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Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings (Reuters)

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.

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

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)

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)

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.

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 [...]

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

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)

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)

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

Obama visits Dole at Walter Reed (Politico)

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

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

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.

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

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.

US officers take up posts at Paris airport (AP)

AP - American officers are taking up posts at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport to help identify potential terrorists or other high-risk passengers heading to the United States.

U.S. offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban (Reuters)

Reuters - The Obama Administration is likely to stay focused on toughening regulatory oversight of the U.S. offshore oil industry and may push back lifting a ban on deepwater drilling after the latest accident in the Gulf of Mexico, analysts said on Thursday.

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.

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.

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.

Some Democrats See Competitive Opportunity in Alaska (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - With Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceding the Alaska GOP primary Tuesday night to lawyer Joe Miller, some Democrats now believe they have a chance to pick up a seat in a state no one thought could be in play in a cycle where Democrats are facing a significant loss of seats.

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.

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August, 2010 Featured Political Topics

How To Shrink Our Government
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:15:46 -0500

With the massive expansion of the federal government it can seem overwhelming. What can we do to shrink the government back to its appropriate size? With more decisions being taken away from the public, it seems like the government is taking control of our lives. Here are some ways you can find out what to do to individually to shrink the government.

New Take - Why the American Left Loves Islam
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:44:23 -0500

What is it that the American left sees in Islam that makes them defend it with passion? This article provides a new analysis of that question.

Salary Hike! Who Needs it More?
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:25:09 -0500

Society is composed of two great classes - those who have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners. ~Sebastien-Roch Nicholas de Chamfort. This article is a comparison between three level of societies, in order to see who needs more salary.

President Karzai - A Runaway Partner in the War on Terror
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:50:39 -0500

Last week, President Hamid Karzai announced dissolution of private security firms from Afghanistan by December 2010. Continued antagonistic and confrontational moves in the recent past by Karzai would derail the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. United States must address Karzai's genuine concerns in order to get him aboard for the success of prevailing strategy in Afghanistan.

On How the Nazi and Chinese Communist Regimes Are Similar
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:50:31 -0500

On How The Nazi And Chinese Communist Regime Are Similar The labour camps just a bad memory Like the camps in Auschwitz I had visited some five years ago viewing the spectacle of crushed glasses from those killed in the chambers used for industrial materials and state commerse absurd --Poetic Passages, Freedom For China. History repeats itself with monstrous regimes. This article draws similarities between what happened under the Nazi regime...