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Fla. judge strikes proposed health care amendment - BusinessWeek

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Fla. judge strikes proposed health care amendment
BusinessWeek
A proposed constitutional amendment that would have blocked the state from starting a health care program similar to President Barack Obama's federal plan was removed from the ballot Thursday by a judge who said its wording would confuse voters. …
Judge takes GOP-backed proposed healthcare amendment off ballotMiamiHerald.com

Health amendment is tossed off ballot; state will appealSarasota Herald-Tribune
Bid to block state health care is off ballotThe News-Press
PR Newswire (press release) -CBS 4 -Examiner.com
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A ‘View’ to a shill - Boston Herald

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

CBC.ca

A 'View' to a shill
Boston Herald
That was the lone surprise of Barack Obama's dubious history-making appearance yesterday on ABC's “The View,” as he became the first sitting president to appear on a daytime talk show. Resident conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck, …
Katie Couric's Notebook: Obama on "The View"CBS News

Obama on 'The View': How did he do?Christian Science Monitor
War, jobs … and SnookiTampabay.com
The Associated Press -The Epoch Times -New York Times
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Republicans continue Senate filibuster of small-business bill, stymie Democrats - Washington Post

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Washington Post

Republicans continue Senate filibuster of small-business bill, stymie Democrats
Washington Post
In a fresh blow to President Obama's jobs agenda, the Senate on Thursday shelved a plan to create a $30 billion loan fund for cash-strapped small businesses, delaying final passage of a top administration priority until September at …
GOP blocks small-business lendingBoston Globe

Republicans Block Bill to Aid Small BusinessNew York Times
Fox News Poll: Republicans Garner 11-Point Lead in MidtermsFOXNews
Reuters -IndustryWeek -Personal Liberty Digest
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Obama urges a dialogue on race after Sherrod case - USA Today

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Kansas City Star

Obama urges a dialogue on race after Sherrod case
USA Today
By Mark Wilson, Getty Images By Mimi Hall, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday that all Americans should spend more time talking about a sensitive subject that he has addressed only sparingly since he took office: race. …
Obama defends education initiativeLos Angeles Times

Obama: Shirley Sherrod Deserved BetterCBS News
Obama Defends Education ProgramNew York Times
Washington Post -Christian Science Monitor -The Associated Press
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Candidates Rick Scott, Jeff Greene lead opponents, poll shows - MiamiHerald.com

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Central Florida News 13

Candidates Rick Scott, Jeff Greene lead opponents, poll shows
MiamiHerald.com
A new poll shows that Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Jeff Greene are surging ahead of their rivals before the Aug. 24 primaries. BY MARC CAPUTO This is the primary election of millionaire outsiders, a new poll shows. Republican Rick Scott holds an …
Poll: Wealthy newcomers lead in Fla. primary racesThe Associated Press

Greene and Democrats in Awkward DanceThe Jacksonville Observer
Poll: Scott holds 11-point lead over McCollum in governor's raceThe News-Press
Politico -WOKV -Central Florida News 13
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Obama to deliver major education reform address - CNN

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

WISC Madison

Obama to deliver major education reform address
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff President Obama will make the case for his education policy in a speech Thursday in Washington. Washington (CNN) — President Obama will deliver a major education reform speech at the National Urban League's 100th Anniversary …
Obama to defend education policies to criticsThe Associated Press

Obama Insists On Performance Standards For TeachersThe Atlantic
Obama to discuss education reformUPI.com
The Hill -Education Week News (blog)
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Drilling foes pose challenge for GOP hopefuls - San Francisco Chronicle

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

KXJZ News

Drilling foes pose challenge for GOP hopefuls
San Francisco Chronicle
(07-28) 21:23 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Californians' opposition to offshore oil drilling has skyrocketed in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, while two-thirds of residents support the state's landmark climate change law and believe it will create …
California Republicans shunning one traditional path to victory: the environmentLos Angeles Times

Poll: Sharp Drop in Support for Offshore Oil Drilling in CaliforniaKXJZ News
Ocean drilling losing support in CaliforniaContra Costa Times
OCRegister -Central Valley Business Times -California Watch (blog)
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Poll: A few cracks in Obama’s Hispanic support - SunHerald.com

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

SunHerald.com

Poll: A few cracks in Obama's Hispanic support
SunHerald.com
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's once solid support among Hispanics is showing a few cracks, a troubling sign for Democrats desperate to get this critical constituency excited about helping the party …
Poll: Economic doldrums definedSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Fox Democrats accuse Obama of doing what Fox doesSalon
Factbox: Highlights of Reuters/Ipsos pollCNBC
TIME (blog) -WMTW Portland -National Review Online (blog)
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California Republicans shunning one traditional path to victory: the environment - Los Angeles Times

