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09/05/2010
Republicans fear echoes of Alaska in Delaware primary
Is Mike Castle the next Lisa Murkowski? Nearly two weeks removed from Murkowski's stunning defeat by little-known attorney Joe Miller in the Republican Senate primary in Alaska, establishment GOPers are nervous of a repeat in Delaware, where Castle faces 2008 Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell in...
 
Delaware - United States - Christine O'Donnell - Republican - Alaska
09/05/2010
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09/05/2010
Obama to call for $100 billion business tax credit
Under mounting pressure to intensify his focus on the economy ahead of the midterm elections, President Obama will call for a $100 billion business tax credit this week, using a speech in Cleveland on Wednesday to launch what administration officials said was a new policy push.
Barack Obama - Business - United States - Research and development - Tax
09/04/2010
talk shows
Guests to be interviewed Sunday on major television talk shows:
Radio - Talk radio - Arts - Conan O'Brien - Formats
09/04/2010
The polarizing president
One of the puzzling questions about Barack Obama's presidency is how the post-partisan candidate of 2008 became the polarizing chief executive of 2010. The answer may be surprising. He was far more polarizing from the start than many recognized. His choices in office and his opponents' responses ...
United States - President - History - Government - Elections
09/04/2010
Obama reasserts commitment to helping middle class
Saying that his policies have "stopped the bleeding" in the job market, President Obama called Saturday on the country to "recommit" to helping the middle class.
United States - Barack Obama - President - History - Government
09/04/2010
Tea party's Joe Miller: What he plans if Alaska sends him to Washington
Miller's win in the Republican primary left the rest of the country - including shocked political handicappers and the Senate GOP leadership - asking: "Who is this guy?"
Alaska - joemiller - United States - lisamurkowski - Washington
09/03/2010
GOP 'Young Guns' attack Obama and former party leaders in new book
Aggressively looking to distance themselves from their party's past, three top Republican House members have written a book that repeatedly criticizes former GOP leaders as well as President Obama but lays out few new details of how Republicans would govern if they were in charge.
Republican - United States - Barack Obama - President - Democratic
09/03/2010
McDonnell's push to privatize Va. liquor stores could add tax on drinks in bars
RICHMOND - Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R), scrambling to make ends meet in his plan to privatize Virginia's 332 state-run liquor stores, is considering adding a fee on alcoholic drinks sold in restaurants or bars to help make up the $250 million in annual taxes and profits that state stores current...
Business - United States - Hospitality - Bar Inventory - Distilled beverage
09/03/2010
Democrats add fiscal austerity as a campaign issue
The candidate was outraged - just outraged - at the country's sorry fiscal state.
United States - Democratic - Politics - Parties - Washington
09/03/2010
Ex-treasurer of GOP congressional committee admits embezzling more than $844,000
A former treasurer of the National Republican Congressional Committee admitted in court Friday that he stole more than $844,000 from the NRCC and several other political fundraising committees.
Republican - United States - Politics - National Republican Congressional Committee - Embezzlement
09/03/2010
State Dept. approves $36M in anti-drug funds for Mexico despite human-rights record
The State Department has determined that Mexico can receive millions in anti-drug money that was contingent on its human-rights performance, but officials said Friday that they are withholding additional funds in hopes of seeing more progress.
Human rights - Mexico - Human Rights and Liberties - Advocacy Organizations - United States
09/03/2010
Egg industry alarmed at cage limits
Even before the recent salmonella outbreak, America's egg industry was struggling to fend off another threat: allegations that it was cruel to chickens.
Business - Poultry - Meat and Seafood - Food and Related Products - Home
09/03/2010
The Fix: RGA drops $2 million on ads in Florida
1. The Republican Governors Association will transfer $2 million to the Florida Republican party, cash that will immediately be used to fund an ad attacking Democratic nominee Alex Sink, according to a source briefed on the plan.
Florida - United States - Relationships - Business - Marco Rubio
09/03/2010
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09/02/2010
Michael D. Brown, the real one, stands up
Michael Donald Brown, shadow senator and candidate for Democratic at-large council member, is not Michael Arrington Brown, the current independent at-large council member.
Jerry Brown - United States - History - California - Biography
09/02/2010
Shallow-water platform fire raises wider questions on oil safety
The fire Thursday at an oil platform off the Louisiana coast may not, in the end, do much harm to the Gulf of Mexico. But it could still mean trouble for both the Obama administration and the oil industry - by raising new questions about the gulf's oil fields.
