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Political insiders say a close aide to New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg's (R) has been pushing a 2008 bid, reports the New York Observer. The plan would have Bloomberg run as an independent or Democrat. Said political consultant Bob Shrum: '"He would have a very strong record to run on. That old Dukakis line might have some resonance, though it didn't work for Dukakis: The issue in this election is competence.'" ..."The Bush administration spent $1.4 billion in taxpayer dollars on 137 contracts with advertising agencies over the past two-and-a-half years," according to Ad Week. ….In the first internal poll done since he announced he was running for his old seat, former Rep. Ken Lucas (D-KY) is leading freshman Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY) by a 10 point margin, 47% to 37%, with 16% undecided, according to the Bluegrass Report. The poll was conducted for the Lucas campaign…Sen. Lamar Alexander's (R-TN) bid for Majority Whip "may be low profile," but he insists he "is very much in the running for the No. 2 leadership post, and he is quietly planting the seeds for a post-election leadership campaign," Roll Call reports…..former Kansas Senator and GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole is a registered lobbyist for the United Arab Emerates, the nation with terrorist ties yet still an American ally wanting to control the unloading operations in several of America's largest ports….Congressional Dems made some major in-roads this month, more than doubling their generic ballot advantage over GOPers from 7 points last month to 15 this month….In Florida's U.S. Senate race, Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) leads Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL), 53% to 31%, a new Quinnipiac poll finds. Republicans back Harris 62% to 22%, while Democrats back Nelson 82% to 7% and independent voters go with the Democrat 55% to 23%. ..."A final word on Jack
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