Daily News Alert | Saturday, September 4, 2010 12:05 AM PDT |
Tea Party Express hopes to repeat Alaska win in Delaware Senate primary
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:06 am PDT
The Upshot - Buoyed by Joe Miller's surprise win in Alaska's Senate GOP primary, the Tea Party Express is hoping to take down another heavily favored Republican incumbent, this time in Delaware. The group plans to spend $250,000 on radio and TV ads to boost Christine O'Donnell, a largely unknown conservative activist who is vying against longtime GOP [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 03:14 pm PDT
 Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday he would outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy, but analysts were skeptical he would be able to deliver a big enough package to lift growth significantly. Full Story | Top |
Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:21 pm PDT
 AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to inject urgency into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Friday, warning the negotiations may be "the last chance for a very long time" to reach an agreement. Full Story | Top |
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer at a loss for words in first debate
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 01:40 pm PDT
The Upshot - It's a politician's worst nightmare: Drawing a complete blank in a high-profile debate. That's what happened to Arizona GOP Gov. Jan Brewer, who lost her train of thought during her opening statement during her first televised debate with her Democratic challenger, state Attorney General Terry Goddard. Brewer was in the middle of talking up her [...] Full Story | Top |
Feingold to skip Obama rally in Wisconsin
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:53 am PDT
The Upshot - President Obama heads to Milwaukee onMonday, where he'll mark Labor Day at a statewide union event with other local Democratic candidates — except for one. Sen. Russ Feingold, who is facing a tougher-than-expected re-election campaign, is too busy to meet up with Obama this weekend. It's the second time this summer that Feingold has dodged [...] Full Story | Top |
What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:24 pm PDT
 AP - What now for the Gulf? News of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico, so soon after the BP oil spill, has set off a wave of anxiety along the Gulf Coast and prompted calls for the government to extend its six-month ban on deepwater drilling. Full Story | Top |
Marine general says Taliban drug trade faltering
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:46 am PDT
AP - The Taliban is confronting a serious "cash flow" problem after losing some half of its annual drug trade money to a farming blight and government eradication efforts, a Marine two-star general said Thursday. Full Story | Top |
Obama to meet ASEAN leaders in New York
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:47 pm PDT
 AFP - President Barack Obama will meet Southeast Asian leaders this month in New York, the White House said, as the United States tries to bolster its role in a region faced with a rising China. Full Story | Top |
New Fundraising Reports Give Latest Snapshot of N.Y. Races
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:12 pm PDT
CQPolitics.com - Pre-primary fundraising reports filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission provided fresh evidence that New York is a state to watch this cycle, with competitive primaries coming up Sept. 14 and the potential for Republicans to pick up a handful of seats in November. Full Story | Top |
Labor, business leaders differ on ways to fix economy
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 03:40 pm PDT
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ With the Labor Day weekend approaching, union leaders and U.S. business interests expressed concerns Thursday about the fragility of the nation's economic recovery. They offered drastically different remedies for fixing the country's woes, however. Full Story | Top |
Tea party seeks another upset in Delaware's Senate primary
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 02:19 pm PDT
McClatchy Newspapers - WILMINGTON, Del. _ Thanks to the tea party, Rep. Mike Castle's once smooth path to Delaware's Republican Senate nomination suddenly has become less predictable _ and is providing a fresh reason for already staggering moderate Republicans everywhere to be frightened. Full Story | Top |
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