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09/06/2010 07:14 PM
Obama assails GOP, promotes new jobs program (AP)

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.

09/07/2010 08:12 AM
No recession here: Election spending sets records (AP)

AP - Turns out politics, for all its focus on the gloomy economy, is a recession-proof industry.

09/07/2010 08:45 AM
Democrats Face GOP Election Day Tsunami in House, Senate (Time.com) Time.com - There are still 60 days to go before Election Day but the smart money -- lots of it -- is on the GOP winning very, very big

09/07/2010 06:20 AM
Afghans protest planned Florida Quran-burning (The Upshot) The Upshot - A small group associated with a fringe Christian church in Florida is planning to burn Qurans on Sept. 11 -- and is now the subject of outraged protests in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan warned that the anti-Islamic action could hurt troops in the volatile region. "It could endanger troops and [...]

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09/07/2010 08:27 AM
The Roberts Court: Polarization of Supreme Court Is Reflected in Justices’ Clerks The current Supreme Court justices are much more likely than their predecessors to hire clerks who match their own ideological positions.

09/07/2010 12:17 AM
Once a Dynamo, the Tech Sector Is Slow to Hire Despite soaring profits, high-tech companies have been slow to hire — a sign of just how difficult it will be to address persistently high joblessness.

09/07/2010 09:00 AM
Obama to Propose Tax Write-Off for Capital Investments A tax deduction would let businesses keep more money and would give big corporations, many of which are sitting on cash, an incentive to invest.

09/07/2010 07:29 AM
Strikers in Paris and London Hamper Travel Unions started a major strike on Tuesday over President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plans to raise the retirement age. In London, transit workers went off the job over a layoff plan.

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09/07/2010 09:52 AM
Lori Sokol: War: When Women Write the Story How do we learn from this experience of wasted and lost lives in a war where questions still remain as to why it was ever launched in the first place? Simple. Ask a woman.

09/07/2010 09:52 AM
Wayne Pacelle: A Mother's Plea: Ban Private Ownership of Exotic Animals Today, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland received the sort of letter that reminds elected officials of the gravity of their daily responsibilities. The letter writer, Deirdre...

09/07/2010 09:52 AM
Greg Mitchell: Lawrence Wright on His HBO Film Tonight: 9/11, al-Qaeda and U.S. Torture After September 11, 2001, many in the media likened the brutal images and precise execution of the terror attacks to "a movie." Yes, like my...

09/07/2010 09:52 AM
Orszag's Column Points To Odd-Man-Out Status At White House Former Obama adviser Peter Orszag's inaugural guest column in Monday's New York Times illustrates the extent to which the White House has been able to...

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09/07/2010 02:20 AM
How the House would be won POLITICO outlines three categories of Democratic-controlled seats in play this fall.

09/06/2010 05:02 PM
'They talk about me like a dog' A feisty Obama works to rev up union members in Milwaukee on Labor Day.

09/07/2010 09:55 AM
Podesta: W.H. will be 'soul-searching' The leader of Obama's transistion team expects some "changes" post-November.

09/07/2010 03:02 AM
New polls point to tsunami The latest surveys show a rising anti-incumbent tide that may spell trouble for Dems in November.

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09/07/2010 09:43 AM

CBC.ca

French Unions Strike as Sarkozy Pension Debate Starts
BusinessWeek
Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- French unions struck nationwide as lawmakers began debating President Nicolas Sarkozy's bill to raise the retirement age. Transport workers walked off the job last night, and most schools, post offices and ...
In pictures: France protestsBBC News
Commuters walloped by strikes in France, LondonThe Associated Press
French Unions Protest Pension OverhaulWall Street Journal
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09/07/2010 09:37 AM

The Hindu

Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule
Seattle Times
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard barely retained power on Tuesday when the last two independent legislators made kingmakers by deadlocked elections ended a tense 17-day standoff and agreed to join her government. Her next challenge? ...
Australia's Julia Gillard forms new government on shaky groundChristian Science Monitor
Australia's 'rainbow coalition' can expect a bumpy rideThe Guardian
Gillard moves into new era as the queen of consensusThe Australian
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09/07/2010 09:41 AM

Reuters

Blast in Northwest Pakistan Kills 12
Voice of America
A powerful blast has ripped through a police complex in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than 25 others, according to Pakistani officials. Tuesday's explosion took place in the town of Kohat in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ...
Death toll in Pakistan bomb blast rises to 16Reuters
Official: Blast targeting Pakistan police barracks kills at least 20CNN International
Bomb kills 12 near Pakistan police HQ: PoliceAFP
The Associated Press -BBC News -Hindustan Times
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09/07/2010 08:37 AM

Telegraph.co.uk

Russian FM tells Iran to cooperate with IAEA
Jerusalem Post
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP Lavrov calls for clarity on Teheran's nuclear program, asks Islamic Regime to behave transparently for the sake of all concerned, including Iran. Russian Foreign Minsiter Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday called for clarity on all ...
Iran Claims Right to Reject Nuclear InspectorsVoice of America
Iran needs to heed IAEA demands- Russia foreign minReuters
Tehran has fuel for warheads, inspectors warnSydney Morning Herald
Xinhua -AFP -Reuters Africa
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09/07/2010 08:22 AM

MiamiHerald.com

Thousands forced to flee as towering blaze engulfs dozens of homes
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>>> let's begin with the wild weather out west, we have got wildfires in colorado, also down south, a tropical storm , miguel almaguierre has got the latest. >> reporter: firefighters are waiting to assess this situation and see how fast the flames ...
Planes prepare to battle Boulder County wildfireDenver Post
Firefighters' Homes Among Those Destroyed in Colorado BlazeABC News
Crews Work To Protect Homes In Colorado WildfireMyStateline.com
FOXNews (blog) -CU Boulder News & Events -Daily Camera
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09/07/2010 07:57 AM

