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POLITICAL INSIDER: Christie, GOP back Castle AP - 58 mins ago
POLITICAL INSIDER: Christie, GOP back Castle
AP - 58 mins ago
- Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who rode voter anger to office in New Jersey last year, is endorsing Mike Castle's bid to win the GOP primary in Delaware and is joining a pack of party leaders trying to block a tea party-backed candidate's bid. -
Obama says his economic policies halted "bleeding" Reuters - 2 hours ago
Obama says his economic policies halted "bleeding"
Reuters - 2 hours ago
- President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the U.S. economy next week, on Saturday defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery. -
New York Times Endorses Johnson Over Rangel CQPolitics.com - 3 hours ago
New York Times Endorses Johnson Over Rangel
CQPolitics.com - 3 hours ago - The New York Times on Saturday endorsed one of Rep. Charles B. Rangel's four opponents in the Sept. 14 Democratic primary over the embattled veteran incumbent who is facing a House ethics trial later this month.
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Prospects in Ohio Looking Better for Senate GOP CQPolitics.com - 4 hours ago
Prospects in Ohio Looking Better for Senate GOP
CQPolitics.com - 4 hours ago - Former Rep. Rob Portman (R) and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher (D) have been engaged in a spirited race for the open Ohio Senate seat since emerging from primaries in May. The contest has long been seen as a tossup, but with the trend lines having shifted toward Portman, CQ Politics is moving the race to the less competitive rating of Leans Republican.
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South Carolina's Wilson under wider probe for overseas trips McClatchy .. - 6 hours ago
South Carolina's Wilson under wider probe for overseas trips
McClatchy Newspapers - 6 hours ago - WASHINGTON — The congressional ethics investigation of Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., is broader than previously disclosed and goes well beyond his use of $12 in per diem expense money to buy six decorative goblets in Afghanistan last year.
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Afghan progress slower than first hoped, general says Reuters News - 6 hours ago
Afghan progress slower than first hoped, general says
Reuters News - 6 hours agoKABUL (Reuters) - International forces in Afghanistan have at times overstated the progress being made this year, the deputy commander of the NATO-led force said on Saturday, with advances coming slower than originally expected.
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Politics and fundraising: Booze, golf 6 hours ago
Politics and fundraising: Booze, golf
6 hours agoLegislators woo deep-pocket donors with golf, basketball, bourbon-tasting events and more With control of Congress in the balance and the costs of campaigns spiraling, politicians are working hard at wooing donors with golf, basketball, bourbon-tasting events and more.
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Obama's call for help Politico - 04 Sep
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Clinton: time ticking for Israel-Palestinian peace Reuters News - 04 Sep
Clinton: time ticking for Israel-Palestinian peace
Reuters News - 04 SepWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged Israel and the Palestinians to overcome the final obstacles to peace, saying their new talks may be a last chance to end the conflict.
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Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings
AP - 04 Sep
- A claim by Arizona's governor that rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border has led to headless bodies turning up in the desert came back to haunt her during a stammering debate performance in which she failed to back it up.
