September 8, 2010

Fewer Democratic candidates seeking Obama’s help (AP)

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 — with sky-high popularity serving as an asset to all Democratic candidates — are long over. And the White House knows it. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - President Barack Obama doesn't go there anymore.


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Alaska’s Murkowski weighing write-in bid (CQPolitics.com)

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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Laura Bush promotes women’s literacy (AP)

AP - Former First Lady Laura Bush says that teaching more women around the world to read and write can dramatically improve their lives and those of their children.

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Pentagon chief endorses call to cancel Quran burn (AP)

Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center speaks at a news conference in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Jones said that he is going forward with a plan to burn copies of the Quran at his church on Saturday, Sept. 11. (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates is adding his voice to those of top U.S. generals and others who say that a Florida church's plan to burn the Quran could endanger U.S. forces in the field.


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Florida Senate race: On Charlie Crist and flip-flopping (Time.com)

Time.com - Florida Senate candidate Charlie Crist fights flip-flopping charges as the GOP's Marco Rubio surges ahead in some polls and the Democrats' Kendrick Meek appeals to the left

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Tea party members attending political training ’school’ (Reuters)

FILE - This April 7, 2010 file photo shows Tim Ravndal waving an American flag while holding a copy of the Constitution as Jim Walker speaks to the crowd through a blow horn, in Helena, Mont. Several members of the Big Sky Tea Party Association have resigned after the association's president, Tim Ravndal, was kicked out of the party over an exchange on his Facebook page that appeared to condone violence against homosexuals. (AP Photo/Independent Record, Lisa Kunkel, File)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.


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