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

California Republicans shunning one traditional path to victory: the environment
Los Angeles Times
In previous elections, GOP candidates have been rewarded for responding to voters' environmental concerns. Those concerns continue, a study finds, but Fiorina and Whitman are focusing elsewhere. By Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times For decades, …
Poll: Brown, Boxer lead GOP opponentsOCRegister

Poll: Calif. Governor's, Senate Races Remain CloseCBS 2
Poll shows top ticket races are still closeLos Angeles Times (blog)
Sacramento Bee (blog)
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Democrats tie Republicans to Tea Party agenda - Reuters

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

MyFox Detroit

Democrats tie Republicans to Tea Party agenda
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With memories of last year's bitter town hall meetings still fresh, Democrats vowed on Wednesday to go on the offense during the August congressional recess and aggressively link Republicans with the …
Abandon All HopeWall Street Journal

DNC plan tries to tie Republican Party to fringe 'tea party' elementsWashington Post
Democrats: Republican Party = Tea Party MovementCBS News
The Associated Press -MiamiHerald.com -msnbc.com (blog)
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Women to head GOP, Democratic tickets in Oklahoma - The Associated Press

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Women to head GOP, Democratic tickets in Oklahoma
The Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY — One broke the gender barrier in Oklahoma politics, holding a statewide seat for a dozen years before winning two terms in Congress. The other succeeded her at the lieutenant governor's office and narrowly defeated the state's 16-year …
Incumbents win Oklahoma primariesDallas Morning News

Okla. GOP nominates Rep. Fallin for governorWashington Post
Women To Head GOP, Democratic Tickets In OklahomaNPR
NewsOK.com -Edmond Sun -Tecumseh Countywide News
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House rejects troop pullout from Pakistan - The Associated Press

July 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Plain Dealer

House rejects troop pullout from Pakistan
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The House has rejected a resolution directing the president to remove all US troops from Pakistan. The United States has only several hundred military trainers in Pakistan, but the sponsor of the resolution, Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich, …
US House defeats resolution for removal of US troops from PakHindustan Times

House quashes Rep. Dennis Kucinich's bid to remove US troops from PakistanPlain Dealer
War spending in the time of WikiLeaksWashington Post
Wall Street Journal (blog) -The Hill (blog) -RTT News
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Senate derails campaign finance bill ahead of 2010 elections - Christian Science Monitor

July 27th, 2010 · No Comments

CNN

Senate derails campaign finance bill ahead of 2010 elections
Christian Science Monitor
Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic campaign finance bill Tuesday, leaving corporations free to spend as much as they want on political ads ahead of the 2010 elections this November. President Obama arrives in the Rose Garden of the White House in …
Republicans block campaign finance measureLos Angeles Times

Campaign Finance Bill Is Set AsideNew York Times
Obama says will keep pushing for climate billReuters
Atlanta Journal Constitution -The Associated Press -USA Today
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Colo. Senate hopeful Andrew Romanoff sells house to help pay for primary bid - USA Today

July 27th, 2010 · No Comments

CBS News

Colo. Senate hopeful Andrew Romanoff sells house to help pay for primary bid
USA Today
USA TODAY's Naomi Jagoda reports that Romanoff has sold his house to help pay for his Aug. 10 Democratic primary bid against Sen. Michael Bennet. The former Colorado House speaker told The Denver Post that his Denver residence sold for $360000. …
Senate candidates sound off with divided views on energy bill's deathDenver Post

Senate Candidate Trades House for Campaign CashNew York Times (blog)
In races for Congress, some Jewish incumbents at riskJewish Telegraphic Agency
Politico -Wall Street Journal (blog) -Huffington Post (blog)
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Obama blasts GOP opposition to campaign finance bill - CNN International

July 27th, 2010 · No Comments

The Washington Independent

Obama blasts GOP opposition to campaign finance bill
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) — The Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote Tuesday on whether to end debate on a campaign finance bill, and Democrats fear a unified Republican filibuster will prevent the measure from moving to a final …
Obama chides Republicans on campaign financeLos Angeles Times

Senate wrangling continues over campaign finance disclosureWLOS
DISCLOSE Act, Cloture Vote Today, Various and SundryShopfloor
The Washington Independent -Berkshire Eagle -Washington Post
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Tancredo’s new party way out in right field - Denver Post

