Saturday, August 28, 2010

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

The rally drew a crowd. But how big? (Politico)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:51 AM PDT

Politico - Organizers pulled event permits for up to 300,000 people, and expected at least 100,000 to show up.

Beck calls rally 'end of darkness' (Politico)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 05:17 AM PDT

Politico - The FOX host sees his weekend rally at the Lincoln Memorial as a revival – and even a revolution.

Beck: Help us restore traditional American values (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 03:06 PM PDT

Glenn Beck, center, holds hands with faith leaders at the 'Restoring Honor' rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor Martin Luther King's message. Civil rights leaders who accused the group of hijacking King's legacy held their own rally and march.

US implores Americans not to visit NKorea (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 03:12 PM PDT

AP - The State Department on Friday urged Americans to respect its warning against traveling to North Korea, saying in a cheeky Twitter message that there are not too many former U.S. presidents left available for rescue missions.

Putin visits site of Russia's new launch center (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 02:50 AM PDT

AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia will be launching its manned space missions from a new launching pad in the Far East in 2018.

For Obamas, a (mostly) uninterrupted vacation (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 02:44 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, left, and his daughter Malia, right, ride bicycles along a path through Manuel F. Correllus State Forest, in West Tisbury, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, as they are accompanied by members of their security detail behind. The President and his family are vacationing on the island. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - President Barack Obama wrapped up a 10-day vacation Saturday that was blissfully free of the news emergencies that have interrupted some of his past getaways.

Glenn Beck keeps rally more historical than political (The Upshot)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT

The Upshot - Glenn Beck talked a lot about American presidents during Saturday's "Restoring Honor" rallyâ€"just not the current one. He lavished praise on George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, and even read a bit from the "Gettysburg Address." Beck, a conservative radio and television host, has long said the Lincoln Memorial event would be nonpolitical. So [...]

Louisiana, West Virginia Votes Today (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 08:34 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Voters in Louisiana and West Virginia will head to the polls Saturday for primaries in both the House and Senate.

Beck, Sharpton to lead rallies on King speech anniversary (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 06:07 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Two large, competing rallies — one mostly white and the other mostly black — will converge on Washington this weekend, each laying claim to the legacy of Martin Luther King on the 47th anniversary of his "I have a dream" speech.

Murkowski Has Few Third-Party Options (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 08:31 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Sen. Lisa Murkowski's options for getting on the general-election ballot would be limited if she ends up losing her primary to challenger Joe Miller.
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