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• Obama urges Israelis, Palestinians to seize moment (Reuters)
• Murkowski concedes to Miller in Alaska Senate race (The Upshot)
• Compensation chief lags in processing oil claims (The Newsroom)
• New York imam: Mosque fight about Muslim role (AP)
• House panel recommends 3 for further investigation (AP)
• Muslim-Americans launch PR initiatives, promote Sept. 11 as day of national service (The Upshot)
• Democrats unlikely to repeal tax cuts for the rich (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Boxer vs. Fiorina: California Senate race a dead heat (Time.com)
• Dems plan fall media blitz (Politico)
• A new dawn for State (Politico)
• Obama says Mideast peace moment 'must be seized' (AP)
• AP source: Suspicious luggage sparks questioning (AP)
• UK jury: bomb expert died in flawed secret tests (AP)
• US forces still in fight at end of combat mission (AP)
• REPUBLICANS PLAYING RELIGION CARD MAY END WITH LOSING HAND (Cynthia Tucker)
• Republicans Eye McCain's Millions in Excess '08 Funds (CQPolitics.com)
• Obama, Netanyahu condemn Hamas killings in Israel (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Party Label Is Kissell's Biggest Liability Against Local Sportscaster (CQPolitics.com)
• Obama declares U.S. combat mission in Iraq over (McClatchy Newspapers)

Obama urges Israelis, Palestinians to seize moment (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:40 PM PDT Reuters - Israeli and Palestinian leaders believe they can achieve a Middle East peace deal within a year, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday as he urged both sides to seize the moment.

Murkowski concedes to Miller in Alaska Senate race (The Upshot) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 07:40 PM PDT The Upshot - A week after the primary, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceded to challenger Joe Miller Tuesday night, becoming the seventh congressional incumbent and fourth Republican to lose a primary challenge this election year. Miller, who was endorsed by Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Express, narrowly defeated Murkowski in last week's voting. Murkowski's campaign was hopeful [...]

Compensation chief lags in processing oil claims (The Newsroom) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 06:13 PM PDT The Newsroom - Just over a week ago, when Kenneth Feinberg took over the process for handling damage claims from the Gulf oil spill, he promised to cut through the delays and confusion that applicants faced under the much-maligned BP system.

New York imam: Mosque fight about Muslim role (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:10 AM PDT AP - The imam leading plans for an Islamic center near the site of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York said the fight is over more than "a piece of real estate" and could shape the future of Muslim relations in America.

House panel recommends 3 for further investigation (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 09:10 PM PDT AP - House investigators have recommended that three lawmakers be further investigated to determine whether political contributions were improperly linked to votes on the huge financial overhaul bill.

Muslim-Americans launch PR initiatives, promote Sept. 11 as day of national service (The Upshot) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:13 AM PDT The Upshot - In an effort to push back against negative views of Islam and Muslims, grassroots Muslim groups are launching a series of initiatives to convey to non-Muslim-Americans that they are also Americans. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) released a series of advertisements today that will run on national television, clearly intended to counter some of [...]

Democrats unlikely to repeal tax cuts for the rich (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:53 AM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress are poised to play a leading role this month in thwarting their party's effort to raise income tax rates on the wealthy.

Boxer vs. Fiorina: California Senate race a dead heat (Time.com) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:20 PM PDT Time.com - The candidates for Senator are equally combative, and both are dependent on one group of voters for victory: independents

Dems plan fall media blitz (Politico) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:50 PM PDT Politico - Leaning into a storm, next Wednesday the party will kick off their fall campaign.

A new dawn for State (Politico) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:04 AM PDT Politico - As the combat mission ends, the department will have to step up in a major way.

Obama says Mideast peace moment 'must be seized' (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:12 PM PDT AP - Struggling to break decades of hostility, President Barack Obama convened a new round of ambitious Mideast peace talks Wednesday and told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they faced a fleeting chance to settle deep differences.

AP source: Suspicious luggage sparks questioning (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:25 PM PDT AP - Two men on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Amsterdam were questioned by Dutch authorities after U.S. officials found a cell phone taped to a Pepto Bismol bottle and a knife and box cutter in checked luggage connected with the men, a law enforcement official said.

UK jury: bomb expert died in flawed secret tests (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:19 AM PDT AP - A jury says a British government scientist died during secret anti-terrorism experiments that were not properly planned or organized.

US forces still in fight at end of combat mission (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:59 PM PDT AP - Even as President Barack Obama was announcing the end of combat in Iraq, American soldiers were sealing off a northern village early Wednesday as their Iraqi partners raided houses and arrested dozens of suspected insurgents.

REPUBLICANS PLAYING RELIGION CARD MAY END WITH LOSING HAND (Cynthia Tucker) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:57 PM PDT Cynthia Tucker - WASHINGTON -- Glenn Beck is a talented huckster, a shrewd survivor who may be in the middle of another self-reinvention. This time, he seems bent on remaking himself as one of the oldest of the stock all-American characters: the Elmer Gantry-like preacher-performer.

Republicans Eye McCain's Millions in Excess '08 Funds (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 08:39 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Sen. John McCain's victory in the Aug. 24 Arizona Republican primary was fueled partly by transfers of $7.5 million from his 2008 presidential campaign compliance fund -- an account GOP Congressional strategists are now eyeing as they look to finance a growing list of competitive midterm races.

Obama, Netanyahu condemn Hamas killings in Israel (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:46 AM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — As Mideast peace talks opened Wednesday at the White House, President Barack Obama condemned the killings of four Israeli settlers Tuesday by Palestinian Islamist militants and vowed, "This is not going to stop us."

Party Label Is Kissell's Biggest Liability Against Local Sportscaster (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 08:39 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - LOCUST, N.C. -- Between meeting donors in the back room at a fancy downtown Charlotte restaurant and greeting spectators at the front gate of a local high school football game, it's clear where Harold Johnson -- the Republican challenging Democratic Rep. Larry Kissell -- feels more comfortable.

Obama declares U.S. combat mission in Iraq over (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 04:17 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — After more than seven years of war, President Barack Obama declared the combat mission in Iraq over on Tuesday night, saying that's in the best interests of both Iraqis and Americans and that ending combat will help the United States focus on new priorities, especially restoring the economy.

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