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• Paul lambastes health care, financial overhauls (AP)
• Gay marriage foes back push to oust Iowa justices (AP)
• Obama assails GOP on clouded final campaign push (AP)
• GOP poised to win Congress redistricting edge, too (AP)
• RI Dem: Obama can 'shove it' for not endorsing me (AP)
• NY judge nixes anti-gay marriage group's elex suit (AP)
• Judge wants more info. in Alaska election lawsuit (AP)
• Big names hit Ill. in campaign's waning days (AP)
• Obama touts job creation as midterm elections near (Reuters)
• Embattled Dems hail rail money days before voting (AP)
• Sharron Angle political ad 'most overtly racist ad," says pundit (associatedcontent)
• Last-minute fund raising making a difference in New Mexico 1st U.S. House District race (associatedcontent)
• After the Midterm Elections: How Obama Can Meet Promises (Time.com)
• Obama to meet with U.S. business leaders in India (Reuters)
• Opinion: Independent voters likely to determine 2010 election outcomes (associatedcontent)
• Race for Louisiana’s 2nd District is ugly even by Louisiana standards (The Upshot)
• Obama turns to 'Piolin' to rev up Latino vote (AP)
• Senior US Republican: Top goal is Obama 2012 defeat (AFP)
• Democratic hopeful on Obama backing: 'Shove it' (AFP)
• Wrestler's father slams McMahon in Conn. race (AP)

Paul lambastes health care, financial overhauls (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:43 PM PDT AP - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky lashed out at President Barack Obama's overhaul of the health care system and Wall Street regulations in a nationally televised debate with Democratic opponent Jack Conway.

Gay marriage foes back push to oust Iowa justices (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:39 PM PDT AP - Stung by a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage in Iowa last year, out-of-state convervative groups have been pouring time and money into an effort to unseat three of the court's seven justices.

Obama assails GOP on clouded final campaign push (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:35 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama attacked Republicans with gusto Monday as he plunged into a final week of midterm election campaigning, but his party's prognosis remained darkened by the feeble economy and his itinerary was designed largely to minimize losses.

GOP poised to win Congress redistricting edge, too (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:27 PM PDT AP - The Republicans' expected gains next week go way beyond Congress. The GOP could capture new Senate or House majorities in a dozen to 18 states — along with critical new power to redraw district maps and influence elections for a decade to come.

RI Dem: Obama can 'shove it' for not endorsing me (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:27 PM PDT AP - The Democratic candidate for Rhode Island governor, widely seen as more conservative than the independent seeking to lead the heavily Democratic state, said Monday that President Barack Obama can "shove it" after learning Obama would not endorse him.

NY judge nixes anti-gay marriage group's elex suit (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:10 PM PDT AP - A federal judge on Monday rejected a challenge to state election law brought by a group that opposes gay marriage and supports Republican candidate for governor Carl Paladino.

Judge wants more info. in Alaska election lawsuit (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:59 PM PDT AP - An Anchorage judge has ordered court briefs to be filed before he decides whether Alaska election workers should continue providing voters with a list of write-in candidates.

Big names hit Ill. in campaign's waning days (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:37 PM PDT AP - In the final days before the Nov. 2 election, Democrats and Republicans are leaning on party heavyweights, energizing their bases and looking for swing voters in the high-profile races for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat and Illinois governor.

Obama touts job creation as midterm elections near (Reuters) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:36 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday touted his administration's job-creation efforts just eight days before elections in which voters' economic anxiety threatens his Democrats' grip on Congress.

Embattled Dems hail rail money days before voting (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:32 PM PDT AP - Embattled Democrats from New Hampshire to California on Monday hailed millions of dollars for local high-speed rail projects, getting word of the transportation money just eight days before the midterm elections.

Sharron Angle political ad 'most overtly racist ad," says pundit (associatedcontent) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:32 PM PDT associatedcontent - Sharron Angle has made some bold and, too many, outlandish statements throughout her campaign for the U.S. Senate seat in Nevada, but with only a few days left before Election Day and the polls showing her and incumbent Democratic senator Harry Reid in a dead-heat, she seems to be attempting to alienate Hispanics.

Last-minute fund raising making a difference in New Mexico 1st U.S. House District race (associatedcontent) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:32 PM PDT associatedcontent - N.M. 1st District incumbent Martin Heinrich, a Democrat, might have to battle against the general anti-incumbent sentiment that mars the 2010 midterm election. But his ability to raise funds late in the game could just give him the edge he needs over Republican Jon Barela.

After the Midterm Elections: How Obama Can Meet Promises (Time.com) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:55 PM PDT Time.com - It is time for a new White House plan. Even the best case for Democrats in the midterm elections will leave President Barack Obama with the tarnish of repudiation and far fewer members of his own party with whom to work

Obama to meet with U.S. business leaders in India (Reuters) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:24 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will meet in India with a delegation of U.S. business leaders including Boeing Co's Jim McNerney, Honeywell's David Cote and GE's Jeffrey Immelt, the White House said.

Opinion: Independent voters likely to determine 2010 election outcomes (associatedcontent) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:10 PM PDT associatedcontent - Long ago, I was a registered Democrat. Then for a long time, I didn't register to vote at all—my Thermidor period. For the last three election cycles, I've been registered as a Republican.

Race for Louisiana’s 2nd District is ugly even by Louisiana standards (The Upshot) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:04 PM PDT The Upshot - It's hard to shock anyone who's followed Louisiana politics for any substantial length of time. So to hear political reporters using words like "brutal" and "nasty" to describe a midterm congressional race in the state, well, it makes one pause and take notice. And that's exactly how some are describing the increasingly ugly matchup between [...]

Obama turns to 'Piolin' to rev up Latino vote (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:42 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama, comparing the push for immigration reform to the civil rights struggle, told a Hispanic radio personality that overhauling immigration will be harder to do if Hispanics don't vote Nov. 2.

Senior US Republican: Top goal is Obama 2012 defeat (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:39 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama's top Republican foe in the US Senate said in an interview out Monday that the party's number one goal after elections next week must be to retake the White House in 2012.

Democratic hopeful on Obama backing: 'Shove it' (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:29 PM PDT AFP - The Democratic candidate for governor in Rhode Island said Monday that President Barack Obama can "shove it" for withholding his endorsement in elections just eight days away.

Wrestler's father slams McMahon in Conn. race (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:21 PM PDT AP - The father of Chris Benoit, the professional wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their 7-year-old son in 2007, accused former wrestling executive Linda McMahon on Monday of running for U.S. Senate in Connecticut to fight any attempts to regulate the industry.

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