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| 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 [...] |
| Tea Party Express hopes to repeat Alaska win in Delaware Senate primary
(The Upshot)
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 AP - Gov. Jan Brewer rose to national fame defending the state's immigration law and warning of rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, including a claim that headless bodies were turning up in the Arizona desert. |
| Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings
(AP)
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 Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy, but analysts were skeptical he would be able to deliver a big enough package to lift growth significantly. |
| Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday
(Reuters)
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| Why Are the Feds Suing Brash Arizona Sheriff?
(The Atlantic Wire)
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 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. |
| Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace
(AP)
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| 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 [...] |
| Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer at a loss for words in first debate
(The Upshot)
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 AP - Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans. |
| More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich
(AP)
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| The Upshot - President Obama heads to Milwaukee onMonday, where he'll mark Labor Day at a statewide union event with other local Democratic candidates â 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 [...] |
| Feingold to skip Obama rally in Wisconsin
(The Upshot)
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| Politico - Democrats desperate for quick policy action to boost the economy face an excruciating dilemma. |
| Dems have few options on economy
(Politico)
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| Politico - The fight over Arizona's 5th District is shaping up as one of the toughest holds for Democrats. |
| Ariz. rematch hinges on nat'l party
(Politico)
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 AP - What now for the Gulf? News of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico, so soon after the BP oil spill, has set off a wave of anxiety along the Gulf Coast and prompted calls for the government to extend its six-month ban on deepwater drilling. |
| What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate
(AP)
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| 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. |
| Marine general says Taliban drug trade faltering
(AP)
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| AP - Police in Bosnia say they believe they have located a young woman shown in a video throwing puppies into a river. |
| Bosnian police track down suspected puppy killer
(AP)
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| Time.com - Nine weeks before the midterm elections, Barack Obama finds himself on the wrong side of the polls. Where did all that adoration go -- and is a Republican sweep next? |
| Obama unpopular ahead of midterms: Will the GOP benefit?
(Time.com)
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| The Week - All signs point to big Republican gains in November, enabling the GOP to implement its agenda. But what agenda is that? |
| Is the GOP ready for prime time?
(The Week)
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