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Today's Politics News: Obama's goal: End Iraq war, then win Mideast peace Tea Party Express vows involvement in Delaware House Democratic campaign arm goes negative AK Senate hopeful Miller seeks probe of observer NYC House race boils down to Wall Street visions Texas congresswoman admits she violated rules Ex-congressman in Ohio has signatures to run again Vt. gov. candidate wants recount in Dem. primary 'Young Guns' offer GOP blueprint Tidal wave? 10-point poll edge for GOP AP source: Suspicious luggage sparks questioning Intelligence chief tells his spies to zip it Four Ugandan peacekeepers killed in Mogadishu Obama must walk fine line in Iraq speech 5 Challenges as Biden Visits Iraq Kinzinger Hopes a Fresh Face Trumps Halvorson's Union Base Obama challenges GOP to end 'blockade' of jobs bill Cornyn to Miller: NRSC to Stay Neutral in Alaska Primary Competing rallies in Washington highlight nation's divisions Obama's goal: End Iraq war, then win Mideast peace Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:40 pm PDT AP - Firmly and finally ending the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, President Barack Obama will have but a moment before trying to hasten peace nearby between Israelis and Palestinians. Left unclear is whether winding down the war that inflamed Arab passions will do anything to help long-shot Mideast talks. Full Story Top Tea Party Express vows involvement in Delaware Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:17 pm PDT AP - One week after helping engineer a surprise in Alaska, the Tea Party Express announced a six-figure commitment Monday to back Christine O'Donnell and her challenge to Delaware Rep. Mike Castle for the state's Republican senatorial nomination. Full Story Top House Democratic campaign arm goes negative Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:02 pm PDT AP - Democrats' House campaign committee is starting its first advertising blitz of the fall election cycle Tuesday with a TV spot hammering Wisconsin GOP candidate Sean Duffy, one of several Republicans who are threatening to wrest an open Democratic seat. Full Story Top AK Senate hopeful Miller seeks probe of observer Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:33 pm PDT AP - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says Republican rival Joe Miller may be creating doubt in the minds of Alaskans about the integrity of the voting process by ratcheting up the hyperbole about possible election fraud. Full Story Top NYC House race boils down to Wall Street visions Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:05 pm PDT AP - It's an audacious gamble, even with anti-establishment fever running high: a former hedge fund lawyer trying to unseat a nine-term congresswoman popular in her district. Full Story Top Texas congresswoman admits she violated rules Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:44 pm PDT AP - A Texas congresswoman admitted that she wrongly steered thousands of dollars in college scholarships from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation to her own relatives and the children of a staff member but said she did so unintentionally. Full Story Top Ex-congressman in Ohio has signatures to run again Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:55 pm PDT AP - An elections board in Ohio says a former congressman who served time in federal prison has enough valid signatures to run again for a U.S. House seat. Full Story Top Vt. gov. candidate wants recount in Dem. primary Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:40 pm PDT AP - Vermont Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Racine is officially seeking a recount. Full Story Top 'Young Guns' offer GOP blueprint Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:43 pm PDT Politico - The new book by Cantor, Ryan, and McCarthy stakes a claim to party leadership. Full Story Top Tidal wave? 10-point poll edge for GOP Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:58 pm PDT Politico - Republican lead in generic ballot is biggest in poll history. Full Story Top AP source: Suspicious luggage sparks questioning Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:25 pm PDT AP - Two men on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Amsterdam were questioned by Dutch authorities after U.S. officials found a cell phone taped to a Pepto Bismol bottle and a knife and box cutter in checked luggage connected with the men, a law enforcement official said. Full Story Top Intelligence chief tells his spies to zip it Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:44 pm PDT AP - The director of national intelligence is telling his people to zip it, after a string of recent leaks to the media. Full Story Top Four Ugandan peacekeepers killed in Mogadishu Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:22 am PDT AFP - Four Ugandan soldiers with the African Union forces in Somalia were killed Monday when hardline insurgents fired a mortar shell at one of their bases, the force's spokesman said. Full Story Top Obama must walk fine line in Iraq speech Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:03 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama must walk a fine line in a speech on Tuesday night as he highlights progress toward winding down the war in Iraq while trying to avoid any perception of a "Mission Accomplished" moment. Full Story Top 5 Challenges as Biden Visits Iraq Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:24 am PDT The Atlantic Wire - Vice President Joe Biden is in Iraq to mark Tuesday's formal end to the U.S. combat mission. Though 50,000 troops will remain, tomorrow shifts the U.S. mission from a military to a political focus, with Biden joining the many U.S. and Iraqi officials trying to break the political deadlock that has persisted since March. Iraq's national elections earlier this year ended with neither Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki nor challenger Ayad Allawi securing enough voters for a ruling majority in parliament. Here are five challenges facing Iraq, where the dangers have become more political but no less urgent. Full Story Top Kinzinger Hopes a Fresh Face Trumps Halvorson's Union Base Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:11 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - NEW LENOX, Ill. -- Republicans throughout Illinois and in Washington, D.C., introduce House candidate Adam Kinzinger as one of their top recruits. But the boyish 32-year-old has a way to go in introducing himself to voters in order to unseat Democratic Rep. Debbie Halvorson here in this swing district. Full Story Top Obama challenges GOP to end 'blockade' of jobs bill Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:12 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama signaled Monday that he'll tackle rather than run from the economy as he campaigns for Democrats this fall. Full Story Top Cornyn to Miller: NRSC to Stay Neutral in Alaska Primary Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:19 am PDT CQPolitics.com - National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (Texas) spoke with Joe Miller over the weekend and assured him that the NRSC will stay neutral in the Alaska GOP Senate primary and support whoever wins, according to Republican sources. Full Story Top Competing rallies in Washington highlight nation's divisions Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:16 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ Standing on the hallowed ground of the nation's civil rights icons, the leading conservative luminaries of the tea party movement on Saturday called on tens of thousands of people gathered on the National Mall to turn to the values of the founding fathers to restore what they say is a deficit of honor in America. Full Story Top

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