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• Obama faults himself for not selling health law (AP)
• Clinton: Powell 'sold' him on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (The Upshot)
• Reports: Obama groped for Afghan exit strategy (AFP)
• Tax, spending cuts top GOP campaign-year 'Pledge' (AP)
• Senate GOP opts to leave Murkowski in committee post (CQPolitics.com)
• Does Jesse Jackson still have a shot to be Chicago mayor? (The Atlantic Wire)
• Senate chairman readies extension of most Bush-era tax cuts (CQPolitics.com)
• Calif group airs anti-tea party ad in Times Square (AP)
• Rahm weighs run, successors line up (Politico)
• Top Republican backs tax cut bill (Politico)
• Obama announces new US approach on development (AP)
• IG: FBI gave inaccurate statements on surveillance (AP)
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• White House seeks to limit fallout from Afghan war book (Reuters)
• How Is Cuomo Not Killing Paladino in NY Governor Race? (The Atlantic Wire)
• Rep. Bachus Confident He'll Chair Financial Services if GOP Takes House (CQPolitics.com)
• Cuomo seeks independent appeal in NY gov's race (AP)
• Terrorism Threats Emerging More Often Within United States, Officials Say (CQPolitics.com)
• Tea Party favorite close in New York governor race (Reuters)

Obama faults himself for not selling health law (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:39 PM PDT AP - Blaming himself for coolness to his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama is seeking to reintroduce the law to voters who don't much like or understand it six months after he signed it.

Clinton: Powell 'sold' him on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (The Upshot) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 08:55 AM PDT The Upshot - Former President Bill Clinton defended signing "don't ask, don't tell" policy into law in an interview with CBS's Katie Couric on Tuesday, saying that Colin Powell, who was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the time, told him the policy would be more lax than it turned out to be. "Now, when Colin [...]

Reports: Obama groped for Afghan exit strategy (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:02 AM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama groped for an exit strategy from the Afghan war last year amid fierce infighting among top aides and powerplays by the military for more troops, reports said Wednesday.

Tax, spending cuts top GOP campaign-year 'Pledge' (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:08 PM PDT AP - House Republican leaders are vowing to cut taxes and federal spending, repeal President Barack Obama's health care law and ban federal funding of abortion as part of a campaign manifesto designed to propel them to victory in midterm elections Nov. 2.

Senate GOP opts to leave Murkowski in committee post (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 11:37 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - Senate Republicans on Wednesday decided against ousting Alaska's Lisa Murkowski as their party leader on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, despite their dismay at her decision to launch a write-in campaign after losing the GOP primary election.

Does Jesse Jackson still have a shot to be Chicago mayor? (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:32 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire -

Senate chairman readies extension of most Bush-era tax cuts (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:46 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - The Senate's top tax writer said Wednesday that he will unveil long-awaited legislation this week to extend the expiring 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for all but the wealthiest Americans, though it remains unclear whether a vote will occur before the Nov. 2 elections.

Calif group airs anti-tea party ad in Times Square (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:11 PM PDT AP - A California consumer-advocacy group is hoping to rally the left before the November election with an ad on a Times Square video screen that labels the tea party movement as "insane."

Rahm weighs run, successors line up (Politico) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:36 PM PDT Politico - Still, the hyperkinetic former congressman isn’t expected to announce his plans any time soon.

Top Republican backs tax cut bill (Politico) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:25 PM PDT Politico - Camp supports a temporary two-year tax cut.

Obama announces new US approach on development (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:43 PM PDT AP - Addressing a global conference on poverty, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the United States is changing its approach to development and will use diplomacy, trade, investment and other policies to help poorer countries instead of just giving them money.

IG: FBI gave inaccurate statements on surveillance (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 10:58 AM PDT AP - The FBI gave inaccurate information to Congress and the public when it claimed a possible terrorism link to justify surveilling an anti-war rally in Pittsburgh, the Justice Department's inspector general said Monday in a report on the bureau's scrutiny of domestic activist groups.

(AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:33 AM PDT AP - Spanish province that banned bull fighting votes to uphold other traditions seen to harm bulls.

White House seeks to limit fallout from Afghan war book (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:10 PM PDT Reuters - The White House on Wednesday sought to limit any fallout from a new book that chronicles bitter infighting among President Barack Obama's aides who helped craft his Afghan war strategy, with some doubting it can succeed.

How Is Cuomo Not Killing Paladino in NY Governor Race? (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:50 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Startling New York's Democratic establishment. a new Quinnipiac poll places Republican gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino a mere six points behind Democrat Andrew Cuomo. For a candidate as strong as Cuomoâ€"and a state as liberal as New Yorkâ€"it's surprising that his lead has diminished so rapidly. Here's what political observers are saying:

Rep. Bachus Confident He'll Chair Financial Services if GOP Takes House (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:51 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - Despite criticism that he has not been an effective leader for his party on the House Financial Services Committee, Spencer Bachus expressed confidence Wednesday that he would chair the panel next year if the GOP wins control of the House.

Cuomo seeks independent appeal in NY gov's race (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:28 PM PDT AP - Democrat Andrew Cuomo sought to bolster his appeal among independents Wednesday in the race for New York governor with an endorsement from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, as a new poll showed tea party Republican Carl Paladino gaining ground.

Terrorism Threats Emerging More Often Within United States, Officials Say (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:41 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - Terrorism threats are emerging far more frequently these days from within the United States and focusing less on grand, dramatic strikes, Obama administration officials and leaders of the Senate Homeland Security panel said Wednesday.

Tea Party favorite close in New York governor race (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:44 AM PDT Reuters - Underdog Republican Carl Paladino, backed by the conservative Tea Party movement, pulled within 6 percentage points of Democrat Andrew Cuomo in the New York governor's race in a poll released on Wednesday while New York City's popular independent mayor endorsed Cuomo.

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