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Today's Politics News: Third-party candidates could tip close elections AP Poll: Many think health overhaul should do more Polarized Minn. gov. race leaves opening for indie Republican econ proposals "disastrous" says Obama Money, economy hobble Democrat in Ind. Senate race Rep. Frank denies Clinton stop indicates weakness Labor Pains: Juggling Politics and Pregnancy Boxer leading Fiorina by 6 points in California They're gay, conservative and proud Right sees law group tilting left O'Donnell is first political target of SNL season US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,200 Poor, violent Arab nations seen missing U.N. goals Senator presses for more help on Mexico border Analysis: GOP 'Pledge' long on poll-tested goals Inside the conservative civil war: Social vs. fiscal conservatism NRCC Reserves $35 Million for Ads Across 55 Districts Q&A: Lisa Murkowski on Alaska's Republican Senate Race Judge: Verdict stands in hacked Palin e-mail case Third-party candidates could tip close elections Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:21 pm PDT AP - Whether they are sore losers or never-say-die patriots, third-party candidates threaten to tip a handful of congressional and gubernatorial races to contenders who otherwise might have lost this fall. Full Story Top AP Poll: Many think health overhaul should do more Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:08 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has divided the nation, and Republicans believe their call for repeal will help them win elections in November. But the picture's not that clear cut. Full Story Top Polarized Minn. gov. race leaves opening for indie Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:15 pm PDT AP - An independent candidate for Minnesota governor hoping to follow in Jesse Ventura's footsteps is showing surprising strength in a race against a Democrat and a Republican at polar ends of the political spectrum. Full Story Top Republican econ proposals "disastrous" says Obama Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:05 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama hammered Republicans on Saturday over their newly unveiled campaign agenda, calling the opposition party's economic ideas "an echo of a disastrous decade we can't afford to relive." Full Story Top Money, economy hobble Democrat in Ind. Senate race Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:37 pm PDT AP - Democrat Brad Ellsworth had just leveled an attack — one he acknowledged was incomplete at best — against his Republican rival for the open Senate seat in Indiana when he asked reporters what they wanted to know. Full Story Top Rep. Frank denies Clinton stop indicates weakness Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:10 pm PDT AP - When it was announced that former President Bill Clinton would make a campaign appearance for U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, more than a few eyebrows went up. Full Story Top Labor Pains: Juggling Politics and Pregnancy Sat, 25 Sep 2010 06:58 am PDT CQPolitics.com - A handful of challengers in races around the country are finding themselves challenged by something at once tiny and huge: a newborn. Full Story Top Boxer leading Fiorina by 6 points in California Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:07 am PDT Reuters - California Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer has extended her narrow lead over Republican challenger Carly Fiorina in her closely watched bid for re-election in November, according to a poll released on Friday. Full Story Top They're gay, conservative and proud Sat, 25 Sep 2010 06:10 pm PDT Politico - 150 backers of the conservative gay group GOProud gather at a fundraiser touted as “Homocon.” Full Story Top Right sees law group tilting left Sat, 25 Sep 2010 03:14 pm PDT Politico - The American Bar Association passes a resolution urging every state to permit same-sex marriages. Full Story Top O'Donnell is first political target of SNL season Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:27 pm PDT AP - With the new season of "Saturday Night Live" comes a fresh batch of political satire — and Delaware Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell is the first target. Full Story Top US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,200 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:39 pm PDT AP - As of Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, at least 1,200 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S. invasion in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. Full Story Top Poor, violent Arab nations seen missing U.N. goals Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:10 am PDT Reuters - Arab nations have made strides in boosting health and education but efforts to meet U.N. anti-poverty goals by 2015 are undermined by conflict, unemployment and insufficient aid, the United Nations says. Full Story Top Senator presses for more help on Mexico border Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:04 pm PDT Reuters - The Obama administration should provide additional resources to help Mexico as the two countries try to root out drug traffickers along their shared border, according to a senior Senate Republican. Full Story Top Analysis: GOP 'Pledge' long on poll-tested goals Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:19 pm PDT AP - Billed as a Pledge to America, the House Republican campaign manifesto is as much political straddle as conservative call to action, long on poll-tested goals, short on controversial specifics and designed to reassure independent voters who abandoned the party in the last two elections. Full Story Top Inside the conservative civil war: Social vs. fiscal conservatism Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:08 am PDT Daily Caller - Conservative advocates debated the social versus fiscal divide in Tea Party and GOP circles at a Family Research Council symposium Friday, headlined by The New York Times’ conservative columnist Ross Douthat. Full Story Top NRCC Reserves $35 Million for Ads Across 55 Districts Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:14 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - With 39 days left until the midterm elections, the National Republican Congressional Committee has increased its total financial commitment in Democratic-held districts. Full Story Top Q&A: Lisa Murkowski on Alaska's Republican Senate Race Sat, 25 Sep 2010 06:50 pm PDT Time.com - The Alaska Senator and write-in candidate talks to TIME about why she thinks Tea Party darling Joe Miller isn't right for her home state -- or good for her party Full Story Top Judge: Verdict stands in hacked Palin e-mail case Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:27 pm PDT AP - A federal judge has declined to throw out the convictions of a former University of Tennessee student for hacking Sarah Palin's e-mail account during the 2008 campaign. Full Story Top

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