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• Spending missteps make Brown tax plan a hard sell
• GOP upheaval arrives just before Romney convention
• Romney: Cardinal Dolan to offer convention prayer
• Insight: China ups lobbying game, but faces key tests in U.S., Canada
• Top court halts Texas execution of convicted triple murderer
• Minn. lawmaker in sex scandal getting out of race
• Man indicted in shooting at conservative group's office in Washington
• Mexico's new rulers win one more Congress seat in final result
• Romney, Ryan pulled into abortion debate
• Book on bin Laden raid coming out Sept. 11
• Storm Brewing but Will Akin Blow Over, Fiscal Cliff Still Looms (PM Note)
• Florida election official pushes back against early-voting change
• FTC clears Facebook acquisition of Instagram
• Marines to start F-35 training at Florida air base
• No dinner or money as Republicans shun Akin
• GOP upheaval arrives just before Romney convention
• Akin cares little about pressure from GOP leaders
• Romney: Cardinal Dolan to offer convention prayer
• Dee Snider to Paul Ryan: Stop playing my song
• Isaac poses potential problems for RNC
• Bahrain Shi'ites battle police at protester's funeral
• With Expensive Jokey "Patton' Video, VA Conferences Under Fire
• Obama Attacks Romney on Class Size Despite Education Secretary's Similar View
• Thousands being moved from China's Three Gorges - again
• Obama to be in 3 key states during GOP convention
• Akin furor knocks Republicans off message, again
• AP-GfK poll shows most expect Obama to win
• Despite Assange claims, U.S. has no current case against him
• White House says hiring push for vets, military families tops target
• Fed looks set to ease fairly soon barring swift rebound
• Government joins false claims suit against Gallup
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• UK, France welcome ECB actions, urge Greek stability

Spending missteps make Brown tax plan a hard sell Posted: 22 Aug 2012 12:58 PM PDT California Gov. Jerry Brown has made austerity a hallmark of his administration, telling state workers they must turn in their cellphones, selling off state vehicles, severely reducing employee travel and cutting billions from the general fund.

GOP upheaval arrives just before Romney convention Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:11 PM PDT This is the convention prelude of the Republicans' dreams — their nightmares, that is.

Romney: Cardinal Dolan to offer convention prayer Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:04 PM PDT Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan will give the benediction at the Republican National Convention on the night Mitt Romney accepts the presidential nomination. The cardinal's spokesman said the appearance was not an endorsement.

Insight: China ups lobbying game, but faces key tests in U.S., Canada Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Back in the day, before the U.S. Congress tore apart China's proposed multi-billion dollar deals with Western companies one after the other, Beijing's lobbying left little to the imagination. China's Washington embassy blasted out form letters to every U.S. lawmaker when it was upset with Congress, warning of grave damage to Sino-American relations, congressional aides recall. ...

Top court halts Texas execution of convicted triple murderer Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:42 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court put on hold on Wednesday the Texas execution of a man convicted of fatally shooting three sleeping teenagers in Amarillo in 1998 and who had been due to be put to death later in the day. Justice Antonin Scalia reviewed John Balentine's emergency appeal and referred the case to the full court for review. Balentine, 43, would have been the eighth person executed in Texas this year and the 28th in the United States. (Reporting By Corrie MacLaggan and Jonathan Stempel; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)

Minn. lawmaker in sex scandal getting out of race Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:39 PM PDT A Minnesota Democrat who had a rest-stop sexual encounter with a 17-year-old boy dropped his re-election bid Wednesday, hours after declaring he would stay in the race in defiance of party leaders who wanted him out as they fight to regain control of the state Legislature.

Man indicted in shooting at conservative group's office in Washington Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:35 PM PDT (Reuters) - A Virginia man was indicted on federal and local charges for last week's shooting of an unarmed security guard at a Christian lobbying group in Washington, federal authorities said on Wednesday. A grand jury in U.S. District Court returned an indictment against Floyd Lee Corkins II, 28, of Herndon, Virginia, U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen Jr. said in a statement with James McJunkin, assistant director of the FBI's Washington field office, and Washington police chief Cathy Lanier. ...

