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Obama assails GOP, promotes new jobs program (AP)
September 6, 2010
AP - A combative President Barack Obama is promising to put Americans back to work rebuilding roads, railways and runways, and is blaming Republicans for opposing his efforts to stimulate the economy.
Angle hit with lawsuit (Politico)
September 6, 2010Politico - Nevada Senate candidate is accused of violating copyright laws on her campaign website.
Top 10 what-ifs of the midterm elections (Politico)
September 6, 2010Politico - Here’s POLITICO’s look back at the midterm cycle’s most influential roads not taken.
Rep. Frank faces town hall foe in Mass. primary (AP)
September 6, 2010
AP - Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank's retort was an Internet sensation.
White House defends Obama's 'mainstream' religion (AP)
September 6, 2010AP - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says President Barack Obama is a "committed, mainstream Christian" — contrary to the claims of Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck.
UK minister jailed for 4 years over sham marriages (AP)
September 6, 2010AP - A British judge sentenced a Church of England minister to four years in jail on Monday for his part in a sham-marriage scam which saw hundreds of African men marry European women so they could stay in Britain.
Obama proposed $50 billion to rebuild road, rails and runways (McClatchy Newspapers)
September 6, 2010McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Monday proposes a quick $50 billion boost in federal spending to rebuild roads, railways and runways — a move he says will create jobs and which Democrats hope will improve their election prospects in November.
Evaluating Obama's 'Second Stimulus' Proposals (The Atlantic Wire)
September 6, 2010The Atlantic Wire - As the job market and housing sector continue to suffer, the White House is seeking initiatives meant to re-stimulate the economy, following the first stimulus efforts of 2009. According to Time magazine, "most nonpartisan economists agree" that the first stimulus was successful in the short-term but did not go far enough. The "second stimulus" proposals are a $100 billion tax credit for businesses and $50 billion on infrastructure spending. Any such measures must still be improved by an increasingly partisan Congress that is expected to shift heavily Republican in November.
Parties Launch Battle for Control of Congress (CQPolitics.com)
September 6, 2010CQPolitics.com - In many ways, the traditional post-Labor Day start to the fall campaign has become an antiquated notion.
Senate seats that might change hands in November (McClatchy Newspapers)
September 6, 2010McClatchy Newspapers - Democratic seats in play:
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