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» The best and worst modern White House shake-ups

Every president dating back to Lyndon Johnson has brought in fresh blood following a rough political patch. Some moves are more cosmetic and others are meant to showcase a dramatic overhaul in how the White House conducts business.

» GOP won’t be celebrating the lower deficit

The Congressional Budget Office estimated Wednesday that the deficit for 2014 was $486 billion, a shortfall that was below the 40-year average for deficits as a share of economic output.

» Timothy P. Carney: Walker could be strolling to massive win in Wisconsin

Republican Gov. Scott Walker is under investigation, and he is reviled by the largest political force in his state. But you’d never guess that by watching him amble through the stalls at a central Wisconsin dairy farm.

» Georgia Senate race could head to a runoff

Forget Louisiana. Georgia is the setting of the new nightmare scenario for politicos eager to find out which party will control the Senate for the last two years of President Obama’s term.

» National security gains traction as issue in North Carolina Senate race

Following a few days of revelations about Sen. Kay Hagan’s absence from a classified hearing to attend a political fundraiser, her Republican opponent Thom Tillis firmly latched on to the issue during a debate Thursday.

» Editorial: White House privilege and the Cartagena cover-up

White House staff simply chose not to believe that a member the White House advance team — Jonathan Dach, the privileged son of a major donor to President Obama’s campaign — had brought a local prostitute back to his room in Colombia in 2012.

» Watchdog: Doctors, hospitals rethinking electronic medical records mandated by 2009 law

The American Medical Association called for a “design overhaul” of the entire electronic health records system in September because, electronic records “fail to support efficient and effective clinical work,” said AMA president-elect Steven Stack.

» Michael Barone: Democrats’ plight in Senate races revealed

Democratic candidates today face the same problem Republican candidates did in the 2006 election cycle: an unpopular president of their own party.

» Congress offers bipartisan support of Hong Kong protesters

“I think we can speak with consensus, we can also speak in many ways for both parties and both houses and for our government, that we admire the courage and the discipline and the non-violent protest that these mostly young people have shown,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.

» U.S. frustrated with Turkey as airstrikes sputter

U.S. frustration with Turkey’s reluctance to join an international coalition fighting the Islamic State has begun to show, despite the Obama administration’s refusal to publicly criticize Ankara.

» Rounds campaign plans air attack to rebuild lead in S.D.’s Senate race

“We’re going to focus on contrasts, and that’s always been our intention. That’s a completely different thing than personal attacks on character,” Rounds’ campaign manager said.