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jeffzeleny

  1. GOP convention abruptly cuts the contract of Web strategist named in Davis-Ricketts plan. @jimrutenberg and I report: nyti.ms/JM7GPy
  2. @washingtonweek: Catch this week's show & Web cast @davidmwessel @jeffzeleny @JohnJHarwood & @ktumulty ow.ly/aYUS9 #WashingtonWeek
  3. @brekkefletch @OOPalmilla @davidchalian Very very cool.
  4. RT @HotlineJosh: Must-read from @PeterHambyCNN, w/ shoe-leather reporting in Raleigh, concluding Obama long-shot in NC bit.ly/M162Zm
  5. As Ricketts SuperPAC distances itself from Fred Davis, one thing to remember: Davis & Co did their winning ad this week in Neb. Senate race
  6. Reverberations ricochet across political landscape for Ricketts SuperPAC. @jimrutenberg and I report in today's NYT: nyti.ms/JWUDuh
  7. Laura Ricketts, top Obama donor, says of her family: "Though we may have diverse political views, above all we love and respect each other."
  8. Romney reacts to Wright SuperPac, saying in Florida: "I repudiate that effort. I think it's the wrong course for a PAC or a campaign."
  9. The Ricketts rejection of Wright is noted, but don't miss Pg. 46 of document: “With your preliminary approval at the New York meeting..."
  10. Joe Ricketts distances himself from Wright plan. A spokesman says it "reflects an approach to politics that Mr. Ricketts rejects."
  11. Would McCain run Wright ads if he could do over? No. “He stands by decisions he made during that race and would make them again," spox says
  12. Here is the full 54-page confidential document, "The Plan to Defeat Barack Hussein Obama." Read it here: nyti.ms/Jm1B7N.
  13. Matt Rhoades, Romney manager, on GOP SuperPac plan to use Rev. Wright against Obama: "We repudiate any efforts on our side to do so.”  
  14. DeMint's kingmaker effort sputters in Nebraska, stirs backlash from Senate GOP. A good read from @jonathanweisman: nyti.ms/Kvubcq
  15. A rare inside look at "The Defeat of Barack Hussein Obama," a SuperPac's detailed plan. @jimrutenberg and I report: nyti.ms/J1dO3p
  16. To reassure donors and plan strategy, Mary Beth Cahill joins Obama Super PAC as a top adviser. Our Caucus post here: nyti.ms/JsBxfG
  17. BREAKING: Mary Beth Cahill, former Kerry campaign manager, heading to Priorities USA to advise the leading Obama "super PAC." Developing.
  18. POTUS and Cong leaders lunch at WH--first time since Feb. Menu? S'wiches from Taylor Gourmet where Obama talked small biz. Tab? $62.79.  
  19. @SarahPalinUSA credited for @DebFischer2012 win, but a factor just as big? Kay Orr, former Neb gov-endorsed early and persuaded Palin #NESEN
  20. RT @LJSdon: Fischer won 76 of 93 counties. Bruning won 15, including Douglas and Sarpy. #NESEN