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Boehner hopes to make House GOP

House Minority Leader John Boehner believes the house will be under GOP control after Tuesday's elections. But he's facing the tricky prospect of running against Washington while being an 18-year veteran of it.

Today's assignment for MCOM 241

Boehner hopes to make the House GOP

House Minority Leader John Boehner is running against Washington. The trick? He's an 18-year veteran of the place.

Today: Go to a news site such as nytimes.com, usatoday.com or cnn.com. Find some election stories. Write a series of headlines and blurbs linking to different aspects of the election. Link to at least five stories.

You can do it all in one post or in multiple posts

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Democrats hope to pull a senatorial upset in Alaska

A split of votes between the write-in candidacy of Sen. Lisa Murkowski and the Tea Party candidate Joe Miller could open the door for the Democratic candidate to win the Senate race in this heavily Republican state. But does Scott McAdams have enough support to pull the upset?

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Today's blogging assignment

Write a headline and lead for each of the short elements handed out in class.

Here is an example:

Headline: Shoplifter dies after chase
Lead: A man who was spotted stealing clothes from a local department store fled when he was stopped by security, then died after a bystander caught up with him and put him in a headlock.