- WATCH: Jake Tapper on Obamas New Economic Plan
President Obama is set to outline new tax breaks for businesses. - WATCH: Angle: Harry Reid Responsible for Economic Mess
Jonathan Karl talks to NV Senate Candidate Sharron Angle on Top Line. - WATCH: Mayor Bloomberg Defends Islamic Center
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg says building an Islamic center at ground zero is a First Amendment right. - Unsafe Country?: Sense of Safety Declines at 9th Anniversary of 9/11
- Tax Cut Showdown
Our World News report on President Obama swinging into campaign mode: -Jake Tapper - WATCH: Obamas Midterm Election Diagnosis
A sneak peek at the presidents interview with George Stephanopoulos. - Obama Blasts GOP, Announces Biz Initiatives
In a political speech reminiscent of his 2008 campaign, President Obama today proposed new incentives for businesses and assailed Republicans for impeding his efforts and for wanting to revert to the same philosophy that led to this mess in the first place. - Advertisement:
- Petraeus: Burn a Quran Day Harms Troops
Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, said he is outraged by Burn a Quran Day. Petraeus issued a statement Monday, saying the event could endanger troops and it could endanger the overall effort here. - Obama Says Dems May Be Endangered
In a GMA interview the president sizes up the midterm elections. - President Obama: I Believe Government Should Be Lean
In Cleveland, Ohio, today, President Obama said, “I believe government should be lean; government should be efficient. I believe government should leave people free to make the choices they think are best for themselves and their families, so long as those choices don’t hurt others.” - Still Fear vs. Hope? Obama Attacks John Boehner, GOP’s Economic Vision
Speaking today in Cleveland, President Obama assailed House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, by name eight times, attacking the Republicans economic philosophy as flawed and weak, attempting to define the choice that people have in November’s midterm election. - An American Monument Means Chinese Jobs?
An American bricklayers union is calling on the Obama administration to deny visas to a group of Chinese workers selected to travel to Washington this fall to assemble a sculpture on the National Mall in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Members of the Local 1 Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers union leafleted the Martin Luther King Memorial Foundation offices in downtown Washington, telling commuters that outsourcing the project to China and denying U.S. workers the opportunity to contribute to the monument during a time of high unemployment is wrong, wrong, wrong. - Can White House Replace Rahm Emanuel?
Its still unclear whether White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel will run for mayor of Chicago, but aides say theyd be surprised if he didnt, setting the stage for a possible high-profile administration departure and staffing shake-up to follow. - WATCH: Obama: GOP Hold Up Is Politics, Pure And Simple
President Barack Obama gives fiery speech to Cleveland, OH audience. - WATCH: Who Would Replace Rahm?
Washington Posts Karen Tumulty discusses Rahm for Mayor on Top Line. - Advertisement:
- Gov. Barbour: No Excuse for Koran Burning; Stirring up Anti-Muslim Sentiments a ‘Distraction’ for GOP
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour today joined in denunciations of the Florida pastor who’s planning a Koran burning – and warned that Republicans who seek to stir up anti-Muslim sentiments are distracting the GOP from its core messaging this fall. - Sharron Angle: Im a Mainstream American; Harry Reid Responsible for Economic Mess
Angle, a tea party favorite in a tight race to oust Sen. Reid, is seeking to portray herself as a mainstream candidate to the broader electorate. - Voters Favor GOP Over Dems By Record Margin
Swelling economic discontent has pushed dissatisfaction with the federal government to its highest level in 18 years, with the same forces that put Barack Obama on the road to the presidency two years ago now threatening to undo his partys control of Congress.
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