Obama Pushes Jobs Plan, and Assails G.O.P. for Criticism
President Obama, looking to jump-start the economy, called on Congress to approve a far-reaching plan to rebuild and modernize transportation over the next six years.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=679afa8f62dddafad382fe2f6a406820&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=679afa8f62dddafad382fe2f6a406820&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

Republican Runs Street People on Green Ticket
Democrats are trying to stop a group of homeless people from running on the Green Party ticket, saying it is a dirty trick by a Republican operative.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=9543919a729d006a5b22ecbe6cabf094&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=9543919a729d006a5b22ecbe6cabf094&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

Battle for Biden’s Seat: A Rallying Cry Amid Attack Ads in Delaware
Christine O’Donnell, a Republican, has used attacks to her advantage in a run for the Senate seat that Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. once held.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=53a14576532ee083eb1ecc68a5d0b80f&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=53a14576532ee083eb1ecc68a5d0b80f&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

The Long Shot and McCain: In Arizona, Corn With Politics on the Side
Rodney Glassman, a Democrat who is challenging Senator John McCain, did his best to win over a tough crowd at a corn dinner last week.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=71e9f9f9d9f93c89a36de2756540590c&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=71e9f9f9d9f93c89a36de2756540590c&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

Obama’s Old Seat Up for Grabs: Fed Up With Politics, and Politicians, in Illinois
Fairgoers outside Chicago seemed to share a grumpiness toward anyone with anything to do with politics.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1ecf2bab5b84a30c7ae0c4a198c676f6&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=1ecf2bab5b84a30c7ae0c4a198c676f6&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

Sidebar: Appeals Court in Atlanta Again Rejects Racial Discrimination Claim
Last month, for the third time and in the face of a 2006 rebuke from the United States Supreme Court, the court said a white supervisor calling an adult black man “boy” carried no racial overtones.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d364c4f853dcf7ce62cc2278b1c364c0&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d364c4f853dcf7ce62cc2278b1c364c0&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

Congressional Charities Pulling In Corporate Cash
At least two dozen charities that lawmakers or their families helped create or run routinely accept donations from businesses seeking to influence them.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=92c7bec5ab06e1efbdc41cc383e0a412&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=92c7bec5ab06e1efbdc41cc383e0a412&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

For G.O.P., Tea Party Wields a Double-Edged Sword
The Tea Party fervor is expected to help Republicans in November, but it may also create problems for them.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=bb8c95e337addb84ce388cdb93adba55&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=bb8c95e337addb84ce388cdb93adba55&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

G.O.P. Senate Candidate in Alaska Is Charged in Accident
Joe Miller was cited in a three-car collision that happened shortly after he took a narrow lead in the Republican primary on Aug. 24. No one was injured.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=fe5dcb5ed2f94b18a2a9e7adadaa7ea9&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=fe5dcb5ed2f94b18a2a9e7adadaa7ea9&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

Housing Woes Bring a New Cry: Let the Market Fall
Some economists and analysts urge a dose of shock therapy that would shift benefits to future homeowners from current ones: Let the housing market crash.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=34b24fd0ec93223b8c4163a2f313bb0e&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=34b24fd0ec93223b8c4163a2f313bb0e&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

Retiring Fed Official Considers More Bank Action
Donald L. Kohn, former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, said that unless the recovery showed signs of “decent progress,” more stimulus might be needed.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=73d4710c36f00f9f5c20a25751ca4858&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=73d4710c36f00f9f5c20a25751ca4858&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

Democrats Go to Work on a Formidable Task
In a year of unremitting labor, Democrats now turn toward framing an election-year message on the economy when the economy, under their leadership, is weak.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=2c7cad66321fc6e0aaead9fb26fd0716&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=2c7cad66321fc6e0aaead9fb26fd0716&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

Potential for Double-Dip Recession Seems Small
A key element lacking in the talk of double-dip recessions is what actually caused past recessions.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4c541aa3ce4b1b10fc2fc8c65267f19a&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=4c541aa3ce4b1b10fc2fc8c65267f19a&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

The Early Word: Labor Day
President Obama will call today for federal investment in transportation projects as new campaign advertisements hit airwaves around the country.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3b42ccd023b5aa3f8fc2b86117555497&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=3b42ccd023b5aa3f8fc2b86117555497&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

Sunday Word: It's All Political
With just over two months before the midterm elections, Democrats and Republicans are solidifying their strategies.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b5240e2ed492812f8799995a309d536c&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b5240e2ed492812f8799995a309d536c&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

Sunday Breakfast Menu, Sept. 5
The network hosts and their guests shape their discussions about the mid-term elections around the economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Mideast diplomacy.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7f64fd9dca93eec7d41412336e080db9&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=7f64fd9dca93eec7d41412336e080db9&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>

Saturday Word: American Worker
With Labor Day approaching, President Obama and the G.O.P. used their weekly addresses to argue over whose policies are best for the American worker.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=cbd8e57814da21db91ddcbe1fda651fd&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=cbd8e57814da21db91ddcbe1fda651fd&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=Culture&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Culture.18650,cat.Culture.rss"/>