Reuters

Valero says Corpus Christi unaffected by storm
Reuters
HOUSTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp (VLO.N) said operations at its refineries were unaffected by the passage of Tropical Storm Hermine through Texas on Tuesday. Valero owns six refineries in Texas, including a 315000 barrel per day (bpd) ...
Flood alert as Hermine hits TexasBBC News
Natural-Gas Futures Fall on Mild Weather, Lack of Gulf Storm DisruptionsBloomberg
Harris Co. under flash flood watch because of HermineHouston Chronicle
FOXNews (blog) -Voice of America -The Associated Press
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09/07/2010 09:15 AM

CNN

Petraeus Warns Against Planned Koran-Burning
New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — The top American commander in Afghanistan has warned that plans by a small Florida church to burn copies of the Koran on Saturday, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, could play into the hands of the very ...
NATO chief condemns Florida church's plans to burn KoranReuters
Church Weighs Koran Burning After Petraeus Warning, Pastor SaysBloomberg
Obama White House: Plans to burn the Koran threaten US troopsUSA Today
msnbc.com -ABC News -CNN
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09/07/2010 07:48 AM

Moneycontrol.com

Obama's 'don't call it a stimulus' economic development plan
Christian Science Monitor
The first part of an economic development program announced Monday by President Obama would bring $50 billion in infrastructure upgrades, but the term 'stimulus' has become associated with big government spending. President Obama attends a Milwaukee ...
Ex-budget chief differs with Obama on US tax cutsReuters
Obama Proposes $50 Billion in InfrastructureNewsweek
Alex Sink, in Delray Beach, calls for extending the Bush tax cutsPalm Beach Post
BBC News -The Atlantic -The Associated Press
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09/07/2010 08:47 AM

Washington Post

Obama to back company tax breaks
BBC News
President Barack Obama is to back new company tax breaks in a bid to regain the initiative as mid-term polls loom. He will lobby Congress - including a ...
Ex-budget chief differs with Obama on US tax cutsReuters
Obama to Push Tax BreakWall Street Journal
Official: Obama to back more business tax breaksThe Associated Press
Bloomberg -Politico (blog) -The Washington Independent
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09/07/2010 08:02 AM

Los Angeles Times

George Bush, Barack Obama And Iraq: The Costs Of War
Huffington Post (blog)
... with more hope than precision, "the end of our combat mission in Iraq," President Obama had occasion to mention the previous occupant. ...
Obama says Iraq war is endingFort Dodge Messenger
9/11: Why we have to rememberTri County Record
Public Opinion Snapshot: The Public's Verdict on IraqCenter For American Progress
The New American -Truthdig -Monday Morning
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09/07/2010 08:54 AM

CNN

New polls spell gloom for Obama's Democrats
AFP
WASHINGTON — New opinion polls Tuesday made painful reading for President Barack Obama's Democrats, cementing conventional wisdom that they face a pounding ...
My Advice to President Obama and the Dems: Tell the Tea Party You Are on Their ...Huffington Post (blog)
McCain Says New Obama Economic Proposals Won't Help Democrats in ElectionsBloomberg
The Morning PlumWashington Post (blog)
msnbc.com -Wall Street Journal -CNN
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09/07/2010 04:45 AM

Globe and Mail

Political Wisdom: Grading Obama's Labor Day Speech
Wall Street Journal (blog)
President Barack Obama traveled to Milwaukee, Wis., Monday to give a Labor Day speech to a friendly crowd at the AFL-CIO's Laborfest. ...
Obama Revs Into Campaign Mode in WisconsinCBS News
Barack Obama's $55bn vote pitchThe Australian
Laborfest 2010: Obama in MilwaukeeUW Badger Herald
Globe and Mail -Chicagoist -WISC Madison
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09/07/2010 09:13 AM
Women, kids among 12 dead in NW Pakistani bombing A car bomb ripped through a police compound in a northwestern Pakistani city on Tuesday, killing 11 women and children and one officer, the latest in a string of attacks proving that Islamist militants remain a potent force in the country.

09/07/2010 08:31 AM
Church rebuffs military concerns on Quran burning A Christian minister said Tuesday that he will go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Quran this weekend to protest the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks despite a warning from the top U.S. general in Afghanistan that doing so would endanger American troops.

09/07/2010 07:59 AM
A class to die for: Zombies 101 at U. Baltimore Call it Zombies 101.

09/07/2010 09:37 AM
Schapiro: Anxiety on plunge may have fueled exodus The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission says anxiety over the "flash crash" on Wall Street on May 6 may have contributed to the withdrawal of retail investors from the stock market in recent months.

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09/06/2010 08:24 PM
U.S. Afghanistan commanders condemn Quran-burning plan Military officials warn move by Fla. church could provoke retaliation against troops

09/07/2010 01:15 AM
Poll: Clear GOP advantage ahead of midterms Republicans have a nine-point edge among those considered likely voters

09/06/2010 08:58 AM
Obama getting fewer judges seated than Nixon A Republican stall campaign in the Senate is sidetracking nominees

09/06/2010 01:39 PM
Why do people follow and adore Glenn Beck? Why do people follow and adore Glenn Beck? I've been trying to come up with an answer to this question for quite a long while, and I'm no closer to an answer now than when I started.

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