Mexico's new rulers win one more Congress seat in final result Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:32 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and its Green Party allies will have 241 of 500 seats in the lower house of Congress, one more than originally projected after the July 1 election, final results obtained by Reuters on Wednesday showed. The PRI, the party of incoming President Enrique Pena Nieto, will still be short of an absolute majority, but the extra seat will make it marginally easier for the next administration to form alliances in support of its reform agenda. ...

Romney, Ryan pulled into abortion debate Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:30 PM PDT Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan found themselves dragged into a debate Wednesday over hot-button social issues and answering for differences between their personal positions on abortion, just days before a national convention aimed at showing a unified Republican party. The discussion lingered while President Barack Obama and Romney tangled from afar over issues like education and the deficit.

Book on bin Laden raid coming out Sept. 11 Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:45 PM PDT A member of the U.S. Navy SEAL team that killed Osama bin Laden has written a firsthand account of the operation, triggering more questions about the possible public release of classified information involving the historic assault of the terror leader's compound in Pakistan.

Storm Brewing but Will Akin Blow Over, Fiscal Cliff Still Looms (PM Note) Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:23 PM PDT There's a Storm a Comin' Dark clouds threaten the Republican National Convention in Tampa, but it's no politician or protestor Mitt Romney has to worry about – it's Isaac. The tropical storm is brewing southeast of Puerto Rico, and it is on track to hit...

Florida election official pushes back against early-voting change Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:19 PM PDT TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A fight over early voting in Florida deepened on Wednesday as an election official who will oversee voting in the Florida Keys in November's presidential election refused to reduce the number of early-voting days despite a warning from the state's governor. Harry Sawyer, the supervisor of elections in Monroe County, which includes the Keys, told Reuters he plans to allow 12 days of voting ahead of the election even though a 2011 Florida law cut the number to eight. ...

FTC clears Facebook acquisition of Instagram Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:18 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission cleared Facebook Inc's acquisition of Instagram on Wednesday, voting unanimously to close its investigation into the deal without taking any action. The move frees Facebook to complete its acquisition of the mobile photo application maker, the biggest acquisition in Facebook's history. Facebook announced plans to acquire Instagram in a cash and stock deal for $1 billion in April. The deal is currently valued at $747.1 million, based on the closing $19.44 closing price of Facebook's shares on Wednesday. ...

Marines to start F-35 training at Florida air base Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Marine Corps pilots will soon begin training flights on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at a Florida air base, underscoring the service's confidence in the new radar-evading fighter jet, two people familiar with the plans said. Lockheed Martin Corp has delivered 10 F-35B model jets -- which can take off from shorter runways and land like a helicopter -- to Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida panhandle. ...

No dinner or money as Republicans shun Akin Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Todd Akin has defied Republican leaders' calls to leave the Missouri Senate race over his inflammatory remarks about rape, but the party is using more than words to convince him to remove his name from the November 6 ballot. Here are some ways Akin can be pushed to leave the race against Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill, which had been considered one of the best Republican hopes for capturing the four seats the party needs to gain a majority in the 100-member U.S. Senate. * Money. ...

GOP upheaval arrives just before Romney convention Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:11 PM PDT This is the convention prelude of the Republicans' dreams — their nightmares, that is.

Akin cares little about pressure from GOP leaders Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:07 PM PDT Until this week, Rep. Todd Akin was virtually unknown beyond his suburban district, associated more with his deep religious convictions than any legislative achievements.

Romney: Cardinal Dolan to offer convention prayer Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:04 PM PDT Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan will give the benediction at the Republican National Convention on the night Mitt Romney accepts the presidential nomination. The cardinal's spokesman said the appearance was not an endorsement.

Dee Snider to Paul Ryan: Stop playing my song Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:04 PM PDT Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has asked Republican vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan's camp not to play his hit song, "We're Not Gonna Take It."

Isaac poses potential problems for RNC Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:03 PM PDT All Isaac needs to do is come close to Tampa to bring a lot of problems to the Republican National Convention. Even during an average summer thunderstorm in this area, major roads can flood.

Bahrain Shi'ites battle police at protester's funeral Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:59 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Protesters pelted police with petrol bombs and stones in clashes that broke out in Bahrain on Tuesday night at the funeral for a teenage demonstrator killed last week in a new bout of unrest in the U.S.-allied Gulf state. Police arrested eight protesters, the government said. The opposition accused the security forces of provoking the violence by firing tear gas. Bahrain, where the U.S. Fifth Fleet is based, has been in crisis since a revolt led by majority Shi'ite Muslims began 18 months ago to demand democracy in the Sunni-ruled kingdom. ...

