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Obama firm, won't yield on tax hike for wealthiest (AP)
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:25:00 GMT
... <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100908/capt.ab2948c1c8054b2597b9d28f45fe942c-ab2948c1c8054b2597b9d28f45fe942c-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=jig2V3h3aY.MCGLqS.cJYg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the economy, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at the Cuyahoga Community College West Campus in Parma, Ohio. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - Politically weakened but refusing to bend, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that Bush-era tax cuts be cut off for the wealthiest Americans, joining battle with Republicans &mdash; and some fellow Democrats &mdash; just two months before bruising midterm elections.</p><br clear="all"/> ...
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Tea party members attending political training 'school' (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:45:39 GMT
... <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_usa_elections_teaparty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100908/i/r937619945.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=huwxNQPMa6UX4r3FU6Sr0A--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Gabriel Thomas, 9, of Middletown, New York wears a sign around his neck at a tax day rally by Tea Party activists in the New York City suburb of New City, New York, April 15, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Segar" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Some Tea Partiers admit mistakes were made. Others are quick to describe the movement's recent efforts in the political arena as not quite ready for prime time.</p><br clear="all"/> ...
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Fewer Democratic candidates seeking Obama's help (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:57:48 GMT
... <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_campaigning_for_democrats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100908/capt.f9f5ba17d88e439a833c4de9071f34b5-09fadd3cd44f4b018ad609a663d44dab-0.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=PBOEvHLiPNu8zkEp3EmOkQ--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="FILE - In this July 21, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark. in Washington. The days of Barack Obama traipsing the country in freewheeling campaign mode &mdash; with sky-high popularity serving as an asset to all Democratic candidates &mdash; are long over. And the White House knows it. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama doesn't go there anymore.</p><br clear="all"/> ...
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Alaska's Murkowski weighing write-in bid (CQPolitics.com)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:54:40 GMT
... CQPolitics.com - Sen. Lisa Murkowski is strongly considering a mounting a November write-in campaign to keep her seat and could make an announcement as soon as tomorrow, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. ...
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Chicago mayor race wide open as Daley steps aside (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:04:59 GMT
... <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_chicago_mayor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100907/capt.20512700d7e442aa83aea880927a6701-20512700d7e442aa83aea880927a6701-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=2wmSWFnApj_D.iLXPkpjwQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2009 file photo, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley speaks before the city council in Chicago. Daley announced Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, that he is not running for re-election. Daley became mayor in 1989. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Months of political jockeying began in earnest Wednesday as speculation grew about who would try to succeed Mayor Richard M. Daley as leader of the nation's third-largest city, including one-time aide and current White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.</p><br clear="all"/> ...
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