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09/06/2010
Obama calling for more infrastructure spending
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama is asking Congress to approve at least $50 billion in long-term spending in the nation's roads, railways and runways in a pre-election effort to show he's trying to stimulate the sputtering economy.
09/05/2010
As election season heats up, Democrats battle grim prospects
(Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
 Exclusive to Yahoo! News - Just how bad could things get for the Democrats when voters head to the polls in November?
09/04/2010
Can the president boost jobs and the economy between now and Election Day?
(Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
 Exclusive to Yahoo! News - With the Democrats' prospects in the upcoming midterm elections sinking with the release of each new bit of bad economic news, President Obama was quick to concede that performance is "not nearly good enough."
09/04/2010
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.
09/03/2010
Why Are the Feds Suing Brash Arizona Sheriff?
(The Atlantic Wire)
 The Atlantic Wire -
09/03/2010
Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace
(AP)
 AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to inject urgency into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Friday, warning the negotiations may be "the last chance for a very long time" to reach an agreement.
09/02/2010
More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich
(AP)
 AP - Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans.
09/03/2010
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 [...]
09/06/2010
Angle hit with lawsuit
(Politico)
Politico - Nevada Senate candidate is accused of violating copyright laws on her campaign website.
09/06/2010
Top 10 what-ifs of the midterm elections
(Politico)
Politico - Here’s POLITICO’s look back at the midterm cycle’s most influential roads not taken.
09/06/2010
Picking right blood pressure medicine challenging
(AP)
AP - It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy — perhaps even using a blood test.
09/02/2010
White House defends Obama's 'mainstream' religion
(AP)
AP - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says President Barack Obama is a "committed, mainstream Christian" — contrary to the claims of Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck.
09/06/2010
Japanese stem cell researcher wins Balzan prize
(AP)
AP - The Balzan Foundation says its prize for the biology of stem cells has gone to a Japanese researcher for discovering a way to transform adult cells into cells with the characteristics of stem cells.
09/06/2010
Obama proposed $50 billion to rebuild road, rails and runways
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Monday proposes a quick $50 billion boost in federal spending to rebuild roads, railways and runways — a move he says will create jobs and which Democrats hope will improve their election prospects in November.
09/06/2010
Evaluating Obama's 'Second Stimulus' Proposals
(The Atlantic Wire)
The Atlantic Wire - As the job market and housing sector
continue to suffer, the White House is seeking initiatives meant to
re-stimulate the economy, following the first stimulus efforts of 2009.
According
to Time magazine, "most nonpartisan economists agree" that the first
stimulus was successful in the short-term but did not go far enough.
The "second stimulus" proposals are a $100 billion tax credit for businesses and $50 billion on infrastructure spending.
Any such measures must still be improved by an increasingly partisan
Congress that is expected to shift heavily Republican in November.
09/06/2010
Parties Launch Battle for Control of Congress
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - In many ways, the traditional post-Labor Day start to the fall campaign has become an antiquated notion.
09/06/2010
Senate seats that might change hands in November
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - Democratic seats in play:
09/06/2010
Miller's Upset Win Changes Game in Alaska
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - The dynamics in the Alaska Senate race were changed dramatically when Sen. Lisa Murkowski was upset in the Aug. 24 GOP primary by Fairbanks attorney Joe Miller. While we're not convinced that national Democrats will commit the level of resources needed to make the race competitive, CQ Politics is moving the rating of the race from Safe Republican to Likely Republican to reflect the new uncertainty of the open-seat contest.
09/05/2010
Little-known bill heaven sent for laid-off textile workers
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - NORLINA, N.C. — A few blocks from the restored antebellum homes that draw tourists to rural Warren County, wooden shacks sink into the sandy soil, their tin roofs bowing low, walls askew. Clothes hang on lines outside, limp under a stifling, late-summer sun.
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