With Expensive Jokey "Patton' Video, VA Conferences Under Fire Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:52 PM PDT The chairman and ranking Democrat on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee today pushed  Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, retired General Eric Shinseki, to clarify conflicting testimony about VA conferences. Most at issue are a pair of multi-million dollar conferences held in Florida last...

Obama Attacks Romney on Class Size Despite Education Secretary's Similar View Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:48 PM PDT On the air and on the stump today, President Obama attacked GOP rival Mitt Romney for not embracing the idea that smaller class sizes for public school students should be a top education priority. "When a teacher in West Philadelphia…told Governor Romney that having too...

Thousands being moved from China's Three Gorges - again Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:42 PM PDT HUANGTUPO, China (Reuters) - China relocated 1.3 million people during the 17 years it took to complete the Three Gorges dam. Even after finishing the $59 billion project last month, the threat of landslides along the dam's banks will force tens of thousands to move again. It's a reminder of the social and environmental challenges that have dogged the world's largest hydroelectric project. ...

Obama to be in 3 key states during GOP convention Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:42 PM PDT Trying to steal some of the spotlight, President Barack Obama plans to campaign in three battleground states next week as Republicans gather in Florida to nominate presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Akin furor knocks Republicans off message, again Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For Republicans, it could be another lost week in their effort to keep November's election focused on President Barack Obama's handling of the weak U.S. economy. After much of the summer news cycle was dominated by immigration, Obama's healthcare overhaul, Medicare and a gaffe-ridden foreign trip by Mitt Romney, the Todd Akin controversy is further obscuring the Republicans' central message on jobs. ...

AP-GfK poll shows most expect Obama to win Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:34 PM PDT Most Americans expect President Barack Obama to win a second term — including more than a quarter of Republican Mitt Romney's supporters, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows. Still, the race remains a dead heat less than three months out from Election Day.

Despite Assange claims, U.S. has no current case against him Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite claims by Julian Assange that Washington is plotting to extradite and execute him, U.S. and European government sources say the United States has issued no criminal charges against the WikiLeaks founder and has launched no attempt to extradite him. Moreover, Obama administration officials remain divided over the wisdom of prosecuting Assange, the sources said, and the likelihood of U.S. criminal charges against him is probably receding rather than growing. The Obama administration has said Assange's immediate fate is in the hands of Britain, Sweden and Ecuador. ...

White House says hiring push for vets, military families tops target Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Obama administration program to encourage businesses to hire and train U.S. military veterans and their spouses has exceeded its target and helped secure work for 125,000 people, the White House said on Wednesday. The jobs initiative, called "Joining Forces," which was unveiled more than a year ago, has already topped its original goal of providing employment aid for 100,000 by the end of 2013, first lady Michelle Obama said in a speech announcing new participation by U.S. companies. ...

Fed looks set to ease fairly soon barring swift rebound Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:28 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is likely to deliver another round of monetary stimulus "fairly soon" unless the economy improves considerably, minutes from the U.S. central bank's latest meeting suggested. While the July 31-August 1 meeting occurred before some encouraging economic data, including a stronger-than-expected rise in July payrolls, policymakers were pretty categorical about their dissatisfaction with the outlook, according to the minutes released on Wednesday. ...

Government joins false claims suit against Gallup Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:19 PM PDT The Justice Department said Wednesday that it has joined a lawsuit against The Gallup Organization alleging the polling company filed false claims on contracts with the U.S. Mint, the State Department and other government agencies.

ap_michelle_obama_tk_ss_120822_ssh.jpg Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:15 PM PDT First Lady Michelle Obama wears neutral camouflage colors when visiting the Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, Fla.

UK, France welcome ECB actions, urge Greek stability Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:13 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Holland discussed Greece in a phone call on Wednesday, and both welcomed recent European Central Bank (ECB) action. "Both welcomed the recent actions of the ECB and agreed that this did not negate the need for Greece to stabilize their own economy and prevent any further detrimental effects to the wider euro zone," Cameron's office said in a statement, without specifying which recent ECB actions the leaders welcomed. (Reporting by Mohammed Abbas)

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