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AP - The man who runs Washington is in danger of losing his job in a hotly contested election, but the post that's up for grabs isn't president. It's mayor.

AP - Hours before addressing the nation, President Barack Obama told U.S. troops just back from Iraq that his speech outlining the withdrawal of combat forces "is not going to be a victory lap" nor a cause for celebration.

AP - In an election year of the angry electorate, former governors in five states are hoping that a deja vu appeal sells better than the anti-establishment pitch.

AP - The hard-fought race between Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her Republican challenger narrowed as the state began counting thousands of outstanding ballots in Alaska's GOP primary.

The Upshot - No matter what President Obama says about his religion, the debate over whether he is secretly Muslim continues to rage within the GOP. And a new poll finds that Republicans are now taking that rumor one step further. A Newsweek survey released Monday found that a majority of Republicans believe that Obama "sympathizes with the [...]

Reuters - President Barack Obama declared the U.S. combat mission in Iraq officially over on Tuesday but said he would not take a "victory lap" because a lot more work remained to be done inside the country.

AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday condemned the killings of an Afghan parliamentary candidate and five members of the campaign team for another candidate.

Reuters - An economic adviser to President Barack Obama said on Tuesday there was a worry that even a temporary extension of lower tax rates for the wealthy would be a "foot in the door" to permanent extension.

AP - As he prepares to herald the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, President Barack Obama has spoken by phone to former President George W. Bush.

The Upshot - The 2010 campaign is already ugly, and it's likely to get much worse ahead of the November midterms. A report from the Campaign Media Analysis Group, which tracks political ad buys, finds that candidates for state and federal offices have already spent nearly $400 million on TV ads this election cycle. Political parties and outside [...]

The Upshot - If the qualities you look for in a congressional representative include prison time for corruption and outlandish hairdos  — and if you live in Ohio's 17th congressional district — you're in luck. Former Democratic Rep. James Traficant is poised to qualify as an Independent candidate for the Ohio House seat he held prior to his [...]

AP - The results of last week's Vermont primary have been certified by the secretary of state, but that doesn't mean the election's over.

AP - Americans with the strongest opinions about the country's most divisive issues are largely unhappy with how President Barack Obama is handling them, an ominous sign for Democrats hoping to retain control of Congress in the fall elections.

The Upshot - Republicans hold a 10-point lead over Democrats in Gallup's most recent generic congressional survey, the Republicans' largest margin over Democrats in six decades of this particular Gallup poll. Registered voters expressed a preference for a generic Republican over a generic Democrat for Congress 51 percent to 41 percent. This is the fifth week in a [...]

AP - The Associated Press-GfK Poll on election issues was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications from Aug. 11-16, 2010. It is based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,007 adults. Interviews were conducted with 706 respondents on landline telephones and 301 on cellular phones.

AP - One week after helping engineer a surprise in Alaska, the Tea Party Express announced a six-figure commitment Monday to back Christine O'Donnell and her challenge to Delaware Rep. Mike Castle for the state's Republican senatorial nomination.

AP - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Monday her Republican rival Joe Miller may be creating doubt in the minds of Alaskans about the integrity of the voting process by ratcheting up the hyperbole about possible election fraud.

AP - An elections board in Ohio says a former congressman who served time in federal prison has enough valid signatures to run again for a U.S. House seat.

AP - Democrats' House campaign committee is starting its first advertising blitz of the fall election cycle Tuesday with a TV spot hammering Wisconsin GOP candidate Sean Duffy, one of several Republicans who are threatening to wrest an open Democratic seat.

AP - Firmly and finally ending the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, President Barack Obama will have but a moment before trying to hasten peace nearby between Israelis and Palestinians. Left unclear is whether winding down the war that inflamed Arab passions will do anything to help long-shot Mideast talks.