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Primary votes show limits of anti-incumbent wave
The Upshot – Tue Aug 10, 11:45 pm ETIn an election year dominated by a desire for change in Washington, voters in Colorado and Connecticut on Tuesday nominated a trio of Senate candidates who positioned themselves as political outsiders. But Colorado's results proved there are limits on how much change voters actually want, a telling sign that November's pivotal midterm elections may be [...] Full Story »
Investigators arrive at scene of Stevens crash
AP – 46 mins ago- Harry Reid suggests Hispanic Republicans are a paradox The Upshot – Wed Aug 11, 11:47 am ET
- Fed Move Startles, Worries Economists The Atlantic Wire – Wed Aug 11, 7:50 am ET
- Florida Gov. Crist to attend fundraiser held by Democrats McClatchy Newspapers – Tue Aug 10, 8:02 pm ET
- Florida attorney general proposes Arizona-inspired immigration law The Upshot – Wed Aug 11, 11:24 am ET
- After Gibbs Flap, Debating Liberals' Frustration With Obama The Atlantic Wire – Wed Aug 11, 5:02 am ET
- Quayle hits bump in road to Congress at Politico – Wed Aug 11, 8:15 pm ET
- How Bennet made it look easy at Politico – Wed Aug 11, 7:32 pm ET
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Blockage of US-Russia civil nuclear deal unlikely
AP – 46 mins agoWASHINGTON - Despite misgivings about Russia, Congress appears unlikely to block a deal that would allow U.S. companies to export nuclear technology to America's former Cold War rival. Full Story »
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US govt sending ground zero mosque imam to Mideast
AP – Tue Aug 10, 9:08 pm ETWASHINGTON - The imam behind controversial plans for a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks is being sent by the State Department on a religious outreach trip to the Middle East, officials said Tuesday, in a move that drew criticism from conservative lawmakers. Full Story »
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Fix for key span between Haiti, Dominican Republic
AP – Wed Aug 11, 5:06 pm ETPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The United Nations says its peacekeepers in Haiti have repaired a main bridge linking the country to the Dominican Republic. Full Story »
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Is the U.S. Pursuing the Wrong Mideast Peace Process?
Time.com – Thu Aug 12, 3:10 am ETObama came into office promising engagement with adversaries shunned by the Bush Administration, but he has continued most of his predecessor's approach. That could be dangerous as war clouds gather once again Full Story »
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Is Obama Winning the Hearts and Minds of the Arab and Muslim World?
Larry Elder – Thu Aug 12, 3:00 am ETCreators Syndicate - "It's conceivable," said then-presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008, "that there are those in the Arab world who say to themselves, 'This is a guy who spent some time in the Muslim world, has a middle name of Hussein, and appears more worldly and has called for talks with people, and so he's not going to be engaging in the same sort of cowboy diplomacy as George Bush.'" Full Story »
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GOP Says Minnick, Altmire and Space Remain Top Targets
CQPolitics.com – Thu Aug 12, 12:00 am ETRepublicans deny they've moved three vulnerable Democratic Members down their list of top targets, despite a recent newspaper report that indicated otherwise. Full Story »
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'Game of chicken' coming in Congress over Bush tax cuts
McClatchy Newspapers – Wed Aug 11, 6:04 pm ETWASHINGTON — Congressional incumbents, already nervous about increasingly unpredictable November elections, are facing a potentially make-or-break political decision: Whether to vote on extending expiring Bush era tax cuts before the election. Full Story »
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Wasserman Schultz Eyes Leadership Lader
CQPolitics.com – Wed Aug 11, 11:59 pm ETRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is taking all the right steps from now to Election Day to make her a favorite to assume the helm of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee next cycle. Full Story »
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Wanted: Something to make a slow economy grow faster
McClatchy Newspapers – Wed Aug 11, 4:08 pm ETWASHINGTON _The Obama administration and the Federal Reserve are searching for an engine to pull the economy forward faster amid a sluggish economic recovery that's losing steam. Full Story »
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White House: US on track to end Iraq combat role
AP – Thu Aug 12, 2:34 am ETPresident Barack Obama is satisfied that the United States can safely end its combat role in Iraq at the end of this month and meet the deadline for removing all U.S. troops from the country by the end of 2011, White House officials said Wednesday. Full Story »
Top Dems rally around Rep. Rangel at NY fundraiser
AP – Thu Aug 12, 12:49 am ETNew York's Democratic political establishment came out in force for embattled U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel on Wednesday, packing a sold-out fundraiser to praise Rangel's service to the city and state over a 40-year career recently tainted by ethics charges. Full Story »
Some job-screening tactics challenged as illegal
AP – Wed Aug 11, 5:55 pm ETCompanies using criminal records or bad credit reports to screen out job applicants might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws as the government steps up scrutiny of hiring policies that can hurt blacks and Hispanics. Full Story »
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