National Politics from KXNet.comen-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=624022http://www.kxmb.com/news/624022.asp<p> Economists are bracing for a weak showing in the August employment report, which is scheduled to be released Friday with the private sector forecast to add a net total of only 41,000 jobs, the fewest since January. That's not enough to keep up w</p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623920http://www.kxmb.com/news/623920.asp<p> An anti-abortion group plans to air radio ads in congressional races in Indiana and Pennsylvania calling for the defeat of Democratic incumbents. The ads will be among the first to capitalize on a Supreme Court ruling this year that freed corpor</p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623845http://www.kxmb.com/news/623845.asp<p> Hurricane Earl has the potential to go where very few hurricanes go the Northeast coastline. Hurricanes have smacked into the Northeast before, one in 1938; two in the 1950s and Bob in 1991. But National Hurricane Center records show they're us</p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623835http://www.kxmb.com/news/623835.asp<p> An anti-abortion group plans to air radio ads in congressional races in Indiana and Pennsylvania calling for the defeat of Democratic incumbents. The ads will be among the first to capitalize on a Supreme Court ruling this year that freed corpor</p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623830http://www.kxmb.com/news/623830.asp<p> Blame the fragile economy and the upcoming elections, but more and more congressional Democrats are reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans. Democratic leaders still back President Barack Obama's plan to let some of the Bush ad</p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623802http://www.kxmb.com/news/623802.asp<p> Delaware Republicans call Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell a liar who &quot;could not be elected dog catcher.&quot; The fierce attack underscores GOP fears of the tea party-backed candidate knocking off top recruit Rep. Mike Castle and winning the nomina</p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623790http://www.kxmb.com/news/623790.asp<p> A Texas company worked Thursday to seal the underground piping of a faulty oil well that has leaked more than 1,100 barrels of crude and water at the drill site in western North Dakota. Officials say the spill happened about 2 1/2 miles southwes</p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623753http://www.kxmb.com/news/623753.asp<p> President Barack Obama will hold a news conference at the White House on Sept. 10. The White House said Obama would use the news conference as an opportunity to discuss his administration's work on the economy, capping a week in which the presid</p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623732http://www.kxmb.com/news/623732.asp<p> Nation of Islam M inister Louis Farrakhan says an Islamic community center and mosque planned near ground zero should be built because Muslims were among those of many faiths who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Farrakhan spoke at the</p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623727http://www.kxmb.com/news/623727.asp<p> Gov. Jan Brewer calls it the &quot;longest 16 seconds of my life.&quot; She stumbled through her opening statement during a televised debate Wednesday night in a cringe-eliciting performance that was quickly turning into an Internet sensation. Brewer </p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623697http://www.kxmb.com/news/623697.asp<p> North Dakota regulators say the number of licensed grain elevators has increased for the first time since 1995. The Public Service Commission says licensed elevators in the license year beginning Aug. 1 total 399, up from 390. The increase</p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623682http://www.kxmb.com/news/623682.asp<p> Today's face-to-face meeting of the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Washington has resulted in an agreement to meet again later this month. And Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas also agreed to put together a framework for a permanent peace</p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623681http://www.kxmb.com/news/623681.asp<p> The Democratic Governors Association has filed an elections complaint in Ohio alleging Fox News Network illegally helped the Republican governor nominee solicit funds during a television appearance. In documents filed Thursday, the association s</p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623667http://www.kxmb.com/news/623667.asp<p> White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says President Barack Obama is a &quot;committed, mainstream Christian&quot; contrary to the claims of Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck. Beck recently claimed that Obama practices a version of Christianity that is not r</p>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=623650http://www.kxmb.com/news/623650.asp<p> U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. is working on new ways to prevent American funds from fostering corruption in Afghanistan, but adds that the fight against Afghan bribery and graft must be led by Afghans. Gates spoke to reporter</p>