Brown opens 10-point lead over Whitman in Field Poll-sacbee.com

Brown opens 10-point lead over Whitman in Field Poll-sacbee.com: With less than a week left before Election Day, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has opened a 10-percentage-point lead over Republican Meg Whitman on the strength of growing support from Latinos, women and independent voters, according to the latest Field Poll released Wednesday.

Tea party antics could end up burning Republicans-washingtonpost.com

Tea party antics could end up burning Republicans-washingtonpost.com: The tea party's volatile influence on this election year appears to be doing more harm than good for Republicans' chances in some of the closest races in the nation, in which little-known candidates who upset the establishment with primary wins are now stumbling in the campaign's final days.

How GOP could win the 10 seats needed to take back the Senate-washingtonpost.com:

How GOP could win the 10 seats needed to take back the Senate-washingtonpost.com: Since 1930, party control of the House has flipped seven times. And each time, Senate control has also switched.

2012 hopefuls to slam Barack Obama-politico.com

2012 hopefuls to slam Barack Obama-politico.com: The tough rhetoric of the 2012 Republican presidential primary season will get a tryout Friday when former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) slam President Barack Obama at the Family Research Council’s “Values Voters Summit.”

House Dems Eye 1099 Repeal-politico.com

House Dems Eye 1099 Repeal-politico.com: Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle hate an onerous tax-reporting requirement in the health care reform law.

The 'Tea Party' Gears up for 2012-Washingtonpost.com:

The 'Tea Party' Gears up for 2012-washingtonpost.com: The playbook for winning the Republican presidential nomination begins with a set of inviolable rules: Start early, raise millions, build an organization, and trudge across the country seeking the blessing of mayors and money men.

Gov't: Spending to Rise Under Health Care Overhaul-washingtonpost.com:

Gov't: Spending to Rise Under Health Care Overhaul-washingtonpost.com: The nation's health care tab will go up - not down - as a result of President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul. That's the conclusion of a government forecast released Thursday, which also finds the increase will be modest.