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| Israelis and Palestinians launch direct peace talks
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| How Barack Obama became Mr. Unpopular
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| Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party?
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| Economy tops 1st Boxer, Fiorina Senate debate
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| Some Democrats See Competitive Opportunity in Alaska
(CQPolitics.com) CQPolitics.com - With Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceding the Alaska GOP primary Tuesday night to lawyer Joe Miller, some Democrats now believe they have a chance to pick up a seat in a state no one thought could be in play in a cycle where Democrats are facing a significant loss of seats. |
| Latest distraction for CO candidate: Kansas resume
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| Gates: Iraq outcome 'will always be clouded by how it began'
(McClatchy Newspapers) McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — The U.S. military Wednesday marked the end of its combat mission in Iraq amid a series of conflicting messages that underscored the mixed feelings many here, both American and Iraqi, have toward a seven-and-a-half-year effort that cost tens of thousands of lives but left the political outcome undecided. |
| 'Don't tread on me' flag starts disputes around the country
(The Upshot) The Upshot - An Arizona man is in trouble with his homeowners' association over flying the Gadsden flag, which features a coiled rattlesnake and the words "Don't Tread on Me." The flag has been adopted by members of the tea party movement for its association with the American Revolution, but Andy McDonel tells the New York Times that [...] |
| Brewer trips in debate with Goddard
(Politico) Politico - Brewer, who gained national notoriety for signing the country's toughest immigration law, awkwardly paused twice during the opening statement of the Clean Elections Debate broadcast. |
| Boxer, Fiorina spar in first debate
(Politico) Politico - In their first televised debate, both California Senate candidates unleash a new round of vitriol. |
| Palestinian leader urges Israel to end settlements
(AP) AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is calling on Israel to end Jewish settlements in the West Bank and other areas that the Palestinians want to be part off their own state. |
| Obama: Killing of Israelis 'senseless slaughter'
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| France firm on raising retirement despite protests
(AP) AP - Massive street protests planned for next week won't dent the French government's resolve to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, the labor minister said Thursday. |
| Israel, Palestinians set for face-to-face talks
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| 5 Best Thursday Columns
(The Atlantic Wire) The Atlantic Wire - Daniel Henninger on 'If Saddam Had Stayed' The Wall Street Journal columnist looks back from the president's recent Iraq speech to one he made in 2002, then a state senator, in which he called the potential conflict a "dumb war." Back then, Obama argued that Saddam Hussein
was a bloody dictator, but one that could be contained and did not pose
an immediate threat to the U.S. Henninger then asks: what would the world look like if Obama's "'smarter' view had prevailed?" In answer, he paints a dark scenario in which Saddam moved to join Iran and North Korea in developing nuclear weapons, thereby "incentivizing Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Sudan" to pursue them as well. By deposing Saddam, Henninger writes, the U.S. took out at least
one of the "nuclear-obsessed madmen off the table and gave the world
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| Congress May Miss Chance to Fix Schools
(CQPolitics.com) CQPolitics.com - The prospect of finally fixing America's public schools looks better now than ever, but there's still a chance that this golden economic and moral opportunity could slip away. |
| GOP will take over House, political guru Sabato predicts
(McClatchy Newspapers) McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Democrats are likely to lose 47 seats and control of the House of Representatives in November's elections, a top political analyst says in a new forecast Thursday. |
| Republicans Eye McCain's Millions in Excess '08 Funds
(CQPolitics.com) CQPolitics.com - Sen. John McCain's victory in the Aug. 24 Arizona Republican primary was fueled partly by transfers of $7.5 million from his 2008 presidential campaign compliance fund -- an account GOP Congressional strategists are now eyeing as they look to finance a growing list of competitive midterm races. |
| Obama, Netanyahu condemn Hamas killings in Israel
(McClatchy Newspapers) McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — As Mideast peace talks opened Wednesday at the White House, President Barack Obama condemned the killings of four Israeli settlers Tuesday by Palestinian Islamist militants and vowed, "This is not going to stop us." |
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| Maryland Sen. Currie indicted on charges of taking bribes from grocery chain
Longtime Maryland Sen. Ulysses Currie, one of the most powerful and popular figures in the General Assembly, was indicted Wednesday on charges that he took more than $245,000 in bribes to use his position and influence to do favors for a grocery chain.
