Saturday, September 25, 2010

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Third-party candidates could tip close elections (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 12:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2010, file photo Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, right, leaves the polling site Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla. This year's most visible third-party campaigns are being mounted by prominent Republicans who fell victim to tea party-backed candidates who labeled them as too accommodating to Democrats. Crist left the Republican Party in April when it became clear that Marco Rubio, a tea party favorite, would win the party's Senate nomination. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)AP - Whether they are sore losers or never-say-die patriots, third-party candidates threaten to tip a handful of congressional and gubernatorial races to contenders who otherwise might have lost this fall.

AP Poll: Many think health overhaul should do more (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 12:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, center, speaks at a private residence in Falls Church, Va. Obama's health care overhaul has divided the nation, and Republicans believe their drive for repeal will help them win elections in November. But the picture's not that clear-cut. An Associated Press poll finds that by more than 2-to-1 Americans, who think the law should have done more, outnumber those who think the government should stay out of health care. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has divided the nation, and Republicans believe their call for repeal will help them win elections in November. But the picture's not that clear cut.

Polarized Minn. gov. race leaves opening for indie (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 02:15 PM PDT

In this photo made Sept. 14, 2010, Independence Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner, left, looks at a robotic device shown to him by CEO Patrick McKinnery during a campaign visit to Minnesota-based Recon Robotics in Edina, Minn. Horner, a former Republican, hopes enough Minnesotans are disenchanted with the increasingly polarized two-part system to make him a viable candidate. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - An independent candidate for Minnesota governor hoping to follow in Jesse Ventura's footsteps is showing surprising strength in a race against a Democrat and a Republican at polar ends of the political spectrum.

Republican economic proposals "disastrous" says Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 10:21 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a ministerial meeting on Sudan at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 24, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama hammered Republicans on Saturday over their newly unveiled campaign agenda, calling the opposition party's economic ideas "an echo of a disastrous decade we can't afford to relive."

Money, economy hobble Democrat in Ind. Senate race (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 11:59 AM PDT

Democratic candidate for Indiana's U.S. Senate seat, Brad Ellsworth, left, speaks at a news conference as he campaigns with Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind, in Indianapolis, Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. Ellsworth hopes to defeat Republican Dan Coats in the race to replace Bayh. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)AP - Democrat Brad Ellsworth had just leveled an attack — one he acknowledged was incomplete at best — against his Republican rival for the open Senate seat in Indiana when he asked reporters what they wanted to know.

Rep. Frank denies Clinton stop indicates weakness (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 02:10 PM PDT

Former President Bill Clinton laughs at remarks from President Barack Obama at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - When it was announced that former President Bill Clinton would make a campaign appearance for U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, more than a few eyebrows went up.

Labor pains: Juggling politics and pregnancy (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 06:58 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - A handful of challengers in races around the country are finding themselves challenged by something at once tiny and huge: a newborn.

Thune plans to run in 2012 (Politico)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 08:11 AM PDT

Politico - Thune gets a high-level endorsement from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Dick Morris returns in new role (Politico)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 04:07 AM PDT

Politico - The former Bill Clinton consultant and confidant is trying on a new hat: Republican campaign surrogate.

WH: lawsuit wants targeted killing lawsuit dropped (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 02:54 PM PDT

File - This Oct. 2008 file photo by Muhammad ud-Deen shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. The Obama administration is asking a judge in a court filing early Saturday Sept. 25, 2010 to dismiss a lawsuit filed on behalf of the U.S.-born radical cleric saying that the issues in the case are for the executive branch of government to decide rather than the courts. (AP Photo/Muhammad ud-Deen, File) MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALESAP - The Obama administration on Saturday invoked the state secrets privilege which would kill a lawsuit on behalf of U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, an alleged terrorist said to be targeted for death or capture under a U.S. government program.

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,200 (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 01:39 PM PDT

A Marine carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony J. Rosa, of Swanton, Vt., upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. The Department of Defense announced the death of Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony J. Rosa who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - As of Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, at least 1,200 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S. invasion in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

(AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 08:53 AM PDT

AP - Britain's Labour Party says Ed Miliband has been elected as its new leader.

Obama slams Ahmadinejad for "hateful" 9/11 remarks (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 02:38 PM PDT

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a news conference in New York, September 24, 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday strongly condemned comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that implied a U.S. government role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - President Barack Obama on Friday condemned as hateful and inexcusable suggestions by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that the U.S. government may have been behind the September 11, 2001, attacks.

Analysis: GOP 'Pledge' long on poll-tested goals (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 12:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2010 file photo, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, holds up a copy of the GOP agenda, 'A Pledge to America', at a lumber yard thirty miles from the Capitol in Sterling, Va. Advertised as a Pledge to America, the House Republican campaign maifesto is as much political straddle as conservative call to action, long on goals, deliberately short on controversial specifics and designed to reassure millions of independents who abandoned the party in the last two elections. He is joined by Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., center, and Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Billed as a Pledge to America, the House Republican campaign manifesto is as much political straddle as conservative call to action, long on poll-tested goals, short on controversial specifics and designed to reassure independent voters who abandoned the party in the last two elections.

Inside the conservative civil war: Social vs. fiscal conservatism (Daily Caller)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 07:08 AM PDT

Daily Caller - Conservative advocates debated the social versus fiscal divide in Tea Party and GOP circles at a Family Research Council symposium Friday, headlined by The New York Times̢۪ conservative columnist Ross Douthat.

Judge: Verdict stands in hacked Palin e-mail case (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 02:27 PM PDT

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks at the International Council of Shopping Centers' annual global retail real estate convention, at the Las Vegas Convention Center May 2010 in Nevada. The White House Friday called Palin a AP - A federal judge has declined to throw out the convictions of a former University of Tennessee student for hacking Sarah Palin's e-mail account during the 2008 campaign.

Q&A: Lisa Murkowski on Alaska's Republican Senate Race (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 06:35 AM PDT

Time.com - The Alaska Senator and write-in candidate talks to TIME about why she thinks Tea Party darling Joe Miller isn't right for her home state -- or good for her party
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