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GOP proposes renewing tax cuts, freezing spending
(AP)
AP - House Republican Leader John Boehner (BAY'-nur) is proposing a two-year freeze on all tax rates and a cut in government spending to the levels of 2008, before the recession hit.
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Chicago mayor race wide open as Daley steps aside
(AP)
AP - Suddenly, the race for Chicago mayor is on. Mayor Richard M. Daley has thrown the competition for the city's top job wide open by announcing he won't run for a seventh term, ending 21 years of token opposition and prompting speculation about who's next in line to lead the nation's third largest city.
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China's Hu calls for stable ties with US
(AP)
AP - Trying to smooth over recently rocky relations before a visit to Washington, Chinese President Hu Jintao told American officials on Wednesday that he wants to see healthy and stable ties between the two countries.
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Obama pitches spending, tax incentives in Ohio
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama will push billions of dollars in new business tax incentives and spending on big construction projects on Wednesday, as he tries to convince a balky Congress to pass measures intended to spur the economy and create jobs.
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Can Boehner and Obama get along?
(Politico)
Politico - Both sides call the relationship between the Ohio Republican and the president nonexistent.
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A Conservative Movie Initiative
(Brent Bozell III)
Brent Bozell III - The midterm elections this fall will feature young people born in 1992 — in other words, four years after Ronald Reagan left office. What do they know about this man?
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Rauf: Mosque will move ahead
(Politico)
Politico - He says it's progressing with the "support of the downtown community."
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In South Dakota, Candidates Work to Navigate Center-Right
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - ABERDEEN, S.D. -- Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin holds a lot of sway with some Republican voters. But that hasn't stopped South Dakota state Rep. Kristi Noem from distancing herself from the polarizing political figure in her challenge to four-term incumbent Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D).
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Is Climate Ripe for GOP to Make Dent in Oregon?
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Oregon Republicans are as curious as political handicappers to see how things play out in November.
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Ariz. Green Party sues to block 'sham candidates'
(AP)
AP - The Arizona Green Party is asking a judge to kick more than half of the group's nominees off the November ballot.
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Grim outlook for Democrats puts House up for grabs
(AP)
AP - Their control of the House in peril, Democrats are scratching to survive in races all across the country. Disgruntled voters, a sluggish economy and vanishing enthusiasm for President Barack Obama have put 75 seats or more — the vast majority held by Democrats — at risk of changing hands.
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Clinton calls plan to burn Quran 'disgraceful act'
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AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called a Florida church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks a "disrespectful, disgraceful act."
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AP Exclusive: Murkowski says she's not a quitter
(AP)
AP - A week after conceding the tight GOP primary to Joe Miller, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's not a quitter and is "still in this game."
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Obama to address anti-poverty summit and UN
(AP)
AP - U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to New York in late September to address a summit to spur the achievement of U.N. goals to combat poverty and the annual ministerial meeting of the General Assembly.
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Obama sets news conference for 11 a.m. EDT Friday
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama's news conference on Friday is set for 11 a.m. Eastern time.
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Conservatives hammer candidates over 'cap and trade'
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - FREDERICA, Del. — Conservative Republicans around the country are using cap and trade — a way to limit global-warming pollution — as a political weapon to attack GOP moderates as well as Democrats.
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US officials to discuss NKorea impasse in Asia
(AP)
AP - U.S. officials are heading to Asia to discuss the impasse over North Korea's nuclear program.
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No recession here: Election spending sets records
(AP)
AP - Turns out politics, for all its focus on the gloomy economy, is a recession-proof industry.
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Obama proposed $50 billion to rebuild road, rails and runways
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Monday proposes a quick $50 billion boost in federal spending to rebuild roads, railways and runways — a move he says will create jobs and which Democrats hope will improve their election prospects in November.
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Obama pitches spending, tax incentives in Ohio
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama will push billions of dollars in new business tax incentives and spending on big construction projects on Wednesday, as he tries to convince a balky Congress to pass measures intended to spur the economy and create jobs.
