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Today's Politics News: Recovery Act: How Obama's Stimulus Is Changing America Harsh ads fly in tight Nevada US Senate race From King to Beck: Big rally at Lincoln Memorial Former Republican chairman says he's gay Palin a central figure in tight Alaska Senate race Michigan tea partiers launch surprise push Rep. Rangel affirms support for Obama at NY debate Conservative Democrat quips that Pelosi might die Rating the hawks and doves House hearing set on egg recall Palin criticizes Obama, Fla. gov on abortion Officials: CIA drones may target Yemen terrorists UK declassifies file on glamorous German spy Colo. man pleads guilty in Obama anthrax hoax 39 Seats Away: Republicans Hungry to Take Back the House McCain Hits the Trail -- but Not Just for Himself One thing primaries proved: All politics is local Boccieri Battles Anti-Incumbent Fervor, Sluggish Local Economy Mosque issue good for GOP, only if they don't bring it up Recovery Act: How Obama's Stimulus Is Changing America Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:35 pm PDT Time.com - Voters hate it. Hardly anyone wants credit for it. But President Obama's $787 billion stimulus is quietly altering the way Americans work, move, innovate and plug in Full Story Top Harsh ads fly in tight Nevada US Senate race Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:39 pm PDT AP - Rape. Scientology. Greedy bankers. Armed militias. A love story gone wrong. Full Story Top From King to Beck: Big rally at Lincoln Memorial Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:21 pm PDT AP - Glenn Beck says it's just a coincidence his Restoring Honor rally on Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial will take place on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Civil rights veterans are skeptical. Full Story Top Former Republican chairman says he's gay Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:34 pm PDT AP - Former Republican Party Chairman Ken Mehlman says in a magazine interview that he is gay. Full Story Top Palin a central figure in tight Alaska Senate race Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:39 am PDT AP - Sarah Palin has emerged as a key figure in an Alaskan Senate primary race so close that it will now be decided by absentee ballots. Full Story Top Michigan tea partiers launch surprise push Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:46 am PDT AP - Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser talks enthusiastically about welcoming tea party supporters into the GOP, but he wasn't planning to give them his seat at the state convention. Full Story Top Rep. Rangel affirms support for Obama at NY debate Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:48 pm PDT AP - Rep. Charlie Rangel heaped praise on President Barack Obama in a televised debate Thursday in which he sought to align himself closely with the president after pushing back on his suggestion that the embattled congressman step aside. Full Story Top Conservative Democrat quips that Pelosi might die Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:00 pm PDT AP - A conservative Alabama Democrat often criticized for backing Nancy Pelosi as House speaker dodged a question about supporting her again next year by saying she might get sick and die before he has to decide. Full Story Top Rating the hawks and doves Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:08 pm PDT Politico - A hard-line national security group is creating scorecards that rate members of Congress. Full Story Top House hearing set on egg recall Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:21 pm PDT Politico - A subcommittee plans to investigate two Iowa farms linked to a massive salmonella outbreak. Full Story Top Palin criticizes Obama, Fla. gov on abortion Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:54 pm PDT AP - Sarah Palin called President Barack Obama the most pro-abortion president ever Thursday and mocked Florida's governor for claiming to be pro-life after vetoing a bill that would have required women to get ultrasounds before having the procedure. Full Story Top Officials: CIA drones may target Yemen terrorists Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:26 pm PDT AP - The White House, in an effort to turn up the heat against al-Qaida's branch in Yemen, is considering adding the CIA's armed Predator drones to the fight, two U.S. officials said Wednesday. Full Story Top UK declassifies file on glamorous German spy Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:44 am PDT AP - She was thought to be one of Germany's prized secret agents, described as beautiful and languid and capable of infiltrating an enemy camp, obtaining secret plans of attack, and then delivering them to her bosses. Full Story Top Colo. man pleads guilty in Obama anthrax hoax Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:46 pm PDT AP - A man from the Denver area has pleaded guilty to sending letters containing white powder to President Barack Obama, members of Congress from Colorado and Alabama, and to Argentine consulates. Full Story Top 39 Seats Away: Republicans Hungry to Take Back the House Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:48 am PDT The Atlantic Wire - Expectations of a 2010 GOP tsunami have peaked in the days after the primaries, but the essential question is still up for debate: will Republicans take control of the House of Representatives? The House is widely viewed as vulnerable, and Republicans are aggressively positioning themselves to pull off a political coup, with Representative John Boehner angling to become House Majority Leader. Democrats, for their part, have amassed a sizable financial advantage and appear to be hoping the ideological divide between Tea Partiers and the traditional Republican establishment will send independent voters back to the president's party. Pollsters and data-crunching pundits weigh in with their (early) November prognostications. Full Story Top McCain Hits the Trail -- but Not Just for Himself Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:04 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Now that Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) has survived his own challenging primary, the four-term incumbent plans to focus more on helping fellow Republicans in tough races. And in a year when the GOP could conceivably win control of Congress, the 2008 presidential nominee is expected to be an active advocate for candidates across the country. Full Story Top One thing primaries proved: All politics is local Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:42 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ She should have seen this coming. Full Story Top Boccieri Battles Anti-Incumbent Fervor, Sluggish Local Economy Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:18 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - CANTON, Ohio -- $1.50 still gets you a day of downtown parking in this rusty town of 78,000 residents, where the unemployment rate hovers well north of the national average and local business leaders say there are few reasons to be optimistic. Full Story Top Mosque issue good for GOP, only if they don't bring it up Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:54 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ The New York Islamic cultural center debate has given a boost to Republicans, but most of them aren't eager to talk about it. Full Story Top

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