www.jewlicious.com — The above video is from Kansas City, where a middle school teacher has recently landed in extremely hot water for what some people are terming “political indoctrination.” Eighth- and ninth-graders from the Urban Community Leadership Academy charter school’s Junior Fraternity march More ...

www.dailykos.com — Tom Brokaw and Chuck Todd were amazed this weekend: North Carolina and Virginia are not locks for the Republican Party this fall.  Now polls show Republican Senate seats in those states -- as well as possibly ones in Georgia, Virginia, and Kentucky -- going to Democrats this fall.   More ...

www.dailykos.com — (Now also posted at a non-partisan URL w/ a useful navigation bar) Whether convincing undecideds or debating a McCain supporter in a public forum, it is essential to know your stuff .  Obama has done a better job combatting GOP messaging than I've ever seen, but there are unfortunatel More ...

news.yahoo.com — AFP - Democrat Barack Obama is gaining ground in hard-fought battleground states, new polls said Tuesday, piling pressure on his rival John McCain ahead of their second debate clash.

news.yahoo.com — Reuters - Kenyan immigration authorities arrested the U.S. author of a critical book about presidential candidate Barack Obama before its launch on Tuesday and took him to the airport for deportation, witnesses said.

feeds.reuters.com — NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan immigration authorities arrested the U.S. author of a critical book about presidential candidate Barack Obama before its launch on Tuesday and took him to the airport for deportation, witnesses said.

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www.cnn.com — Seattle Post Intelligencer Obama gaining in 5 battleground states, polls say CNN - 23 minutes ago By Alan Silverleib WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Polls in five key battleground states in the race for the White House released Tuesday suggest that Sen. Barack Obama is making  More ...

news.yahoo.com — Politico - Barack Obama released a new ad Tuesday ahead of his presidential debate with John McCain accusing the Arizona senator of using “smears” to drive campaign dialog away from the economy.

www.nytimes.com — BBC News Kenya Detains US Author Critical of Obama New York Times - 29 minutes ago By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN NAIROBI, Kenya - The American author of a best-selling book highly critical of Senator Barack Obama was detained by Kenyan immigration agents on Tuesday as he p More ...