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'); document.write('09-02-2010 09:23 PM
'); document.write('Obama visits Dole at Walter Reed (Politico)
'); document.write('Politico - The president saw the former Kansas senator and 1996 GOP presidential nominee on Monday.
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');document.write('09-02-2010 08:40 PM
'); document.write('Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer at a loss for words in first debate (The Upshot)
'); document.write('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 [...]
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');document.write('09-02-2010 05:51 PM
'); document.write('GOP Committees Look to Outside Groups to Fund Fall Ground Game (CQPolitics.com)
'); document.write('CQPolitics.com - Republican strategists wary of relying on a Republican National Committee beset by controversy are relying on third-party organizations to fund and manage crucial ground game operations for the midterm elections.
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');document.write('09-02-2010 02:28 PM
'); document.write('Economy tops 1st Boxer, Fiorina Senate debate (AP)
'); document.write('<a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_california_senate_debate\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.aceb50608423497d8f3bccb561c6e789-aceb50608423497d8f3bccb561c6e789-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=sHsGLAN26m4ztK9FWpz7MQ--\" align=\"left\" height=\"83\" width=\"130\" alt=\"Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, left, shakes hands with Republican Carly Fiorina before a debate at St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, Pool)\" border=\"0\" /></a>AP - Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina exchanged feisty jabs on taxes, the economy and their records in Congress and corporate America during the first debate in their Senate race. 
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');document.write('09-02-2010 01:51 PM
'); document.write('POLITICAL INSIDER: Clinton helps Ark. Democrat (AP)
'); document.write('AP - Former President Bill Clinton is coming to the aid of endangered Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln.
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');document.write('09-02-2010 03:02 AM
'); document.write('Some Democrats See Competitive Opportunity in Alaska (CQPolitics.com)
'); document.write('CQPolitics.com - With Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceding the Alaska GOP primary Tuesday night to lawyer Joe Miller, some Democrats now believe they have a chance to pick up a seat in a state no one thought could be in play in a cycle where Democrats are facing a significant loss of seats.
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');document.write('09-01-2010 11:33 PM
'); document.write('Jordan's king: Terrorists want to derail talks (AP)
'); document.write('<a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100901/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_mideast_talks_abdullah\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100901/capt.4bf43e1a52894240a3ef77a1528763f1-4bf43e1a52894240a3ef77a1528763f1-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=9ZoYT09iH7rXS91T8vhCIA--\" align=\"left\" height=\"78\" width=\"130\" alt=\"Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Barack Obama, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah II walk to East Room of the White House before making statements on the Middle East peace negotiations in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)\" border=\"0\" /></a>AP - Jordan's King Abdullah II suggests that failure of new peace talks between Isarel and the Palestinians would be a victory for terrorists seeking to derail the process. 
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');document.write('06-27-2004 04:38 AM
'); document.write('Movie Ads or Political Ads? Complaint Says Line Is Too Fine
'); document.write('Jim Rutenberg
'); document.write('The advertising push behind Michael Moore\'s new documentary is angering some Republicans, who say it is little more than a commercial campaign devised to help Senator John Kerry.
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');document.write('Labor, business leaders differ on ways to fix economy (McClatchy Newspapers)
'); document.write('McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — With the Labor Day weekend approaching, union leaders and U.S. business interests expressed concerns Thursday about the fragility of the nation's economic recovery. They offered drastically different remedies for fixing the country's woes, however.
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');document.write('AMERICA'S LITTLE WARS ARE DRAINING US IN A BIG WAY (Georgie Anne Geyer)
'); document.write('Georgie Anne Geyer - WASHINGTON -- You have to wonder exactly what you're supposed to say in a week like this one, as President Obama officially declared the end to the U.S. war in Iraq and most Americans breathed a tempered sigh of relief.
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');document.write('U.S. offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban (Reuters)
'); document.write('Reuters - The Obama Administration is likely to stay focused on toughening regulatory oversight of the U.S. offshore oil industry and may push back lifting a ban on deepwater drilling after the latest accident in the Gulf of Mexico, analysts said on Thursday.
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');document.write('US officers take up posts at Paris airport (AP)
'); document.write('AP - American officers are taking up posts at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport to help identify potential terrorists or other high-risk passengers heading to the United States.
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');document.write('Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians (AP)
'); document.write('<a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_mideast_talks\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.66254245a0ab471e93ed0a2e4112988f-66254245a0ab471e93ed0a2e4112988f-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=cjgACvtrAv4rFJExLgS_tg--\" align=\"left\" height=\"79\" width=\"130\" alt=\"Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as she hosts the re-launch of direct negotiations, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)\" border=\"0\" /></a>AP - In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year. 
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');document.write('Happy beginning for a W.H. production (Politico)
'); document.write('Politico - The talks allow Obama to show on the foreign policy stage.
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');document.write('Gibbs defends Obama's efforts to help House Democrats (CQPolitics.com)
'); document.write('<a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/politics000003728442\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100902/i/r2215902004.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=mTFPgdyr33quOuIH6o25lA--\" align=\"left\" height=\"94\" width=\"130\" alt=\"White House press secretary Robert Gibbs delivers his daily briefing at the White House in Washington September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)\" border=\"0\" /></a>CQPolitics.com - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Thursday defended President Barack Obama's track record of campaigning for House Democrats as new polling shows their party taking a nose dive. 
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');document.write('More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich (AP)
'); document.write('<a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_tax_cuts\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.53a8b2b161a149d8b3ec4db707042346-53a8b2b161a149d8b3ec4db707042346-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=ZYxOpDgB.t_rdehrjOZGhw--\" align=\"left\" height=\"94\" width=\"130\" alt=\"FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2009 file photo, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., conducts a town hall event in Springfield, Va. Chances are fading that Congress will allow taxes to rise, even for the nation's top earners. Worried about the fragile economy and their own upcoming election, a growing number of Democrats are joining the rock-solid Republican opposition to President Barack Obama's plans to let some of the Bush administration's tax cuts expire. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)\" border=\"0\" /></a>AP - Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans. 
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');document.write('Anti-abortion group targets Democrats in radio ads (AP)
'); document.write('AP - An anti-abortion group plans to air radio ads in three congressional races calling for the defeat of Democratic incumbents, among the first ads to capitalize on a Supreme Court ruling this year that freed corporations to directly influence elections.
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');document.write('Obama unpopular ahead of midterms: Will the GOP benefit? (Time.com)
'); document.write('<a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/08599201562900\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100901/capt.photo_1283305629577-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=D2bVjjnaM2sh6zSBRhxR8Q--\" align=\"left\" height=\"95\" width=\"130\" alt=\"US President Barack Obama delivers an address to the nation on the end of combat operations in Iraq from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on August 31, 2010.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)\" border=\"0\" /></a>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? 
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');document.write('Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings (Reuters)
'); document.write('<a href=\"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_palestinians_israel\"><img src=\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.c72a14fbf64d4927aa8666cec59f81b4-c72a14fbf64d4927aa8666cec59f81b4-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=kGpEanPlyGLkMu156pwSZQ--\" align=\"left\" height=\"92\" width=\"130\" alt=\"** RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT ID FROM GEORGE MITCHELL TO BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ** This handout photo provided by the State Department shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's office at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/State Department)\" border=\"0\" /></a>Reuters - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades. 
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');document.write('Aides Say Memo Backed Coercion for Qaeda Cases
'); document.write('David Johnston and James Risen
'); document.write('The document by the Justice Department helped provide an after-the-fact rationale for harsh procedures used by C.I.A. on high-level leaders of Al Qaeda.
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