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• Obama to try to make case for sticking with him
• Fiery Obama embarks on march to the Dem convention
• Romney to prepare for fall debates
• Ale to the chief: White House releases beer recipe
• What a buzz: For Obama, beer a way to connect
• Obama Calls GOP Convention a 'Rerun' of Ideas From 'Last Century'
• Obama to try to make case for sticking with him
• Angola's Dos Santos secures big election win
• GOP paints a nation on brink, Dems see rebound
• Spain's Rajoy says euro zone yields not sustainable: papers
• Romney to focus on debates while Democrats gather in Charlotte
• Key speakers at the Democratic National Convention
• Fiery Obama embarks on march to the Dem convention
• Romney's bounce from convention looks short-lived: Reuters/Ipsos poll
• Aboard Mitt Romney Campaign Plane, Baking Tips From Ann
• Obama: Romney, GOP offering only well-worn ideas
• Obama to make case for voters to stick with him
• Ryan says he misstated marathon claim
• Mitt Romney promotes agenda for 'winning season'
• Syrian rebels hit back at Assad's air power
• VP hopeful makes football game day stop in Ohio
• Obama embarks on march to party convention
• Romney to prepare for fall debates
• White House Unveils Obama Beer Recipes
• Paul Ryan Trips Over Marathon Question
• U.S. must show tougher stance against Iran: Netanyahu confidant
• In Missouri Senate race, GOP engages in a standoff
• Obama: GOP Convention Was from Era of Black-and-White TV
• New York City health commissioner: scold or lifesaver?
• Fed's Williams backs open-ended QE3, eyes $600 billion
• Obama: Republican Convention Was from Era of Black-and-White TV
• Bernanke says Fed ready to act but short on specifics
• EU worried over Hungary, Romania institutions: paper

Obama to try to make case for sticking with him Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:38 PM PDT Don't expect President Barack Obama to try to reinvent himself next week at the Democratic Party's national convention. Instead, he and a slew of his defenders will seek to convince voters to stick with the president they know rather than gamble on someone new, a challenging task given that most Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction.

Fiery Obama embarks on march to the Dem convention Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:57 PM PDT President Barack Obama lampooned the just-completed Republican National Convention as better-suited to an era of black-and-white TV and " trickle-down, you're on your own" economics Saturday, and declared that Mitt Romney "did not offer a single new idea" to fix the economy.

Romney to prepare for fall debates Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney plans to spend three days next week preparing for the fall debates.

Ale to the chief: White House releases beer recipe Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:57 PM PDT Beer lovers, the secret is out.

What a buzz: For Obama, beer a way to connect Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:57 PM PDT President Barack Obama was barely back in Iowa, ready to drink in the adulation of supporters, when the booze news broke: The White House beer recipe is out.

Obama Calls GOP Convention a 'Rerun' of Ideas From 'Last Century' Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:40 PM PDT URBANDALE, Iowa — Kicking off a four-day swing-state tour leading to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., President Obama today promised his party would showcase a "better path forward" for the country in contrast to what he called the "rerun" of outdated Republican ideas...

Obama to try to make case for sticking with him Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:38 PM PDT Don't expect President Barack Obama to try to reinvent himself next week at the Democratic Party's national convention. Instead, he and a slew of his defenders will seek to convince voters to stick with the president they know rather than gamble on someone new, a challenging task given that most Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction.

Angola's Dos Santos secures big election win Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:31 PM PDT LUANDA (Reuters) - Angola's long-serving President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his MPLA party scored a landslide win on Saturday in an election criticized as one-sided and not credible by opponents and civil society activists, according to provisional results. The results from Friday's voting announced by the National Elections Commission showed the governing party with 74 percent of the vote - far ahead of its nearest rivals with votes counted from over 70 percent of polling stations. ...

GOP paints a nation on brink, Dems see rebound Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:06 PM PDT Listening to Republicans, a vote for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan is imperative to save the nation.

Spain's Rajoy says euro zone yields not sustainable: papers Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:05 PM PDT PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called for decisive action to resolve the financial crisis in the euro zone and dispel any doubts over the future of the euro. Rajoy said in an interview with European newspapers published on Saturday night that the current situation in which some European countries financed themselves at negative rates and others paid "unsustainably high rates" had to end. "The current situation cannot be sustained over a longer period of time," he was quoted as saying in German daily Bild. ...

Romney to focus on debates while Democrats gather in Charlotte Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:01 PM PDT ABOARD MITT ROMNEY'S CAMPAIGN PLANE (Reuters) - While President Barack Obama and his supporters rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, next week, Republican rival Mitt Romney will be off the campaign trail to prepare for the televised debates this autumn against the Democratic incumbent. Senior Romney campaign adviser Kevin Madden said Romney planned to spend Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on debate preparation at the home of Kerry Healey in Reading, Vermont. Healey was the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts while Romney was governor of the state. ...

Key speakers at the Democratic National Convention Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:58 PM PDT Tuesday, Sept. 4

Fiery Obama embarks on march to the Dem convention Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:57 PM PDT President Barack Obama lampooned the just-completed Republican National Convention as better-suited to an era of black-and-white TV and " trickle-down, you're on your own" economics Saturday, and declared that Mitt Romney "did not offer a single new idea" to fix the economy.

Romney's bounce from convention looks short-lived: Reuters/Ipsos poll Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:48 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A modest bump in popularity for U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney from this week's Republican Party convention looks to be short-lived, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Democratic President Barack Obama regained a narrow lead on Saturday by 44 percent to 43 percent over his Republican challenger, former Massachusetts Governor Romney, in the latest daily installment of the four-day rolling poll. ...