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| Lawmaker says mistakes used to distort her image
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, the Texas Democrat who broke scholarship eligibility rules set by a black lawmakers group by awarding about $31,000 to her relatives and an aide's children, said Wednesday she didn't shortchange others to benefit her own family.
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| Mixed reaction to new FEC rules on candidates, interest groups working together
The FEC has issued rules on when interest groups can cooperate with political candidates, but it's not clear if either side likes the policy.
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| Women's groups call out political sexism
The list includes the talk radio host who called a female senator a "prostitute" for cutting a deal to benefit her state, the male challenger who referred to his female rival "attractive" and "probably a good mother," and the TV host who noted that the candidate's wife looked like an angry woman.
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| Was Obama's speech 'Mission Accomplished'?
At critical turns in his political career, President Obama has used his substantial rhetorical skills to enhance his political standing or deflect problems. That's why the tension inherent in his Oval Office address on Tuesday night spoke volumes about the political condition of his administration.
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| Ex-Ill. Gov. Ryan wants part of conviction tossed
CHICAGO -- Imprisoned former Illinois Gov. George Ryan is seeking to have elements of his conviction thrown out based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sharply curtailed an anti-fraud law employed by prosecutors nationwide to convict politicians and executives.
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| Obama's mission: Pivoting from the war
The president's first problem was that the timing was off.
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| Illegal immigration to U.S. down almost 67% since 2000, report says
The number of illegal immigrants entering the United States has plunged by almost two-thirds in the past decade, a dramatic shift after years of growth in the population, according to a new report by the Pew Hispanic Center.
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| Obama's speech on August 31 declares combat in Iraq over
Saying it is "time to turn the page" on one of the most divisive chapters in American history, President Obama declared the U.S. war in Iraq over Tuesday night, telling the nation that he was fulfilling his campaign pledge to stop a war he had opposed from the start.
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| Vanity Fair: Sarah Palin's 'sad and moldering strangeness'
"Sarah Palin the Sound and the Fury" is sure to set tongues wagging as Michael Joseph Gross explores the "sad and moldering strangeness" of Sarah Palin's life in the new to the Web October issue of Vanity Fair.
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| Republican Sen. Murkowksi of Alaska concedes to Miller in primary
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) concedes her primary race Tuesday night, becoming the third senator to lose re-nomination this year and the second to lose a primary.
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| Gloom for Democrats as they look to November
New polls and projections say Republicans are heading for a House majority.
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| Obama: US combat in Iraq over, 'time to turn page'
WASHINGTON -- Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: "It's time to turn the page." Now, he said, the nation's most urgent priority is fixing its own sickly economy.
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| Carter arrives in Boston with freed prisoner after securing Kim Jong Il's pardon
The release of a U.S. citizen imprisoned in North Korea since January satisfied the main goal of a trip to Pyongyang by former president Jimmy Carter. But Carter's mission was also noteworthy for what did not happen - a meeting with Kim Jong Il.
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| Obama speech on Iraq has risks
President Obama is promoting the decision to end the U.S. combat mission in Iraq on Tuesday as a fulfillment of his campaign promise to draw the war to a close. But some of the president's detractors are using the same moment to question the wisdom of doing so.
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| Wis. cand. runs fighting ad aimed at attack victim
MADISON, Wis. -- A Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor has begun running ads in which he dons boxing gloves and vows to "go the distance" against the likely Democratic nominee, who was viciously beaten outside a fairground last year and left with serious injuries.
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| Indiana's Ellsworth, onetime Democratic star, now a symbol of party's struggles
INDIANAPOLIS When Brad Ellsworth won his U.S. House seat in Indiana four years ago, he was hailed by Democrats as the future of their party: a telegenic former sheriff with moderate instincts and an ability to appeal to a diverse electorate. It was candidates such as Ellsworth who enabled the Dem...
