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Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings (Reuters)

Palestinian women wait to cross at Kalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar where observant fast from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)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.

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

US President Barack Obama, seen here on Sep 1, will next week make a new bid to stem ebbing political support over the slowing economic recovery, with visits to the struggling Midwest and a formal White House news conference.(AFP/File/Chris Kleponis)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?

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POLITICAL INSIDER: Clinton helps Ark. Democrat (AP)

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

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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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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.

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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 [...]

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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.

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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.

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Unemployment climbs to 9.6 percent (Politico)

Politico – The addition of 67,000 private sector jobs in August isn’t enough to bring down jobless rate.

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Why Boxer will lose (Politico)

Politico – Opinion: It’s becoming increasingly unlikely that the California senator will beat Carly Fiorina.

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