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On the road again: Obama campaigns for Minn. Dems
AP – Sat Oct 23, 6:49 pm ETWhy go backward? President Barack Obama challenged voters Saturday. He said Republicans can only hope Americans forget which party brought them a "lost decade." Full Story »
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The Newsroom – Fri Oct 22, 8:00 am ET- Britain's Military Cuts: When Will the U.S. Follow Suit? Time.com – Sat Oct 23, 10:15 am ET
- Obama: US a 'pushover' on trade with nations like China AFP – Thu Oct 21, 2:29 pm ET
- Muslims speak out against NPR’s political correctness Daily Caller – Thu Oct 21, 5:09 pm ET
- Fox News offers Juan Williams $2 million contract The Upshot – Thu Oct 21, 5:45 pm ET
- Who are you calling stupid? Politico – Thu Oct 21, 5:49 am ET
- Franken builds on Obama's metaphor at Politico – Sat Oct 23, 8:35 pm ET
- Obama's America now mainly blue at Politico – Sat Oct 23, 7:42 pm ET
- Obama preps for reshaped postelection presidency AP – 21 mins ago
- Clinton set for two-week Asia-Pacific tour AP – Fri Oct 22, 4:20 pm ET
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Far-right parties oppose EU membership for Turkey
AP – Sat Oct 23, 11:23 am ET
AP VIENNA - Several far-right parties that oppose Turkish membership in the European Union said Saturday they will push for an EU referendum on the subject. Full Story »
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Government to propose truck fuel efficiency rules
AP – 2 mins agoWASHINGTON - Future tractor-trailers, school buses, delivery vans, garbage trucks and heavy-duty pickup trucks must do better at the pump under first-ever fuel efficiency rules coming from the Obama administration. Full Story »
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PANDERING POLS EASILY COWED BY SENIORS' POLITICAL CLOUT
Cynthia Tucker – Sat Oct 23, 7:55 pm ETWASHINGTON -- I don't mean to disrespect my elders. I'm too close to retirement age to disparage senior citizens just because they've been on life's stage a bit longer than I. Full Story »
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President Obama: ‘This is going to be a difficult election’
Daily Caller – Sun Oct 24, 1:04 am ETPresident Obama capped off a four-day campaign swing out west with some frank admissions to supporters, telling them the Nov. 2 midterms are going to be “difficult” and admitting that sometimes he begins “losing hope.” Full Story »
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One Lobbyist on Track to Channel $2.5 Million to DCCC
CQPolitics.com – Sat Oct 23, 4:07 pm ETUtilities lobbyist Brian Wolff continued his high-dollar fundraising earlier this month for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, bundling $64,500 for the committee during the first two weeks of October and putting his cycle-to-date total at $1.96 million, according to Federal Election Commission records. Full Story »
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Palin rallies GOP in Fla., says time to dig deep
AP – 1 hr 44 mins ago
AP ORLANDO, Fla. - The momentum of the midterm elections is with the GOP, but now is not the time for supporters to let up, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin told a jubilant crowd of Florida Republicans on Saturday. Full Story »
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Palin plugs Florida Republicans - and her TV show
Reuters – Sat Oct 23, 9:44 pm ET
Reuters ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin rallied Republican candidates in Florida on Saturday by pillorying President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms and economic policies -- and she also used her speech to plug her new TV reality show "Sarah Palin's Alaska." Full Story »
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Governor candidates on firing line in midterms
AP – 8 mins agoSome of sharpest bare-knuckle skirmishes this election season have come in races for governor, especially in states shouldering the highest unemployment rates and largest tax increases. Full Story »
Steele: GOP has been willing to work with Obama
AP – 34 mins agoThe head of the GOP rejects charges that Republicans have refused to work with President Barack Obama. Full Story »
Republicans eye big win as Obama seeks to turn tide
AFP – 1 hr 52 mins agoRepublicans seem poised, just over a week before congressional elections, to forge a Washington powerbase to shackle President Barack Obama's reform quest -- despite their own deep unpopularity. Full Story »
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