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Politic News Feed Can the president boost jobs and the economy between now and Election Day? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
Tea Party Express hopes to repeat Alaska win in Delaware Senate primary (The Upshot) The Upshot - Buoyed by Joe Miller's surprise win in Alaska's Senate GOP primary, the Tea Party Express is hoping to take down another heavily favored Republican incumbent, this time in Delaware. The group plans to spend $250,000 on radio and TV ads to boost Christine O'Donnell, a largely unknown conservative activist who is vying against longtime GOP [...] Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings (AP) AP - A claim by Arizona's governor that rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border has led to headless bodies turning up in the desert came back to haunt her during a stammering debate performance in which she failed to back it up. Why Are the Feds Suing Brash Arizona Sheriff? (The Atlantic Wire)
Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace (AP)
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer at a loss for words in first debate (The Upshot) The Upshot - It's a politician's worst nightmare: Drawing a complete blank in a high-profile debate. That's what happened to Arizona GOP Gov. Jan Brewer, who lost her train of thought during her opening statement during her first televised debate with her Democratic challenger, state Attorney General Terry Goddard. Brewer was in the middle of talking up her [...] More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich (AP)
Feingold to skip Obama rally in Wisconsin (The Upshot) The Upshot - President Obama heads to Milwaukee onMonday, where he'll mark Labor Day at a statewide union event with other local Democratic candidates — except for one. Sen. Russ Feingold, who is facing a tougher-than-expected re-election campaign, is too busy to meet up with Obama this weekend. It's the second time this summer that Feingold has dodged [...] Cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86 (Politico) Politico - Paul Conrad, a longtime editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times, died Saturday at the age of 86. What about the small businesses? (Politico) Politico - Opinion: Businesses need lower taxes, less regulation and less government control. Tea party or establishment, GOP looks for gains (AP) AP - In the turbulent year of the tea party, Republican Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware set out to jangle no nerves as he ran for a Senate seat long held by Vice President Joseph Biden. It's the way Republican strategists originally envisioned 2010, a roster of seasoned politicians pointing the party toward significant gains in the Senate. Marine general says Taliban drug trade faltering (AP) AP - The Taliban is confronting a serious "cash flow" problem after losing some half of its annual drug trade money to a farming blight and government eradication efforts, a Marine two-star general said Thursday. Thousands protest French crackdown on Gypsies (AP)
Obama says his economic policies halted "bleeding" (Reuters)
A STARK YEAR FOR DEMOCRATS (David Shribman) David Shribman - Plenty of people are driving cars they don't want or, worse still, living in homes they can't afford. That's a natural part of a consumer society, especially during a recession. But this fall we may witness a mass example of buyers' remorse in the political world. New York Times Endorses Johnson Over Rangel (CQPolitics.com) CQPolitics.com - The New York Times on Saturday endorsed one of Rep. Charles B. Rangel's four opponents in the Sept. 14 Democratic primary over the embattled veteran incumbent who is facing a House ethics trial later this month. South Carolina's Wilson under wider probe for overseas trips (McClatchy Newspapers) McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The congressional ethics investigation of Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., is broader than previously disclosed and goes well beyond his use of $12 in per diem expense money to buy six decorative goblets in Afghanistan last year. Prospects in Ohio Looking Better for Senate GOP (CQPolitics.com) CQPolitics.com - Former Rep. Rob Portman (R) and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher (D) have been engaged in a spirited race for the open Ohio Senate seat since emerging from primaries in May. The contest has long been seen as a tossup, but with the trend lines having shifted toward Portman, CQ Politics is moving the race to the less competitive rating of Leans Republican. Labor, business leaders differ on ways to fix economy (McClatchy Newspapers) McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — With the Labor Day weekend approaching, union leaders and U.S. business interests expressed concerns Thursday about the fragility of the nation's economic recovery. They offered drastically different remedies for fixing the country's woes, however. |
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