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• Obama on TV: It's time to turn the page on Iraq (AP)
• In address, Obama pays tribute to George W. Bush (AP)
• House GOP leader jabs at Iraq war surge critics (AP)
• Obama urges Iraqis to form inclusive government (AP)
• Palin returns to Iowa for GOP's biggest fundraiser (AP)
• Meghan McCain opens up about campaign, Palins (AP)
• Obama: No Iraq victory lap as combat mission ends (Reuters)
• Obama declares end to US combat mission in Iraq (AP)
• Vt. primary recount a love fest (AP)
• Palin’s endorsement didn’t help Miller in Alaska (The Upshot)
• US Republicans have historic pre-election lead: poll (AFP)
• Republican Toomey leads Democrat Sestak in Pennsylvania Senate polls (The Upshot)
• Obama adviser warns against tax cuts for wealthy (Reuters)
• NYC mayor says he, Obama lost golf bet in Mass. (AP)
• DC Mayor faces stiff challenge in re-election bid (AP)
• Deja vu: 5 ex-governors in comeback bids (AP)
• Poll: Most Republicans think Obama ‘sympathizes’ with Islamist goals (The Upshot)
• Clinton condemns election-linked killings in Afghanistan (AFP)
• On day Iraq combat mission ends, Obama phones Bush (AP)

Obama on TV: It's time to turn the page on Iraq (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:15 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is telling the nation in a prime-time Oval Office address that the U.S. is officially ending its combat role in Iraq, a final turning point in one of the country's longest wars.

In address, Obama pays tribute to George W. Bush (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:10 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is acknowledging that he and former President George W. Bush disagreed about the Iraq war from the beginning. But in his nationally televised address on the Iraq war, he pays tribute to Bush by calling him "a patriot."

House GOP leader jabs at Iraq war surge critics (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:07 PM PDT AP - Congressional leaders who opposed the troop surge in Iraq are now taking credit for it, and President Barack Obama is more worried about ending the war than winning it, House Republican leader John Boehner said Tuesday.

Obama urges Iraqis to form inclusive government (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:02 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is calling on Iraq's leaders to act quickly to form an inclusive government.

Palin returns to Iowa for GOP's biggest fundraiser (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 04:48 PM PDT AP - Potential 2012 presidential candidate Sarah Palin will headline the Iowa Republican Party's biggest annual fundraiser, party officials announced Tuesday in the state that launches the presidential nominating process.

Meghan McCain opens up about campaign, Palins (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 04:29 PM PDT AP - John McCain's daughter says in a new book released Tuesday that Sarah Palin brought drama, stress and uncertainty to her father's failed bid for the presidency in 2008, but she doesn't blame the vice presidential nominee for losing the race.

Obama: No Iraq victory lap as combat mission ends (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 04:09 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama declared the U.S. combat mission in Iraq officially over on Tuesday but said he would not take a "victory lap" because a lot more work remained to be done inside the country.

Obama declares end to US combat mission in Iraq (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 03:26 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is declaring Operation Iraqi Freedom to be over with the end of the U.S. combat mission, and says it's now time "to turn the page" to give the Iraqi people full responsibility for their own security.

Vt. primary recount a love fest (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 02:56 PM PDT AP - This isn't Florida in 2000, with chads hanging and people threatening to riot outside. No, call it a kinder, gentler recount.

Palin’s endorsement didn’t help Miller in Alaska (The Upshot) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 02:53 PM PDT The Upshot - Did Sarah Palin's endorsement help Joe Miller in Alaska's GOP Senate primary? Not really, according to a new Public Policy Polling survey of GOP primary voters in the state. According to the poll, just 15 percent of those who voted for Miller say Palin's endorsement influenced their vote. Twenty-six percent said it was "somewhat important," [...]

US Republicans have historic pre-election lead: poll (AFP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 01:32 PM PDT AFP - In a fresh blow to President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies, a new opinion poll shows his Republican critics have an unprecedented 10-point edge just over two months before key elections.

Republican Toomey leads Democrat Sestak in Pennsylvania Senate polls (The Upshot) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 01:31 PM PDT The Upshot - Two new Pennsylvania polls show Republican Pat Toomey maintaining a comfortable lead over Democrat Joe Sestak nine weeks out from Election Day. Toomey, a former congressman and onetime head of the fiscally conservative Club for Growth, holds a 10-point lead over Rep. Sestak among likely voters surveyed by Reuters-Ipsos. Toomey led 47 to 37 percent [...]

Obama adviser warns against tax cuts for wealthy (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 01:10 PM PDT Reuters - Temporarily extending tax cuts for the rich opens the door to permanent tax cuts and that is something the United States cannot afford, an economic advisor to President Barack Obama said on Tuesday.

NYC mayor says he, Obama lost golf bet in Mass. (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 01:09 PM PDT AP - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he and President Barack Obama lost a bet while playing golf last week, costing them both a bit of money.

DC Mayor faces stiff challenge in re-election bid (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 12:45 PM PDT AP - The man who runs Washington is in danger of losing his job in a hotly contested election, but the post that's up for grabs isn't president. It's mayor.

Deja vu: 5 ex-governors in comeback bids (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 12:38 PM PDT AP - In an election year of the angry electorate, former governors in five states are hoping that a deja vu appeal sells better than the anti-establishment pitch.

Poll: Most Republicans think Obama ‘sympathizes’ with Islamist goals (The Upshot) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:59 AM PDT The Upshot - No matter what President Obama says about his religion, the debate over whether he is secretly Muslim continues to rage within the GOP. And a new poll finds that Republicans are now taking that rumor one step further. A Newsweek survey released Monday found that a majority of Republicans believe that Obama "sympathizes with the [...]

Clinton condemns election-linked killings in Afghanistan (AFP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:38 AM PDT AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday condemned the killings of an Afghan parliamentary candidate and five members of the campaign team for another candidate.

On day Iraq combat mission ends, Obama phones Bush (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:05 AM PDT AP - As he prepares to herald the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, President Barack Obama has spoken by phone to former President George W. Bush.

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