Political Grapevine: 10/29

" And -- some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. Michigan democratic congressman Bart Stupak wants taxpayer funded abortions excluded from health care reform legislation. But now he says he will vote for the bill either way. Stupak says he has forty Democrats on board with his effort to cut abortion funding from the reform package. But during a town hall meeting Saturday he said this three times three different --"

" I don't want -- working. Periodicals archive it you've -- out somewhere along the process. But that doesn't even if I -- that -- that WW evil bill doesn't go."

" One pro life blog called stupid -- latest comments -- quote disaster. Accusations of political dirty tricks are flying around the congressional race in New York State's 23 district. Politico reports ads are now running painting Republican candidate dean niece goes above as a quote. As both the best choice for progressives. It -- her for supporting the Obama stimulus organized labor and gay marriage. The spot is apparently an attempt at reverse psychology to turn Republicans against their own candidate. Discuss Obama campaign says the ad sponsors are working for Conservative Party challenger Doug Hoffman. A spokesman says quote he's -- he's distorted and now he's just using another underhanded tactic because he's desperate. Hoffman's office tells Fox News -- was no coordination and it was not aware of the -- before it was released. The United Nations has set a special investigator to look into whether affordable housing is so hard to find that it constitutes a human rights violation. Her destination. New York Washington DC Chicago and three other US cities UN special investigator -- were wrong -- Her mission is to -- American cities and report back to the UN General Assembly. The New York Post editorial board writes quote since 2000 the UN has had a housing investigator looking to shortages in such obvious places as Cambodia. Kenya and a wrong. But this is its first foray into US territory and it remains to be seen. Whether she'll call for Donald Trump and other landlords to be hauled before the international criminal court."