias 'clearing the air' with papers
By ALEXANDER BURNS | 3/4/10 6:25 AM

Illinois Democratic state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias met with editorial boards Wednesday as he's running for Senate to address persistent questions about his relationship to a family-owned bank and acknowledging to papers that the Broadway Bank is likely to fail.
Hutchison: Will she stay or will she go?
By POLITICO STAFF | 3/4/10 6:16 AM

Following her defeat in this week's primary for governor of Texas, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison hasn't yet addressed questions about whether and when she'll follow through on her pledge to resign from the Senate. The Dallas Morning News reports: "In Washington, her resignation would give Democrats a brief shot at regaining their Senate supermajority. In Texas, it would set off a scramble for a coveted open Senate seat. The issue is when."
W.H. says access is not Smoot's point
By BEN SMITH | 3/4/10 5:25 AM

Gibbs sees her role as continuing to make the White House the "people’s house."
Arena Digest: Hutchison's loss
3/4/10 5:23 AM

POLITICO's Arena contributors discuss if Hutchison's loss in Texas represents voters' anger.
Mortgage reform key to recovery
By ALYSSA KATZ | 3/4/10 5:23 AM

In an Ideas piece, Katz says the White House has been mostly silent on the nation's credit markets.
Side with consumers, Congress
By REP. BRAD MILLER | 3/4/10 5:22 AM

In an Ideas piece, Miller says Congress must side with working-class families, not finance industry.
Tea partiers' family feud politics
By KASEY S. PIPES | 3/4/10 5:16 AM

In an Ideas piece, Pipes says tea party movement must be attached to larger conservative majority.
Dueling over dual-buy tankers
By JEN DIMASCIO | 3/4/10 5:16 AM

Northrop Grumman is trying to persuade the Pentagon to build its tankers along with Boeing’s.
Suite Talk, March 4, 2010
By BECCA MILFELD & SEUNG MIN KIM | 3/4/10 5:11 AM

Mayer Brown enlists Susan Schwab; Jeff Choudhry joins the Nickles Group.
House nears jobs bill consensus
By LISA LERER | 3/4/10 6:00 AM

But Blue Dogs are threatening to oppose the bill if Pelosi waives the pay-as-you-go rules.
Left rallies against Lincoln
By ALEX ISENSTADT | 3/4/10 5:08 AM

Four labor groups are pledging to spend $1 million to unseat the Democratic senator.
Dems hit agency on energy plan
By MEREDITH SHINER | 3/4/10 7:17 AM

Study finds 79 percent of the $2B in clean-energy grants has gone to foreign companies.
A chairmanship 30 years in making
By DAVID ROGERS | 3/4/10 5:04 AM

Norm Dicks is poised to command the defense appropriations panel he's long wanted to lead.
Stark takes Rangel's gavel - for now
By JONATHAN ALLEN | 3/4/10 5:01 AM

He has history of rude behavior toward lawmakers.
W.H. sees reform homestretch
By CAROL E. LEE | 3/4/10 5:01 AM

Obama hits the road next week for what the administration hopes will be a final health care push.
The ultimate D.C. diet
By ANNE SCHROEDER MULLINS | 3/4/10 5:00 AM

John Coale lost 60 pounds in six months on the regimen.
CLICK Flick: Jay-Z for president?
By ANNE SCHROEDER MULLINS & PATRICK GAVIN | 3/4/10 5:00 AM

The first family says they are big fans of Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce Knowles.
New York gone wild
By BEN SMITH & GLENN THRUSH | 3/4/10 4:57 AM

The state's latest political disgraces are part of a long history of scandal.
Michelle: No longer a 'caricature'
By NIA-MALIKA HENDERSON | 3/4/10 4:53 AM

The first lady talks Rahm, Desiree and smoking in an interview with POLITICO.