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Obama to take GOP to task on economy, tax cuts
2010-09-10T10:39:08Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Striving to gain the upper hand on a crucial political issue, President Barack Obama is faulting Republicans for refusing to help him turn around the sluggish economy or support some proposed new tax breaks for businesses that the GOP has backed in the past....
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Sen. Scott Brown showing a more moderate face
2010-09-10T07:24:36Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Scott Brown, once celebrated by tea partiers, has pulled the political equivalent of knocking over the china: He's displayed a moderate streak....
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Calif judge to stop 'don't ask, don't tell' policy
2010-09-10T10:40:03Z
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A federal judge said she will issue an order to halt the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, after she declared the ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional....
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POLITICAL INSIDER: John Bolton weighs a WH run
2010-09-10T07:32:10Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton says he's considering a White House run....
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Tight gov's race brewing in Democratic Maryland
2010-09-10T07:53:52Z
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Four years of budget woes, tax increases in 2007 and the national antiestablishment mood have given Republican Robert Ehrlich a shot at winning his old job back against Gov. Martin O'Malley in one of the most Democratic states in the country....
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US shrugs off North Korea succession talk
2010-09-10T07:29:20Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is greeting with a shrug an expected North Korean political convention that could see the public debut of the country's next ruler....
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AP source: Obama to name Goolsbee to head council
2010-09-10T08:51:47Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has chosen one of his longtime economic advisers, Austan Goolsbee, to be the chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, a White House official said....
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Opinion Poll
Under the circumstances, do you think the tax cuts, due to expire at the end of the year, should be extended? <More Info>
Yes:
No:
Total Votes: 157
Yesterday's Poll
Do you support President Obama’s $50-billion job creation proposal rebuilding the transportation infrastructure?
No:
Yes:
Total Votes: 674
