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Palin endorses NC congressional hopeful Ellmers (AP)
Dems' oldies tour lauds Social Security, Medicare (AP)
Florida candidate Jeff Greene gets Mike Tyson in his corner (The Upshot)
Americans divided on Gulf offshore drilling: poll (Reuters)
Consultants Say Republicans Are More Inclined to Attack Obama Directly Now (CQPolitics.com)
GOP candidate rejects offers to quit Colo gov race (AP)
Alabama mayoral candidate fakes support of popular football coach (The Upshot)
North Carolina candidate attacked for being an incumbent, though she’s not (The Upshot)
Afghans to shut 900 polling centers on security fears (Reuters)
Obama says doesn't regret mosque comments (Reuters)
Pivotal Senate primary in Washington decided (AP)
Obama: 'No regrets' over comments on NYC mosque (AP)
Obama: 'No regrets' about NY mosque defense (AFP)
Obama: U.S. must tackle deficit without denting recovery (Reuters)
Missouri man gets 30 months for Obama death threat (AP)
Obama aims to recharge in island getaway for fall battles (AFP)
Poll: Meek, McCollum now lead in Fla. primaries (AP)
Dell CEO gets fewest investor votes in election (Reuters)
Who gets the car? (Politico)
Obama engaging in kitchen-table politics in Ohio (AP)

Palin endorses NC congressional hopeful Ellmers (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 04:04 PM PDT

AP - Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is endorsing North Carolina congressional candidate Renee Ellmers.

Dems' oldies tour lauds Social Security, Medicare (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 02:55 PM PDT

AP - Unable to make a sizable dent in unemployment, Democrats are on the political equivalent of a golden oldies tour, pledging support for Social Security, Medicare and other venerable programs while trying to stoke voter fears about Republican intentions.

Florida candidate Jeff Greene gets Mike Tyson in his corner (The Upshot)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 02:04 PM PDT

The Upshot - Florida Senate candidate Jeff Greene has been on a mission to hold the press accountable, recently threatening two newspapers with lawsuits for printing "false, misleading and defamatory" reports about him. Good thing Greene has Mike Tyson in his corner. The former heavyweight boxer, in an interview with Politico's Maggie Haberman, sought to clear a few [...]

Americans divided on Gulf offshore drilling: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 01:46 PM PDT

Reuters - Americans are almost equally divided on whether the Obama administration should lift the moratorium on offshore oil drilling and on the possibility of BP returning to explore in the area of its massive spill, according to a new Gallup poll.

Consultants Say Republicans Are More Inclined to Attack Obama Directly Now (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 01:40 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - With job approval numbers hovering in the mid-40s, President Barack Obama and his signature legislative achievements have become potent political assets for Congressional Republicans in their quest to flip the House and Senate in the midterm elections.

GOP candidate rejects offers to quit Colo gov race (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 01:13 PM PDT

AP - The Republican gubernatorial candidate in Colorado rejected an offer on Wednesday from former GOP congressman Tom Tancredo for both men to get out of the race and let the party pick a new candidate.

Alabama mayoral candidate fakes support of popular football coach (The Upshot)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 12:38 PM PDT

The Upshot - Few people are more popular in Alabama these days than University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban. Fresh off leading the Crimson Tide to an undefeated national championship season after years of pre-Saban mediocrity, the coach has a reputation for turning everything he touches into gold. So what state political candidate wouldn't want to bask [...]

North Carolina candidate attacked for being an incumbent, though she’s not (The Upshot)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 12:31 PM PDT

The Upshot - Anti-incumbency has reached such a fever pitch that even candidates who aren't actual incumbents are getting tarred with the shorthand epithet of "incumbent." The National Republican Senatorial Committee on Tuesday urged supporters to help defeat Democrat Elaine Marshall in North Carolina. But the Huffington Post reports that Republicans used a rather curious pitch to make [...]

Afghans to shut 900 polling centers on security fears (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Reuters - More than 900 polling centers for Afghanistan's parliamentary elections next month will not open because of security fears, an official said on Wednesday, adding to concerns after a fraud-marred presidential vote last year.

Obama says doesn't regret mosque comments (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 10:51 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he had "no regrets" about taking a controversial position on whether a Muslim community center and mosque is built near the site of the September 11 attacks in New York.

Pivotal Senate primary in Washington decided (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 10:28 AM PDT

AP - Democratic Sen. Patty Murray and her Republican challenger dove right into their fall matchup after winning the primary in a high-stakes election that could determine the balance of power in the nation's capital.

Obama: 'No regrets' over comments on NYC mosque (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 10:11 AM PDT

AP - Despite criticism from Republicans and others, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he has "no regrets" over the comments he made about the right of Muslims to build an Islamic center near the former site of the World Trade Center in New York.

Obama: 'No regrets' about NY mosque defense (AFP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 12:09 PM PDT

AFP - US President Barack Obama said Wednesday he had "no regrets" about defending the right of Muslims to build a mosque near the New York site of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Obama: U.S. must tackle deficit without denting recovery (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 09:19 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States must figure out how to control its long-term deficit without hurting economic recovery, which remains hobbled by the overabundant housing market.

Missouri man gets 30 months for Obama death threat (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 08:58 AM PDT

AP - A Missouri man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for threatening to kill President Barack Obama.

Obama aims to recharge in island getaway for fall battles (AFP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 06:41 AM PDT

AFP - Golf, family outings and quiet: President Barack Obama is taking a 10-day vacation in Martha's Vineyard, an island hideaway favored by the rich and well-connected, before returning to a fierce fall election season.

Poll: Meek, McCollum now lead in Fla. primaries (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 03:41 AM PDT

AP - A new poll shows Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum now leading millionaire businessman Rick Scott in their nasty and expensive fight for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

Dell CEO gets fewest investor votes in election (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 03:27 AM PDT

Reuters - Michael Dell, founder of computer maker Dell Inc , was reelected to his company's board this month with more than a quarter of the votes withholding support for his election, reflecting investor displeasure with his tenure as CEO.

Who gets the car? (Politico)

Posted: 18 Aug 2010 01:43 AM PDT

Politico - SEATTLE — It started out simple enough. There was a car (the economy). And a ditch (the recession). Republicans had been driving the car (were in power) for eight years. It went into the ditch. And now that Democrats have dug the car out (won power and passed a bunch of economic recovery policies), the Republicans want back the keys (power).