Reuters – Nobody at the White House would be surprised if President Barack Obama’s influential right-hand man, Rahm Emanuel, decides to run for Chicago mayor and already there is speculation as to who would replace him.
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Speculation swirls as top Obama aide mulls mayoral run
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AFP – Speculation swirled Wednesday that US President Barack Obama may shake up his White House staff if his top political enforcer Rahm Emanuel decides to run for Chicago mayor.
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Windy City mayor race may trigger Obama shake-up
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AFP – US President Barack Obama will attend a meeting on Sudan at the UN headquarters on September 24 to show the importance the United States places in a looming referendum on independence for southern Sudan, US ambassador Susan Rice said Wednesday.
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Obama to attend Sudan referendum meeting at UN: US official
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AP – President Barack Obama is getting a little personal about the sluggish economy, telling a Cleveland audience about his own family’s struggles and hardships.
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Obama tells Ohio audience of own family struggles
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AP – President Barack Obama doesn’t go there anymore.
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Fewer Democratic candidates seeking Obama’s help
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The Christian Science Monitor – Ohio makes or breaks presidencies. That’s one reason why President Obama picked Cleveland to unveil a new plan for economic recovery just 55 days before voters decide whether Democrats keep their majorities in the House and Senate.
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Why Ohio? Behind Obama’s choice of Cleveland for jobs speech
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Congress is unlikely to quickly pass Obama’s latest proposals to jump-start the economy, reflecting the president’s weakened political position.
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Obama’s Proposals Unlikely to Pass Soon
The New Hampshire Senate race is one that made a lot of noise early in the cycle, and has slid back out of the headlines as Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Nevada, Ohio, Florida and other states have generated more fireworks. Republicans have a surplus of good choices here. Early on, there were some conservative worries that frontrunner Kelly Ayotte , a popular state attorney general for five years, might be a bit less socially conservative than some Republican grassroots would prefer; a lack of a voting record in a legislature and fans in Washington are potential points of concern in a year like this. But it's hard to argue that a Sarah Palin-backed candidate is some sort of closet liberal. I had a chance to meet Ovide Lamontagne * a few months ago, and it's easy to make the case that he's the near-dream candidate for conservatives. “Toomeyesque” comes to mind. But when the other options, you begin to wish the ballot was a buffet instead of a menu, and you could order a bit from this one and a bit from that one. Bill Binnie's business experience, LeMontagne's encyclopedic knowledge of conservative policy ideas, Ayotte's sterling record as a prosecutor kicking tail on crime and corruption, and Jim Bender's life story of an inspiring rise from modest means. The Susan B. Anthony list, a pro-life women's group is backing Ayotte, and putting their money where their mouth is : Today, the Susan B. Anthony List announced the launch of a $150,000 independent expenditure campaign highlighting the pro-life leadership of Kelly Ayotte, endorsed Republican primary candidate for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire. The SBA List campaign includes $50,000 in radio ads, $50,000 in Google web ads and $50,000 in voter mobilization efforts leading up to the Tuesday, September 14th
