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• Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party? (AP)
• Felon ex-pol with wild hair makes ballot in Ohio (AP)
• Latest distraction for CO candidate: Kansas resume (AP)
• Alaska Democrat's campaign for US Senate ramps up (AP)
• Losing Fla. Senate candidate sues papers for libel (AP)
• Romer: U.S. must find will for further stimulus (Reuters)
• Was the tea party responsible for Joe Miller’s win in Alaska? (The Upshot)
• GOP to pump $2.5 million to help Rubio in Florida (AP)
• U.S. in final phase of Iraq mission, urges new govt (Reuters)
• Obama: Killing of Israelis 'senseless slaughter' (AP)
• FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for US? (AP)
• Obama: Time to turn the page in Iraq (Reuters)
• Obama holds Mideast talks (AP)
• Myanmar's cyber generation boots up for first-time vote (AFP)
• Troops, families glad to hear end to Iraq combat (AP)
• Murkowski was 'capable, energetic' for Alaska (AP)
• Pawlenty health order as much about 2012 as Minn. (AP)
• Republicans Eye McCain's Millions in Excess '08 Funds (CQPolitics.com)
• Murkowski concedes to Miller in Alaska Senate race (The Upshot)

Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party? (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:09 PM PDT 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.

Felon ex-pol with wild hair makes ballot in Ohio (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:05 PM PDT AP - Outspoken former Democratic congressman Jim Traficant, who served time in federal prison for corruption, has fought his way back onto the Nov. 2 ballot to again run for a U.S. House seat — this time as an independent.

Latest distraction for CO candidate: Kansas resume (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:53 PM PDT AP - Colorado gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes' murky past in law enforcement in neighboring Kansas has become the latest distraction in his gaffe-ridden campaign.

Alaska Democrat's campaign for US Senate ramps up (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:53 PM PDT AP - Ten days ago, Scott McAdams had a volunteer treasurer and a few thousand dollars to help him pursue the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator in Alaska.

Losing Fla. Senate candidate sues papers for libel (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:35 PM PDT AP - Failed Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Greene is suing two Florida newspapers for libel over articles Greene claims cost him votes.

Romer: U.S. must find will for further stimulus (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:34 PM PDT Reuters - Departing White House economist Christina Romer said on Wednesday the United States needed to find the political will for more economic stimulus, even if it pushed up the fiscal deficit in the short run.

Was the tea party responsible for Joe Miller’s win in Alaska? (The Upshot) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:20 PM PDT The Upshot - Following  Sen. Lisa Murkowski's concession last night, the headlines read "Tea Party Win in Alaska." But was the tea party message really decisive in the Alaska GOP Senate upset? Joe Miller naturally went out of his way to mention the tea party in his statement last night, since he wants the enthusiastic base of small-government [...]

GOP to pump $2.5 million to help Rubio in Florida (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:43 PM PDT AP - The Republican Party is supplying $2.5 million in advertising support to Marco Rubio's Senate campaign in Florida, a sizable commitment to a candidate the party once tried to push out of the contest.

U.S. in final phase of Iraq mission, urges new govt (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:19 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. forces are in the final phase of the Iraq war after ending combat missions, officials said on Wednesday as they urged Iraqi leaders to get on with forming a government six months after an election.

Obama: Killing of Israelis 'senseless slaughter' (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:22 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says the killing of four Israelis in the West Bank was a "senseless slaughter" that won't stop the U.S. from seeking peace in the Middle East.

FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for US? (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:49 AM PDT AP - Despite President Barack Obama's declaration Tuesday of an end to the combat mission in Iraq, combat almost certainly lies ahead.

Obama: Time to turn the page in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:27 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama declared an end to the seven-year U.S. combat mission in Iraq on Tuesday and promised recession-weary Americans "my central responsibility" now is to repair the U.S. economy.

Obama holds Mideast talks (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:03 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama will hold separate meetings Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH'-hoo) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS').

Myanmar's cyber generation boots up for first-time vote (AFP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:47 AM PDT AFP - One of Myanmar's self-described "pioneer bloggers" proudly opens his popular website -- officially banned by the military rulers -- and scrolls to his updates on the approaching election.

Troops, families glad to hear end to Iraq combat (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:30 AM PDT AP - As President Obama spoke, Violeta Sifuentes snuggled with her 6-year-old twins on the suede sofa — Samuel beside her, Selena sprawled across her legs. When the 29-year-old Army captain explained what the president meant by combat operations in Iraq being over, "Nina" let out a loud, "Woo-hoo!" then asked, "Can we go play now?"

Murkowski was 'capable, energetic' for Alaska (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:29 AM PDT AP - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's stunning defeat in the Alaska primary ends a 30-year family legacy of holding that seat, an era that spanned a majority of Alaska's statehood.

Pawlenty health order as much about 2012 as Minn. (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:12 AM PDT AP - Take note, Mitt Romney.

Republicans Eye McCain's Millions in Excess '08 Funds (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 08:39 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Sen. John McCain's victory in the Aug. 24 Arizona Republican primary was fueled partly by transfers of $7.5 million from his 2008 presidential campaign compliance fund -- an account GOP Congressional strategists are now eyeing as they look to finance a growing list of competitive midterm races.

Murkowski concedes to Miller in Alaska Senate race (The Upshot) Posted: 31 Aug 2010 07:40 PM PDT The Upshot - A week after the primary, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceded to challenger Joe Miller Tuesday night, becoming the seventh congressional incumbent and fourth Republican to lose a primary challenge this election year. Miller, who was endorsed by Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Express, narrowly defeated Murkowski in last week's voting. Murkowski's campaign was hopeful [...]

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