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Florida Senate Race: On Charlie Crist and Flip-Flopping (Time.com)

September 8, 2010

Time.com - Florida Senate candidate Charlie Crist fights flip-flopping charges as the GOP's Marco Rubio surges ahead in some polls and the Democrats' Kendrick Meek appeals to the left

Tea party members attending political training 'school' (Reuters)

September 8, 2010

Reuters - Some Tea Partiers admit mistakes were made. Others are quick to describe the movement's recent efforts in the political arena as not quite ready for prime time.

Bennet bucks Obama's $50B plan (Politico)

September 8, 2010

Politico - The politically vulnerable Democratic senator won't support the president's infrastructure proposal.

Obama may look inside for Rahm job (Politico)

September 8, 2010

Politico - Insiders: He'd likely pick a successor in his orbit.

Agency promises to beef up presence at races (AP)

September 8, 2010

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.

Clinton says NK must give up nuke ambitions (AP)

September 8, 2010

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. message to North Korea is the same, whoever leads the country: Give up your nuclear ambitions.

Former Polish leader denies knowledge of CIA site (AP)

September 8, 2010

AP - A former Polish president who was in office when the CIA is suspected of running a secret prison in his country says he has no knowledge of the facility or of harsh interrogation techniques allegedly used against terror suspects there.

Ill. Senate candidate embraces Obama in new ad (AP)

September 8, 2010

AP - Illinois' Democratic U.S. Senate candidate is embracing President Barack Obama in a new campaign ad at a time when some Democrats are keeping the president at arm's length.

Imagining the White House After Rahm Emanuel (The Atlantic Wire)

September 8, 2010

The Atlantic Wire - Chicago mayor Richard Daley's announcement that he would not seek reelection immediately sparked speculation: could Rahm Emanuel seek the spot? Rumors that the White House chief of staff might be Chicago-bound have only intensified, producing a belated outpouring of positive Emanuel assessments. The canny political operator was seeming very unpopular, particularly among liberals, earlier in the year. Will the White House suffer if Emanuel leaves?

Obama to propose $300 billion in tax breaks for business (McClatchy Newspapers)

September 8, 2010

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday will propose $300 billion in accelerated or expanded tax breaks for business, a jolt of cash that he says would jump-start hiring and help revive the nation's economy.