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Today's Politics News: Obama both rallies, scolds Dems in campaign trip Why Is Rahm Emanuel Leaving So Suddenly? Colbert sparks debate about 'expert' celebrities Lazio drops out of NY governor's race, helping GOP GOP groups overwhelm Dems with political ads Palin's Secret Rival O'Donnell Better Off With Castle on the Ballot Spill panel: Federal confusion lost public trust Brown, Whitman swap insults Senate clears path for CR Court OKs US-funded stem cell research for now Prosecutor in Ted Stevens case commits suicide French minister defends bill on losing citizenship Obama goes back to the future, vows change is coming White House spokesman praises MSNBC hosts after Obama’s Fox swipe A public intellectual in hiding, Ayaan Hirsi Ali speaks out to TheDC Snowe Moves to Shore Up Right Flank for 2012 "Dancing with the Stars" puts end to Palin "boo-gate" DNC head: Delaware voters can say no to tea party Obama both rallies, scolds Dems in campaign trip Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:59 pm PDT AP - Buck up. Stop whining. And get to work. Full Story Top Why Is Rahm Emanuel Leaving So Suddenly? Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:46 am PDT The Atlantic Wire - White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is reportedly planning to leave his position this week to return to Chicago, where he is expected to run for mayor. Last week, several sources reported that Emanuel would leave before the November elections. His long-discussed departure is no surprise, but the timing is unusual. Though economic advisers Larry Summers and Christina Romers both announced their retirements in recent months, they have little role in the upcoming elections, in which Emanuel would have played a crucial role had he stayed on. So why is he leaving so suddenly? Full Story Top Colbert sparks debate about 'expert' celebrities Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:15 am PDT AP - There are congressional hearings and there are comedy shows, and the twain rarely meet. Full Story Top Lazio drops out of NY governor's race, helping GOP Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:08 pm PDT AP - The unpredictable race for governor in New York got wilder Monday after Conservative Party candidate Rick Lazio withdrew, boosting the chances of the tea party Republican who is taking on the once-unassailable Democratic nominee, Andrew Cuomo. Full Story Top GOP groups overwhelm Dems with political ads Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:32 pm PDT AP - In one way at least, the fight for control of Congress is grossly one-sided. Full Story Top Palin's Secret Rival Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:43 pm PDT The Daily Beast - Plus, Reihan Salam on how his Tea Party cred makes him a serious alternative to Palin in 2012. Full Story Top O'Donnell Better Off With Castle on the Ballot Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:32 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - As Rep. Michael N. Castle (R) ponders a write-in campaign for Delaware's open Senate seat, it became clear Monday that there's more at stake than his political legacy. Full Story Top Spill panel: Federal confusion lost public trust Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:39 pm PDT AP - The Obama administration's repeated low estimates of the huge BP oil spill undermined public confidence in the government's entire cleanup effort, leaders of a White House-appointed commission declared at an investigatory hearing Monday. One likened the mistakes to Custer's disastrous decisions at Little Big Horn. Full Story Top Brown, Whitman swap insults Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:51 pm PDT Politico - California's gubernatorial candidates trade barbs over labor unions and big business. Full Story Top Senate clears path for CR Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:49 pm PDT Politico - The gaping holes in the budget process are the worst since the government shutdown in the '90s. Full Story Top Court OKs US-funded stem cell research for now Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:24 pm PDT AP - An appeals court ruled Tuesday that government funding of embryonic stem cell research can continue for now. Full Story Top Prosecutor in Ted Stevens case commits suicide Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:56 pm PDT AP - A Justice Department prosecutor killed himself while under investigation over whether he and other attorneys in the prosecution of Sen. Ted Stevens acted improperly in the case, officials said. Full Story Top French minister defends bill on losing citizenship Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:25 am PDT AP - Does France have second-class citizens? A new bill introduced Tuesday in parliament aimed at toughening immigration rules would strip naturalized citizens of their nationality if they threaten the lives of police. Full Story Top Obama goes back to the future, vows change is coming Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:33 pm PDT AFP - President Barack Obama tried to rekindle some of the magic from his campaign two years ago, rallying thousands below yellowing trees in breezy Wisconsin, seeking to buck up his Democrats who fear a mauling in November mid-term elections. Full Story Top White House spokesman praises MSNBC hosts after Obama’s Fox swipe Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:07 pm PDT The Upshot - Just hours after President Obama's swipe at Fox News made its way around the blogosphere, Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton praised a couple of commentators on MSNBC -- the cable news rival presenting itself as a liberal alternative to Fox in prime time. Burton, holding a press gaggle with reporters aboard Air Force One on [...] Full Story Top A public intellectual in hiding, Ayaan Hirsi Ali speaks out to TheDC Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:38 pm PDT Daily Caller - Ayaan Hirsi Ali is the personification of strength. Full Story Top Snowe Moves to Shore Up Right Flank for 2012 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:49 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Sen. Olympia J. Snowe is bracing for the possibility of a brutal GOP primary in 2012 after watching as conservative activists turned on Republican moderates and longtime incumbents this year and targeted them for defeat -- sometimes successfully. Full Story Top "Dancing with the Stars" puts end to Palin "boo-gate" Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:15 pm PDT Reuters - She didn't even dance, but TV viewers of "Dancing with the Stars" may have thought conservative politician Sarah Palin was booed off Monday's contest, sending producers scrambling to clarify the event. Full Story Top DNC head: Delaware voters can say no to tea party Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:10 pm PDT AP - Delaware voters have a chance to deal a blow to the tea party movement by choosing Democrat Chris Coons in the Senate race instead of the party's favorite Christine O'Donnell, said the head of the Democratic National Committee on Tuesday. Full Story Top

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