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New DNC Ad: “There’s Something In It For All Of Us”
The Democratic National Committee has this new TV ad, a mostly positive spot on health care that will run on national cable and on local cable in New Hampshire, Montana, Colorado and D.C.:

“Health insurance reform means your family’s care comes first — not insurance industry profits,” the announcer says. “Call Congress. Tell them when it comes health insurance reform, there’s something in it for all of us.”

Obama’s Day Ahead
President Obama will depart from the White House at 11:15 a.m. ET, arriving at 12:40 p.m. ET in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and holding a town hall on health insurance reform at 1 p.m. ET. He will depart from Portsmouth at 3:20 p.m. ET, arriving back at the White House at 4:50 p.m. ET. He will meet at 5:30 p.m. ET at Sec. of Defense Robert Gates.

White House Adapts To New Playbook In Health Care Debate
The New York Times reports that the White House is making a decided effort to adapt to the nature of the health care debate. “There’s a whole set of rumors that the old playbook would tell you not to do anything about because you draw attention,” said deputy communications director Dan Pfeiffer. “The lesson we’ve learned is you ignore these rumors at your peril, and the right answer is to take them head on in as big a way as possible.”

Dems Pick Candidate In NY-23 Special Election
Democrats have selected attorney and Air Force veteran to run in the special election to replace Rep. John McHugh (R-NY), a special election date has not yet been set, but it is expected to occur in the next couple months. Republicans have already picked state Rep. Dede Scozzafava as their candidate.

Cantor Tells GOP Team To Apply Pressure To Blue Dogs
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) is urging his Republican colleagues to apply pressure to Blue Dog Democratic members of Congress, to oppose the health care bill. In an e-mail to his whip team, he told GOPers to tell Blue Dogs the “impact of a government takeover on their districts and constituents.”

Crist Getting Lots Of Input On Who To Appoint to Senate
Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL) is receiving a lot of advice on whom he should appoint to the state’s Senate vacancy, with various people pushing their own favorite candidate for interim Senator. Said state GOP chairman Jim Greer: “I think the governor is going to probably ask for his staff to put a list together and he’s going to either add names or take away names and I don’t believe anyone has a step up.”

Alaska Legislature Overrides Palin’s Final Stimulus Veto
The Alaska legislature has overridden one of former Gov. Sarah Palin’s final vetoes, in which she attempted to turn down $28 million in federal stimulus money for energy cost relief. This was quite a high bar — in Alaska, a three-fourths majority is required to override a veto.

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