Thursday, September 2, 2010

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Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 02:52 PM PDT

Masked Palestinian Hamas militants hold a press conference in Gaza City, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. To relaunch Middle East peace talks on Thursday, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their American mediators quietly agreed to push aside the question of Hamas - the Islamic militant group that controls one of the two Palestinian territories and rejects negotiations. But Hamas let it be known with its bullets that it would not be left out of the equation - the militants killed four Israelis and wounded two others in a pair of attacks on the eve of the new talks. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)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.

Obama Unpopular Ahead of Midterms: Will the GOP Benefit? (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 02:15 PM PDT

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)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?

Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party? (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:42 PM PDT

Members of the The Daisy Mountain Tea Party Patriots attend a town hall meeting in Phoenix August 17, 2010. Radio personality and former U.S. Congressman JD Hayworth, who will challenge current U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) during the primary election August 24 spoke during the event. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)AP - Is the tea party the new Republican Party? The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian voters displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the toppling of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP primary. Political novice Joe Miller is the fifth tea party insurgent to win a GOP Senate nominating contest, an upset that few, if any, saw coming.

Economy tops 1st Boxer, Fiorina Senate debate (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 07:28 AM PDT

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)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.

Some Democrats See Competitive Opportunity in Alaska (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:02 PM PDT

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.

Latest distraction for CO candidate: Kansas resume (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:53 PM PDT

This photo taken Aug.17, 2010 shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes at his campaign headquarters in Englewood, Colo. Dan Maes' murky past in law enforcement in neighboring Kansas has become the latest distraction in his gaffe-ridden campaign. Maes has claimed he was fired by the police department in Liberal in the 1980s because police and politicians were corrupt, and told supporters that he worked undercover for state investigators gathering information on a local bookmaking ring. But the Kansas Bureau of Investigation denies Maes ever worked for them, and Liberal's police department won't talk about Maes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - Colorado gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes' murky past in law enforcement in neighboring Kansas has become the latest distraction in his gaffe-ridden campaign.

Gates: Iraq outcome 'will always be clouded by how it began' (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:22 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — The U.S. military Wednesday marked the end of its combat mission in Iraq amid a series of conflicting messages that underscored the mixed feelings many here, both American and Iraqi, have toward a seven-and-a-half-year effort that cost tens of thousands of lives but left the political outcome undecided.

'Don't tread on me' flag starts disputes around the country (The Upshot)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:02 PM PDT

The Upshot - An Arizona man is in trouble with his homeowners' association over flying the Gadsden flag, which features a coiled rattlesnake and the words "Don't Tread on Me." The flag has been adopted by members of the tea party movement for its association with the American Revolution, but Andy McDonel tells the New York Times that [...]

Senate GOP's new gender gap (Politico)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 02:06 PM PDT

Politico - Republicans will have no women in Senate leadership after Murkowski loss.

O'Donnell plays defense on radio (Politico)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 10:49 AM PDT

Politico - Once-supportive host grills Delaware candidate.

More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:53 PM PDT

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)AP - Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans.

Jordan's king: Terrorists want to derail talks (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:33 PM PDT

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)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.

6 years on, Portugal child sex trial reaches end (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 06:49 AM PDT

Bernardo Teixeira, one of the alleged victims of child sex abuse at a state-run children's home in Lisbon called Casa Pia, pauses during an interview with the Associated Press Thursday, Sept. 2 2010 in Lisbon. A verdict is due Friday in the major child sex abuse trial in Portugal that has lasted almost six years, produced chilling testimony from dozens of alleged victims and shaken public trust in the country's institutions. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)AP - A child sex abuse trial that has lasted nearly six years is drawing to a close after producing chilling testimony from dozens of alleged victims and shaking public trust in Portugal's institutions.

Obama to hold press conference next Friday (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:45 PM PDT

President Barack Obama is flanked by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) as he makes comments on the Middle East Peace process in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - President Barack Obama will hold a press conference on Friday, September 10, the White House said on Thursday.

OBAMA IS NOT A MUSLIM (Ann Coulter)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 02:53 PM PDT

Ann Coulter - The nonsense about President Obama being a Muslim has got to stop. I rise to defend him from this absurd accusation by pointing out that he is obviously an atheist.

GOP Committees Look to Outside Groups to Fund Fall Ground Game (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 10:51 AM PDT

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.

Tea party seeks another upset in Delaware's Senate primary (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 02:19 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WILMINGTON, Del. — Thanks to the tea party, Rep. Mike Castle's once smooth path to Delaware's Republican Senate nomination suddenly has become less predictable — and is providing a fresh reason for already staggering moderate Republicans everywhere to be frightened.

Congress May Miss Chance to Fix Schools (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:02 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - The prospect of finally fixing America's public schools looks better now than ever, but there's still a chance that this golden economic and moral opportunity could slip away.

Bernanke rejects notion that he could have saved Lehman (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 11:49 AM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke strongly rejected as "myth" suggestions that he could have saved investment bank Lehman Brothers and prevented the near collapse of the global financial system.
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