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Obama address: I'm committed to helping middle class - Lowell Sun

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A healthy economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said as he reaffirmed his commitment to work hard for America's hardworking men and women. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama on ...

What about the small businesses? - Politico.com

Fresh from his vacation and as the Senate looks to consider “TARP 3.0,” President Barack Obama announced that he would be considering more measures to strengthen the economy and encourage hiring among employers. Where have we heard this rhetoric before? The White House deemed this summer the ...

Arizona governor stumbles during debate - Boston Herald

P HOENIX — It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory. Gov. Jan Brewer stumbled and stammered through her opening statement during a televised debate Wednesday night, suffering through an embarrassing, cringe-eliciting pause that lasted more than 10 ...

Colo. gubernatorial candidate refuses to back down - WTOL-TV

DENVER (AP) - Dan Maes likes to brag about taking down the political machine in becoming Colorado's Republican gubernatorial nominee. The way he's going, it may be the only victory in a short-lived political career. Republicans spent the week desperately trying to get the tea party favorite to quit ...

After debate, Ariz. governor backtracks on beheadings - CharlotteObserver.com

PHOENIX Gov. Jan Brewer rose to national fame defending Arizona's immigration law and warning of rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, including a claim that headless bodies were turning up in the desert. But the claim has come back to haunt her after a stammering debate performance in which ...

L.A. sheriff says almost all pot clinics are criminal - Pioneer Press

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County sheriff has escalated his war of words against California medical marijuana dispensaries, saying as many as 97 percent operate as criminal enterprises. Some of the pot shops get marijuana from Mexican drug cartels, and most dole out pot to people with no ...

Arizona governor says she was wrong about her beheadings claim disputed by rival during debate - Orlando Sentinel

PHOENIX (AP) — A claim by Arizona's governor that rising violence along the U.S.- Mexico border has led to headless bodies turning up in the desert came back to haunt her during a stammering debate performance in which she failed to back it up. Gov. Jan Brewer, who gained national attention ...

POLITICAL INSIDER: Christie backs Castle - Chippewa Herald

WASHINGTON (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. Christie, a graduate of the ...

State drops appeal of real estate ballot initiative - Columbia Daily Tribune

JEFFERSON CITY — An initiative barring taxes on home and land sales is clear to appear on Missouri’s ballot after the state dropped an appeal yesterday of a judge’s decision ordering the election. The measure will ask voters on Nov. 2 whether to amend the Missouri Constitution to prohibit real ...

Obama, NATO secretary-general to meet next Tuesday - Idaho Statesman

Email Story WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to meet at the White House next week with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (AHN'-derz FOHG RAHS'-moo-sihn). White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says the visit is part of Obama's ongoing consultations with allies. The two leaders are ...