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Obama assails GOP, promotes new jobs program (AP)
September 7, 2010
AP - A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that would exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled it with a blunt campaign-season assault on Republicans for causing Americans' hard economic times.
As election season heats up, Democrats battle grim prospects (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
September 7, 2010
Exclusive to Yahoo! News - Just how bad could things get for the Democrats when voters head to the polls in November?
Can the president boost jobs and the economy between now and Election Day? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
September 7, 2010
Exclusive to Yahoo! News - With the Democrats' prospects in the upcoming midterm elections sinking with the release of each new bit of bad economic news, President Obama was quick to concede that performance is "not nearly good enough."
Obama getting fewer judges confirmed than Nixon (AP)
September 7, 2010AP - A determined Republican stall campaign in the Senate has sidetracked so many of the men and women nominated by President Barack Obama for judgeships that he has put fewer people on the bench than any president since Richard Nixon at a similar point in his first term 40 years ago.
Rep. Frank faces town hall foe in Mass. primary (AP)
September 7, 2010
AP - Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank's retort was an Internet sensation.
Miller's upset win changes game in Alaska (CQPolitics.com)
September 7, 2010CQPolitics.com - The dynamics in the Alaska Senate race were changed dramatically when Sen. Lisa Murkowski was upset in the Aug. 24 GOP primary by Fairbanks attorney Joe Miller. While we're not convinced that national Democrats will commit the level of resources needed to make the race competitive, CQ Politics is moving the rating of the race from Safe Republican to Likely Republican to reflect the new uncertainty of the open-seat contest.
Van Hollen attacks report, asserts DCCC commitment (CQPolitics.com)
September 7, 2010CQPolitics.com - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen (Md.) sharply contested a New York Times article, saying Sunday that it "erroneously suggests that the DCCC has decided not to allocate resources to specific campaigns."
US, China hail warmer relationship (AFP)
September 7, 2010
AFP - Chinese and US officials congratulated each other Monday on a warming of ties between the two powers, after relations were strained earlier this year.
Obama seeks biz equipment write-off (Politico)
September 7, 2010Politico - The new proposal would allow companies to write off 100 percent of their investments in new plants.
'They talk about me like a dog' (Politico)
September 7, 2010Politico - With early voting starting soon, Obama fights to convince voters that he's still working to fix the economy.
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