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• Obama Unpopular Ahead of Midterms: Will the GOP Benefit? (Time.com)
• GOP Maes stays in Colo. governor's race (AP)
• Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings (AP)
• 2010 Colorado Senate race: Incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet vs. Tea Party-backed Ken Buck (The Newsroom)
• Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday (Reuters)
• Obama to award posthumous Medal of Honor to PA man (AP)
• Obama to campaign for Blumenthal in Conn. (AP)
• Ohio voters to Boehner: Step away from the self-tanner (The Upshot)
• Former President Clinton campaigns for NY Democrat (AP)
• Obama, NATO secretary-general to meet next Tuesday (AP)
• Virginia's 2nd District race: Republican Scott Rigell challenges Democrat Glenn Nye (The Newsroom)
• Obama planning new package of economic aid (AP)
• New Fundraising Reports Give Latest Snapshot of N.Y. Races (CQPolitics.com)
• Tea Party Express hopes to repeat Alaska win in Delaware Senate primary (The Upshot)
• Obama to campaign for Sestak in Pa. (AP)
• Campaign Kickoff (Time.com)
• Feingold to skip Obama rally in Wisconsin (The Upshot)
• Hillary Clinton’s one-man presidential campaign (The Upshot)
• First Lady and Jill Biden urge Americans to support returning troops (AFP)

Obama Unpopular Ahead of Midterms: Will the GOP Benefit? (Time.com) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:55 PM PDT Time.com - Nine weeks before the midterm elections, Barack Obama finds himself on the wrong side of the polls. Where did all that adoration go -- and is a Republican sweep next?

GOP Maes stays in Colo. governor's race (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:15 PM PDT AP - Republican Dan Maes, Democrat John Hickenlooper and American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo are officially on the November ballot in the race for Colorado governor.

Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:43 PM PDT AP - Gov. Jan Brewer rose to national fame defending the state's immigration law and warning of rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, including a claim that headless bodies were turning up in the Arizona desert.

2010 Colorado Senate race: Incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet vs. Tea Party-backed Ken Buck (The Newsroom) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:19 PM PDT The Newsroom - In its Aug. 10 primary, Colorado set up one of the most intriguing U.S. Senate match-ups in the country, which could be a bellwether race for the national midterms. Sen. Michael Bennet must face the curse of Obama-backed incumbents -- despite running his first election campaign -- against Tea Party-backed Republican Ken Buck, who had suddenly risen to the nomination over the early GOP favorite, former state Lt. Gov. Jane Norton.

Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:14 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy, but analysts were skeptical he would be able to deliver a big enough package to lift growth significantly.

Obama to award posthumous Medal of Honor to PA man (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:04 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is awarding a posthumous Medal of Honor to an Air Force chief master sergeant who braved enemy fire to help three wounded comrades before suffering his own fatal wounds during combat in Laos in 1968.

Obama to campaign for Blumenthal in Conn. (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:01 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama plans to attend a fundraiser later this month to help Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's campaign for the U.S. Senate.

Ohio voters to Boehner: Step away from the self-tanner (The Upshot) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:13 PM PDT The Upshot - Finally, there's one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on in this highly polarized, hotly contested election year: John Boehner is simply way too tan. In a survey that threatens to send a chill down Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's own perpetually tan spine, Public Policy Polling finds that a majority of voters in Boehner's home [...]

Former President Clinton campaigns for NY Democrat (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:10 PM PDT AP - Former President Bill Clinton slammed Republicans Friday for their stewardship of the economy during their years in power in Washington, and said the party's campaign message heading into the 2010 midterm elections is: "Put us in because the Democrats didn't fix what we did to you in 21 months."

Obama, NATO secretary-general to meet next Tuesday (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:43 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama plans to meet at the White House next week with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (AHN'-derz FOHG RAHS'-moo-sihn).

Virginia's 2nd District race: Republican Scott Rigell challenges Democrat Glenn Nye (The Newsroom) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:55 PM PDT The Newsroom - Considered a toss-up race, the Virginia contest between Rep. Glenn Nye and Republican Scott Rigell is causing a good deal of concern for backers of Nye, a freshman Democrat. While he's voted in line with the conservative 2nd Congressional District, recent events involving the Department of Defense cuts could directly impact his re-election chances in a bad way.

Obama planning new package of economic aid (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:44 PM PDT AP - Eager to jumpstart the economy ahead of crucial midterm elections, President Barack Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, likely including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth.

New Fundraising Reports Give Latest Snapshot of N.Y. Races (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:12 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Pre-primary fundraising reports filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission provided fresh evidence that New York is a state to watch this cycle, with competitive primaries coming up Sept. 14 and the potential for Republicans to pick up a handful of seats in November.

Tea Party Express hopes to repeat Alaska win in Delaware Senate primary (The Upshot) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:06 AM PDT The Upshot - Buoyed by Joe Miller's surprise win in Alaska's Senate GOP primary, the Tea Party Express is hoping to take down another heavily favored Republican incumbent, this time in Delaware. The group plans to spend $250,000 on radio and TV ads to boost Christine O'Donnell, a largely unknown conservative activist who is vying against longtime GOP [...]

Obama to campaign for Sestak in Pa. (AP) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:33 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is heading to Pennsylvania to help Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak's bid for the Senate.

Campaign Kickoff (Time.com) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:15 AM PDT Time.com - A historic election season has already begun, and our coverage of it will be unrivaled in its scope, depth and insight

Feingold to skip Obama rally in Wisconsin (The Upshot) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:53 AM PDT The Upshot - President Obama heads to Milwaukee  onMonday, where he'll mark Labor Day at a statewide union event with other local Democratic candidates â€" except for one. Sen. Russ Feingold, who is facing a tougher-than-expected re-election campaign, is too busy to meet up with Obama this weekend. It's the second time this summer that Feingold has dodged [...]

Hillary Clinton’s one-man presidential campaign (The Upshot) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:40 AM PDT The Upshot - While the rest of the political world is preoccupied with the midterm elections, Chicago dentist William DeJean is hatching plans for 2012. He shelled out $5,000 to create an ad encouraging Americans to back a Hillary Clinton presidential run in 2012. He says the spot will run in New Orleans, Washington, New York and Los [...]

First Lady and Jill Biden urge Americans to support returning troops (AFP) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:01 AM PDT AFP - First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, in a Friday editorial urged Americans to "do something" to support US troops as they return from combat in Iraq.

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