Water - Business - Environment - Water Resources - Oil platform
09/02/2010
As Mideast talks begin, Clinton urges Israelis, Palestinians to seek 'future of peace'
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton officially inaugurated a new Middle East peace process Thursday urging patience and leadership from the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, who soon after agreed to meet in less than two weeks for a second round of talks.
Palestinian people - Middle East - Hillary Rodham Clinton - United States - Peace
09/02/2010
Is Glenn Beck's rise good for Mormonism?
Like conservative commentator Glenn Beck, Stephen Owens is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His in-laws traveled from Utah to Washington last weekend to join Beck's rally at the Lincoln Memorial.
Glenn Beck - Christianity - Domain Names - Disputed Domain Names - glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com
09/02/2010
White House considers pre-midterm package of business tax breaks to spur hiring
With just two months until the November elections, the White House is seriously weighing a package of business tax breaks - potentially worth hundreds of billions of dollars - to spur hiring and combat Republican charges that Democratic tax policies hurt small businesses, according to people with...
United States - Business - White House - President - Government
09/02/2010
The Fix: Al Franken comes out of his shell
alfranken - United States - Government - Senate - Legislative Branch
09/02/2010
Employers shifting health-care costs to workers, survey shows
Amid high unemployment and a weak economy, employers have been shifting health care costs to workers, according to a study released Thursday.
Health care - United States - Kaiser Family Foundation - Insurance - Health insurance
09/02/2010
The Fix: Al Franken comes out of his shell
Slowly but surely, the "Air America" version of Minnesota Sen. Al Franken is making a comeback.
alfranken - United States - Government - Senate - Legislative Branch
09/02/2010
44: Obama moving America 'toward socialism,' Joe Miller says
Traditionally, when a candidate wins a party primary by appealing to the base, he or she frequently "runs to the center" in the general election campaign in attempt to draw support from moderates. Alaska GOP Senate candidate Joe Miller, fresh off a stunning upset of Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)...
United States - Barack Obama - Joe Miller - Politics - President
09/01/2010
Mixed reaction to new FEC rules on candidates, interest groups working together
After years of wrangling, the Federal Election Commission has issued new rules aimed at clearing up the question: When is it illegal for an interest group to coordinate with a political candidate?
Federal Election Commission - Republicans - United States - Law - Television advertisement
09/01/2010
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09/01/2010
Maryland Sen. Currie indicted on charges of taking bribes from grocery chain
Longtime Maryland Sen. Ulysses Currie, one of the most powerful and popular figures in the General Assembly, was indicted Wednesday on charges that he took more than $245,000 in bribes to use his position and influence to do favors for a grocery chain.
Indictment - United States - Maryland - Politics - Business
09/01/2010
Lawmaker says mistakes used to distort her image
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, the Texas Democrat who broke scholarship eligibility rules set by a black lawmakers group by awarding about $31,000 to her relatives and an aide's children, said Wednesday she didn't shortchange others to benefit her own family.
Business - United States - Television - Glenn Beck - Antisemitism
09/01/2010
Women's groups call out political sexism
The list includes the talk radio host who called a female senator a "prostitute" for cutting a deal to benefit her state, the male challenger who referred to his female rival "attractive" and "probably a good mother," and the TV host who noted that the candidate's wife looked like an angry woman.
People - Women - Politics - Sexism - Arts and Entertainment
09/01/2010
Was Obama's speech 'Mission Accomplished'?
At critical turns in his political career, President Obama has used his substantial rhetorical skills to enhance his political standing or deflect problems. That's why the tension inherent in his Oval Office address on Tuesday night spoke volumes about the political condition of his administration.
Barack Obama - United States - President - George W. Bush - Iraq
09/01/2010
Ex-Ill. Gov. Ryan wants part of conviction tossed
CHICAGO -- Imprisoned former Illinois Gov. George Ryan is seeking to have elements of his conviction thrown out based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sharply curtailed an anti-fraud law employed by prosecutors nationwide to convict politicians and executives.
United States - Philippines - Movies - Asia - Arts and Entertainment
09/01/2010
Obama's mission: Pivoting from the war
The president's first problem was that the timing was off.
Barack Obama - United States - President - History - Oval Office
09/01/2010
Illegal immigration to U.S. down almost 67% since 2000, report says
The number of illegal immigrants entering the United States has plunged by almost two-thirds in the past decade, a dramatic shift after years of growth in the population, according to a new report by the Pew Hispanic Center.