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| Glenn Beck may be unlikely leader for conservative Christians
A few weeks before organizing a massive rally on the Mall that had the feel of a religious revival, Glenn Beck sought the blessing of some of the country's most prominent conservative Christian leaders.
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| Beck launches conservative news site TheBlaze.com
Conservative Fox News host Glenn Beck, a frequent critic of the mainstream news media, has launched his own news site, The Blaze. The site appears to be modeled after the Huffington Post and not surprisingly, features stories with a conservative bent about some of Beck's favorite issues, such as...
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| Republicans have biggest lead ever on question of which party voters would support for Congress, poll shows |
| Obama promises new efforts to boost economy
Under pressure to revive the faltering recovery, President Obama said Monday that he and his economic team are discussing "additional measures" to bolster growth and spur hiring, including "further tax cuts" to encourage businesses to create jobs.
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| Time magazine comes out on top
Rick Stengel may have his shoulder in a sling, but when it comes to the newsmagazine wars, he's the last man standing.
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| After Washington rally, Glenn Beck assails Obama's religion
Conservative commentator Glenn Beck voiced sharper criticism of President Obama's religious beliefs on Sunday than he and other speakers offered from the podium of the rally Beck organized at the Lincoln Memorial a day earlier.
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| Federal Eye: Report details loss of Bush-era e-mails
Top aides to President George W. Bush seemed unconcerned amid multiple warnings as early as 2002 that the White House risked losing millions of e-mails that federal law required them to preserve, according to an extensive report obtained by The Federal Eye and set for release on Monday.
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| In 2010, Obama's poll numbers less of an asset for congressional Democrats
Two years can change just about everything in politics.
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| Obama vows to 'stand with' gulf area on fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
NEW ORLEANS - President Obama marked the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Sunday with a solidarity visit to this city still recovering from the devastating storm, pledging to "stand with you and fight alongside you until the job is done."
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| Environmental groups face their future in climate-change debate
On Thursday, some of the country's most respected environmental groups - in the midst of their biggest political fight in two decades - sent a group of activists to Milwaukee with a message.
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| Report: Warnings about e-mails went unheeded in Bush White House
Top aides to President George W. Bush seemed unconcerned amid multiple warnings as early as 2002 that the White House risked losing millions of e-mails that federal law required them to preserve, according to an extensive review of records set for release Monday.
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| Beck, Palin tell thousands to 'restore America'
A sea of people rallied at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday as conservative commentator Glenn Beck and other heroes of the "tea party" movement honored Americans serving in the military and called for the nation to turn back to God and to protect the traditional values that they said make the country exceptional.
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| Move underway to modify, possibly repeal health-care funding provision
Five months after the adoption of the sweeping new health-care law, momentum is building to modify and possibly repeal one of its funding sources, raising questions of whether this is the first of many such modifications to a law the Democrats hoped to keep intact.
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| The battles inside the GOP
It has long been said that any political coalition large enough to aspire to majority status is an organization of factions, conflict and contradictions. That description defines the Republican Party today as it looks toward the November elections and beyond.
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| Sharpton's 'Reclaim the Dream' event brings thousands to honor MLK
Thousands of people joined the Rev. Al Sharpton and other leaders Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington in 1963. The event, billed as "Reclaim the Dream," included a five-mile march that culminated at the Mall, where conservative talk sho...
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| Live coverage: Al Sharpton's 'Reclaim the Dream' rally
Updated: 3:56 p.m. Participants in both rallies assess the other side.
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| Live Coverage: Glen Beck's 'Restoring Honor' rally
Updated 1:39 p.m. Attendee: "There are a lot of divisive issues in this country that need to be addressed in the way Dr. King addressed them and [Obama] has failed to do that."
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| King's legacy debated before Beck march
In the collective memory of many Americans, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life is frozen in time in a single moment 47 years ago on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
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| Rep. Van Hollen 'confident' Democrats won't lose House
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Friday that he is "confident" that his party will keep control of the House after November's election.
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| Same-sex marriage gains GOP support
A growing number of Republicans are breaking with the party's traditional stance to publicly state their support for same-sex marriage, a shift strategists say stems as much from demographics as from the renewed focus on economics and the "tea party" movement.
