CQPolitics.com - Former Rep. Rob Portman (R) and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher (D) have been engaged in a spirited race for the open Ohio Senate seat since emerging from primaries in May. The contest has long been seen as a tossup, but with the trend lines having shifted toward Portman, CQ Politics is moving the race to the less competitive rating of Leans Republican.
Labor day BBQ? A side dish is partisan sparring on...
The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama used his weekly message to the nation as a Labor Day opportunity to pledge that he's working on fresh policies to boost job creation and help "the great middle class."
Nation's economic woes jeopardize Dems' prospects ...
AP - Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections.
Obama vows to expand 'thriving middle class' ...
AFP - US President Barack Obama on Saturday vowed to expand a prosperous middle class and help his compatriots achieve the American Dream as the country prepared to celebrate Labor Day.POLITICAL INSIDER: Christie backs Castle (AP)
AP - Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who rode voter anger to office in New Jersey last year, is endorsing Mike Castle's bid to win the GOP primary in Delaware and is joining a pack of party leaders trying to block a tea party-backed candidate's bid.House Democratic campaign arm goes negative (...
AP - Democrats' House campaign committee is starting its first advertising blitz of the fall election cycle Tuesday with a TV spot hammering Wisconsin GOP candidate Sean Duffy, one of several Republicans who are threatening to wrest an open Democratic seat.
AP-GfK Poll: Most attuned voters tilt toward GOP ...
AP - Americans with the strongest opinions about the country's most divisive issues are largely unhappy with how President Barack Obama is handling them, an ominous sign for Democrats hoping to retain control of Congress in the fall elections.Obama to meet ASEAN leaders in New York (AFP)
AFP - President Barack Obama will meet Southeast Asian leaders this month in New York, the White House said, as the United States tries to bolster its role in a region faced with a rising China.'Tea party' on a roll: Can Christine O'Donnell win...
The Christian Science Monitor - Following its recent upset win in Alaskas US Senate Republican primary, the "tea party" movement is focusing on Delaware. There, the GOP is scrambling to head off tea party favorite Christine O'Donnell in her challenge to US Rep. Mike Castle.
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