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• Defiant chamber vows to spend more on election (AP)
• Obama tries to fire up supporters for midterm vote (AP)
• No W.Va. gov vote until '12 if Manchin wins Senate (AP)
• Political ads: It's getting really nasty out there (AP)
• Obama administration appeals gay marriage ruling (Reuters)
• White House steps up attack on anonymous campaigning (Reuters)
• New ads, fresh sparring in Pa. Senate campaign (AP)
• Paul's college group mocked Christians (Politico)
• Schwarzenegger endorses Crist for Fla. Senate (AP)
• Biden says Republicans favor 'bad old days' (AP)
• Conn. gov. candidates criticized for negativity (AP)
• Ind. Dems accuse GOP Senate candidate of lying (AP)
• Angle raises $14 million in 3 months in Nevada (AP)
• Clooney: world can prevent violence in Sudan (AFP)
• Schwarzenegger endorses Crist in Florida’s Senate race (The Upshot)
• Wis. governor candidate avoids stem cell questions (AP)
• First lady helps home-state Dems (Politico)
• Ethics complaint against RI Dem gov hopeful's dad (AP)
• Kansas Dems question Brownback ties to evangelist (AP)
• Arizona Gov. Brewer says her health is fine (AP)

Defiant chamber vows to spend more on election (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 04:52 PM PDT AP - U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue is vowing to "ramp up" political advertising in the final weeks before the Nov. 2 election and accuses the Obama administration of conducting a smear campaign against the chamber.

Obama tries to fire up supporters for midterm vote (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 04:26 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is telling Democratic supporters not to lose heart just because everything that they hoped to happen in an Obama administration hasn't come to pass just yet.

No W.Va. gov vote until '12 if Manchin wins Senate (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 04:14 PM PDT AP - Legal experts foresee no early special election for West Virginia governor should incumbent Joe Manchin win his U.S. Senate race.

Political ads: It's getting really nasty out there (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 04:12 PM PDT AP - Is anybody fit for office any more? A Florida congressman casts his foe as a religious extremist, "Taliban Dan." A challenger in West Virginia stresses a lawmaker's Arab-American ancestry as shadowy and foreign. Other candidates are nothing but liars, misers, cheaters, even traitors, judging by the 30-second TV attacks.

Obama administration appeals gay marriage ruling (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 04:06 PM PDT Reuters - The Obama administration decided on Tuesday to appeal a judge's rulings that prevented the U.S. government from banning same-sex marriages, a move that could undermine support among President Barack Obama's traditional liberal base ahead of a key election.

White House steps up attack on anonymous campaigning (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - The White House stepped up its attacks on Tuesday against anonymous funding of anti-Democrat advertising before the November 2 elections, and shrugged off claims it was trying to distract voters from the weak economy.

New ads, fresh sparring in Pa. Senate campaign (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 03:59 PM PDT AP - The candidates in Pennsylvania's hot Senate race touted new endorsements Tuesday and skirmished over Social Security and health care as a fresh batch of attack ads hit the airwaves with three weeks left until the general election.

Paul's college group mocked Christians (Politico) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 03:54 PM PDT Politico - Rand Paul's Kentucky Senate campaign drew a round of startled media attention this summer, after GQ reported that he'd played hair-raising pranks as an undergraduate at Baylor University in the early 1980s.

Schwarzenegger endorses Crist for Fla. Senate (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 03:27 PM PDT AP - Gov. Charlie Crist lost endorsements from prominent Republicans when he bolted the party for an independent Senate run, but one is sticking by him: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Biden says Republicans favor 'bad old days' (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 03:25 PM PDT AP - Vice President Joe Biden says Republicans want to take the nation "back to the bad old days." He contends that's because they fared well while most Americans suffered.

Conn. gov. candidates criticized for negativity (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 03:21 PM PDT AP - Republican Tom Foley and Democrat Dan Malloy said Tuesday they're hoping their next debate in the governor's race focuses more on the issues as they face criticism for being too negative during exchanges in the past week.

Ind. Dems accuse GOP Senate candidate of lying (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 03:16 PM PDT AP - Indiana Democrats have accused Republican Senate candidate Dan Coats of lying during a debate when he outlined the timing of his first job as a Washington lobbyist.

Angle raises $14 million in 3 months in Nevada (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 03:13 PM PDT AP - Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle raised more than $14 million in three months in her bid to oust Majority Leader Harry Reid, her campaign announced Tuesday.

Clooney: world can prevent violence in Sudan (AFP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 02:59 PM PDT AFP - Actor and activist George Clooney said after meeting President Barack Obama Tuesday that the world can prevent violence around south Sudan's independence vote, without any cost in money or lives.

Schwarzenegger endorses Crist in Florida’s Senate race (The Upshot) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 02:50 PM PDT The Upshot - Not every Republican is running away from Charlie Crist. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced in a Twitter message Tuesday that he's endorsing Crist in Florida's closely watched Senate race. "I endorse Gov @charliecristfl for Senate," Schwarzenegger tweeted. "Great leader, works with both parties, and our country needs someone like him in DC right now." That [...]

Wis. governor candidate avoids stem cell questions (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 02:45 PM PDT AP - The Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor, Scott Walker, refused to say Tuesday whether he favors a ban on embryonic stem cell research — even though he previously told an anti-abortion group he does.

First lady helps home-state Dems (Politico) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 02:38 PM PDT Politico - Michelle Obama is set to take her star power out on the road on behalf of several struggling candidates in her home state of Illinois — the only House hopefuls she’s yet slated to help as the party struggles to hang on to control of the chamber.

Ethics complaint against RI Dem gov hopeful's dad (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 02:37 PM PDT AP - An ethics complaint filed Tuesday against the father of Democratic candidate for Rhode Island governor Frank T. Caprio says he improperly used his state position to help his son's campaign supporter get a job.

Kansas Dems question Brownback ties to evangelist (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 02:31 PM PDT AP - Kansas Democrats are highlighting Republican gubernatorial nominee Sam Brownback's ties to a controversial evangelist, saying the association raises questions about his judgment.

Arizona Gov. Brewer says her health is fine (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2010 02:29 PM PDT AP - Gov. Jan Brewer insisted Tuesday her health is fine despite what she called "outlandish and completely unsubstantiated" Internet blog posts suggesting she might not be able to serve a full four-year term.

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