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• Obama thanks labor for hard-won rights at work (AP)
• 'He's the only one we've got'; Obama 8 months in (AP)
• Former Rep. Joseph Kennedy nixes Senate campaign (AP)
• Trainer spills secrets of Michelle Obama's arms (AP)
• Baucus sends health bill proposal (Politico)
• Senate chair proposes fee on insurance companies (AP)
• Obama exhorts kids to pay attention in school (AP)
• Analysis: Furor over speech typifies polarization (AP)
• Better care, pay less: Some communities find a way (AP)
• Health care fight: Echoes of Bush, Social Security (AP)
• Campaign finance case could boost GOP (Politico)
• Obama says "time to act" for healthcare reform (Reuters)
• Joe Kennedy will not seek Senate seat (Reuters)
• Joseph Kennedy Will Not Run for Senate (CQPolitics.com)
• Obama asks students to set school-year goals (Reuters)
• Prepared text of Obama's speech to school students (AP)
• Down and dirty in New Jersey (Politico)
• Experts on rewriting the W.H. script (Politico)
• President speaks to union members on Labor Day (AP)
• Fraud charges undermine trust in Afghan election (AP)

Obama thanks labor for hard-won rights at work (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 03:27 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama declared Monday that modern benefits like paid leave, minimum wage and Social Security "all bear the union label," as he appealed to organized labor to help him win the health care fight in Congress.

'He's the only one we've got'; Obama 8 months in (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 04:50 PM PDT AP - They've heard it all before — the tanking economy, the bleeding of jobs, the creeping hardship that never seems to ebb. And the desperate hope that hangs over everything and whispers that maybe, just maybe, tomorrow might be a tiny bit better.

Former Rep. Joseph Kennedy nixes Senate campaign (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 04:13 PM PDT AP - Former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, the eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, announced Monday he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat held for nearly 50 years by his late uncle, Edward M. Kennedy. The decision was certain to widen the race for the Democratic nomination.

Trainer spills secrets of Michelle Obama's arms (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 12:16 PM PDT AP - At last, the secret to first lady Michelle Obama's sculpted arms? Tricep pushdowns and hammer curls.

Baucus sends health bill proposal (Politico) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 10:20 AM PDT Politico - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) has sent members of a bipartisan negotiating group a framework for health care legislation that would cost less than $900 billion, levy new fees on insurers and create a network of consumer-owned insurance cooperatives.

Senate chair proposes fee on insurance companies (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 03:56 PM PDT AP - Sen. Max Baucus on Monday pushed a new health care plan including an industry fee to help pay for covering the uninsured as President Barack Obama said insurance companies must share accountability for the troubled system.

Obama exhorts kids to pay attention in school (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 12:20 PM PDT AP - In a speech that drew fire even before he delivered it, President Barack Obama is telling the nation's schoolchildren he "expects great things from each of you."

Analysis: Furor over speech typifies polarization (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 01:20 AM PDT AP - The furor over President Barack Obama's start-of-school speech to the nation's students — challenging them to work hard, earn good grades and stay in school — typifies the country's widening rift over politics and social issues.

Better care, pay less: Some communities find a way (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 09:56 AM PDT AP - If you pay the mechanic $1,000 to fix your transmission and it breaks again next week, the garage should find and fix the problem for free. So if you get an infection following open-heart surgery because the doctor forgot an antibiotic, why are you charged extra to clear up the wound?

Health care fight: Echoes of Bush, Social Security (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 06:27 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's health care initiative is repeating history. No, not the failed attempt by President Bill Clinton in 1993. Right now, Obama's troubled plan is on the same shaky ground that preceded President George W. Bush' grand flop with Social Security.

Campaign finance case could boost GOP (Politico) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 04:48 PM PDT Politico - Imagine power companies spending millions of dollars on ads in the run-up to the 2010 midterm elections accusing congressmen who supported climate change legislation of trying to increase electric rates and urging votes against them, or unions buying airtime to support primary challenges to conservative Democratic senators who opposed the labor-backed Employee Free Choice Act.

Obama says "time to act" for healthcare reform (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 01:29 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama insisted on Monday "it's time to act" for healthcare reform as he geared up for a major address to Congress this week aimed at getting his top domestic policy priority back on track.

Joe Kennedy will not seek Senate seat (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 12:51 PM PDT Reuters - Joseph P. Kennedy II said on Monday he would not seek his late uncle Edward Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat, which has been held by America's preeminent political family for almost six decades.

Joseph Kennedy Will Not Run for Senate (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 12:50 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Joseph P. Kennedy II will not run to fill the Senate seat held by his late uncle, Edward M. Kennedy, paving the way for what is now likely to be a crowded Democratic field for the January special election.

Obama asks students to set school-year goals (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 12:28 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will challenge students to set goals "and to do everything you can to meet them" in a back-to-school speech that critics feared would promote a political agenda.

Prepared text of Obama's speech to school students (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 11:36 AM PDT AP - The prepared text of President Barack Obama's back-to-school address scheduled for Tuesdays, as released in advance by the White House:

Down and dirty in New Jersey (Politico) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 03:51 AM PDT Politico - CAMDEN, N.J. — Politics in New Jersey is about as subtle as a fist to the mouth.

Experts on rewriting the W.H. script (Politico) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 03:48 AM PDT Politico - In a world where health care reform is under siege and fear and confusion reign, President Barack Obama has only one way out — to release a different movie.

President speaks to union members on Labor Day (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 02:08 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is working on Labor Day, speaking to union members in Ohio.

Fraud charges undermine trust in Afghan election (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2009 01:30 AM PDT AP - School principal Karima Monib has become an unwilling celebrity in her hometown as a symbol of the fraud allegations plaguing Afghanistan's recent presidential election.

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