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Who else is writing about Kay Hagan getting into the U.S. Senate race? These fine folks:

• * The AP: "I'm here on the ground in North Carolina," Hagan said, a reference to the common Democratic refrain that Dole is a Washington insider. "I have a proven track record."
• * Dome: "We need accountability to end the war in Iraq, so we can reinvest those resources here at home," Hagan said in a video announcement on her Web site. "How can Washington reject health care for 123,000 children while continuing to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on this mismanaged war?"
• * The Tavern: "Hagan's press release also included kind words from former Gov Jim Hunt. That sure sounds like the official blessing of the party machine..."
• * Blue NC: I've invited Senator Hagan to BlueNC to talk about her candidacy, and I hope she'll take us up on that invitation. I certainly have a few questions I'd like to get answered. In the meantime, I wish her and other North Carolina Democrats the best of luck in holding their party together.
• * Cone: The Greensboro Democrat stressed fiscal responsibility and "results-driven leadership" when I asked her why she's running for the seat currently warmed by Liddy Dole.
• * The Hill: "I am not sure why Democrats continue to waste their time in a state where voters clearly favor Sen. Dole," said the spokeswoman, Rebecca Fisher. "The silence from any top-tier Democrats in the state to challenge her is deafening."
• * Kos: This is very good news, as North Carolina already has one very good Democratic candidate for Senate in Jim Neal and now has a second very good candidate in Kay Hagan.