Rick Klein

Rick Klein is ABC News' senior political reporter and author of ABC's The Note, a daily political blog and tipsheet that publishes every weekday morning at ABCNEWS.com.

Rick Klein is ABC News' senior political reporter and author of ABC's "The Note," a daily political blog and tipsheet that publishes every weekday morning at ABCNEWS.com.

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He is also the co-host of "Top Line," , ABC's daily political Webcast, which streams at ABCNews.com and airs on ABC News NOW at noon ET Monday-Friday.

As senior political reporter, Klein contributes political stories to all ABC News broadcasts and platforms, including analysis and coverage on ABCNEWS.com throughout the day, and on ABC News NOW, the network's 24-hour digital outlet.

He is also a regular contributor to the "World News Webcast," and has reported for "Good Morning America" and other ABC News broadcast platforms. Klein provides regular political commentary and analysis for ABC News Radio, ABC News NOW, and NewsOne, the network's affiliate news service.

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Klein took over authorship of The Note in May 2007, and helped launch The Note blog in December 2008. The New Yorker magazine called The Note "the most influential morning tipsheet in Washington," serving as an insider's and outsider's guide to what's happening in politics and why.

With Sam Donaldson, he co-hosted ABC News NOW's 2008 election night, debate, and convention coverage.

Klein joined ABC News in 2007 from The Boston Globe, where he most recently covered Congress and national politics. He joined the Globe in 2000. Prior to coming to Washington in 2004 to cover the Bush-Cheney campaign, he covered the Massachusetts State House and Boston City Hall. He previously worked as a metro reporter at The Dallas Morning News. A native of Long Island, NY, Klein graduated with a degree in politics from Princeton University, where he served as editor-in-chief of The Daily Princetonian. He lives on Capitol Hill with his wife, Laine.

He has provided on-air commentary and analysis for a wide variety of outlets, including Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, PBS, NPR, C-SPAN, and Air America.

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