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Today's Politics News: W.Va. governor wins Dem primary for US Senate Beck: Help us restore traditional American values Obama to commemorate Katrina on 5th anniversary Imam behind NYC mosque faces divisions over center How Ken Mehlman’s ‘open secret’ stayed hidden Beck draws on Obama stump speech from 2008 race Ginsburg talks about television and the high court Baseball star Albert Pujols honored at Beck rally Manchin, Raese win W.Va. primaries The rally drew a crowd. But how big? For Obamas, a (mostly) uninterrupted vacation US implores Americans not to visit NKorea Amanda Knox tells lawmaker she wants to adopt Obamas relax at the beach as vacation ends Glenn Beck keeps rally more historical than political Manchin and Raese Sail to Victory in West Virginia Primaries Beck, Sharpton to lead rallies on King speech anniversary Vitter, Melancon Score Primary Victories in Louisiana A quarter of Katrina aid money still unspent W.Va. governor wins Dem primary for US Senate Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:17 pm PDT AP - Popular Gov. Joe Manchin won the Democratic nomination Saturday and will face GOP primary winner and wealthy businessman John Raese in the race to fill the Senate seat vacated by the late Robert C. Byrd. Full Story Top Beck: Help us restore traditional American values Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:42 pm PDT AP - Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor Martin Luther King's message. Civil rights leaders who accused the group of hijacking King's legacy held their own rally and march. 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 Imam behind NYC mosque faces divisions over center Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:27 pm PDT AP - Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has long worked to bridge divisions, be they fissures between interfaith husbands and wives or political chasms separating the United States and the Muslim world. The 61-year-old clergyman is now in the midst of a polarizing political, religious and cultural debate over plans for a multistory Islamic center that will feature a mosque, health club and theater about two blocks north of ground zero. 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 Beck draws on Obama stump speech from 2008 race Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:40 pm PDT AP - Glenn Beck is borrowing some lines from President Barack Obama. Full Story Top Ginsburg talks about television and the high court Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:01 pm PDT AP - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says television has profoundly changed confirmation hearings but declined to say whether she'd oppose televising arguments. Full Story Top Baseball star Albert Pujols honored at Beck rally Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:27 pm PDT AP - Tony La Russa doesn't understand the minor backlash that's been created by his participation in radio personality Glenn Beck's rally in Washington on Saturday, an event the St. Full Story Top Manchin, Raese win W.Va. primaries Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:25 pm PDT Politico - Manchin and Raese easily won their party's primaries in the W.Va. Senate special election. The two will meet on Nov. 2. Full Story Top The rally drew a crowd. But how big? Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:51 am PDT Politico - Organizers pulled event permits for up to 300,000 people, and expected at least 100,000 to show up. Full Story Top For Obamas, a (mostly) uninterrupted vacation Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:44 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama wrapped up a 10-day vacation Saturday that was blissfully free of the news emergencies that have interrupted some of his past getaways. 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 Amanda Knox tells lawmaker she wants to adopt Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:02 am PDT AP - Amanda Knox, the American student convicted in Italy of murdering her British roommate, has told an Italian lawmaker in a series of jailhouse conversations that she hopes to adopt children and be a writer when free. Full Story Top Obamas relax at the beach as vacation ends Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:33 pm PDT AFP - President Barack Obama and his family spent the day at the beach on Saturday, as their summer vacation at the posh Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard drew to a close. Full Story Top Glenn Beck keeps rally more historical than political Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:07 pm PDT The Upshot - Glenn Beck talked a lot about American presidents during Saturday's "Restoring Honor" rally—just not the current one. He lavished praise on George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, and even read a bit from the "Gettysburg Address." Beck, a conservative radio and television host, has long said the Lincoln Memorial event would be nonpolitical. So [...] Full Story Top Manchin and Raese Sail to Victory in West Virginia Primaries Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:38 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Gov. Joe Manchin (D) and businessman John Raese (R) won their respective primaries in West Virginia and will face off in the race to replace the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D) this fall. 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 Vitter, Melancon Score Primary Victories in Louisiana Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:21 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Primaries in Louisiana today teed up what have the potential to be heated general-election matches. 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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