Obama to pitch trio of economic proposals in Ohio (AP)

President Barack Obama speaks on the economy at the Milwaukee Laborfest in Milwaukee, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama is voicing unwavering opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the nation's wealthiest families even for a year or two, drawing a sharp contrast with Republicans eight weeks before the November elections.
GOP proposes renewing tax cuts, freezing spending (AP)

FILE - In this April 14, 2010 file photo, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., talk to reporters outside the White House in Washington. Boehner could walk down most U.S. streets anonymously. But the perpetually tanned golf lover, who grew up in a Cincinnati family of 14, could become the next House speaker and the GOP leader of opposition to President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - House Republican Leader John Boehner onWednesday proposed a two-year freeze on all tax rates and a cut in government spending to the levels of 2008, before a deep recession took hold of the economy.
Boehner calls GOP takeover of Congress 'possible' (AP)
AP - House Republican Leader John Boehner (BAY'-nur) says "it's possible" his party could reclaim control of Congress in this fall's midterm elections.
Former NM gov is little known but has big ideas (AP)

In this photo taken Sept. 1, 2010, Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico and Honorary Chairman of the OUR America Initiative, talks with John Green, of Davenport, Iowa, left, after meeting with local residents in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Despite two terms as governor of New Mexico and recent visits to 26 states, most Americans have never heard of Gary Johnson.
POLITICAL INSIDER: GOP voters outnumber Dems (AP)
AP - Looking for yet another sign Democrats are in trouble? Take note of who is showing up to vote in the primaries.
Democrats Face GOP Election Day Tsunami in House, Senate (Time.com)

FILE - In this April 5, 2010 file photo, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, right, accompanied by House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Va., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner could walk down most U.S. streets anonymously. But the perpetually tanned golf lover, who grew up in a Cincinnati family of 14, could become the next House speaker and the GOP leader of opposition to President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)Time.com - There are still 60 days to go before Election Day but the smart money -- lots of it -- is on the GOP winning very, very big
Is Climate Ripe for GOP to Make Dent in Oregon? (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Oregon Republicans are as curious as political handicappers to see how things play out in November.
Obama pitches road spending, tax incentives in Ohio (Reuters)

US President Barack Obama, seen here on September 1, is traveling to Cleveland, Ohio, in a personal challenge to Republican House of Representatives leader John Boehner, who used a recent visit to the city to demand the president sack his top economic aides.(AFP/File/Chris Kleponis)Reuters - President Barack Obama will push billions of dollars in new business tax incentives and spending on big construction projects on Wednesday, as he tries to convince a balky Congress to pass measures intended to spur the economy and create jobs.
Suddenly, a raft of tax-break proposals from Obama (AP)

U.S. President Barack Obama attends the Milwaukee Laborfest event in Wisconsin to celebrate Labor Day September 6, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningAP - President Barack Obama's proposed tax breaks for business sound like ideas that have enjoyed broad Republican backing in the past. But in today's toxic political atmosphere, he's unlikely to get much — if any — GOP help.
AP Exclusive: Murkowski says she's not a quitter (AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2010 file photo, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski gives her concession speech at her campaign headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska. Murkowski told The Associated Press on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, that she's been inundated with calls and e-mails from supporters, asking her not to leave the race. She says she's been humbled, and is listening and weighing her options. (AP Photo/Dan Joling, file)AP - A week after conceding the tight GOP primary to Joe Miller, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's not a quitter and is "still in this game."
New polls spell gloom for Obama's Democrats (AFP)

US President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with a small boy on September 6, at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. New opinion polls Tuesday made painful reading for President Barack Obama's Democrats, cementing conventional wisdom that they face a pounding by Republicans in November's congressional elections.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - New opinion polls Tuesday made painful reading for President Barack Obama's Democrats, cementing conventional wisdom that they face a pounding by Republicans in November's congressional elections.
Tea party activists in Del. rally for O'Donnell (AP)

Christine O'Donnell, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, addresses supporters during a Tea Party Express news conference in support of her election bid, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)AP - GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell derided her primary opponent as an Obama Republican on Tuesday as tea party activists rallied to defend her from harsh criticism by the GOP establishment.
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