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Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings (Reuters) - Thu, 02 Sep 2010

President Barack Obama (2nd R) walks in with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak (L), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) before making a statement on Middle East Peace talks in the East Room of the White House in Washington September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.


Obama unpopular ahead of midterms: Will the GOP benefit? (Time.com) - Fri, 03 Sep 2010

US President Barack Obama delivers an address to the nation on the end of combat operations in Iraq from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on August 31, 2010.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)Time.com - Nine weeks before the midterm elections, Barack Obama finds himself on the wrong side of the polls. Where did all that adoration go -- and is a Republican sweep next?


POLITICAL INSIDER: Clinton helps Ark. Democrat (AP) - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
AP - Former President Bill Clinton is coming to the aid of endangered Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln.

Wary of tea party, GOP attacks Senate candidate (AP) - Fri, 03 Sep 2010

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2009 file photo, Delaware Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del. answers a question during a town hall meeting in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)AP - Delaware Republicans call Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell a liar who "could not be elected dog catcher" in a fierce attack that underscores GOP fears of the tea party-backed candidate knocking off top recruit Rep. Mike Castle and winning the nomination.


Anti-abortion group targets Democrats in radio ads (AP) - Fri, 03 Sep 2010
AP - An anti-abortion group plans to air radio ads in three congressional races calling for the defeat of Democratic incumbents, among the first ads to capitalize on a Supreme Court ruling this year that freed corporations to directly influence elections.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer at a loss for words in first debate (The Upshot) - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
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 [...]

More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich (AP) - Thu, 02 Sep 2010

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2009 file photo, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., conducts a town hall event in Springfield, Va. Chances are fading that Congress will allow taxes to rise, even for the nation's top earners. Worried about the fragile economy and their own upcoming election, a growing number of Democrats are joining the rock-solid Republican opposition to President Barack Obama's plans to let some of the Bush administration's tax cuts expire. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans.


Gibbs defends Obama's efforts to help House Democrats (CQPolitics.com) - Thu, 02 Sep 2010

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs delivers his daily briefing at the White House in Washington September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)CQPolitics.com - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Thursday defended President Barack Obama's track record of campaigning for House Democrats as new polling shows their party taking a nose dive.


Happy beginning for a W.H. production (Politico) - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Politico - Obama was able to show on the foreign policy stage.

Obama visits Dole at Walter Reed (Politico) - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Politico - The president saw the former Kansas senator and 1996 GOP presidential nominee on Monday.