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Bush.AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" two days after the Labor Department announced that the economy had shed 54,000 jobs and unemployment had ticked up to 9.6 percent.But Trumka Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-45247373859001571602010-09-06T08:11:00.000-06:002010-09-06T08:11:00.233-06:00Graham: Obama is 'tone-deaf' By J. Taylor Rushing-09/05/10 11:24 AM ETRepublican Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) on Sunday slammed PresidentObama as "tone-deaf" on sensitive political matters, and said that theNovember elections will prove most Americans disagree with his views. Graham, an occasional ally of the administration on immigration,energy policy and military issues, also told NBC's "Meet The Press"host David Gregory Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-84824049150001398202010-09-06T07:41:00.000-06:002010-09-06T07:41:00.718-06:00Palin neighbor leaves Alaska By Julian Pecquet-09/05/10 01:27 PM ETAuthor Joe McGinnis was leaving Alaska for Massachusetts Sunday to write the book he's been researching on presumptive 2012 presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the Associated Press reports.McGinnis raised eyebrows - and the Palin family's ire - when he moved in right next door to the Palins in Wasilla in May. He said he had no plans to spy on the Palins but Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-54140704772887133692010-09-06T07:11:00.000-06:002010-09-06T07:11:00.157-06:00Clinton going to Egypt later this month for second round of Mideast talks By Bridget Johnson-09/05/10 03:58 PM ETClinton will attend the talks on Sept. 14, then head from Egypt to Jerusalem the following day for more discussions.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will go to Egypt later this month for the second round of the Obama administration's Mideast peace talks."Egypt will host the second round of Palestinian-Israeli negotiationsin Sharm el-Sheikh," Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-11891750335838378032010-09-06T06:41:00.000-06:002010-09-06T06:41:00.439-06:00Republicans charge that tax policy uncertainty is a drag on economy By Ian Swanson and Russell Berman-09/05/10 11:09 AM ETWith Democrats divided over tax policy, Republicans and business organizations are arguing that uncertainty about the tax code is a drag on the economy. The GOP message comes as Democrats engage in a fierce debate over whether to allow rates on upper income households to rise next year. View the Original articleCurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-69867180753776722532010-09-06T06:11:00.000-06:002010-09-06T06:11:00.105-06:00Warren schedule change stirs talk on consumer job Thu Sep 2, 2010 5:25pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A last-minute change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren has fueled speculation the White House might soon nominate her to head the newly created U.S. consumer financial agency.Harvard students enrolled in Warren's contracts class were informed that a different professor will be teaching the class instead, Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-87266383532512974042010-09-06T05:41:00.000-06:002010-09-06T05:41:00.152-06:00Mideast talks to resume in Egyptian Red Sea resort Sun Sep 5, 2010 4:30pm EDT CAIRO (Reuters) - The second round of direct peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians will take place in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on September 14-15, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.At the relaunching of the talks in Washington on Thursday, U.S. mediator George Mitchell said the coming round would be held on those dates in the region,Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-20526494940383428422010-09-06T05:11:00.000-06:002010-09-06T05:11:00.717-06:00Afghan progress slower than first hoped, general says Sat Sep 4, 2010 10:58am EDT KABUL (Reuters) - International forces in Afghanistan have at times overstated the progress being made this year, the deputy commander of the NATO-led force said on Saturday, with advances coming slower than originally expected.British Lieutenant-General Sir Nick Parker, second-in-command of the International Security Assistance Force behind U.S. General David Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-70503957121659692722010-09-06T04:41:00.000-06:002010-09-06T04:41:00.392-06:00Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday Post Comment Sep 04, 2010 5:49pm EDT He could direct Fannie(s) to offer 4% mortgages for all existing homeowners in good standing as Gross suggested; he could push for the temporary deductibility of all interest; and he could impose more tariffs instead of being frightened by the Asians, and stop their economic warfare against American workers. He promised us he would do what was needed, butCurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-69949516416329406752010-09-06T04:11:00.000-06:002010-09-06T04:11:00.069-06:00Interior chief Salazar voices doubt on Arctic drillingWe welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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Views expressed in the comments Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-91479590167881719832010-09-06T03:11:00.000-06:002010-09-06T03:11:00.534-06:00Whitman leads Brown in California governor's race Reuters on FacebookThomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-70354601828666072882010-09-06T02:41:00.000-06:002010-09-06T02:41:00.097-06:00Taliban vow to disrupt Afghanistan election Sun Sep 5, 2010 4:34pm EDT KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban said on Sunday they would attempt to disrupt elections this month and warned Afghans to boycott the vote, the first explicit threat against the poll by the hardline Islamists.The threat came just a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he would soon announce members of a peace council to pursue talks with the Taliban, Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-50487359859220167292010-09-06T02:11:00.000-06:002010-09-06T02:11:00.538-06:00Clinton: