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• GOP candidates get an edge with out-of-state cash (AP)
• How Ugly Will It Get? Democrats hope the Republican battle for 2012 begins now (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
• The Pelosi Effect: Republicans are running against the unpopular House Speaker in the midterms (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
• Christie tries to shift focus from education blunder (The Upshot)
• Maid issue dominates Calif. debate (Politico)
• Exclusive: Gibbs eyed for DNC chair (Politico)
• US may tell US citizens to be vigilant in Europe (AP)
• Biographical information on Rahm Emanuel (AP)
• UN's Congo report could spur genocide trials (AP)
• Two US-targeted Iranian officials mock new sanctions (AFP)
• Could the events surrounding the Rutgers suicide be considered a hate crime? (Daily Caller)
• Landry Appears Headed for La. Runoff Victory (CQPolitics.com)
• DC rally shows support for struggling Democrats (AP)
• 2010 Indiana 2nd District race: Republican Jackie Walorski running against incumbent Joe Donnelly (The Newsroom)

GOP candidates get an edge with out-of-state cash (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 11:59 AM PDT AP - The private rooms at Carmine's, a large Italian restaurant downtown, have been hopping with political donors at lunch this week. It's a month to Election Day, and House and Senate candidates are searching far from home for last-minute campaign cash.

How Ugly Will It Get? Democrats hope the Republican battle for 2012 begins now (Exclusive to Yahoo! News) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:41 PM PDT Exclusive to Yahoo! News - Each week until the election, Slate's John Dickerson is trying to answer questions from the week's political news. He welcomes readers to weigh in with answers â€" or with more political questions â€" at slatepolitics@gmail.com. Here are this week's questions: …

The Pelosi Effect: Republicans are running against the unpopular House Speaker in the midterms (Exclusive to Yahoo! News) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 12:32 PM PDT Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By SUSAN DAVIS, National Journal Congress adjourned a week earlier than scheduled and lawmakers headed home, relieved to get out of Washington. But for dozens of embattled House Democrats, the premature exit may not be enough to safely distance themselves …

Christie tries to shift focus from education blunder (The Upshot) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:25 PM PDT The Upshot - Nothing like a $100 million gift to make some bad PR go away. That's no doubt the moral that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has taken away from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's nine-figure charitable gift to the troubled public schools of Newark, just a few weeks after his own administration muffed a potential $400 million [...]

Maid issue dominates Calif. debate (Politico) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 12:34 PM PDT Politico - Sparks fly in the second debate between gubernatorial rivals Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown.

Exclusive: Gibbs eyed for DNC chair (Politico) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 06:41 AM PDT Politico - Tim Kaine, the current DNC chairman, would be named to a top administration post.

US may tell US citizens to be vigilant in Europe (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 03:13 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration is considering telling U.S. citizens to be vigilant as they travel in Europe, updated guidance prompted by fresh al-Qaida threats, American and European officials told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Biographical information on Rahm Emanuel (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 12:43 AM PDT AP - NAME — Rahm Israel Emanuel.

UN's Congo report could spur genocide trials (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:42 PM PDT AP - On Nov. 14, 1996, armed men surrounded the Mugunga refugee camp in eastern Zaire and began shooting indiscriminately at its inhabitants as they huddled for safety or tried to flee.

Two US-targeted Iranian officials mock new sanctions (AFP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 01:44 PM PDT AFP - Two of the eight Iranian officials targeted by Washington with sanctions for alleged human rights abuses on Saturday mocked the moves against them by US President Barack Obama as a "joke."

Could the events surrounding the Rutgers suicide be considered a hate crime? (Daily Caller) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:28 AM PDT Daily Caller - Last week in New Jersey, Tyler Clementi, a freshman at Rutgers University jumped off the George Washington Bridge after his roommate broadcast a live feed of him engaging in sexual acts with another man. The roommate, Dharun Ravi and a friend Molly Wei, both freshmen, are being charged with invasion of privacy. But many people are calling for the prosecutor to charge them with a hate crime, which would double the maximum possible sentence.

Landry Appears Headed for La. Runoff Victory (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 08:26 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - After finishing less than 200 votes shy of securing the 3rd district GOP nomination in the August primary, attorney Jeff Landry is poised to finish the job in Louisiana's primary runoff Saturday.

DC rally shows support for struggling Democrats (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 02:49 PM PDT AP - Tapping into anger as the tea party movement has done, a coalition of progressive and civil rights groups marched by the thousands Saturday on the Lincoln Memorial and pledged to support Democrats struggling to keep power on Capitol Hill.

2010 Indiana 2nd District race: Republican Jackie Walorski running against incumbent Joe Donnelly (The Newsroom) Posted: 02 Oct 2010 11:54 AM PDT The Newsroom - After having struggled to reach the position in rematches against former Rep. Chris Chocola, Joe Donnelly is hoping to earn another term. But he's facing Sarah Palin-endorsed Jackie Walorski, a factor that makes his district a bit more high-profile than usual.

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