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National Political News
Survivors of foodborne illness to demand action on bill
After the recall of more than 500 million eggs from a salmonella outbreak this summer, food safety advocates and survivors of foodborne illness will call for the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that has been in limbo since last year.
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Pakistani says Beck should oppose Quran protest
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
2010-09-08T23:21:35Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pakistan's ambassador to the United States is calling on conservative radio and television host Glenn Beck to denounce the planned burning of the Quran to show that Americans are tolerant of other faiths....
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US embassies brace for Quran burning protests
By MATTHEW LEE
2010-09-08T23:19:13Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department has ordered U.S. embassies around the world to assess their security ahead of a Florida church group's planned weekend burning of the Muslim holy book amid fears it could spark anti-American violence....
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AP Interview: Flooding hurts Pakistan terror fight
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
2010-09-08T23:16:39Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Massive flooding that has submerged vast swaths of Pakistan has stretched thin the Pakistani military and will hamper its fight against terrorists, the country's ambassador to the U.S. said Wednesday....
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'Rahmbo' Emanuel: Obama's enforcer
The president's chief of staff could leave his post soon. Here's what the White House would be missing.
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Wall Street fills coffers of top GOP candidates
Financial interests are putting their money behind a handful of Senate hopefuls in the Republican Party.
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Key Democrats split with Obama on taxes
Despite President Obama's accusation Wednesday that Republicans are holding middle class income tax cuts "hostage" by tying them to an extension of tax cuts for wealthier Americans, the reality is several Democratic senators also oppose allowing President Bush's tax cuts for higher earners to expire.
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GOP governor's group hints Colo. race a lost cause
By IVAN MORENO
2010-09-08T22:06:10Z
DENVER (AP) -- Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is shrugging off the suggestion that a national GOP group won't help finance his campaign anymore and said Wednesday he will continue to fight for votes....
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Agency promises to beef up presence at races
By KEVIN FREKING
2010-09-08T22:05:38Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The agency charged with monitoring off-road racing on federal lands is promising to increase staffing and crack down on violations of racing permits....
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ADWATCH: Ads attacking health plan miss some facts
By JIM KUHNHENN
2010-09-08T21:59:52Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When it comes to sorting out President Barack Obama's health care initiative, take three political ads and call a doctor in the morning....
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Obama slams GOP leadership, economic policies
As President Obama heads to Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday to roll out a set of comprehensive proposals aimed at fixing the ailing U.S. economy, top aides are knocking down suggestions that politics and the midterms are driving this effort.
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Military bans video game that 'kills' US troops
By ANNE FLAHERTY
2010-09-08T20:57:44Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Military bases across the U.S. have banned the sale of a new video game that lets a player pretend to be a Taliban fighter and "shoot" U.S. troops in Afghanistan....
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Obama shifts into campaign mode, blasts Boehner, GOP on economy
President Obama sharpened his rhetoric on Wednesday, excoriating Republican policies as “bad for America.”
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Boxer aide charged with pot possession
A top-level staffer for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) resigned after Capitol Police charged him with possession of marijuana.
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Pa. gov: 'Wackos' are taking over Republican Party
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2010-09-08T20:05:13Z
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Pennsylvania's Democratic governor says that "wackos" are taking over the Republican Party in Congress....
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AP Exclusive: Back to work after salmonella case
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
2010-09-08T19:18:23Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were blamed in a salmonella outbreak two years ago that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more is back in the business....
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Fewer Democratic candidates seeking Obama's help
By ANDREW DeMILLO and LIZ SIDOTI
2010-09-08T18:57:51Z
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- President Barack Obama doesn't go there anymore....
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Gibbs: Emanuel will take time weighing mayoral run
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2010-09-08T18:34:44Z
CLEVELAND (AP) -- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Wednesday he has "no doubt" that chief of staff Rahm Emanuel will be weighing his future options now that the race for Chicago mayor is wide open....
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Who might replace Rahm Emanuel?
The parlor game over who will replace Rahm Emanuel should he leave the White House has already kicked into high gear.
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Economic worries strain loyalty for some Democrats
By CHRISTOPHER WILLS
2010-09-08T17:52:45Z
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) -- Mike Riggen is out of work. Most of his friends are out of work, too. He's raising two children on his own and they have expensive health problems....
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