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| How to have a rally on the Mall
The permit issued for Glenn Beck's rally Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial is one of about 3,000 issued annually by the National Park Service for rallies, cultural events, weddings and photo shoots on the Mall and other Washington area national parks and historic sites.
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| Bernanke: Fed to take dramatic steps if economy deteriorates more than expected
JACKSON, WYO. - With the economy faltering, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Friday he was prepared to take dramatic steps to boost the recovery but only if conditions get worse than he now expects.
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| Plan to release illegal immigrants on path to residency comes amid ICE push to deport criminals
The Obama administration is moving to release thousands of illegal immigrants detained at facilities across the country if the immigrants have a potential path to legal residency.
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| 44: Murkowski third-party bid compared to prostitution
Alaska mayor Joe Miller and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) are still locked in a tight primary fight. (Results on Wednesday showed Joe Miller holding a slim lead of about 1,900 votes, but a winner won't be declared until election officials count as many as 10,000 absentee ballots.) In the meantim...
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| Where will Glenn Beck rally money go?
Glenn Beck has billed his "Restoring Honor" rally at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday in part as an opportunity to focus attention on those who have served in the military.
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| The journalist who revealed Ken Mehlman's secret
Marc Ambinder, the political junkie who writes for the Atlantic, says he suspected, like lots of insiders, that Ken Mehlman was gay.
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| The Fix: Senate Democrats go negative early (and often)
Amid growing concern over retaining their Senate majority, Democrats are skipping the pretense of running positive ads and, in many cases, taking the unusual step of going negative with their first campaign commercials.
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| Levi Johnston takes back his apology to Palin
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin's grandson, says he wishes he hadn't apologized for telling lies about the former Alaska governor because he's "never lied about anything."
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| Opponents of same-sex marriage target Iowa judges
DES MOINES - Politics is as much a mainstay of the Iowa State Fair as the deep-fried food and the cows sculpted out of butter. But the crowds searching for a remote corner under the grandstand this week were not headed for one of the presidential hopefuls who routinely drop by. They were interes...
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| Ken Mehlman and the same-sex marriage debate
Supporters of same-sex marriage have a new and unexpected advocate: Ken Mehlman, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee and manager of President George W. Bush's 2004 reelection campaign.
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| Ex-judge: Possible criminal charges for NY gov
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A special investigation has concluded that Gov. David Paterson's testimony about his plans to pay for World Series tickets last year was "inaccurate and misleading" and warrants consideration of criminal charges by a prosecutor.
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| Some worry lack of energy has taken its toll on liberal movement
Michael Kazin, a history professor at Georgetown University, has studied political activism for decades. But two years ago, he thought he was participating in a unique political movement, one not organized against an idea or a war - like most he has seen or been involved with - but in support of a...
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| Rep. Rangel affirms support for Obama at NY debate
NEW YORK -- Rep. Charlie Rangel heaped praise on President Barack Obama in a televised debate Thursday in which he sought to align himself closely with the president after pushing back on his suggestion that the embattled congressman step aside.
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| Obama administration sides with utilities in Supreme Court case about climate change
The Obama administration sided with major utility companies in a Supreme Court case about climate change on Thursday, angering environmentalists who say that the administration's broad argument could hurt their ability to force reductions in greenhouse gas emissions or even to bring other lawsuits.
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| Administration halts prosecution of alleged USS Cole bomber
The Obama administration has shelved the planned prosecution of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged coordinator of the Oct. 2000 suicide attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, according to a court filing.
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| Among Democrats, economic pressures are changing tax-cut dynamics
With the economy rapidly weakening, some senior Democrats are having second thoughts about raising taxes on the nation's wealthiest families and are pressing party leaders to consider extending the full array of Bush administration tax cuts, at least through next year.
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| The Fix: What is 'Americans for Prosperity'?
The news today that Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is launching $500,000 worth of new TV ads in Arizona targeting Democratic Reps. Ann Kilpatrick, Harry Mitchell and Gabrielle Giffords is the latest indication that conservative group will be a major player in the November midterm elections.
