Thursday, August 26, 2010

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How the stimulus is changing America (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:10 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks in Chicago, Illinois on August 5. Ahead of November midterm elections Obama's Republican opponents leaped on the data as evidence that massive economic stimulus spending had not worked.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)Time.com - Voters hate it. Hardly anyone wants credit for it. But President Obama's $787 billion stimulus is quietly altering the way Americans work, move, innovate and plug in

From King to Beck: Big rally at Lincoln Memorial (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:34 PM PDT

This Aug. 25, 2010, photo shows Ryan Palmer, right, with Elite Productions, uses a level as the stage is being set for the Glenn Beck 'Restoring Honor' rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Beck's rally on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous 'I Have a Dream' speech is drawing criticism, protests and questions about his intentions. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Glenn Beck says it's just a coincidence his Restoring Honor rally on Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial will take place on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech. But he's hardly apologizing for the connection.

Obama Iraq speech to signal shift to Afghan focus (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 01:43 PM PDT

An Afghan boy passes American soldiers on a joint patrol with the Afghan Army, in Zhari district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, Wednesday Aug. 25, 2010. Soldiers in Zhari operate in a district which is the birthplace of the Taliban movement, and holds many well-armed insurgents who blend in with a support network providing them with explosives and safe havens. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - With his Oval Office speech Tuesday night, President Barack Obama will signal a shift in America's focus from the Iraq War to the war in Afghanistan, his spokesman said Thursday.

Evangelicals condemn attacks on Obama’s faith, but Warren remains silent (The Upshot)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 09:34 AM PDT

The Upshot - A group of leading evangelical preachers â€" including television pastor T.D. Jakes and Kirbyjon Caldwell, a spiritual adviser to George W. Bush â€" has released a letter condemning "misrepresentations" of President Obama's faith. "We are deeply troubled by the recent questioning of President Obama's faith. We understand that these are contentious times, but the personal [...]

Obama to press: ‘We’re buying shrimp, guys’ (The Upshot)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 07:04 AM PDT

The Upshot - President Obama was in no mood to deal with the press Wednesday while vacationing with his family in Martha's Vineyard. During a stop for lunch at Nancy's Restaurant in the Oak Bluffs section of the Massachusetts island, ABC's Jake Tapper reports that members of the press yelled out several questions for the president, including one [...]

DC lawyer heading to Alaska to help Murkowski (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:42 AM PDT

AP - The top lawyer for the Republicans' Senate campaign committee is heading to Alaska to help Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who is trailing in the primary vote.

Mayor seeks to calm cabbie, NYC after knife attack (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:49 PM PDT

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, speaks about the attack on taxi driver Ahmed Sharif, right, during a media conference at City Hall in New York, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. Michael Enright, who once volunteered with a group that promotes interfaith tolerance, was charged Wednesday with using a folding knife to attack Sharif after he said he was Muslim. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - A Muslim cab driver whose face and throat were slashed in a suspected hate crime attack appeared with Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday as city officials sought to ease tensions in the debate over a plan to put a mosque near the site of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Former Republican chairman says he's gay (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 4, 2006, file photo, Ken Mehlman, then-chairman of the Republican National Committee, addresses the RNC state chairmen's meeting in Colorado Springs, Colo. Mehlman says in a magazine interview that he is gay. Mehlman, who was campaign manager for President George W. Bush in 2004, told The Atlantic that he came to the conclusion he is gay recently and wanted to talk about it publicly because he wants to become an advocate for gay marriage. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)AP - Former Republican Party Chairman Ken Mehlman says in a magazine interview that he is gay.

House hearing set on egg recall (Politico)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:21 PM PDT

Politico - A subcommittee plans to investigate two Iowa farms linked to a massive salmonella outbreak.

Waters' attorneys to panel: Back off (Politico)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:42 AM PDT

Politico - The California Democrat's lawyers say ethics investigators shouldn’t still be gathering evidence.

Michigan tea partiers launch surprise push (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 11:46 AM PDT

This Aug. 18, 2010 photo shows Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser, in Lansing, Mich. Weiser talks enthusiastically about welcoming tea party supporters into the GOP, but he wasn't planning to give them his seat at the state convention. Michigan tea party supporters flocked to Republican party meetings across the state this month and won several hundred delegate seats for the Aug. 28 state convention, including Weiser's. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)AP - Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser talks enthusiastically about welcoming tea party supporters into the GOP, but he wasn't planning to give them his seat at the state convention.

French diet guru Michel Montignac dies (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 06:31 AM PDT

AP - A French official says French diet guru Michel Montignac, whose "glycemic index" weight-loss books sold millions of copies, has died.

Obama in 4th round of golf on Martha's Vineyard (AP)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:40 PM PDT

President Barack Obama golfs at Farm Neck Golf Club, in Oak Bluffs, Mass., with Marvin Nicholson, White House trip director, left, and Cyrus Walker, right, while the first family vacations on Martha's Vineyard, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Seizing on a day of bright summer sunshine, President Barack Obama headed to the links on Thursday for another vacation round of golf.

39 Seats Away: Republicans Hungry to Take Back the House (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 09:48 AM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Expectations of a 2010 GOP tsunami have peaked in the days after the primaries, but the essential question is still up for debate: will Republicans take control of the House of Representatives? The House is widely viewed as vulnerable, and Republicans are aggressively positioning themselves to pull off a political coup, with Representative John Boehner angling to become House Majority Leader. Democrats, for their part, have amassed a sizable financial advantage and appear to be hoping the ideological divide between Tea Partiers and the traditional Republican establishment will send independent voters back to the president's party. Pollsters and data-crunching pundits weigh in with their (early) November prognostications.

Boccieri Battles Anti-Incumbent Fervor, Sluggish Local Economy (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:18 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - CANTON, Ohio -- $1.50 still gets you a day of downtown parking in this rusty town of 78,000 residents, where the unemployment rate hovers well north of the national average and local business leaders say there are few reasons to be optimistic.

One thing primaries proved: All politics is local (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 03:42 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — She should have seen this coming.

Sutton Counts on Blue-Collar Brigades in Ohio Re-Election Fight (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 09:43 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - AKRON, Ohio. -- Rep. Betty Sutton (D-Ohio) does not exactly look the part of a union folk hero.
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