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Today's Politics News: Obama brings Mideast leaders together for peace push Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party? New Gulf compensation chief Feinberg lags in processing oil-spill claims Felon ex-pol with wild hair makes ballot in Ohio Latest distraction for CO candidate: Kansas resume Lawmaker says mistakes used to distort her image Alaska Democrat's campaign for US Senate ramps up Boxer vs. Fiorina: California Senate Race a Dead Heat Barbour accentuates his roots Dramatic drop for illegal immigration Obama cautiously hopeful as Mideast talks begin AP source: Suspicious luggage sparks questioning UK jury: bomb expert died in flawed secret tests US forces still in fight at end of combat mission REPUBLICANS PLAYING RELIGION CARD MAY END WITH LOSING HAND Some Democrats See Competitive Opportunity in Alaska Obama, Netanyahu condemn Hamas killings in Israel Congress May Miss Chance to Fix Schools Democrats unlikely to repeal tax cuts for the rich Obama brings Mideast leaders together for peace push Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:25 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday not to let the chance for peace slip away, bringing them together for ceremonial handshakes at the White House on the eve of relaunching direct talks. Full Story Top Is the tea party becoming the new Grand Old Party? Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - Is the tea party the new Republican Party? The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian voters displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the toppling of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP primary. Political novice Joe Miller is the fifth tea party insurgent to win a GOP Senate nominating contest, an upset that few, if any, saw coming. Full Story Top New Gulf compensation chief Feinberg lags in processing oil-spill claims Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:13 pm PDT The Newsroom - Just over a week ago, when Kenneth Feinberg took over the process for handling damage claims from the Gulf oil spill, he promised to cut through the delays and confusion that applicants faced under the much-maligned BP system. Full Story Top Felon ex-pol with wild hair makes ballot in Ohio Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:37 pm PDT AP - Outspoken former Democratic congressman Jim Traficant, who served time in federal prison for corruption, has fought his way back onto the Nov. 2 ballot to again run for a U.S. House seat — this time as an independent. Full Story Top Latest distraction for CO candidate: Kansas resume Wed, 1 Sep 2010 03:53 pm PDT AP - Colorado gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes' murky past in law enforcement in neighboring Kansas has become the latest distraction in his gaffe-ridden campaign. Full Story Top Lawmaker says mistakes used to distort her image Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:41 pm PDT AP - Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, the Texas Democrat who broke scholarship eligibility rules set by a black lawmakers group by awarding about $31,000 to her relatives and an aide's children, said Wednesday she didn't shortchange others to benefit her own family. Full Story Top Alaska Democrat's campaign for US Senate ramps up Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:10 pm PDT AP - Ten days ago, Scott McAdams had a volunteer treasurer and a few thousand dollars to help him pursue the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator in Alaska. Full Story Top Boxer vs. Fiorina: California Senate Race a Dead Heat Wed, 1 Sep 2010 02:20 pm PDT Time.com - The candidates for Senator are equally combative, and both are dependent on one group of voters for victory: independents Full Story Top Barbour accentuates his roots Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:25 pm PDT Politico - The potential 2012 candidate touts his Southern upbringing and lobbying career. Full Story Top Dramatic drop for illegal immigration Wed, 1 Sep 2010 02:59 pm PDT Politico - Obama's Department of Homeland Security seeks some credit for decline. Full Story Top Obama cautiously hopeful as Mideast talks begin Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:39 pm PDT AP - Under the shadow of fresh violence, President Barack Obama solemnly convened the first direct Israeli-Palestinian talks in two years Wednesday, challenging Mideast leaders to seize a fleeting opportunity to deliver peace to a region haunted by decades of hostility. 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 UK jury: bomb expert died in flawed secret tests Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:19 am PDT AP - A jury says a British government scientist died during secret anti-terrorism experiments that were not properly planned or organized. Full Story Top US forces still in fight at end of combat mission Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - Even as President Barack Obama was announcing the end of combat in Iraq, American soldiers were sealing off a northern village early Wednesday as their Iraqi partners raided houses and arrested dozens of suspected insurgents. Full Story Top REPUBLICANS PLAYING RELIGION CARD MAY END WITH LOSING HAND Wed, 1 Sep 2010 02:57 pm PDT Cynthia Tucker - WASHINGTON -- Glenn Beck is a talented huckster, a shrewd survivor who may be in the middle of another self-reinvention. This time, he seems bent on remaking himself as one of the oldest of the stock all-American characters: the Elmer Gantry-like preacher-performer. Full Story Top Some Democrats See Competitive Opportunity in Alaska Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:02 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - With Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceding the Alaska GOP primary Tuesday night to lawyer Joe Miller, some Democrats now believe they have a chance to pick up a seat in a state no one thought could be in play in a cycle where Democrats are facing a significant loss of seats. Full Story Top Obama, Netanyahu condemn Hamas killings in Israel Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:46 am PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ As Mideast peace talks opened Wednesday at the White House, President Barack Obama condemned the killings of four Israeli settlers Tuesday by Palestinian Islamist militants and vowed, "This is not going to stop us." Full Story Top Congress May Miss Chance to Fix Schools Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:02 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - The prospect of finally fixing America's public schools looks better now than ever, but there's still a chance that this golden economic and moral opportunity could slip away. Full Story Top Democrats unlikely to repeal tax cuts for the rich Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:53 am PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ Democrats in Congress are poised to play a leading role this month in thwarting their party's effort to raise income tax rates on the wealthy. Full Story Top

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