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| Media on ice: Those unpredictable primaries
The press is gobsmacked to find Lisa Murkowski trailing some guy named Joe in the battle to hang onto her Senate seat.
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| Former RNC chairman reveals he's gay
Ken Mehlman, former chairman of the Republican National Committee and the former campaign manager for George W. Bush's 2004 re-election bid, has told his family and colleagues that he is gay, according to The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder.
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| Florida Senate race starts without a clear favorite
Gov. Charlie Crist is the man in the middle in Florida's high-stakes race for the Senate, a candidate without a party whose hopes of moving from Tallahassee to Washington depend on his ability to fend off a squeeze play from his Democratic and Republican rivals.
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| GOP bringing in the bucks for House elections
This week, the top Republican in the House, Minority Leader John A. Boehner (Ohio), pledged that the party would spend $50 million assisting House candidates in the midterm elections. The National Republican Congressional Committee has been outraising its Democratic counterpart for the past four ...
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| How Joe Miller caught Lisa Murkowski by surprise
If there had been any doubt that this is a year when no incumbent can afford to be caught off-guard, it has been put to rest by the ambush of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's Republican primary.
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| Glenn Beck rally will be a measure of the tea party's strength
Full coverage of the 8/28 rallies here. When Fox News and talk radio host Glenn Beck comes to Washington this weekend to headline a rally intended to "restore honor" to America, he will test the strength - and potentially expose the weaknesses - of a conservative grass-roots movement that remains...
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| Director W. Craig Fugate refocusing a chastened FEMA
W. Craig Fugate's corner office at the Federal Emergency Management Agency is sparse: a few family photos, a couple of blue and orange mementos from his beloved University of Florida Gators, and not much else.
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| Congo Republic's heavy use of D.C. lobbyists prompts questions
Over the past five years, the authoritarian regime of the Congo Republic has leaned on Washington lobbyists to help with an image problem.
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| Major Garrett leaving Fox for National Journal
NEW YORK -- Fox News Channel chief White House correspondent Major Garrett said Wednesday he's leaving the network after eight years to join the National Journal as a congressional correspondent.
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| Joe Miller poised to take Senate seat from Alaska's Lisa Murkowski
The 43-year-old bearded Alaskan who shocked the political world overnight by pulling ahead of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the state's Republican primary fashions himself as a rugged individualist who campaigned on weaning Alaska off its dependence on federal largess.
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| Joe Miller's primary showing reveals Sarah Palin's continuing sway over Alaska
WASILLA, ALASKA -- On a recent afternoon here, Karen Adams wheeled a shopping cart packed with meat, pineapples and cereal boxes around a supermarket as she talked about Sarah Palin's presence in Alaska.
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| The Fix: Murkowski v. Palin -- A decade-long feud
Back when former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) made her surprise endorsement of Sen. Lisa Murkowski's (R-Alaska) little-known primary opponent in June, both Palin and Murkowski denied that there was any bad blood between them.
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| Wal-Mart asks court to overturn ruling in lawsuit
WASHINGTON -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has asked the Supreme Court to throw out a massive class action lawsuit alleging gender discrimination over pay for female workers.
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| The ignorance factor: Obama, religion and the media
The chilling chunk of people who believe Barack Obama is a Muslim has caused some serious soul-searching in the news business.
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| The Fix: Winners and losers from last night's primaries
It was an amazing night -- and morning -- as the final primary day of the summer delivered a series of upsets in Senate, gubernatorial and House races.
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| Primaries test establishment vs. outsiders in Florida, Arizona and Alaska
Arizona Sen. John McCain, once seen as another Republican incumbent threatened by a conservative grass-roots insurgency, won his primary Tuesday night by trouncing former congressman J.D. Hayworth.
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| Oklahoma primary election results 2010
a voters sent a mixed message to wealthy candidates running for office by handing businessman Rick Scott an upset victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary while dealing billionaire investor Jeff Greene a crushing defeat in the Democratic Senate race.
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| Vermont primary election results 2010
Dan Balz: In Vermont, where Gov. Jim Douglas (R) is retiring, Republicans nominated Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie to succeed him.
