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    Obama leads McCain by 11 points: Newsweek poll (AFP)

    US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama, seen here campaigning in Ohio, soared 11 points ahead of Republican rival John McCain taking a double digit lead for the first time in a Newsweek poll amid deep concerns about the economy.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Democrat Barack Obama on Friday soared 11 points ahead of Republican rival John McCain taking a double digit lead for the first time in a Newsweek poll amid deep concerns about the economy.


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    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:19:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Party Coffers Calling (CQPolitics.com)
    CQPolitics.com - There is no surer way to earn the devotion of one's party than to give it a vast sum of money, as Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts did this week, transferring $1 million from his Senate campaign account to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. -- read full article
    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:14:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Veteran GOP House Strategist Admits His Party Faces Losses in November (CQPolitics.com)
    CQPolitics.com - Virginia Rep. Thomas M. Davis III headed the Republicans' successful national House campaign efforts in the 2000 and 2002 election cycles as chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC). So it is a sign of the difficult straits that his party is in these days that Davis -- at a luncheon event Friday at which he paired off with the Democrats' current chief House campaign strategist -- said the Republicans appear certain to lose a sizable number of seats for the second consecutive election. -- read full article
    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:09:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Colin Powell calls Sen. Stevens' word 'sterling' (AP)

    Former Secretary of State Colin Powell leaves federal court in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, after testifying at the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Friday praised Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' sense of honor at his trial on corruption charges, calling his reputation for honesty and integrity "sterling" in the quarter-century they've known each other. "As we say in the infantry, this is a guy you take on a long patrol," said the retired four-star Army general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.


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    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:15:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

    Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks at a rally in front of the Ross County Courthouse in Chillicothe, Ohio Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - McCain in new hard-hitting ad hammers Obama over Ayers association ... Obama says McCain trying to divide country with angry speeches and TV ads ... Politically charged and tightly held, Palin ethics report to be released in Alaska ... With economy worsening, working-class voters slowly warm to Obama ... McCain's missing the mark with Hispanics in swing states


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    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:47:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Obama opens 5-point lead on McCain (Reuters)

    Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama greets supporters at a campaign rally in Dayton Dragon Stadium in Dayton, Ohio October 9, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama has opened a 5-point lead over Republican rival John McCain in the White House race and expanded his support among women voters, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released Friday.


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    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Hagan Still Leads Dole in North Carolina Senate Showdown (Rasmussen Reports)
    Rasmussen Reports - Democrat Kay Hagan continues to hold on to a modest lead over incumbent United States Senator Elizabeth Dole according to the latest Rasmussen Reports poll in the Tar Heel State. -- read full article
    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:09:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    N.Ireland peacemaker Mitchell comes out for Obama (AFP)

    Retired US senator George Mitchell, who steered the tough negotiations that led to lasting peace in Northern Ireland, seen here in January 2008, threw his support Thursday behind fellow Democrat Barack Obama in the US presidential race.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - Retired US senator George Mitchell, who steered the tough negotiations that led to lasting peace in Northern Ireland, threw his support Thursday behind fellow Democrat Barack Obama in the US presidential race.


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    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:36:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    NRCC cutting back ad buys (Politico)
    Politico - We’re starting to see the first tangible impact of the financial deficit that House Republicans are facing. -- read full article
    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:55:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Pollsters face the unknown in White House race (AFP)

    US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama speaks at a rally in Chillicothe, Ohio. Scientific surveys aimed at predicting the winner of the November 4 election are proving harder than ever, polling experts admit.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - They stumbled in 2000, and fell on their faces in 2004 -- so can anyone believe what opinion pollsters say about Barack Obama's lead over John McCain today?


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    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:41:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Senate race in Georgia tops farm-district races (Reuters)
    Reuters - Sen. Saxby Chambliss, a defender of U.S. farm subsidies, faces a strong challenge for re-election in Georgia in a top race among several contests that could affect congressional handling of farm issues. -- read full article
    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:11:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Colin Powell calls Sen. Stevens' word 'sterling' (AP)

    Former Secretary of State Colin Powell leaves federal court in Washington, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, after testifying at the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell called Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' word "sterling" at the senator's corruption trial. Federal prosecutors have accused Stevens of lying on Senate documents about more than $250,000 in renovations to his Alaska cabin and other gifts from Bill Allen, former head of the oil services company VECO Corp.


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    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:59:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    House Democrats Meet to Plan for Second Stimulus (CQPolitics.com)
    CQPolitics.com - House Democratic leaders will return to the Capitol Monday to hear from economists as they push their case for a second economic stimulus package, an aide to Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. -- read full article
    Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:36:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Bob Benenson's Jigsaw Politics: The Fight by GOP Conservatives for Control of Their Party (
    CQPolitics.com - The rebellion of conservative House Republicans that greatly complicated efforts to enact the financial industry "rescue" (or "bailout") plan came in the midst of one of the most fiercely contested national elections in years, as Republicans fight to stave off a Democratic takeover of the White House and big gains that would reinforce the Democrats' current majorities in the House and the Senate. -- read full article
    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:10:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Obama opens 5-point lead on McCain (Reuters)

    Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama greets supporters as he arrives at a campaign rally at Ault Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 9, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama has opened a 5-point lead over Republican rival John McCain in the White House race and expanded his support among women voters, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released Friday.


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    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:19:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
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