Politics Afternoon Edition: Murkowski may declare victory

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010 HEADLINES 1) Chamber: We'll leave Obama alone "It's not in our interest to get into presidential politics," Chamber President Tom Donohue said. "And it is not our intention to participate in any activity to weaken the president for his reelection." » Read full article 2) Murkowski may declare victory The Alaska senator's lead over tea party favorite Joe Miller appears insurmountable. » Read full article 3) Chuck Schumer gets more power Schumer has been put in charge of the Senate Democrats' "messaging." » Read full article 4) Shakeup in Harry Reid's staff One of the longest-serving staffers in the Senate is retiring, spurring a shakeup of Harry Reid's top aides. » Read full article 5) Food safety bill moves forward Measure would give the Food and Drug Administration more power to prevent foodborne illnesses. » Read full article THE WASHINGTON POST APP FOR IPAD ™ Watch Bob Woodward and Ben Bradlee discuss The Washington Post App for iPad here. Download our new App for iPad here. QUOTE OF THE DAY Sen. George LeMieux (R-Fla.) on the enhanced "pat-down" procedure recently implemented as an airport screening tool: "I would not want my wife to be touched in [that way]...I would not want to be touched that way. There has to be a balance here. ... I think we've gone too far afield." COMMENT OF THE DAY BluByu, on 'Chuck Schumer helps the Democrats get political' article: I normally have little good to say about Schumer, but he's dead right on his tax cut proposal. The public will overwhelmingly buy it if the line between "middle class" and "rich" is neatly drawn at $1 million. MULTIMEDIA Video | The Fast Fix Who is John Boehner? Here are five things you probably didn't know about the new House speaker SEND US A TIP | ADVERTISE | UNSUBSCRIBE | PRIVACY POLICY | NEWSLETTER CENTER Washington Post Digital c/o E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071