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Today's Politics News: White House, Dems see tax cut vote after election New poll smiles on California Democrats Vulnerable House Dems declare their independence Clinton stumps for Blumenthal in Conn. Senate race Hoyer calls Colbert testimony ‘inappropriate’ PROMISES, PROMISES: Waiting for Abu Ghraib amends VP's official residence getting security upgrade Labor Pains: Juggling Politics and Pregnancy Browner's green blues Report: Fla. adds 2 seats, N.Y. loses Report: 10 states sell half of imported crime guns Book unearths divisions over Obama war plan Zimbabwe's president cancels Ecuador trip U.S. apologizes for flying Philippine flag upside down Analysis: GOP 'Pledge' long on poll-tested goals Ann Coulter defends traditional marriage at ‘Homocon’ party for gay conservatives Democrats Hope for a Health Bill LIft Indianapolis to Atlanta: Windmills, Ten Commandments and the tea party Q&A: Lisa Murkowski on Alaska's Republican Senate Race White House, Dems see tax cut vote after election Sun, 26 Sep 2010 12:21 pm PDT AP - The White House and Democratic leaders in Congress said Sunday they would find a way to extend middle-class tax cuts after the November elections, unable to secure GOP backing before lawmakers break to campaign. Full Story Top New poll smiles on California Democrats Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:39 pm PDT Reuters - Democrat Jerry Brown, criticized for a slow start in his campaign for California governor, has opened a narrow lead over Republican nominee and former eBay chief Meg Whitman, according to a poll released on Sunday. Full Story Top Vulnerable House Dems declare their independence Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:25 am PDT AP - Rep. Dina Titus has been a loyal soldier in pushing the Democrats' ambitious agenda, voting for health care legislation, extended unemployment benefits, new energy taxes and a repeal of the military's ban on gays serving openly. Full Story Top Clinton stumps for Blumenthal in Conn. Senate race Sun, 26 Sep 2010 01:38 pm PDT AP - Former President Bill Clinton has urged Democrats in Connecticut to support U.S. Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal and persuade their neighbors not to give in to their anger toward the economy and incumbents. Full Story Top Hoyer calls Colbert testimony ‘inappropriate’ Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:48 am PDT The Upshot - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, appearing on Fox News Sunday, criticized Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert's testimony Friday on Capitol Hill, an event that took place at the behest of Democrats. "I think his testimony was not appropriate," Hoyer told Fox host Chris Wallace. Hoyer's comments differ sharply from many Democrats on the Hill who [...] Full Story Top PROMISES, PROMISES: Waiting for Abu Ghraib amends Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:15 pm PDT AP - Fending off demands that he resign over the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told Congress in 2004 that he had found a legal way to compensate Iraqi detainees who suffered "grievous and brutal abuse and cruelty at the hands of a few members of the United States armed forces." Full Story Top VP's official residence getting security upgrade Sun, 26 Sep 2010 01:38 pm PDT AP - The vice president's official residence is getting a security upgrade. 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 Browner's green blues Sun, 26 Sep 2010 03:06 pm PDT Politico - Even as her stock rises, her rationale for staying by Obama’s side is vanishing. Full Story Top Report: Fla. adds 2 seats, N.Y. loses Sun, 26 Sep 2010 02:55 pm PDT Politico - Census-based estimate reveals one more seat shifting from North to South. Full Story Top Report: 10 states sell half of imported crime guns Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:04 pm PDT AP - Nearly half of the guns that crossed state lines and were used in crimes in 2009 were sold in just 10 states, according to a report being released Monday by a mayors' group. Full Story Top Book unearths divisions over Obama war plan Wed, 22 Sep 2010 05:07 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama's early attempts to seize control of a neglected Afghanistan war yielded a strategy that pleased almost no one and hasn't turned the tide of a conflict near its 10th year. Full Story Top Zimbabwe's president cancels Ecuador trip Sun, 26 Sep 2010 03:44 am PDT AP - Zimbabwe state radio says President Robert Mugabe arrived home Sunday from the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Full Story Top U.S. apologizes for flying Philippine flag upside down Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:46 pm PDT Reuters - The United States government apologized for displaying the Philippine flag upside down at an event in New York attended by President Barack Obama on Friday, calling it an "honest mistake." 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 Ann Coulter defends traditional marriage at ‘Homocon’ party for gay conservatives Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:05 pm PDT Daily Caller - NEW YORK, N.Y. — They’re here. They’re queer. And they want a lower capital gains tax. Full Story Top Democrats Hope for a Health Bill LIft Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:45 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - With some of the most popular provisions of health care reform taking effect last week, Congressional Democrats are getting back on offense just weeks ahead of the midterm elections. Full Story Top Indianapolis to Atlanta: Windmills, Ten Commandments and the tea party Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:28 pm PDT Y! News - Ask America - Mike's Sunday drive took him from Indianapolis, through Kentucky and Tennessee, down to Atlanta. He's lived his whole life in New York City and the Southwest, so the 9-hour, 540-mile drive was uncharted territory for him. Below he shares some … Full Story Top Q&A: Lisa Murkowski on Alaska's Republican Senate Race Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:10 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

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