U.S. : Politics
AP - Politically weakened but refusing to bend, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that Bush-era tax cuts be cut off for the wealthiest Americans, joining battle with Republicans — and some fellow Democrats — just two months before bruising midterm elections.
AP - First came the outrage over plans for a mosque near ground zero. Now there's anger over a Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Quran.
AP - President Barack Obama doesn't go there anymore.
The Upshot - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro told American journalist Jeffrey Goldberg at the Atlantic that the Cuban communist economic system no longer works. "The Cuban model doesn't even work for us anymore," Castro said in a rare interview. Goldberg wrote: "This struck me as the mother of all Emily Litella moments. Did the leader of the [...]
Who Wants to Be Next Mayor of Chicago? (Time.com)Time.com - The floodgates have opened with Richard Daley's surprise decision not to run for a seventh term. But the wannabes don't have much time.
Would raising taxes on the rich help or hurt the economy? (McClatchy Newspapers)McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans, as President Barack Obama proposes to do, probably wouldn't wreck the moribund U.S. economy, but extending the tax cuts they've enjoyed since 2001 could spur some economic benefit.
Alaska's Murkowski weighing write-in bid (CQPolitics.com)CQPolitics.com - Sen. Lisa Murkowski is strongly considering a mounting a November write-in campaign to keep her seat and could make an announcement as soon as tomorrow, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
How GOP front-runners are commemorating 9-11 (The Upshot)The Upshot - One of the narratives of the summer has been the Republican Party's changing attitude toward Islam as seen in the response to the proposed mosque near Ground Zero. A few Republicans considered front-runners for the 2012 presidential nomination have taken very strong stances against the facility, known as the Park51 Islamic Center, aligning themselves with [...]
Md. flier ban may be unconstitutional (Politico)Politico - Does a Maryland judge's ban on certain campaign fliers violate the First Amendment?
Rendell: GOP 'flat out crazy' (Politico)Politico - The Pennsylvania governor kicks off his fall campaign by calling Republicans “fruit loops."