July 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Kansas City Star

Tancredo's new party way out in right field
Denver Post
State leaders of the American Constitution Party are welcoming former congressman — and soon to be former Republican — Tom Tancredo into their fold in the hope that the one-time presidential candidate can help broadcast their …
Tancredo Roils Colorado GOPWall Street Journal

Report: Tancredo running for governor in ColoradoCNN
Tom Tancredo joins race for Colorado governorUSA Today
KUNC -Vail Daily News -9NEWS.com
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Wis. Senate candidate wavers on sale of BP stock - BusinessWeek

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Veterans Today Network

Wis. Senate candidate wavers on sale of BP stock
BusinessWeek
Republican Senate candidate Ron Johnson said Monday he hasn't decided whether to sell his BP stock, two weeks after he told reporters he would get rid of it. Financial disclosure forms show the Oshkosh manufacturer owns between $116000 …
Wis. Senate candidate changes mind on BP stockWashington Post

Johnson says tea party followers are 'not crazies'Chicago Tribune
Johnson uses daughter's care to blast health care reformWKOW-TV.com
WGBA-TV -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) -Oshkosh Northwestern
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Obama blasts GOP opposition to campaign finance bill - CNN International

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Boston Globe

Obama blasts GOP opposition to campaign finance bill
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama on Monday criticized Republican opposition to a Senate campaign finance bill, calling it partisan gamesmanship that threatens to give special interests undue influence on US elections. …
Obama Urges Senate To Pass Campaign-Ad Disclosure LawWall Street Journal

Obama: We should know who is funding corporate political adsUSA Today
Obama calls on Senate to pass campaign money billThe Associated Press
OregonLive.com -Bloomberg -NECN
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Tim Pawlenty: WikiLeaks should not change Afghanistan plans - Christian Science Monitor

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Reuters

Tim Pawlenty: WikiLeaks should not change Afghanistan plans
Christian Science Monitor
Minnesota governor and potential Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty called for 'strategic patience' in the Afghanistan war effort at a Monitor breakfast for reporters Monday. Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty believes the United States must …
Republican Pawlenty says may make 2012 White House runReuters

Gov. Pawlenty slams GM, Chrysler bailoutsThe Detroit News
Pawlenty Aims to Push GOP Beyond CEO StereotypeNewsHour
Politico -Wall Street Journal (blog) -Chicago Sun-Times (blog)
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GOP Senate Candidate Ken Buck Calls Birthers “Dumbasses” - CBS News

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Washington Post

GOP Senate Candidate Ken Buck Calls Birthers "Dumbasses"
CBS News
Colorado Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck has once again talked himself into some trouble - this time by calling certain tea-party activists "dumbasses" for questioning the legitimacy of President Obama's birth certificate. …
Colo. candidate regrets slam against tea partyWashington Post

99 Days to Decide: GOP Candidate on Tape Calling Tea Party Birthers Dirty WordFOXNews
GOPer Buck Laments Birther 'Dumbasses at the Tea Party'ChattahBox
Denver Post -TheDay.com -Newsweek
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Texas GOP wants more National Guard troops on border - MiamiHerald.com

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Texas Tribune

Texas GOP wants more National Guard troops on border
MiamiHerald.com
AUSTIN — President Barack Obama's deployment of 250 National Guard troops to the 1254-mile Texas-Mexico border has intensified a politically charged debate over border security just two weeks before Obama visits …
Perry happier than White at Obama visitHouston Chronicle

Texas Still Waiting for Latinos to Show Power at PollsTexas Tribune
Road to Victory series: Strategy will decide next Texas governorLeagle.com
KFDM-TV News -WFAA -Washington Examiner
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Time’s running out to register to vote in the August primary - WDBO Radio

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments

MyFox Phoenix

Time's running out to register to vote in the August primary
WDBO Radio
If you want to have a say in who takes on Congressman Alan Grayson or who will duke it out in the governor's race, you need to register to vote by today. Monday is the deadline to …
Last day to register to voteCentral Florida News 13

Register now for primary electionMiamiHerald.com
Monday's the deadline to register to vote in August primaryMyFox Tampa Bay
Tulsa World -St. Augustine Record -Houston Herald
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Ex-staffer in Kansas Senate race switches sides - Kansas City Star

July 25th, 2010 · No Comments

AmmoLand.com (press release)

Ex-staffer in Kansas Senate race switches sides
Kansas City Star
AP TOPEKA | A former manager of Kansas Rep. Jerry Moran's campaign for the US Senate publicly endorsed his main rival Sunday, saying Moran is unsure of his beliefs and not "instinctively conservative." Moran's spokesman said ex-campaign …
Analysis: Kan. Senate GOP race sees some accordKTVB