time ticking for Israel-Palestinian peace Sat Sep 4, 2010 6:47pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged Israel and the Palestinians to overcome the final obstacles to peace, saying their new talks may be a last chance to end the conflict.Clinton, speaking to Israeli and Palestinian television one day after direct peace talks between the two sides were relaunched in Washington, said skepticism andCurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-59611484718826365712010-09-06T01:41:00.000-06:002010-09-06T01:41:00.094-06:00Obama to propose permanent research tax credit Sun Sep 5, 2010 2:31pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will ask the Congress on Wednesday to increase and permanently extend a tax credit for business research as a way of boosting job growth, an administration officials said on Sunday.The proposal would cost $100 billion over 10 years, and Obama would pay for the plan by closing other corporate tax breaks, said the officialsCurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-54403399429645916402010-09-06T01:11:00.000-06:002010-09-06T01:11:00.095-06:00Dems object to 'Young Guns' promoAn American-American Party: NAReply #1Sep. 3, 2010 - 4:56 PM EST Now the book-burners are crawling out from under the rocks. What's next? Reeducation camps? Oh, that's right. Senility Sebelius already suggested "reeducation" for critics of Obama's health care destruction because the first round of lies, er, brainwashing, er, education didn't take so well.ReplyQuoteReport AbuseView the Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-61170900474145393992010-09-06T00:41:00.000-06:002010-09-06T00:41:00.406-06:00Cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86 9/4/10 6:37 PM EDT Updated: 9/5/10 12:42 PM EDTPaul Conrad, an editorial cartoonist known for his scathing attacks on political figures during his three decades at the Los Angeles Times, died Saturday at the age of 86.The Times reported he died of natural causes at his home in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.Conrad won three Pulitzer Prizes for his work, which was marked by a clearly liberal bent Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-38765933116252413232010-09-06T00:11:00.000-06:002010-09-06T00:11:00.076-06:00Author leaving Palins, Alaska behind 9/4/10 7:53 PM EDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin can take down the fence. Palin's neighbor of three months on Wasilla's Lake Lucille, author Joe McGinniss, is packing his bags and notebooks and leaving Sunday for his home in Massachusetts to write the book he has been researching on the former governor and GOP vice presidential candidate.His arrival in May made headlines and drew an Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-3328518383049593252010-09-05T23:41:00.000-06:002010-09-05T23:41:00.047-06:00Obama's biological countermeasuresROEg Party: LibertarianReply #1Sep. 5, 2010 - 9:03 AM EST Our Doctor "Frankenstein's" need to have their greed and meglomania constrained. Of course this is just cynical politics. No basis in integrity.ReplyQuoteReport AbuseView the Original articleCurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-8449279334974752002010-09-05T23:11:00.000-06:002010-09-05T23:11:00.425-06:00Dentist buys Hillary 2012 adarlenbrack Party: RepublicanReply #2Sep. 3, 2010 - 8:21 AM EST The dems better get somebody, the one they have is toast. 2012 - the third leg to go republican. Repeal Baby, Repeal ! ReplyQuoteReport AbuseView the Original articleCurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-37693716653437779602010-09-05T22:41:00.000-06:002010-09-05T22:41:00.259-06:00State parties look past RNC for cashTx Champ Party: ConservativeReply #2Sep. 3, 2010 - 5:28 AM EST That's not exactly the case, Trick Dick. People are not sending $$$ to the RNC because Michael Steele has proven to be a bad steward of the organization. ReplyQuoteReport AbuseView the Original articleCurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-8683521587833070142010-09-05T22:11:00.000-06:002010-09-05T22:11:00.755-06:00Ariz. rematch hinges on nat'l party 9/3/10 3:18 PM EDT Updated: 9/3/10 3:34 PM EDTThe question facing voters in Arizona's 5th District is whether Democratic Rep. Harry Mitchell is more lap dog or lone wolf. GOP challenger David Schweikert has posted signs across the Tempe-based political battleground calling the two-term incumbent a "lap dog" for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, after Mitchell voted for the bank bailout in 2008, the $787 Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-21630383963472365832010-09-05T21:41:00.000-06:002010-09-05T21:41:00.237-06:00Brewer: No more debates 9/3/10 3:39 PM EDT Updated: 9/3/10 4:13 PM EDTAfter freezing for more than 10 seconds in Wednesday’s debate, Arizona GOP Gov. Jan Brewer has announced that she will not agree to another engagement with her rival. Brewer appeared to forget portions of her opening statement Wednesday during her first debate against Democrat Terry Goddard. Continue ReadingText Size-View the Original articleCurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-22745719274487878092010-09-05T21:11:00.000-06:002010-09-05T21:11:00.154-06:00McCain embraces the GOP's rightAMAT Party: NAReply #1Sep. 5, 2010 - 4:18 PM EST Graham called Obama "tone-deaf" and his administration's policy work "the most liberal agenda in modern times" while McCain slammed the White House economic policies as "Obama Keynesian on steroids," which have failed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900797825155934555.post-77838787010982887972010-09-05T20:41:00.000-06:002010-09-05T20:41:00.069-06:00Rubio's father diesbeisbolfan Party: NAReply #1Sep. 5, 2010 - 12:29 PM EST My sympathies for Rubio's loss. I hope this does not derail his campaign. I hope he wins, but it is looking more and more that Crist is gonna winnit. And it looks like Reid hangs on in Nevada, and Boxer beats Carly in Cali. Republicans are doomed.ReplyQuoteReport AbuseView the Original articleCurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062871790753369073noreply@blogger.com0