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Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings (Reuters)
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** RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT ID FROM GEORGE MITCHELL TO BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ** This handout photo provided by the State Department shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's office at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/State Department)Reuters - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.


Obama unpopular ahead of midterms: Will the GOP benefit? (Time.com)
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US President Barack Obama delivers an address to the nation on the end of combat operations in Iraq from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on August 31, 2010.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)Time.com - Nine weeks before the midterm elections, Barack Obama finds himself on the wrong side of the polls. Where did all that adoration go -- and is a Republican sweep next?


POLITICAL INSIDER: Clinton helps Ark. Democrat (AP)
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AP - Former President Bill Clinton is coming to the aid of endangered Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln.
Wary of tea party, GOP attacks Senate candidate (AP)
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FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2009 file photo, Delaware Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del. answers a question during a town hall meeting in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)AP - Delaware Republicans call Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell a liar who "could not be elected dog catcher" in a fierce attack that underscores GOP fears of the tea party-backed candidate knocking off top recruit Rep. Mike Castle and winning the nomination.


Anti-abortion group targets Democrats in radio ads (AP)
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AP - An anti-abortion group plans to air radio ads in three congressional races calling for the defeat of Democratic incumbents, among the first ads to capitalize on a Supreme Court ruling this year that freed corporations to directly influence elections.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer at a loss for words in first debate (The Upshot)
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The Upshot - It's a politician's worst nightmare: Drawing a complete blank in a high-profile debate. That's what happened to Arizona GOP Gov. Jan Brewer, who lost her train of thought during her opening statement during her first televised debate with her Democratic challenger, state Attorney General Terry Goddard. Brewer was in the middle of talking up her [...]
More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich (AP)
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FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2009 file photo, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., conducts a town hall event in Springfield, Va. Chances are fading that Congress will allow taxes to rise, even for the nation's top earners. Worried about the fragile economy and their own upcoming election, a growing number of Democrats are joining the rock-solid Republican opposition to President Barack Obama's plans to let some of the Bush administration's tax cuts expire. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans.


Gibbs defends Obama's efforts to help House Democrats (CQPolitics.com)
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White House press secretary Robert Gibbs delivers his daily briefing at the White House in Washington September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)CQPolitics.com - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Thursday defended President Barack Obama's track record of campaigning for House Democrats as new polling shows their party taking a nose dive.


Happy beginning for a W.H. production (Politico)
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Politico - Obama was able to show on the foreign policy stage.
Obama visits Dole at Walter Reed (Politico)
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Politico - The president saw the former Kansas senator and 1996 GOP presidential nominee on Monday.
Hopeful sign: More talks for Israel, Palestinians (AP)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, second from right, as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell looks on at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)AP - In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year.


Jordan's king: Terrorists want to derail talks (AP)
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Barack Obama, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah II walk to East Room of the White House before making statements on the Middle East peace negotiations in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Jordan's King Abdullah II suggests that failure of new peace talks between Isarel and the Palestinians would be a victory for terrorists seeking to derail the process.


US officers take up posts at Paris airport (AP)
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AP - American officers are taking up posts at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport to help identify potential terrorists or other high-risk passengers heading to the United States.
U.S. offshore oil fire may delay lift of drill ban (Reuters)
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Reuters - The Obama Administration is likely to stay focused on toughening regulatory oversight of the U.S. offshore oil industry and may push back lifting a ban on deepwater drilling after the latest accident in the Gulf of Mexico, analysts said on Thursday.
AMERICA'S LITTLE WARS ARE DRAINING US IN A BIG WAY (Georgie Anne Geyer)
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Georgie Anne Geyer - WASHINGTON -- You have to wonder exactly what you're supposed to say in a week like this one, as President Obama officially declared the end to the U.S. war in Iraq and most Americans breathed a tempered sigh of relief.
GOP Committees Look to Outside Groups to Fund Fall Ground Game (CQPolitics.com)
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CQPolitics.com - Republican strategists wary of relying on a Republican National Committee beset by controversy are relying on third-party organizations to fund and manage crucial ground game operations for the midterm elections.
Labor, business leaders differ on ways to fix economy (McClatchy Newspapers)
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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — With the Labor Day weekend approaching, union leaders and U.S. business interests expressed concerns Thursday about the fragility of the nation's economic recovery. They offered drastically different remedies for fixing the country's woes, however.
Some Democrats See Competitive Opportunity in Alaska (CQPolitics.com)
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CQPolitics.com - With Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceding the Alaska GOP primary Tuesday night to lawyer Joe Miller, some Democrats now believe they have a chance to pick up a seat in a state no one thought could be in play in a cycle where Democrats are facing a significant loss of seats.
Tea party seeks another upset in Delaware's Senate primary (McClatchy Newspapers)
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McClatchy Newspapers - WILMINGTON, Del. — Thanks to the tea party, Rep. Mike Castle's once smooth path to Delaware's Republican Senate nomination suddenly has become less predictable — and is providing a fresh reason for already staggering moderate Republicans everywhere to be frightened.