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Chicago Mayor Daley says he's served his last term (AP)
Grim outlook for Democrats puts House up for grabs (AP)
AP Exclusive: Murkowski says she's not a quitter (AP)
Chicago Mayor Daley says won't run for re-election (Reuters)
Obama to address anti-poverty summit and UN (AP)
Obama congratulates Australian PM on forming govt (AP)
Ariz. Green Party sues to block `sham candidates' (AP)
Obama sets news conference for 11 a.m. EDT Friday (AP)
New polls spell gloom for Obama's Democrats (AFP)
Obama budget chief pick to face US Senate grilling (AFP)
Half a year on, little progress in Iraq government talks (Reuters)
1st TV attack ad released in RI congressional race (AP)
Senator Reid sees "mopping up" lame duck session (Reuters)
Dem attacks Chafee's tax plan in new RI gov TV ad (AP)
Ohio Dem for Senate faces struggle with TV ad buys (AP)
Angle says she’d be a ‘mainstream senator’ if elected (The Upshot)
Tea party activists in Del. rally for O'Donnell (AP)
Democrats Face GOP Election Day Tsunami in House, Senate (Time.com)
Reid fingers Bush, Wall Street for sick economy (AP)

Chicago Mayor Daley says he's served his last term (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:38 PM PDT

AP - Mayor Richard M. Daley, who wielded more control over Chicago than anyone but his father decades before, said Tuesday he will not seek re-election, a surprising end — at least for now — of a dynasty whose name became synonymous with the city's legendary political machine.

Grim outlook for Democrats puts House up for grabs (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT

AP - Their control of the House in peril, Democrats are scratching to survive in races all across the country. Disgruntled voters, a sluggish economy and vanishing enthusiasm for President Barack Obama have put 75 seats or more — the vast majority held by Democrats — at risk of changing hands.

AP Exclusive: Murkowski says she's not a quitter (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:35 PM PDT

AP - A week after conceding the tight GOP primary to Joe Miller, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's not a quitter and is "still in this game."

Chicago Mayor Daley says won't run for re-election (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:35 PM PDT

Reuters - Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley announced on Tuesday he would not run for re-election, ending a political dynasty in which a Daley has reigned over the nation's third-largest city for much of the past half century.

Obama to address anti-poverty summit and UN (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:33 PM PDT

AP - U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to New York in late September to address a summit to spur the achievement of U.N. goals to combat poverty and the annual ministerial meeting of the General Assembly.

Obama congratulates Australian PM on forming govt (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:27 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama has congratulated Julia Gillard on becoming Australia's newest prime minister and on forming a government after a 17-day deadlock.

Ariz. Green Party sues to block `sham candidates' (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:10 PM PDT

AP - The Arizona Green Party is asking a judge to kick 11 Green candidates off the November ballot amid allegations they were recruited by Republican officials to siphon votes from Democrats.

Obama sets news conference for 11 a.m. EDT Friday (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:58 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's news conference on Friday is set for 11 a.m. Eastern time.

New polls spell gloom for Obama's Democrats (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:46 PM PDT

AFP - New opinion polls Tuesday made painful reading for President Barack Obama's Democrats, cementing conventional wisdom that they face a pounding by Republicans in November's congressional elections.

Obama budget chief pick to face US Senate grilling (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:13 PM PDT

AFP - President Barack Obama's pick to be his new budget chief will face a key US Senate committee next week in a confirmation hearing barely seven weeks before key elections, the panel announced Tuesday.

Half a year on, little progress in Iraq government talks (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:55 PM PDT

Reuters - Six months after Iraq held an election many hoped would usher in greater stability and peace, voters like Naseer Challoub are running out of patience with politicians, and also out of faith in democracy.

1st TV attack ad released in RI congressional race (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:48 PM PDT

AP - The first TV attack ad in the Rhode Island race to succeed Patrick Kennedy in Congress goes after Providence Mayor David Cicilline (sis-uh-LEE'-nee) for his city's economic woes.

Senator Reid sees "mopping up" lame duck session (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:23 PM PDT

Reuters - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday said the Senate would return for a "mopping up" session after the November election, and that he hoped to find support for a national renewable energy standard by year end.

Dem attacks Chafee's tax plan in new RI gov TV ad (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:12 PM PDT

AP - The Democratic candidate for Rhode Island governor is going after independent Lincoln Chafee (CHAY'-fee) in the first major TV attack ad in the race.

Ohio Dem for Senate faces struggle with TV ad buys (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:06 PM PDT

AP - Lagging in both fundraising and recent polls, the Democratic candidate for Ohio's open U.S. Senate seat said Tuesday it will be a week-to-week decision on how much TV time he can buy up until the Nov. 2 general election.

Angle says she’d be a ‘mainstream senator’ if elected (The Upshot)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:45 PM PDT

The Upshot - Nevada GOP Senate hopeful Sharron Angle is pushing back against rival Harry Reid's claims that she would be "too extreme" to serve, telling CNN in an interview that she would be a "mainstream senator" if elected. Angle's record in Nevada doesn't exactly offer strong evidence she'd be willing to work with Democrats, even when other [...]

Tea party activists in Del. rally for O'Donnell (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:32 PM PDT

AP - GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell derided her primary opponent as an Obama Republican on Tuesday as tea party activists rallied to defend her from harsh criticism by the GOP establishment.