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By Darryl R. Isherwood | October 27th, 2012 - 12:32pm

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Great story from Herb Jackson of the Record on U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett's campaign largesse.

Garrett is spreading money around the country to help fellow conservatives, which may not be a bad idea, particularly in light of his potential ascension to Budget Committee chairman.

Read the full story here.

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Buono officially chooses O'Donnell

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Quote of the day

"The frustration is she might as well have named Joe Cryan her choice for state party chair because Jason O'Donnell is simply a beard for Joe Cryan." - State Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-3).

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Poll

How do you grade Buono's choice for state party chair?

A. I'm a Republican, so GREAT!!

17%

A. Outstanding. Exemplary leader: firefighter, family man, Democrat with a capital D!

33%

B. Good guy, a decent choice - not great.

11%

C. A good guy - even great guy - kneecapped by awful politics all around.

22%

D. A poor choice.

11%

F. A disaster. Expect Democrats to endure HUGE losses in November.

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