Aboard Mitt Romney Campaign Plane, Baking Tips From Ann Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:43 PM PDT CINCINNATI — Surprising the press with a basket filled with her homemade Welsh cakes, Ann Romney paused to chat fashion, cooking and her sons' penchant for pranks. "Don't you wish I had this basket yesterday?" she said, navigating the aisle of her husband's campaign plane...

Obama: Romney, GOP offering only well-worn ideas Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:43 PM PDT President Barack Obama accused Mitt Romney and Republicans on Saturday of offering outdated ideas that are ill-suited to voters during the first stop on a march to the Democratic convention. Romney, fresh from his GOP convention, vowed to bring more jobs to the country, bemoaning 23 million people out of work or underemployed.

Obama to make case for voters to stick with him Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:21 PM PDT Don't expect President Barack Obama to try to reinvent himself next week at the Democratic Party's national convention.

Ryan says he misstated marathon claim Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:12 PM PDT Republican Paul Ryan now says he didn't run a marathon in less than three hours as he claimed in a nationally broadcast interview.

Mitt Romney promotes agenda for 'winning season' Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:11 PM PDT Unveiling a new campaign speech, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney vowed Saturday to lead America to a "winning season" and insisted that his party would stick to the promises of fiscal responsibility that it had abandoned in the past.

Syrian rebels hit back at Assad's air power Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:03 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels seized an air defense facility and attacked a military airport in eastern Syria on Saturday, a monitoring group said, hitting back at an air force which President Bashar al-Assad is increasingly relying on to crush his opponents. The attacks in eastern oil-producing Deir al-Zor province follow rebel strikes against military airports in the Aleppo and Idlib areas, close to the border with Turkey. ...

VP hopeful makes football game day stop in Ohio Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:37 PM PDT Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan found a natural crowd to play to Saturday in the key battleground state of Ohio.

Obama embarks on march to party convention Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:16 PM PDT President Barack Obama embarked on a four-day march through battleground states and the storm-battered Gulf Coast Saturday in the lead-up to his party's convention, trying to blunt his rival's momentum. Republican Mitt Romney vowed to bring more jobs to the country, bemoaning 23 million people out of work or underemployed.

Romney to prepare for fall debates Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney plans to spend three days next week preparing for the fall debates.

White House Unveils Obama Beer Recipes Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:50 AM PDT Responding to popular demand from beer enthusiasts, the White House has released the "secret" recipes for two of President Obama's home brews — a honey ale and honey porter. White House chef Sam Kass posted the instructions on the White House blog after more than...

Paul Ryan Trips Over Marathon Question Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:30 AM PDT COLUMBUS — Paul Ryan is an athlete, no question about it — we know he does the rigorous P90X exercise regime daily. But is he a marathoner? On Hugh Hewitt's radio show Friday it sure sounded like he was, at least in his youth. Hewitt...

U.S. must show tougher stance against Iran: Netanyahu confidant Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:56 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that U.S. President Barack Obama had yet to present a credible military threat that could deter Iran from seeking nuclear weapons. The latest criticism was voiced by Tzachi Hanegbi, an influential former legislator who quit the opposition Kadima party in July to join up with Likud and Netanyahu, with whom he has always maintained a close relationship. "I don't see that there is a credible threat for American action, the rhetoric of the U.S. president is too vague, very amorphous ... ...

In Missouri Senate race, GOP engages in a standoff Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:51 AM PDT A game of political chicken is playing out among the nation's top Republicans and Missouri's embattled GOP nominee for the Senate.

Obama: GOP Convention Was from Era of Black-and-White TV Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:49 AM PDT President Obama didn't think much of the Republican National Convention.

New York City health commissioner: scold or lifesaver? Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:48 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Critics call him a puritanical scold, Gotham's Dr. No and a nursemaid to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's nanny state. Meet Thomas Farley, New York City's health commissioner. Farley, a pediatrician and endurance athlete, says they are wrong about his efforts to help New Yorkers eat better, smoke less and exercise more -- moves that have been linked to New York's recent gains in average life expectancy, the biggest gains of any metro area in the country. "Anybody who is first at doing something is going to get a lot of criticism. ...

Fed's Williams backs open-ended QE3, eyes $600 billion Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:46 AM PDT (Reuters) - More easing from the Federal Reserve would help boost the U.S. economic recovery and keep the labor market from stalling out, a top central bank policymaker said as he called for a round of bond purchases that could eventually top $600 billion. San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said on CNBC television the Fed's two quantitative easing programs have had benefits and argued the central bank should be moving toward an "open-ended" QE3 that would not be limited by a dollar value. ...

Obama: Republican Convention Was from Era of Black-and-White TV Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:44 AM PDT President Obama didn't think much of the Republican National Convention.

Bernanke says Fed ready to act but short on specifics Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:44 AM PDT JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday left the door wide open to a further easing of monetary policy, saying the stagnation in the U.S. labor market was a "grave concern," but he stopped short of providing a clear signal of imminent action. His stark language gave a temporary lift to U.S. stocks, but economists walked away from the Fed chairman's remarks still divided over whether the central bank would launch a fresh round of bond purchases at its upcoming meeting in September. ...

EU worried over Hungary, Romania institutions: paper Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - A top European Union official praised court rulings in Hungary and Romania which rejected widely criticized attempts to entrench their ruling parties in power, but said she remained worried about both countries' institutions. Viviane Reding, the European Commission's vice president in charge of justice, told Le Monde newspaper that Hungary was one of the most worrying cases and cited the government's bid to lower the retirement age for judges - thrown out in July as unconstitutional. ...

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