By Janet HookThe hunt to fill one of the toughest political jobs in Washington is over. Sen. Patty Murray (D., Wash) speaks to the media after a Democratic Caucus meeting Tuesday. Ms. Murray will head the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for the 2012 election cycle. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Sen. Patty Murray (D.,Wash.), fresh off the toughest re-election campaign of her career, has agreed to be chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for the next campaign cycle. That job – chief of fund-raising and candidate recruitment for the party’s Senate campaigns –promises to especially onerous in the 2012 election cycle because the political battlefield is heavily tilted against the Democrats.Republicans will have only 10 senators up for re-election; Democrats will likely have 23 – many in conservatives states like Montana and Virginia that were hard-won in 2006 on the strength of a big anti-GOP tide.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.,Nev.) persuaded Sen. Murray to take the job after he was turned down by several other Democrats – including Sen. Chuck Schumer (D.,N.Y.), who had done the job to great acclaim in 2006 and 2008.Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.), one of the senators expected to face a tough re-election fight in 2006, said she was grateful that Ms. Murray agreed to do the job.Rather than taking a breather after her hard re-election campaign,puma maratonki, Ms. Murray is essentially telling Democrats, “I’m going to take a shower and suit up again,’’ Ms. McCaskill said. “I think it’s inspiring she’s willing to take this on.’’Ms. Murray,ugg slovenija, who served as campaign chairman in 2001-03 conceded, “this is a tough task, no doubt, because of the sheer numbers of senators up for re-election.’’But she said, “I’m not agreeing to chair the DSCC because it’s easy, I’m doing it because our country is facing tough times and we need tough leaders who will make our economy and jobs the top priority. But that also makes it an important job.’’By Jonathan WeismanSen. George Voinovich, the Ohio Republican whose stated opposition earlier this month to President Barack Obama’s nuclear arms accord appeared to sink it, now says he’s leaning toward its ratification – and wants a vote this year.Sen. George Voinovich (R., Ohio)(Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) In an interview with Washington Wire, Mr. Voinovich said unified support out of the Lisbon summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization this month convinced him that Europe, especially Eastern Europe, wants the treaty. He had based his concerns on his belief that the treaty’s ratification could bring a return to Russian dominance of Eastern and Southeastern Europe. “There seems to be a lot of coming together there and a lot more comfort [with the treaty] among our friends and allies in Europe,” Mr. Voinovich said. “I think I’d be supportive.”Sen. Voinovich said he has already touched base with Eastern European officials, who said verification of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty is a necessary first step toward addressing some of the region’s most pressing concerns, such as conventional forces and tactical nuclear weapons on Russia’s western border. The Journal reported this morning that U.S. officials believe Russia has moved battlefield nuclear warheads close to NATO allies on its western flank.The senator spent 45 minutes on Monday with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, but he said he still wants to discuss the matter with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and others before he makes a final decision.“I want this to be a prelude to these other issues,” he said, adding, “I really think the fact that some of us have raised these issues has underscored to the administration that this is something that needs to get done,” referring to negotiations on tactical nuclear weapons and conventional forces.Mr. Voinovich’s position runs counter to some in his party, who say the White House should have tackled the tactical nuclear weapons issue before agreeing to a deal to cap deployed strategic nuclear warheads at 1,550 a side.By EditorJohn Harwood reports on a new development in the culture wars.Struggling to hold off a drive for government action against broadcast indecency, a coalition of TV networks and other organizations cites a new poll suggesting parents side with them. The poll,lacoste bulgaria, conducted by the firms of Democrat Peter Hart and Republican Frank Luntz for TV Watch, asked 1,000 parents about the following statement: The current parental controls and ratings systems have failed. It’s time for the government to step in and do more. Just 35% agreed, while a 60% majority disagreed.

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