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Sloan Wages Quixotic Campaign Against Norton (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - Doug Sloan wants the microphone.

Obama unpopular ahead of midterms: Will the GOP benefit? (Time.com)

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?


Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians (AP)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, second from right, as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell looks on at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.  (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)AP - In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year.


Wary of tea party, GOP attacks Senate candidate (AP)

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)

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.

Israeli-Palestinian talks: no breakthroughs, but a way forward (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas achieved no jaw-dropping breakthroughs as they relaunched direct peace talks Thursday with a determined nudge from the Obama administration.

AMERICA'S LITTLE WARS ARE DRAINING US IN A BIG WAY (Georgie Anne Geyer)

Georgie Anne Geyer - WASHINGTON -- You have to wonder exactly what you're supposed to say in a week like this one, as President Obama officially declared the end to the U.S. war in Iraq and most Americans breathed a tempered sigh of relief.

Happy beginning for a W.H. production (Politico)

Politico - Obama was able to show on the foreign policy stage.

More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich (AP)

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)

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.


Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings (Reuters)

** RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT ID FROM GEORGE MITCHELL TO BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ** This handout photo provided by the State Department shows  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's office at the State Department in Washington.   (AP Photo/State Department)Reuters - 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.


Labor, business leaders differ on ways to fix economy (McClatchy Newspapers)

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.

Obama visits Dole at Walter Reed (Politico)

Politico - The president saw the former Kansas senator and 1996 GOP presidential nominee on Monday.

Tea party seeks another upset in Delaware's Senate primary (McClatchy Newspapers)

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.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer at a loss for words in first debate (The Upshot)

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 [...]

GOP Committees Look to Outside Groups to Fund Fall Ground Game (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - Republican strategists wary of relying on a Republican National Committee beset by controversy are relying on third-party organizations to fund and manage crucial ground game operations for the midterm elections.

Slovaks observe day of mourning after mass killing (AP)

A covered body lies on the ground on the street in the Devinska Nova Ves district of the capital Bratislava August 30, 2010. A gunman killed six members of a single family and then shot himself when cornered by policemen in the Slovak capital Bratislava on Monday, the country's police chief said.  REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (Slovakia - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY)AP - Slovakia is observing a national day of mourning after a deadly shooting rampage left eight people dead and wounded 15 others.


POLITICAL INSIDER: Clinton helps Ark. Democrat (AP)

AP - Former President Bill Clinton is coming to the aid of endangered Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln.

Jordan's king: Terrorists want to derail talks (AP)

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Barack Obama, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah II walk to East Room of the White House before making statements on the Middle East peace negotiations in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Jordan's King Abdullah II suggests that failure of new peace talks between Isarel and the Palestinians would be a victory for terrorists seeking to derail the process.




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Longtime volunteer honored

A seven-year volunteer at the state park in Homosasa was given his due - a certificate of recognition.

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New era in transportation?

The county has assured its "place at the table" by forming a TPO.

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Primer on good policing

The Sheriff's Office is implementing a new kind of policing, which is based on using intelligence-led analysis.

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Big dreams in small towns

Citrus County's two community airports are having lots of work done to them to bring in business.