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• Biden boldly goes where Obama can't (Politico)
• The Fast Fix: A better 2012 VP nominee: Biden or Hillary? (The Newsroom)
• Everyone hates the deficit - but likes the spending (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
• Dobbs, Nation’s Macdonald to appear on MSNBC (The Upshot)
• Obama sends foreclosure docs bill back to Congress (AP)
• Narrowing polls may not be enough to save Democratic governors (Daily Caller)
• Feds issue more subpoenas in the Edwards investigation (The Upshot)
• Navigating the campaign trail proves tricky in Vt. (AP)
• Lame duck trials for Waters, Rangel (Politico)
• Angle ad: He gives predators Viagra (Politico)
• Insult time, face to face, in campaign's debates (AP)
• AP sources: All hopeful Mideast talks can go on (AP)
• Rare Titanic survivor letter to be auctioned (AP)
• Obama rejects controversial foreclosure law (AFP)
• Virg Bernero, a Democrat, is closer to Detroit residents than Republican Rick Snyder (associatedcontent)
• The Future of the South is a liberal paradise, despite the majority of conservatives there says Oxford American panel of professors, writers NPR contr (Daily Caller)
• Bright Says He Will Oppose Pelosi for Speaker (CQPolitics.com)
• Angle: Muslim law taking hold in parts of US (AP)
• Rubio portrayed as extremist in Fla. Senate race (AP)

Biden boldly goes where Obama can't (Politico) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 02:30 AM PDT Politico - ST. PAUL, Minn. — The White House’s preferred 2010 campaign plane is Air Force Two.

The Fast Fix: A better 2012 VP nominee: Biden or Hillary? (The Newsroom) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 04:04 AM PDT The Newsroom - Speculation is running rampant about the prospect of President Obama swapping out Joe Biden for Hillary Clinton as his running mate in 2012. The White House says it's not happening and Clinton denied it too. So, it's a longshot. But …

Everyone hates the deficit - but likes the spending (Exclusive to Yahoo! News) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 09:54 PM PDT Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Lisa Todorovich It's the deficit - all $1.47 trillion of it - that has most people worried. Many of them are angry. That's the issue that gave birth to the tea party movement and compels thousands to show up …

Dobbs, Nation’s Macdonald to appear on MSNBC (The Upshot) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:07 AM PDT The Upshot - Lou Dobbs,  a persistent critic of illegal immigration, will have a chance to respond on television to allegations leveled Thursday that he employed illegal workers on his properties, including stables where his daughter trains horses. Dobbs will appear Thursday night on MSNBC's "The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell," an MSNBC spokeswoman confirmed to The Upshot. [...]

Obama sends foreclosure docs bill back to Congress (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 03:03 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama has rejected a bill that the White House fears could worsen the mounting problems caused by flawed or misleading documents used by banks in home foreclosures.

Narrowing polls may not be enough to save Democratic governors (Daily Caller) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 01:08 AM PDT Daily Caller - The Democratic Governors Association plans to spend tens of millions of dollars between now and Election Day on numerous races around the country, but even that might not be enough to stave off disaster.

Feds issue more subpoenas in the Edwards investigation (The Upshot) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 11:30 AM PDT The Upshot - Federal prosecutors have issued a new round of subpoenas in the probe into whether former presidential candidate John Edwards illegally used campaign funds to cover up an affair with a staffer who later gave birth to his child, according to the Associated Press. For more than a year, a North Carolina grand jury has been [...]

Navigating the campaign trail proves tricky in Vt. (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 01:48 PM PDT AP - The state auditor got popped for drunk driving. A candidate for secretary of state fell asleep at the wheel and drove into a ditch. A candidate for governor was cited for speeding, and two troopers got in trouble for allegedly trying to fix the ticket.

Lame duck trials for Waters, Rangel (Politico) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 02:40 PM PDT Politico - Dems have chosen to wait until after the midterms to schedule the rare ethics tribunals.

Angle ad: He gives predators Viagra (Politico) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:43 PM PDT Politico - Nevada Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle is out with a harsh new ad Thursday.

Insult time, face to face, in campaign's debates (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:44 PM PDT AP - "That's a lie. You know that's a lie. I never said it." That was Republican Linda McMahon going after Democrat Richard Blumenthal this week as the Connecticut Senate rivals shared a debate stage. Afterward, he insisted she was the one playing "fast and loose with the facts."

AP sources: All hopeful Mideast talks can go on (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 04:02 AM PDT AP - U.S., Israeli and Palestinian officials are hopeful they can break an impasse that has threatened to kill new U.S.-brokered Mideast peace talks before they really begin.

Rare Titanic survivor letter to be auctioned (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:16 AM PDT AP - She heard a terrible rumbling noise, then anguished cries for help as her rowboat pulled away from the sinking ocean liner Titanic that dreadful night in 1912.

Obama rejects controversial foreclosure law (AFP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 02:37 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama on Thursday rejected a bill which could have made it more difficult for homeowners to challenge banks who threatened their homes with flawed foreclosures.

Virg Bernero, a Democrat, is closer to Detroit residents than Republican Rick Snyder (associatedcontent) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 11:06 AM PDT associatedcontent - Detroit residents like the rest of Michigan voters face a big choice at the November 2, 2010 election polls: who will replace incumbent Governor Jennifer Granholm? Virg Bernero, mayor of Lansing is the Democratic hopeful. Rick Snyder leads the republicans. Virg Bernero is strategically placed as mayor of a large and oft-financially struggling city to lead Michigan. Bernero is 'closer' politically and economically to Detroit residents. (Vote Virg) Detroit, with the loss of many auto industry jobs and overall struggles with economic hardship, will find a champion in Virg Bernero. Even residents in privileged communities in Detroit can relate to Virg Bernero's proactive, common sense approach to money.

The Future of the South is a liberal paradise, despite the majority of conservatives there says Oxford American panel of professors, writers NPR contr (Daily Caller) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:11 PM PDT Daily Caller - The South of the future is a liberal bastion according to speakers at a National Archives symposium Tuesday evening.

Bright Says He Will Oppose Pelosi for Speaker (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 02:09 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Alabama Rep. Bobby Bright on Thursday became the first Democratic incumbent to say publicly that he would not support Nancy Pelosi for Speaker in the next Congress.

Angle: Muslim law taking hold in parts of US (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 03:05 PM PDT AP - U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle told a crowd of supporters that the country needs to address a "militant terrorist situation" that has allowed Islamic religious law to take hold in some American cities.

Rubio portrayed as extremist in Fla. Senate race (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2010 11:26 AM PDT AP - Marco Rubio's opponents want most voters to think he's a far-right extremist, but they're also trying to convince the tea party supporters who propelled him to the GOP Senate nomination that he's just another politician who will say one thing and do another.

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