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• Obama says GOP would 'cripple' America (AP)
• RNC's Priebus says more candidates are possible (AP)
• NYC's Bloomberg says Obama could be re-elected (AP)
• Obama adviser: GOP will target middle class (AP)
• Romney using wife's story to connect with voters (AP)
• Daniels asks conservatives to cut Perry some slack (AP)
• Obama tells blacks to 'stop complainin' and fight (AP)
• Perry works to show he's strongest GOP contender (AP)
• Florida in talks for 5th primary spot (Politico)
• Abbas declares 'Palestinian Spring' (Politico)
• Perry, Romney look beyond early-voting states (AP)
• Marni lets slip show for next summer (AP)
• President Obama Upends No Child Left Behind, Returns Power to Local Schools (ContributorNetwork)
• George Will complains ‘the Republican Party has been in recent years too southern’ (Daily Caller)
• GOP senator on Reid: ‘He manufactured a crisis all week’ (Daily Caller)
• Morgan Freeman Sees Tea Party as 'Weak, Dark Underside of America' (ContributorNetwork)
• Indiana tea party groups endorse Lugar challenger (AP)

Obama says GOP would 'cripple' America (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 02:28 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama charged Sunday that the GOP vision of government would "fundamentally cripple America," as he tried out his newly combative message on the liberal West Coast.

RNC's Priebus says more candidates are possible (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:13 AM PDT AP - Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says the GOP has a great field of presidential candidates but that there's still time for someone else to get in.

NYC's Bloomberg says Obama could be re-elected (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 07:14 AM PDT AP - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he thinks President Barack Obama could win re-election next year in spite of the country's high unemployment rate.

Obama adviser: GOP will target middle class (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 05:52 AM PDT AP - A top White House adviser is laying out the theme of President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, saying the Republicans running for president would "take dead aim" at middle class Americans.

Romney using wife's story to connect with voters (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 11:07 AM PDT AP - Mitt Romney is not used to wearing an apron. But the Republican presidential candidate was not alone in cooking attire one recent morning as hundreds of potential supporters lined up for free pancakes.

Daniels asks conservatives to cut Perry some slack (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 08:38 AM PDT AP - Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is asking fellow Republicans not to count out Rick Perry.

Obama tells blacks to 'stop complainin' and fight (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 05:06 AM PDT AP - In a fiery summons to an important voting bloc, President Barack Obama told blacks on Saturday to quit crying and complaining and "put on your marching shoes" to follow him into battle for jobs and opportunity.

Perry works to show he's strongest GOP contender (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:30 AM PDT AP - Texas Gov. Rick Perry worked to convince Florida Republicans Saturday that he is the strongest contender for the GOP nomination despite a shaky debate performance earlier this week that has sparked jitters about his bid.

Florida in talks for 5th primary spot (Politico) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 12:31 PM PDT Politico - S.C. officials are working to help Florida go fifth in picking a presidential nominee.

Abbas declares 'Palestinian Spring' (Politico) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 09:34 AM PDT Politico - Abbas’ popularity has skyrocketed since he asked the U.N. on Friday to recognize Palestinian independence.

Perry, Romney look beyond early-voting states (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2011 07:27 PM PDT AP - Mitt Romney and Rick Perry are the only two Republican presidential candidates who can afford to spend their time and money in states that aren't first on the primary calendar.

Marni lets slip show for next summer (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 09:26 AM PDT AP - "Your slip is showing," used to be mom's warning before you went out the door.

President Obama Upends No Child Left Behind, Returns Power to Local Schools (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 11:02 AM PDT ContributorNetwork - President Barack Obama announced Friday he is changing most of former President George W. Bush's "No Child Left Behind" law. NCLB moved education from district and state control to the federal level. NCLB was written to increase proficiency in math and reading. Few would argue that those are worthy goals. However, the application of NCLB had many unforeseen and negative consequences.

George Will complains ‘the Republican Party has been in recent years too southern’ (Daily Caller) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:02 AM PDT Daily Caller - Conservative commentator George Will argued Sunday that the GOP has become "too southern" and that this could have negative electoral ramifications for the party.

GOP senator on Reid: ‘He manufactured a crisis all week’ (Daily Caller) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 09:57 AM PDT Daily Caller - Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee said Sunday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has “manufactured a crisis all week” over disaster relief aid.

Morgan Freeman Sees Tea Party as 'Weak, Dark Underside of America' (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:14 AM PDT ContributorNetwork - Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman believes race relations within the United States are worse now than they were before President Barack Obama entered the White House. And he had no problem telling Piers Morgan of CNN just what he believed was the driving force behind the worsening relations: The tea party movement.

Indiana tea party groups endorse Lugar challenger (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2011 03:49 PM PDT AP - Indiana tea party groups have overwhelmingly endorsed the Republican state treasurer's bid to unseat six-term U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar in next year's Senate race.

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