Jamie Dupree / Political Correspondent Twitter Feed

• More earmark battle: Dems also vow "audits of many non-profit organizations receiving earmarks" to check on money
• House GOP to hold internal vote Thursday on unilateral earmarks ban; call them "symbol of a broken Washington"
• Earmark battle in Congress, as House GOP leaders endorse full ban, while Dems back limits on defense earmarks
• Only one Democrat broke ranks on the jobless benefits/tax breaks bill, Ben Nelson (D-NE) voted no
• 6 GOP Senators voted aye: Bond (MO), Collins (ME), Murkowski (AK), Snowe (ME), Vitter (LA) & Voinovich (OH)
• Senate votes 62-36 to approve a package of tax breaks and extended jobless and COBRA health benefits
• Rep Flake called the for-profit defense earmark ban "a good first step in addressing" corruption in Congress