Tuesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

The President is delivering a major speech on jobs and the economy today at 11:15 a.m. The speech will be delivered at the Brookings Institute. Also, at 11:00 a.m., the White House Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra and its Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra will be holding a live chat on the Obama administration's "Open Government Plan." Watch and ask questions here.

Today, the Senate will vote on an anti-choice amendment offered by Conservative Democrat Ben Nelson (NE). It's the Senate equivalent of the Stupak amendment. Nelson needs 60 votes, which is will be hard. But, he's also threatening the entire bill over this provision. We'll see if the Catholic Bishops control the Senate -- and we'll find out if those Bishops will try to kill health care reform if they don't get their way.

The New Jersey Senate's Judiciary Committee passed a marriage equality bill yesterday. The full Senate votes on Thursday. If you live in New Jersey or have family or friends who do, make calls to the Senate using Garden State Equality's website. The haters on the other side are making their calls.

It's primary day for the Senate seat in Massachusetts. Whoever wins the Democratic primary should be elected Senator on January 19, 2010. Contenders include Attorney General Martha Coakley, who has been leading in most polls, Congresman Michael Capuano and City Year Founder Alan Khazei. Turnout will be probably be pretty low.
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