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09/07/2010
Is Sen. Murkowski Having Second Thoughts About Getting Back In The Race?
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, apparently defeated in her bid for another term in the Aug. 24 GOP primary -- she conceded the race last week -- may have a change of heart. She is considering all options, including remaining on the ballot in some way.
09/07/2010
Chicago Mayor Daley Won't Run Again
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, who has been in office since 1989 and who is set to break his late father's longevity record on Christmas, announced today he will not seek re-election in 2011.
09/07/2010
Chicago Mayor Daley Won't Run For Re-Election
The 68-year-old Democrat has been mayor since 1989. He announced the decision Tuesday, saying it was "a personal decision, no more, no less."
09/07/2010
Obama On Government: Results Bigger Than Size
President Obama wants to shift the political debate away from big versus small government and toward a discussion of whether or not the government works. Proving effectiveness requires more transparency, and the administration has used online tools to do that, but many Americans still await results.
09/07/2010
Chicago Mayor Daley Won't Seek Re-Election
After more than 20 years in office, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he's not running for re-election. If Daley finishes his current term, he will have held the post longer than even his father, Richard J. Daley, who died in office after serving 21 years.
09/07/2010
White House Shifts To Campaign Mode
The White House is now campaigning full-steam ahead for the upcoming midterm elections. But the landscape is daunting. President Obama's poll numbers keep falling and the Republican Party may have a historic Election Day unless the Democrats pull off something dramatic in the next few weeks.
09/07/2010
GOP Operative On Homeless Greens Campaign
A few political newcomers running for statewide office in Arizona are raising some eyebrows. That's because the candidates, running as members of the Green Party, are homeless. Republican political operative Steve May helped sign up some of the candidates, and Democrats are crying foul. He discusses the candidates and why he wants them running for office.
09/07/2010
Renew The Tax Cuts: Good Politics, Bad Economics?
There's a way to dramatically cut the deficit -- by simply letting the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts expire. But President Obama has vowed not to raise taxes on most Americans, a pledge that would add billions to the deficit every year. And, fiscal watchdogs note, the "Bush tax cuts" would then become Obama's.
09/07/2010
The Battle For The Senate: A GOP Majority Is Within Reach
It's been two months since our last review of the 37 Senate races at stake, and the news is less favorable for the Democrats. And if the trends continue, the Republicans have a legitimate shot at capturing a majority; they need a net of 10.
09/07/2010
Hating On The President: A Great American Pastime
Is there anything a president can do to escape widespread criticism? Get another job, perhaps. Historians say it's in Americans' DNA to turn on whoever is in the White House. We've been doing it since the beginning.
09/07/2010
Voters To The Parties: It’s A Date, Not A Marriage
Every time power shifts between the major parties in Washington, pundits and prognosticators say there's been a sea change. But in truth, voters can and often do change their minds quickly about who should be in charge.
09/07/2010
Official: Obama To Back More Business Tax Breaks
The president will call on Congress to pass new tax breaks that would allow businesses to write off 100 percent of their new capital investments through 2011
09/07/2010
Obama Proposes $50 Billion For Infrastructure
Labor Day is the traditional campaign kick off, and President Obama traveled to Milwaukee, Wisc., to mark the moment Monday. But with the economy still sagging and Democrats looking at dismal poll numbers, it's tough place to start.
09/07/2010
True Or Not, Political Ads Kick Into High Gear
To help make sense of the impending avalanche of campaign ads, NPR has partnered with PolitiFact to present the Message Machine Fall TV Preview. Bill Adair, editor of PolitiFact.com, talks to Steve Inskeep about what to expect from the fall campaign season. PolitiFact is a project of the St. Petersburg Times.
09/06/2010
On Labor Day, Obama Pushes New Jobs Program
In the midst of dire predictions for Democrats in November, President Obama spent part of his Labor Day in Milwaukee -- part of a week he'll spend promoting new initiatives to boost the economy. On Monday, the president called for spending an extra $50 billion on the nation's roads and railways, in hopes of putting more Americans back to work. Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Scott Horsley.
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