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• E-mails appear to link Mass. candidate, lottery ad (AP)
• Quayle, Hulburd focus on character in Ariz. debate (AP)
• Mass. gov. candidates face searing queries on suit (AP)
• O'Donnell, Coons trade jabs in Del. Senate debate (AP)
• Dems swoop in to help Reid as ad spending spikes (AP)
• VFW's PAC refuses to pull endorsements (AP)
• Conn. GOP gov hopeful pledges not to raise taxes (AP)
• Ky. Senate candidate won't talk about 'fair tax' (AP)
• AP-mtvU Poll: College students' Obamamania wanes (AP)
• Brownback discusses ties to evangelist Engle (AP)
• NY rabbi drops support for Paladino after apology (AP)
• Reid, Angle fans tussle at Nevada rally (AP)
• Murkowski makes write-in bid official (AP)
• Paladino's gay issues hound NY governor campaign (AP)
• Obama is Rove’s fundraiser-in-chief (Daily Caller)
• Emmer: `Pawlenty mask' won't fit me in Minn. race (AP)
• Vt. gov candidates debate troubled nuke plant (AP)
• AP Investigation: Deal lobbied state on landfill (AP)
• Michelle Obama says arts help lift young people (AP)
• Obama foes plan campaign cash blitz (AFP)

E-mails appear to link Mass. candidate, lottery ad (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:38 PM PDT AP - The twisting Massachusetts governor's race took another turn Wednesday, when a court released e-mails appearing to buttress claims that government workers were doing political work on taxpayer time in an effort to boost the lagging campaign of independent candidate Timothy Cahill.

Quayle, Hulburd focus on character in Ariz. debate (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:26 PM PDT AP - The son of former Vice President Dan Quayle and his Democratic opponent in Arizona's 3rd Congressional District focused on questioning each other's character in their only televised debate Wednesday, doing little to differentiate themselves on the issues.

Mass. gov. candidates face searing queries on suit (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:23 PM PDT AP - Hours before a judge heard a contentious lawsuit, the Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates were essentially put on trial Wednesday as a debate moderator asked them a searing series of questions about alleged backroom dealings in the campaign.

O'Donnell, Coons trade jabs in Del. Senate debate (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:23 PM PDT AP - Delaware Senate hopeful Chris Coons has opened a debate by calling Republican rival Christine O'Donnell an extremist who would promote partisanship instead of compromise. O'Donnell, a tea party favorite, shot back that Coons would be a rubber stamp for Democrats in Washington.

Dems swoop in to help Reid as ad spending spikes (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:21 PM PDT AP - Eager to protect their politically vulnerable Senate leader, Democrats plan to sink more than $2 million into Harry Reid's home state of Nevada in the final weeks of the campaign, but have begun scaling back in Missouri where polls show their candidate trailing.

VFW's PAC refuses to pull endorsements (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:03 PM PDT AP - Endorsements from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Political Action Committee have so enraged many VFW members that its elected leaders have asked the PAC to immediately rescind all endorsements for next month's election.

Conn. GOP gov hopeful pledges not to raise taxes (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 04:24 PM PDT AP - Republican Tom Foley has pledged not to raise taxes as he faces off against Democrat Dan Malloy avoided in a debate in the Connecticut governor's race.

Ky. Senate candidate won't talk about 'fair tax' (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 04:20 PM PDT AP - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul sidestepped questions Wednesday about revamping the federal tax code, a day after the tea party favorite took a stand to replace the income tax with a national sales tax.

AP-mtvU Poll: College students' Obamamania wanes (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 04:05 PM PDT AP - The Obamamania that gripped college campuses two years ago is gone.

Brownback discusses ties to evangelist Engle (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:52 PM PDT AP - Kansas Republican Sam Brownback said Wednesday that he disagrees with many statements by controversial evangelist Lou Engle and hasn't talked to him in months.

NY rabbi drops support for Paladino after apology (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:52 PM PDT AP - An Orthodox rabbi says he's withdrawing his endorsement of New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino because the Republican apologized for comments he made about gays.

Reid, Angle fans tussle at Nevada rally (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:50 PM PDT AP - Las Vegas police say two men were issued summonses for disorderly conduct after a Sharron Angle fan dressed in a sheep costume taunted a Harry Reid supporter at a U.S. Senate campaign rally starring former President Bill Clinton.

Murkowski makes write-in bid official (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:47 PM PDT AP - Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has made her write-in candidacy official, filing papers with the state to be eligible for next month's election.

Paladino's gay issues hound NY governor campaign (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:43 PM PDT AP - Republican candidate for governor Carl Paladino rails against gay marriage and called the bumping-and-griding at gay pride parades disgusting. He also once was the landlord for two gay clubs in Buffalo.

Obama is Rove’s fundraiser-in-chief (Daily Caller) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:27 PM PDT Daily Caller - American Crossroads, a Republican organization founded with the encouragement of Karl Rove and former RNC chief Ed Gillespie, is reaping the benefits that come with receiving criticism from an administration polling below 50%. Since the White House began attacking the conservative group last week for not disclosing their donors, the organization has raised $13.3 million — destroying their original fundraising goals and allowing them to target traditionally “low-risk” Democrat House seats.

Emmer: `Pawlenty mask' won't fit me in Minn. race (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:01 PM PDT AP - Republican Tom Emmer, who is trailing in Minnesota's governor's race, pushed back Wednesday at opponents' attempts to portray him as a carbon copy of departing GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

Vt. gov candidates debate troubled nuke plant (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 02:51 PM PDT AP - Vermont's two leading candidates for governor sharpened their attacks against each other Wednesday while debating the future of the state's troubled nuclear plant.

AP Investigation: Deal lobbied state on landfill (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 02:48 PM PDT AP - While in Congress, Republican Nathan Deal lobbied Georgia's attorney general and top state environmental officials to allow the development of a landfill that he and his business partner wanted next to their auto salvage yard, according to e-mails and memos obtained by The Associated Press.

Michelle Obama says arts help lift young people (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 02:25 PM PDT AP - First lady Michelle Obama says she's bringing the arts to the White House to "lift young people up."

Obama foes plan campaign cash blitz (AFP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 02:07 PM PDT AFP - Shrugging off angry White House attacks, US conservative groups are set to unleash some 50 million dollars to aid Republicans in key House races, one of the organizations announced Wednesday.

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