CQ Today Midday Update
Midday Update for Friday, April 16, 2010 In This Issue
--------------------------------- Today in WashingtonThe House convened for a pro forma session. The Senate is not in session. The President spoke at the White House Conference on America's Great Outdoors at the Interior Department; met with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan; meets with the Presidents Economic Recovery Advisory Board. In Washington, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Embassy of Poland host a screening of the Academy Award-nominated film "Katyn," about the 1940 killings of thousands of Polish nationals by the Soviets. 3 p.m., 2325 Rayburn Bldg. --------------------------------- Top StoriesFor High Court Nominations, Timing Is CriticalEver since Robert H. Bork's Supreme Court nomination was defeated in October 1987, after months of unrelenting Democratic attacks, presidents of both parties have sought to get their picks confirmed before the Senate's August recess. [Read More]Senators Urged to Hew to Party Lines on Financial OverhaulWith a financial industry overhaul headed to the Senate floor next week, the task for leaders of both parties is to prevent members from breaking ranks -- and that is already proving to be a challenge. [Read More] --------------------------------- CQ Politics: The EyePoll Shows Hawaii Special Election Could Be a Dead Heat: A poll of voters in Hawaii's 1st District showed Republican Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou with 32 percent, former Democratic Rep. Ed Case with 29 percent and Democratic state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa with 28 percent. The survey found 7 percent of respondents were undecided in the winner-take-all vote-by-mail special election. Potential Grayson Rival Raises $305,000: Florida businessman Bruce O'Donoghue, who was recruited by the National Republican Congressional Committee to take on outspoken first-term Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson, said he started his House campaign with $50,000 of his own money, then raised $305,000. In Nevada, Titus Widens Cash Edge Over Heck: One of the lingering questions about Republican Joe Heck's ability to topple Democratic Rep. Dina Titus has been his fundraising, and Heck's first-quarter financial report is unlikely to silence those concerns.
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