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Former NM gov is little known but has big ideas
(AP)
AP - Despite two terms as governor of New Mexico and recent visits to 26 states, most Americans have never heard of Gary Johnson.
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Obama to pitch trio of economic proposals
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama is pitching a trio of economic proposals Wednesday in an effort to show the public he's taking action to spur economic growth.
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Fewer Democratic candidates seeking Obama's help
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama doesn't go there anymore.
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POLITICAL INSIDER: GOP voters outnumber Dems
(AP)
AP - Looking for yet another sign Democrats are in trouble? Take note of who is showing up to vote in the primaries.
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Democrats Face GOP Election Day Tsunami in House, Senate
(Time.com)
Time.com - There are still 60 days to go before Election Day but the smart money -- lots of it -- is on the GOP winning very, very big
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Pomeroy Embraces Veteran Status, Not Party
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - FARGO, N.D. -- Most political handicappers believe veteran Rep. Earl Pomeroy is more likely to lose than win re-election in November, but you wouldn't know it by a recent appearance he made during a RedHawks baseball game.
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Ariz. Green Party sues to block 'sham candidates'
(AP)
AP - The Arizona Green Party is asking a judge to kick more than half of the group's nominees off the November ballot.
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Rep. Frank slams town hall foe in Mass. debate
(AP)
AP - U.S. Rep. Barney Frank slammed his Democratic primary challenger and former town hall foe for comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler during a debate Tuesday night.
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Paul's first TV ad highlights work as physician
(AP)
AP - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul is back in scrubs for his first TV ad of the fall campaign, declaring: "I'm a physician, not a career politician."
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Chicago Mayor Daley says he's served his last term
(AP)
AP - Mayor Richard M. Daley, who wielded more control over Chicago than anyone but his father decades before, said Tuesday he will not seek re-election, bringing a surprising end to a dynasty whose name became synonymous with the city's legendary political machine.
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Grim outlook for Democrats puts House up for grabs
(AP)
AP - Their control of the House in peril, Democrats are scratching to survive in races all across the country. Disgruntled voters, a sluggish economy and vanishing enthusiasm for President Barack Obama have put 75 seats or more — the vast majority held by Democrats — at risk of changing hands.
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AP Exclusive: Murkowski says she's not a quitter
(AP)
AP - A week after conceding the tight GOP primary to Joe Miller, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's not a quitter and is "still in this game."
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Chicago Mayor Daley says won't run for re-election
(Reuters)
Reuters - Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley announced on Tuesday he would not run for re-election, ending a political dynasty in which a Daley has reigned over the nation's third-largest city for much of the past half century.
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Obama to address anti-poverty summit and UN
(AP)
AP - U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to New York in late September to address a summit to spur the achievement of U.N. goals to combat poverty and the annual ministerial meeting of the General Assembly.
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Obama congratulates Australian PM on forming govt
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama has congratulated Julia Gillard on becoming Australia's newest prime minister and on forming a government after a 17-day deadlock.
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Obama sets news conference for 11 a.m. EDT Friday
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama's news conference on Friday is set for 11 a.m. Eastern time.
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New polls spell gloom for Obama's Democrats
(AFP)
AFP - New opinion polls Tuesday made painful reading for President Barack Obama's Democrats, cementing conventional wisdom that they face a pounding by Republicans in November's congressional elections.
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Obama budget chief pick to face US Senate grilling
(AFP)
AFP - President Barack Obama's pick to be his new budget chief will face a key US Senate committee next week in a confirmation hearing barely seven weeks before key elections, the panel announced Tuesday.
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Half a year on, little progress in Iraq government talks
(Reuters)
Reuters - Six months after Iraq held an election many hoped would usher in greater stability and peace, voters like Naseer Challoub are running out of patience with politicians, and also out of faith in democracy.
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