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| Florida primary election results 2010
Florida voters sent a mixed message to wealthy candidates running for office by handing businessman Rick Scott an upset victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary while dealing billionaire investor Jeff Greene a crushing defeat in the Democratic Senate race.
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| Alaska primary election results 2010
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) appeared to be at risk of becoming the third Senate incumbent ousted in a primary this cycle as her underfunded challenger, attorney Joe Miller, took a stunning and unexpected lead in the race early Wednesday.
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| Arizona primary election results 2010
In Arizona, Sen. John McCain trounced former Rep. J.D. Hayworth in the state's Republican primary, a victory that virtually ensures the 2008 GOP presidential nominee will return to the Senate for a fifth term next year.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell wins Republican nomination to a full term as governor.
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| McCain defeats conservative primary challenger
PHOENIX -- Sen. John McCain routed conservative challenger J.D. Hayworth on Tuesday in the Republican primary in what could be the final campaign for the former GOP presidential nominee.
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| McCain wins renomination, novice shines in Fla.
WASHINGTON -- Veteran Sen. John McCain sailed to nomination for a fifth term Tuesday over an Arizona challenger with tea party support, but big-spending political novice Rick Scott beat an insider in Florida's Republican gubernatorial primary as voters split on the merits of establishment candidates...
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| DeLay to get trial in money laundering, conspiracy case
AUSTIN, TEX. - Former U.S. House majority leader Tom DeLay will get his long-awaited trial in Texas ahead of two co-defendants, a judge said Tuesday, five years after prosecutors first accused him of illegally funneling campaign money.
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| Scott gets GOP nomination for Fla. governor
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Florida's Republican voters have chosen wealthy newcomer Rick Scott over career public servant Bill McCollum as their candidate for governor.
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| Meek wins Florida Democratic Senate primary
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Rep. Kendrick Meek is the Democratic nominee for Senate, overcoming billionaire Jeff Greene's massive television and mail onslaught to win a bitter Florida primary.
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| How the Minerals Management Service's partnership with industry led to failure
Two weeks after BP's Macondo well blew out in the Gulf of Mexico, the federal government's Minerals Management Service finalized a regulation intended to control the undersea pressures that threaten deepwater drilling operations.
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| Stem cell judge Royce Lamberth no stranger to controversy, independence
In barring the Obama administration from funding human embryonic stem cell research, U.S. District Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth this week added to a 23-year history of confounding presidents of both political parties from the bench of the politically sensitive court in the nation's capital.
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| For Eric Schwartz and Iraqi refugees, a second act
At a recent hearing, Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin warned the State Department's top refugee official that Iraqis who had worked for the U.S. military would be in increasing jeopardy during the American drawdown.
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| Minority leader Boehner: Fire Obama's economic team, extend tax cuts
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) is expected to deliver a stinging rebuke on Tuesday of President Obama's 2009 stimulus legislation-- arguing that despite more than $800 billion in spending, the program has left behind states like Ohio, which continue to endure double-digit unemployment.
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| Defense official discloses cyberattack
Now it is official: The most significant breach of U.S. military computers was caused by a flash drive inserted into a U.S. military laptop on a post in the Middle East in 2008.
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| Defense official discloses cyberattack
Now it is official: The most significant breach of U.S. military computers was caused by a flash drive inserted into a U.S. military laptop on a post in the Middle East in 2008.
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| The Fix: Kendrick Meek wins Florida Senate race, Governor's race close
Florida Rep. Kendrick Meek crushed billionaire self financier Jeff Greene in the Sunshine State's Democratic Senate primary, setting up a three-way battle in the fall with former state House Speaker Marco Rubio (R) and Gov. Charlie Crist (I).
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| WH: No further comment from Obama on NYC mosque
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. -- The White House says President Barack Obama will have no further comment on the mosque near Ground Zero in New York and the administration will not get involved in talks about relocating the controversial facility.
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| Leahy coasts to victory in Vt. Democratic primary
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy has easily won a spot on Vermont's general election ballot.
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| The Fix: August 24 primary -- Live blog
The Fix team is live blogging the August 24 primaries.
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