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Some Muslims question mosque near ground zero
AP – Wed Aug 18, 6:48 pm ETAmerican Muslims who support the proposed mosque and Islamic center near ground zero are facing skeptics within their own faith — those who argue that the project is insensitive to Sept. 11 victims and needlessly provocative at a time when Muslims are pressing for wider acceptance in the U.S. Full Story »
CIA forms new center to combat nukes, WMDs
AP – 1 hr 26 mins ago- Michigan governor unveils plan to balance budgets Reuters – Wed Aug 18, 5:15 pm ET
- AP Poll: Obama at new low for handling economy AP – Wed Aug 18, 5:06 pm ET
- Consultants Say Republicans Are More Inclined to Attack Obama Directly Now CQPolitics.com – Wed Aug 18, 4:40 pm ET
- Modest premium increase for Medicare drug plans AP – Wed Aug 18, 6:08 pm ET
- Blagojevich retrial looms; will it be different? AP – 15 mins ago
- Palin a topic in Ariz. GOP face-off at Politico – 1 hr 59 mins ago
- Palin adds to 'mama grizzly' pack at Politico – Wed Aug 18, 6:08 pm ET
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Poll: Growing number incorrectly call Obama Muslim
AP – 53 mins agoWASHINGTON - Americans increasingly are convinced — incorrectly — that President Barack Obama is a Muslim, and a growing number are thoroughly confused about his religion. Full Story »
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Advocates: AG should do more to fight prison rape
AP – Tue Aug 17, 5:54 pm ETWASHINGTON - Advocates for prison inmates on Tuesday accused Attorney General Eric Holder of "dragging his feet" on adopting national standards for preventing rape in prisons. Full Story »
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Volunteers join search for human remains in lake
AP – Wed Aug 18, 12:17 pm ET
AP LAKE PERUCAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina - It's a grim legacy of the Balkan wars: Dozens of skeletons exposed after a manmade lake was partially drained for maintenance. Full Story »
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U.S. says troop drawdown in Iraq at 56,000
Reuters – 8 mins ago
AP WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Obama administration official said on Wednesday the U.S. troop strength in Iraq was now 56,000, not 50,000, as he had told Reuters earlier. Full Story »
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Will Republicans learn from Cameron Conservatives?
The Week – Wed Aug 18, 1:55 pm ETNew York - The new Conservative-Liberal coalition government in the United Kingdom marks its 100th day in office this week: How’s it doing? Full Story »
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GOP Majority Equals Return to Past, Obama Warns
CQPolitics.com – 2 hrs 42 mins agoPresident Barack Obama seems to have settled on a way to rally his party as he campaigns around the country: Remind voters of the political foibles made by leading House Republicans this year. Full Story »
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DeMint relishes role as GOP's Senate kingmaker
McClatchy Newspapers – Wed Aug 18, 6:03 pm ETWASHINGTON — Months before his own name will be on the South Carolina ballot, Sen. Jim DeMint is doing well at the polls. Full Story »
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Labor Hopes to Turn Up Voters at the Unemployment Office
CQPolitics.com – Wed Aug 18, 2:51 pm ETOrganized labor, in a bid to help Congressional allies in this fall's elections, is trolling unemployment offices and job-training facilities for prospective voters. Full Story »
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DeMint has 6-2 record in picking primary winners
McClatchy Newspapers – Wed Aug 18, 6:02 pm ETWASHINGTON — Sen. Jim DeMint has shown a knack over the past year in backing insurgent Republican Senate candidates and helping them defeat better-known foes in primaries around the country with money from his Senate Conservatives Fund. Full Story »
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More Politics Slideshows »Palin endorses NC congressional hopeful Ellmers
AP – Wed Aug 18, 7:04 pm ETFormer Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is endorsing North Carolina congressional candidate Renee Ellmers. Full Story »
Dems' oldies tour lauds Social Security, Medicare
AP – Wed Aug 18, 5:55 pm ETUnable to make a sizable dent in unemployment, Democrats are on the political equivalent of a golden oldies tour, pledging support for Social Security, Medicare and other venerable programs while trying to stoke voter fears about Republican intentions. Full Story »
Florida candidate Jeff Greene gets Mike Tyson in his corner
The Upshot – Wed Aug 18, 5:04 pm ETFlorida Senate candidate Jeff Greene has been on a mission to hold the press accountable, recently threatening two newspapers with lawsuits for printing "false, misleading and defamatory" reports about him. Good thing Greene has Mike Tyson in his corner. The former heavyweight boxer, in an interview with Politico's Maggie Haberman, sought to clear a few [...] Full Story »
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