Moran by farHutchinson News
Immigration dominates two racesTopeka Capital Journal
Lawrence Journal World -Kansas.com -Emporia Gazette
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Dean endorses a Gingrich candidacy - CNN

July 25th, 2010 · No Comments

Washington Times

Dean endorses a Gingrich candidacy
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Republican Newt Gingrich has "a ton of ideas to move the country forward," former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean says. (CNN) — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich won't yet say if he's running for president in …
Gingrich for President? Former DNC Chairman Gives His ApprovalFOXNews

Gingrich to wait for November elections before deciding on White House runLos Angeles Times
Howard Dean: Fox News 'absolutely racist' in Sherrod flapWashington Post (blog)
CQPolitics.com -Wall Street Journal (blog) -Washington Times
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Franken implores activists at Netroots convention to fight - CNN

July 25th, 2010 · No Comments

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Franken implores activists at Netroots convention to fight
CNN
Sen. Al Franken charged that "Republicans want to go back to the dark days of the Bush administration." Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) — Using some of his trademark humor and dire predictions, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken implored thousands …
'Netroots' disappointed in Obama, but want him to succeedMiamiHerald.com

Obama, Pelosi urge activists at Netroots Nation to keep fighting for changeWashington Post
Al Franken to Liberals: Don't Check Out NowCBS News
Right Pundits -Wall Street Journal -Kaiser Health News
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Bill Haslam tops GOP rivals, Mike McWherter by double digits - The Tennessean

July 25th, 2010 · No Comments

Memphis Flyer

Bill Haslam tops GOP rivals, Mike McWherter by double digits
The Tennessean
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is leading the other two major Republican gubernatorial candidates by double digits among likely GOP primary voters as the Aug. 5 election approaches, according to a new poll …
Poll: Haslam leads GOP field in Tennessee governor's raceMemphis Commercial Appeal

Tennessee Rep. Zach Wamp talks of secessionWashington Post
Ramsey brings campaign to countyShelbyville Times-Gazette
Knoxville News Sentinel -WRCB-TV -St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Arizona govenor endorses Norton for Senate - Grand Junction Sentinel

July 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Christian Science Monitor

Arizona govenor endorses Norton for Senate
Grand Junction Sentinel
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, a favorite of conservatives for signing a law aimed at controlling illegal immigration, has endorsed Jane Norton in her bid to become one of Colorado's US senators. Norton, a Grand Junction native and former …
Could high heels joke spike Ken Buck Senate campaign?Christian Science Monitor

Norton, Buck tackle high-heels comment during debateDenver Post
Senate primary in Colorado illustrates battle for direction of Republican PartyWashington Post
Fox 31 KDVR.com -NPR -Huffington Post (blog)
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Obama and Republicans trade charges over economy - Los Angeles Times

July 24th, 2010 · No Comments

msnbc.com

Obama and Republicans trade charges over economy
Los Angeles Times
In his weekly radio address, the president says a House GOP plan would kill jobs. Republicans respond that the administration's policies have failed. By Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — President Obama on Saturday took a shot at …
President Barack Obama and GOPers spar over how to fix economyNew York Daily News

Obama, GOP Spar Over How to Revive Ailing EconomyABC News
Obama Attacks Republican Economic ProposalVoice of America
Reuters -Christian Science Monitor -Bloomberg
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Obama and Republicans trade charges over economy - Los Angeles Times

July 24th, 2010 · No Comments

New York Daily News

Obama and Republicans trade charges over economy
Los Angeles Times
In his weekly radio address, the president says a House GOP plan would kill jobs. Republicans respond that the administration's policies have failed. By Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — President Obama on Saturday took a shot at …
Obama, GOP Spar Over How to Revive Ailing EconomyABC News

President Barack Obama and GOPers spar over how to fix economyNew York Daily News
Obama criticizes Republicans on economyReuters
Lawrence Journal World -San Francisco Chronicle -Voice of America
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Fear and Loathing of a Lame Duck Session in Las Vegas - Wall Street Journal (blog)

July 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Washington Post

Fear and Loathing of a Lame Duck Session in Las Vegas
Wall Street Journal (blog)
LAS VEGAS–Party activists gathered here this weekend are already looking beyond Election Day to the prospect of what could come out of a lame duck session. For conservative activists at Right Online, a conference organized by the …
Conservatives terrified of lame duck sessionSalon

GOP may miss chances in NEBoston Globe
Senate Energy Debate is Still all About Cap-and-TradeFOXNews
Washington Post -Atlantic Sentinel -The Economist
all 76 news articles »

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