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Today's Politics News: Tea Party rally at site of famed King speech raises hackles Harsh ads fly in tight Nevada US Senate race Obama to commemorate Katrina on 5th anniversary Under attack, Obama holds cards on Afghan pullout date How Ken Mehlman’s ‘open secret’ stayed hidden Washington Post WH reporter heads to NY Times Former President Jimmy Carter and jailed American land in Boston Muslims, Jews still like Obama as his approval rating slips NRA won't endorse Reid Christie fires education secretary Blog causes uproar on eve of Beck rally US implores Americans not to visit NKorea Bosnia: Bodies of Srebrenica victims found at dump Returned US soldiers made 'America safer': Obama MSNBC SWEARS TO ALLAH THAT OBAMA'S NOT A MUSLIM Louisiana, West Virginia Votes Today Beck, Sharpton to lead rallies on King speech anniversary Murkowski Has Few Third-Party Options A quarter of Katrina aid money still unspent Tea Party rally at site of famed King speech raises hackles Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:24 am PDT AFP - Plans by the conservative Tea Party movement for a huge weekend rally at the site and on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's historic "I Have a Dream" speech have drawn fire from the civil rights movement. 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 Obama to commemorate Katrina on 5th anniversary Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:34 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama will use the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina to reaffirm his commitment to the Gulf Coast amid lingering questions over his administration's response to the BP oil spill. Full Story Top Under attack, Obama holds cards on Afghan pullout date Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:06 am PDT AFP - Faced with mounting criticism over Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama is leaving a persistent -- and, some say, strategic -- ambiguity about a July 2011 goal to start withdrawing troops. Full Story Top How Ken Mehlman’s ‘open secret’ stayed hidden Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:13 am PDT The Upshot - Ken Mehlman says he only recently concluded that he's gay. The media seems to have reached that conclusion years ago. The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz is one of several journalists to quickly follow up on Mehlman's announcement Wednesday by saying it's been an "open secret" in Washington for years. "This is no longer really a [...] Full Story Top Washington Post WH reporter heads to NY Times Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:34 pm PDT The Upshot - The White House press corps may look a bit different when President Obama returns from Martha's Vineyard, with a couple of changes in the past two days. Michael Shear, a White House reporter for the Washington Post, is joining the New York Times, according to sources with knowledge of the move. Shear leaves the Post [...] Full Story Top Former President Jimmy Carter and jailed American land in Boston Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:49 pm PDT Reuters - Former President Jimmy Carter and an American who had been jailed after crossing into North Korea landed at Boston's Logan International Airport on Friday after the reclusive state released the prisoner. Full Story Top Muslims, Jews still like Obama as his approval rating slips Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:01 am PDT AFP - Muslims and Jews in the United States remain among the most ardent supporters of President Barack Obama, whose overall job approval ratings have been falling sharply, a Gallup poll showed Friday. Full Story Top NRA won't endorse Reid Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:18 pm PDT Politico - The NRA said Friday it won't endorse Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) a surprising setback for the majority leader. Full Story Top Christie fires education secretary Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:49 pm PDT Politico - A day after blaming W.H., the governor sacks official for not fixing clerical error that cost state millions. Full Story Top Blog causes uproar on eve of Beck rally Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - On the eve of conservative commentator Glenn Beck's rally at the Lincoln Memorial, a blogger's assertion that parts of the nation's capital should be avoided touched off accusations of racism and a sharp response by angry city leaders. Full Story Top US implores Americans not to visit NKorea Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:12 pm PDT AP - The State Department on Friday urged Americans to respect its warning against traveling to North Korea, saying in a cheeky Twitter message that there are not too many former U.S. presidents left available for rescue missions. Full Story Top Bosnia: Bodies of Srebrenica victims found at dump Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:01 am PDT AP - Forensic experts in Bosnia say they have exhumed the remains of 54 Muslim civilians killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. Full Story Top Returned US soldiers made 'America safer': Obama Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:05 pm PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama in a YouTube message on Friday thanked US troops back from Iraq for their "dedication" and "courage" that "has made America safer." Full Story Top MSNBC SWEARS TO ALLAH THAT OBAMA'S NOT A MUSLIM Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:38 pm PDT Ann Coulter - MSNBC's Monday programming was dedicated to denouncing Sen. Mitch McConnell's response to a question about whether Obama is a Muslim. Full Story Top Louisiana, West Virginia Votes Today Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:34 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Voters in Louisiana and West Virginia will head to the polls Saturday for primaries in both the House and Senate. Full Story Top Beck, Sharpton to lead rallies on King speech anniversary Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:07 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ Two large, competing rallies _ one mostly white and the other mostly black _ will converge on Washington this weekend, each laying claim to the legacy of Martin Luther King on the 47th anniversary of his "I have a dream" speech. Full Story Top Murkowski Has Few Third-Party Options Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:31 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Sen. Lisa Murkowski's options for getting on the general-election ballot would be limited if she ends up losing her primary to challenger Joe Miller. Full Story Top A quarter of Katrina aid money still unspent Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:01 am PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BILOXI, Miss. _ More than a quarter of the $20 billion in Housing and Urban Development relief funds that were earmarked for Gulf Coast states after Hurricane Katrina remains unspent five years after the storm, a fact noticed by at least one congressional leader who's eager to spend it elsewhere. Full Story Top

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