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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) blasted President Barack Obama Tuesday night in the wake of a devastating Democratic defeat in the midterm elections. "It doesn´t make sense that we have to fight so hard against our own government and our own administration and our President to try to find a balance," said Manchin on MSNBC. Manchin said West Virginians have "the perception of the government attacking them, which basically is what´s happening." Manchin added, "The people are speaking loud and clear. They don´t like what they´re seeing. I don´t like what I´ve been involved with the last four years and I´ve

(Newser) – Ted Cruz wasn't on the ballot, but he still seemed pretty giddy with victory last night after his party won control of the Senate. The senator declared that the "era of Obama lawlessness is over" and urged his fellow Republicans to "do everything humanly possible to repeal ObamaCare," the Hill reports. He called the result a "powerful repudiation of the Obama agenda" and urged Republicans "to come together in unity to stand as one"—but declined to say whether he would support Mitch McConnell's bid to become Senate majority leader. "That will be a decision for the conference...

EXCERPT "This afternoon, POTUS will convene a White House news conference. Details later this morning," Earnest said in a post on Twitter.

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