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Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings
(Reuters)
Reuters - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.
Obama unpopular ahead of midterms: Will the GOP benefit?
(Time.com)
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?
Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party?
(AP)
AP - Is the tea party the new Republican Party? The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian voters displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the toppling of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP primary. Political novice Joe Miller is the fifth tea party insurgent to win a GOP Senate nominating contest, an upset that few, if any, saw coming.
Economy tops 1st Boxer, Fiorina Senate debate
(AP)
AP - Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina exchanged feisty jabs on taxes, the economy and their records in Congress and corporate America during the first debate in their Senate race.
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
(AP)
AP - Colorado gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes' murky past in law enforcement in neighboring Kansas has become the latest distraction in his gaffe-ridden campaign.
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 [...]
Happy beginning for a W.H. production
(Politico)
Politico - The talks allow Obama to show on the foreign policy stage.
Obama visits Dole at Walter Reed
(Politico)
Politico - The president saw the former Kansas senator and 1996 GOP presidential nominee on Monday.
Arizona governor stumbles during debate
(AP)
AP - It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory.
Jordan's king: Terrorists want to derail talks
(AP)
AP - Jordan's King Abdullah II suggests that failure of new peace talks between Isarel and the Palestinians would be a victory for terrorists seeking to derail the process.
US officers take up posts at Paris airport
(AP)
AP - American officers are taking up posts at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport to help identify potential terrorists or other high-risk passengers heading to the United States.
U.S. offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Obama Administration is likely to stay focused on toughening regulatory oversight of the U.S. offshore oil industry and may push back lifting a ban on deepwater drilling after the latest accident in the Gulf of Mexico, analysts said on Thursday.
OBAMA IS NOT A MUSLIM
(Ann Coulter)
Ann Coulter - The nonsense about President Obama being a Muslim has got to stop. I rise to defend him from this absurd accusation by pointing out that he is obviously an atheist.
Gibbs Defends Obama's Efforts to Help House Democrats
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Thursday defended President Barack Obama's track record of campaigning for House Democrats as new polling shows their party taking a nose dive.
Labor, business leaders differ on ways to fix economy
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — With the Labor Day weekend approaching, union leaders and U.S. business interests expressed concerns Thursday about the fragility of the nation's economic recovery. They offered drastically different remedies for fixing the country's woes, however.
GOP Committees Look to Outside Groups to Fund Fall Ground Game
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Republican strategists wary of relying on a Republican National Committee beset by controversy are relying on third-party organizations to fund and manage crucial ground game operations for the midterm elections.
Tea party seeks another upset in Delaware's Senate primary
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WILMINGTON, Del. — Thanks to the tea party, Rep. Mike Castle's once smooth path to Delaware's Republican Senate nomination suddenly has become less predictable — and is providing a fresh reason for already staggering moderate Republicans everywhere to be frightened.