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Obama to campaign for Blumenthal in Conn.
(AP)
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AP - President Barack Obama plans to attend a fundraiser later this month to help Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's campaign for the U.S. Senate.
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Ohio voters to Boehner: Step away from the self-tanner
(The Upshot)
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The Upshot - Finally, there's one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on in this highly polarized, hotly contested election year: John Boehner is simply way too tan. In a survey that threatens to send a chill down Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's own perpetually tan spine, Public Policy Polling finds that a majority of voters in Boehner's home [...]
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Former President Clinton campaigns for NY Democrat
(AP)
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AP - Former President Bill Clinton slammed Republicans Friday for their stewardship of the economy during their years in power in Washington, and said the party's campaign message heading into the 2010 midterm elections is: "Put us in because the Democrats didn't fix what we did to you in 21 months."
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Obama, NATO secretary-general to meet next Tuesday
(AP)
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AP - President Barack Obama plans to meet at the White House next week with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (AHN'-derz FOHG RAHS'-moo-sihn).
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Obama says to address new economic ideas next week
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - President Barack Obama will outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy after August data on Friday showed again that jobs -- the central issue in November elections -- were being created too slowly.
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Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings
(AP)
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 AP - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Friday she was wrong when she claimed that headless bodies were turning up in the Arizona desert as part of border-related violence.
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Obama Unpopular Ahead of Midterms: Will the GOP Benefit?
(Time.com)
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Time.com - Nine weeks before the midterm elections, Barack Obama finds himself on the wrong side of the polls. Where did all that adoration go -- and is a Republican sweep next?
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Colorado governor candidate refuses to back down
(AP)
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AP - Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes appears headed for the November ballot.
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Virginia's 2nd District race: Republican Scott Rigell challenges Democrat Glenn Nye
(The Newsroom)
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The Newsroom - Considered a toss-up race, the Virginia contest between Rep. Glenn Nye and Republican Scott Rigell is causing a good deal of concern for backers of Nye, a freshman Democrat. While he's voted in line with the conservative 2nd Congressional District, recent events involving the Department of Defense cuts could directly impact his re-election chances in a bad way.
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Obama planning new package of economic aid
(AP)
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 AP - Eager to jumpstart the economy ahead of crucial midterm elections, President Barack Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, likely including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth.
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New Fundraising Reports Give Latest Snapshot of N.Y. Races
(CQPolitics.com)
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CQPolitics.com - Pre-primary fundraising reports filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission provided fresh evidence that New York is a state to watch this cycle, with competitive primaries coming up Sept. 14 and the potential for Republicans to pick up a handful of seats in November.
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O'Donnell earns degree 21 years later
(AP)
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AP - Twenty-one years after she began her undergraduate work, Republican Christine O'Donnell can accurately call herself a college graduate.
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Tea Party Express hopes to repeat Alaska win in Delaware Senate primary
(The Upshot)
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The Upshot - Buoyed by Joe Miller's surprise win in Alaska's Senate GOP primary, the Tea Party Express is hoping to take down another heavily favored Republican incumbent, this time in Delaware. The group plans to spend $250,000 on radio and TV ads to boost Christine O'Donnell, a largely unknown conservative activist who is vying against longtime GOP [...]
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Obama to campaign for Sestak in Pa.
(AP)
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AP - President Barack Obama is heading to Pennsylvania to help Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak's bid for the Senate.
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Campaign Kickoff
(Time.com)
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Time.com - A historic election season has already begun, and our coverage of it will be unrivaled in its scope, depth and insight
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Feingold to skip Obama rally in Wisconsin
(The Upshot)
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The Upshot - President Obama heads to Milwaukee onMonday, where he'll mark Labor Day at a statewide union event with other local Democratic candidates â except for one. Sen. Russ Feingold, who is facing a tougher-than-expected re-election campaign, is too busy to meet up with Obama this weekend. It's the second time this summer that Feingold has dodged [...]
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Hillary Clinton’s one-man presidential campaign
(The Upshot)
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The Upshot - While the rest of the political world is preoccupied with the midterm elections, Chicago dentist William DeJean is hatching plans for 2012. He shelled out $5,000 to create an ad encouraging Americans to back a Hillary Clinton presidential run in 2012. He says the spot will run in New Orleans, Washington, New York and Los [...]
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First Lady and Jill Biden urge Americans to support returning troops
(AFP)
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 AFP - First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, in a Friday editorial urged Americans to "do something" to support US troops as they return from combat in Iraq.
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Why Unemployment Could Spike By Election Day
(U.S. News & World Report)
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U.S. News & World Report - As if Democrats don't have enough problems, the economy they've tried so hard to revive is lapsing back into a stupor. By the midterm elections in November, it might even seem worse than it is now. And that could add fresh punch to the Republican "wave" some forecasters think could sweep Democrats out of the majority in both houses of Congress.
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More dismal poll numbers for Dems, but GOP incumbents could be in trouble too
(The Upshot)
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The Upshot - If Democrats thought the 1994 election was bad, the party had better brace itself for November. A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds voters even more dissatisfied with the state of the country than they were in '94 and 2006, two so-called "change" elections where the party in power lost majority control of Congress. Echoing a [...]
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