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• Analysis: Could GOP be playing into Dem hands? (AP)
• AP-GfK Poll: GOP more fired up as elections near (AP)
• How Palin is challenging the Republican establishment (Time.com)
• Democrats delay tax vote until after November polls (AFP)
• The American Dream Is Still Alive, but in Peril (CQPolitics.com)
• Boxer leading Fiorina by 6 points in California (Reuters)
• Obama, at UN, eyes Sudan, Southeast Asia tensions (AP)
• Powell to Clinton: Don’t blame ‘don’t ask’ on me (The Upshot)
• Colbert knocks Dems off message (Politico)
• U.S.-Iran rhetoric masks push for talks (Politico)
• Obama, Ahmadinejad trade barbs over 9/11 (AP)
• DOD says brain injury office chief is reassigned (AP)
• Iran says nuclear talks likely in October (AFP)
• Obama, SEast Asian leaders urge free navigation (AP)
• GOP Agenda Is a Plague on Americans (Huffington Post)
• Conservatives denounce GOP ‘Pledge’ as sellout, inside job (Daily Caller)
• NRCC Reserves $35 Million for Ads Across 55 Districts (CQPolitics.com)
• Reid, Angle stay tied in race for US Senate (AP)
• Mass. Sen. Brown headlines Pa. Senate fundraiser (AP)

Analysis: Could GOP be playing into Dem hands? (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:12 AM PDT AP - Being simply the "party of no" against President Barack Obama has worked well for Republicans all year, and they're poised for big election gains.

AP-GfK Poll: GOP more fired up as elections near (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:06 PM PDT AP - A political enthusiasm gap is helping Republicans in their effort to roll up big gains in the congressional elections. GOP supporters are a lot more interested in getting their party's candidates elected than Democrats are in electing theirs, a new AP-GfK poll shows.

How Palin is challenging the Republican establishment (Time.com) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 08:25 AM PDT Time.com - Despite no official platform and disdain from the media, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has launched a successful insurgency against the Republican establishment

Democrats delay tax vote until after November polls (AFP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 10:10 PM PDT AFP - Senate Democrats ruled out any vote on extending controversial tax cuts until after the November 2 legislative elections, drawing fire from Republicans who want to keep the cuts.

The American Dream Is Still Alive, but in Peril (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 08:36 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - There's a lot of rage out there in the electorate, as everybody knows, but I think some of it is displaced fear that working hard doesn't guarantee prosperity anymore.

Boxer leading Fiorina by 6 points in California (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:07 AM PDT Reuters - California Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer has extended her narrow lead over Republican challenger Carly Fiorina in her closely watched bid for re-election in November, according to a poll released on Friday.

Obama, at UN, eyes Sudan, Southeast Asia tensions (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:18 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is using his third and last day at the U.N. General Assembly to focus on averting renewed conflict in Sudan and easing growing maritime tensions between China and its Southeast Asian neighbors.

Powell to Clinton: Don’t blame ‘don’t ask’ on me (The Upshot) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 01:47 PM PDT The Upshot - Colin Powell is disputing President Clinton's claim that Powell "sold" him on a more lenient version of the military's ban on openly gay service members when he was the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The retired general and former secretary of state said in a statement to The Upshot that Clinton's remarks are [...]

Colbert knocks Dems off message (Politico) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:57 PM PDT Politico - The comedian delivers a punch-lined discourse on his chief qualification as an immigration expert.

U.S.-Iran rhetoric masks push for talks (Politico) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 11:50 AM PDT Politico - It's actually a side show to the larger message U.S. officials have been sending.

Obama, Ahmadinejad trade barbs over 9/11 (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:23 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traded heated remarks Friday on the emotional subject of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and hopes for a quick resumption of talks on Iran's suspect nuclear program appeared to fade.

DOD says brain injury office chief is reassigned (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:10 PM PDT AP - The Army officer in charge of overseeing treatment for troops suffering from brain injuries and psychological trauma has been reassigned until an internal investigation into his management of the office is completed, a senior Pentagon official said Thursday.

Iran says nuclear talks likely in October (AFP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:56 PM PDT AFP - An Iranian official may meet with EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton next month in a new bid to open negotiations on Iran's contested nuclear drive, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday.

Obama, SEast Asian leaders urge free navigation (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:01 PM PDT AP - U.S. President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders sent China a firm message Friday over territorial disputes between Beijing and its neighbors, calling for freedom of navigation in seas that China claims as its own.

GOP Agenda Is a Plague on Americans (Huffington Post) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:56 PM PDT Huffington Post - Read Rep. James E. Clyburn's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com

Conservatives denounce GOP ‘Pledge’ as sellout, inside job (Daily Caller) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:24 PM PDT Daily Caller - House Republicans have been relatively successful this week at presenting a united front around their “Pledge to America,” but only through a strategic outreach campaign to lawmakers, media and outside groups, that has managed to keep deep dissatisfaction over several key issues largely under wraps.

NRCC Reserves $35 Million for Ads Across 55 Districts (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:14 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - With 39 days left until the midterm elections, the National Republican Congressional Committee has increased its total financial commitment in Democratic-held districts.

Reid, Angle stay tied in race for US Senate (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:06 PM PDT AP - A barrage of attack ads from both sides has done zilch to yield a front-runner in Nevada's heated Senate race, according to a new poll that shows voters remain evenly split between Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican challenger Sharron Angle.

Mass. Sen. Brown headlines Pa. Senate fundraiser (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:50 PM PDT AP - Pennsylvania's Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Pat Toomey, continued his efforts to appeal to moderates with a visit Friday from Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, a tea party favorite until a centrist voting streak turned many former supporters against him.

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