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>> msnbc's nora o'donnell was a arizona, and melinda hendonburger is editor and chief of the politics daily.com. norah, we watched the whole thing today on television. what was the smell of the crowd? promccain? pro palin? did they understand there was a rift between them or what? >> reporter: there was a bit of awkwardness, not just because of the joke where she was making fun of john mccain's age but also because it was clear that sarah palin was the main attraction. john mccain may have been at the top of the ticket in the last presidential election, but sarah palin is now the star of the r...

President obama describes it as a historic vote. in just a few hours the house will take up debate on legislation that aims to reshape the nation's health care system for millions of people. the house is set to hold an up or down vote later this aft afternoon and it comes after leaders scrapped the controversial idea that would have allowed them to deem the bill passed without really voting on it. so we're down to the wire. the house gets back in session at 1:00 eastern. we're hearing the party has the 216 votes they need to successfully bring the bill to the floor, or do they? patricia murphy...

Three senate democrats announced retirement. bayh of connecticut, dorgan of north dakota. the gop announced five senate retirements adding the open seats of former senators obama and biden whose replacements are not running. that brings to five the number of open senate seats from the dems and six for the gop. in the house there will be 13 open seats now held by democrats but 18 now held by republicans. meantime, the far right challenger to republicans, senator john mccain has made it official. former congressman and current radio talk show host and one-time sportscaster j.d. hayworth announci...

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