Immigration - Illegal immigration - United States - Anti-Immigration - Law
09/01/2010
Obama's speech on August 31 declares combat in Iraq over
Saying it is "time to turn the page" on one of the most divisive chapters in American history, President Obama declared the U.S. war in Iraq over Tuesday night, telling the nation that he was fulfilling his campaign pledge to stop a war he had opposed from the start.
Iraq - United States - Barack Obama - Warfare and Conflict - President
09/01/2010
Vanity Fair: Sarah Palin's 'sad and moldering strangeness'
"Sarah Palin the Sound and the Fury" is sure to set tongues wagging as Michael Joseph Gross explores the "sad and moldering strangeness" of Sarah Palin's life in the new to the Web October issue of Vanity Fair.
Sarah Palin - Vanity Fair - Republican - United States - Politics
08/31/2010
Republican Sen. Murkowksi of Alaska concedes to Miller in primary
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) concedes her primary race Tuesday night, becoming the third senator to lose re-nomination this year and the second to lose a primary.
Republican - Alaska - United States - joemiller - lisamurkowski
08/31/2010
Gloom for Democrats as they look to November
New polls and projections say Republicans are heading for a House majority.
United States - Democratic - Politics - Parties - Texas
08/31/2010
Obama: US combat in Iraq over, 'time to turn page'
WASHINGTON -- Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: "It's time to turn the page." Now, he said, the nation's most urgent priority is fixing its own sickly economy.
Iraq - United States - Barack Obama - Afghanistan - Warfare and Conflict
08/31/2010
Carter arrives in Boston with freed prisoner after securing Kim Jong Il's pardon
The release of a U.S. citizen imprisoned in North Korea since January satisfied the main goal of a trip to Pyongyang by former president Jimmy Carter. But Carter's mission was also noteworthy for what did not happen - a meeting with Kim Jong Il.
Boston - North Korea - United States - Jimmy Carter - Asia
08/31/2010
President Obama's remarks
President Obama's remarks as prepared for delivery:
United States - Barack Obama - President - Oval Office - George W. Bush
08/31/2010
Obama speech on Iraq has risks
President Obama is promoting the decision to end the U.S. combat mission in Iraq on Tuesday as a fulfillment of his campaign promise to draw the war to a close. But some of the president's detractors are using the same moment to question the wisdom of doing so.
Iraq - United States - Barack Obama - Warfare and Conflict - President
08/31/2010
Wis. cand. runs fighting ad aimed at attack victim
MADISON, Wis. -- A Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor has begun running ads in which he dons boxing gloves and vows to "go the distance" against the likely Democratic nominee, who was viciously beaten outside a fairground last year and left with serious injuries.
Democratic Party - Tom Barrett - Scott Walker - Video Games - Games
08/31/2010
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08/31/2010
Indiana's Ellsworth, onetime Democratic star, now a symbol of party's struggles
INDIANAPOLIS When Brad Ellsworth won his U.S. House seat in Indiana four years ago, he was hailed by Democrats as the future of their party: a telegenic former sheriff with moderate instincts and an ability to appeal to a diverse electorate. It was candidates such as Ellsworth who enabled the Dem...
Indiana - Democratic - United States - Politics - Brad Ellsworth
08/31/2010
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08/31/2010
Glenn Beck may be unlikely leader for conservative Christians
A few weeks before organizing a massive rally on the Mall that had the feel of a religious revival, Glenn Beck sought the blessing of some of the country's most prominent conservative Christian leaders.
Glenn Beck - Politics - Parties - United States - History
08/31/2010
Beck launches conservative news site TheBlaze.com
Conservative Fox News host Glenn Beck, a frequent critic of the mainstream news media, has launched his own news site, The Blaze. The site appears to be modeled after the Huffington Post and not surprisingly, features stories with a conservative bent about some of Beck's favorite issues, such as...
Glenn Beck - Politics - Conservatism - Huffington Post - Website
08/30/2010
Republicans have biggest lead ever on question of which party voters would support for Congress, poll shows
United States Congress - Republican - United States - Politics - Parties
08/30/2010
Obama promises new efforts to boost economy
Under pressure to revive the faltering recovery, President Obama said Monday that he and his economic team are discussing "additional measures" to bolster growth and spur hiring, including "further tax cuts" to encourage businesses to create jobs.
Barack Obama - United States - President - History - Government
08/30/2010
Time magazine comes out on top
Rick Stengel may have his shoulder in a sling, but when it comes to the newsmagazine wars, he's the last man standing.
Magazines and E-zines - Magazine - Time - Video game - Awards
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