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• Obama: Voter anger could hurt Dems in elections (AP)
• Obama taps Goolsbee as top White House economist (Reuters)
• Jones hits morning shows, but won’t be flying with ABC (The Upshot)
• Pol's speech wins fame but no nod (Politico)
• Rubio has a double-digit lead in Florida’s Senate race (The Upshot)
• The midterm polling 'roller coaster': 5 theories (The Week)
• What is next for the military ban on gays? (The Upshot)
• SBA List works to boost Ayotte in final stretch (Politico)
• House may adjourn a week early (Politico)
• FACT CHECK: Obama's tone shifts on health care (AP)
• Defense secretary calls Florida pastor (AP)
• Rescuers fear whale stuck in Scottish waters dead (AP)
• First Medal of Honor for a living Afghan war vet (AP)
• Could TV's 'Mad Men' heal America's culture wars? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Bera Hopes to Wipe Out Lungren Despite GOP Wave (CQPolitics.com)
• If taxes on rich go up, would small business suffer? (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Parties Engage in Game of Ad Buy Chicken (CQPolitics.com)
• Obama: Bad economy helped stir anger at Muslims, Islam (McClatchy Newspapers)

Obama: Voter anger could hurt Dems in elections (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 01:52 PM PDT AP - Facing big Democratic losses in November, President Barack Obama blamed Republicans and election-year politics Friday for thwarting his efforts to do more to spur a listless national economy. He challenged Congress to quit squabbling and quickly approve "what we all agree on" — a reprieve for expiring tax cuts for the middle class.

Obama taps Goolsbee as top White House economist (Reuters) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 11:48 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama on Friday named a member of his inner circle as top White House economist and gave a strong personal endorsement to a leading candidate to run his new consumer protection bureau.

Jones hits morning shows, but won’t be flying with ABC (The Upshot) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 08:08 AM PDT The Upshot - The national media have come under fire this week for giving so much ink and airtime to Terry Jones, the fringe Florida pastor who planned â€" or possibly still plans? â€" to burn Qurans on Sept. 11. Some journalists have questioned giving Jones such a huge platform to spout anti-Islam rants. So an NBC reporter's [...]

Pol's speech wins fame but no nod (Politico) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:17 PM PDT Politico - In the political world, it was the viral video of the day: The impassioned, way-over-the-top, Raging-Bull-style stump speech delivered Wednesday evening by Minerva, Ohio, Councilman Phil Davison.

Rubio has a double-digit lead in Florida’s Senate race (The Upshot) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 07:42 AM PDT The Upshot - Is Marco Rubio the man to beat in Florida's open Senate race? After months of trailing opponent Charlie Crist, the former state GOP House speaker now holds a sizable lead in the closely watched contest. According to a new Sunshine State News poll, 43 percent of Florida voters are leaning toward Rubio, compared with 29 [...]

The midterm polling 'roller coaster': 5 theories (The Week) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 04:00 AM PDT The Week - Last week Gallup had a record 10-point GOP lead in its generic party matchup; this week, the two parties are tied. Is the race for control of Congress really that fluid?

What is next for the military ban on gays? (The Upshot) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 08:52 AM PDT The Upshot - On Thursday, a U.S. District Court judge in California struck down the military's ban on openly gay service members, ruling that the policy violates their First and Fifth Amendment rights guaranteeing free speech and due process under the law. (You can read the full decision here.) Awkwardly enough, the defendant in the case is the [...]

SBA List works to boost Ayotte in final stretch (Politico) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 01:42 PM PDT Politico - The Susan B. Anthony List is looking to build a conservative firewall for Kelly Ayotte this weekend to hedge any late momentum by surging Ovide Lamontagne in the New Hampshire GOP Senate primary.

House may adjourn a week early (Politico) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 12:21 PM PDT Politico - Leaders consider move that would allow for just 11 days in session before the midterms.

FACT CHECK: Obama's tone shifts on health care (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 01:09 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama told voters repeatedly during the health care debate that the overhaul legislation would bring down fast-rising health care costs and save them money. Now, he's hemming and hawing on that.

Defense secretary calls Florida pastor (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:09 PM PDT AP - The Pentagon has confirmed that Defense Secretary Robert Gates called a Florida pastor and urged him not to burn copies of the Quran.

Rescuers fear whale stuck in Scottish waters dead (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 10:02 AM PDT AP - A humpback whale entangled in ropes near a remote Scottish island was feared dead on Friday, rescuers said.

First Medal of Honor for a living Afghan war vet (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 02:40 PM PDT AP - A 25-year-old soldier from Iowa who exposed himself to enemy gunfire to try to save two fellow soldiers will become the first living service member from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to receive the Medal of Honor, the White House announced Friday.

Could TV's 'Mad Men' heal America's culture wars? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 12:46 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The extraordinary popularity of the television series "Mad Men," which recently won its third consecutive Emmy for Best Drama, suggests an interesting and important shift in Americans’ attitudes toward our culture and history. That shift may have profound, if so far subtle, political implications.

Bera Hopes to Wipe Out Lungren Despite GOP Wave (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:21 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - RIO LINDA, Calif. -- When Sue Lyon went to hear Democratic challenger Ami Bera at an area house party, she didn't think he'd be interested in holding a similar event in her hometown, which often serves as the butt of jokes for conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh.

If taxes on rich go up, would small business suffer? (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 01:14 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Lonny and Robin Kocina started their business in the laundry room of their house more than 20 years ago, and they now employ about 45 people. However, they worry that Washington lawmakers are about to stifle their effort to keep their business growing.

Parties Engage in Game of Ad Buy Chicken (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 08:13 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - As the Senate campaign committees decide where best to spend their finite resources, a battle has emerged in the state of Washington, where Republican Dino Rossi is giving Democratic Sen. Patty Murray the biggest test of her career.

Obama: Bad economy helped stir anger at Muslims, Islam (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 10 Sep 2010 09:43 AM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday that he thought the nation's economic crisis had claimed a role in hardening many Americans' suspicions about Islam.

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