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As he began his second year in office, Obama’s presidency was not going well. His legislation to overhaul the healthcare system was still bogged down in Congress. The unemployment rate, which polls showed was the top concern of most Americans, remained stubbornly high at about 10 percent, and much worse in many African-American communities. Obama’s job-approval ratings had dropped markedly from the astronomical levels of his first few months to below 50 percent. (more)

The woman stepped off Hadda Street into a pair of courier offices in Yemen’s capital. In FedEx and UPS storefronts tucked along shopping centers and travel agencies in San’a, she mailed two Hewlett-Packard printers to the United States. (more)

Some races are still too close to call. Here’s The Daily Caller’s rundown of the 3 messiest races: (more)

Democratic candidates in California have extended their leads over Republican challengers in the races for Senate and the governor’s mansion, a new Fox News poll shows. (more)

ABC’s Michael Falcone reports: (more)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A black judge from western Pennsylvania rejected a plea agreement for a man accused of fighting with police during a traffic stop, saying it was “a ridiculous plea that only goes to white boys.” (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino says he would get New York legislators to cooperate with him by telling them “don’t mess with me.” (more)

Third party candidates could be spoilers in some gubernatorial races this year. While few actually have a chance of winning, according to the director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, Larry Sabato, “they do complicate the calculus in a half-dozen states this year.” (more)

With Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee all making moves indicating they may run for president, their common employer is facing a question that hasn’t been asked before: How does a news organization cover White House hopefuls when so many are on the payroll? (more)

These are the maps that show the racial breakdown of America’s biggest  cities. (more)

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has dismissed suggestions that his cerebral style and exotic background made it tough for him to empathize with the economic fears of heartland Americans. (more)

MORE than 500 people rode inflatable sex dolls down river rapids at the eighth annual instalment of a bizarre but popular Russian race, The St Petersburg Times reported. (more)

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Des Moines police are trying to determine what led to a series of attacks outside the Iowa State Fairgrounds over the weekend that included the assault of two police officers. (more)

According to the website CNN.com, some of the criticism of first lady Michelle Obama is driven by partisan politics. However, “others say the attacks are rooted in white resentment of the ‘uppity Negro.’”  Two things quickly come to mind.  The first is that no one other than Harry Reid uses the word “Negro” anymore.  Second, that it is the 21st century and yet there are those who continue to talk about race as if it were 1955. (more)

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — If he doesn’t win the Wisconsin governor’s race, Republican candidate Mark Neumann may have a future in holding beer steins. (more)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The share of Democratic supporters donating to Charlie Crist’s U.S. Senate campaign has multiplied since the Florida governor left the GOP in April to run as an independent, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. (more)

There has been much said about the anti-incumbent wave sweeping the country, but there may be something more interesting — and unusual — going on: an anti-appropriator wave. (more)

President Obama’s job approval rating averaged 88% among blacks and 38% among whites in July, a 50-percentage-point difference that has been consistent in recent months but is much larger than in the initial months of the Obama presidency. Obama’s job approval ratings among blacks, whites, and Hispanics in July are all at their lowest levels to date, although the overwhelming majority of blacks still approve. (more)

After more than a month dodging the press, Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle on Wednesday invited reporters to an event intended to amplify her campaign message that lower taxes and less regulation are the only ways to spur economic recovery. (more)