Tea party or establishment, GOP looks for gains (AP)

Delaware Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del. is seen at the Festival Hispano in Millsboro, Del., in this photo taken Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)AP - In the turbulent year of the tea party, Republican Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware set out to jangle no nerves as he ran for a Senate seat long held by Vice President Joseph Biden. It's the way Republican strategists originally envisioned 2010, a roster of seasoned politicians pointing the party toward significant gains in the Senate.
Senate candidate Marco Rubio's father dies at 83 (AP)
AP - The father of Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio has died after a long illness. He was 83.
Speaker-in-waiting Boehner balances GOP factions (AP)

FILE - In this June 16, 2010 file photo, House Minority John Boehner, R-Ohio, participates in a ceremony 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/Carolyn Kaster, File)AP - John Boehner could walk down most American streets without turning a head.
Nevada GOP candidate faces copyright lawsuit (AP)

FILE - In this May 18, 2010 file photo, Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle holds a meet and greet at a home in Pahrump, Nev. It's still the economy stupid. And there's virtually nothing Democrats can do to change the reality before Nov. 2. Time has all but run out for President Barack Obama and his party, which had hoped for a big economic turnaround by the homestretch of the midterm elections. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)AP - A company has sued Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle, claiming she reprinted two Las Vegas Review-Journal articles on her campaign website without permission.
POLITICAL INSIDER: Christie, GOP back Castle (AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2009 file photo, Delaware Republican Senate candidate, Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del. answers a question during a town hall meeting in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)AP - Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who rode voter anger to office in New Jersey last year, is endorsing Mike Castle's bid to win the GOP primary in Delaware and is joining a pack of party leaders trying to block a tea party-backed candidate's bid.
New York Times Endorses Johnson Over Rangel (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - The New York Times on Saturday endorsed one of Rep. Charles B. Rangel's four opponents in the Sept. 14 Democratic primary over the embattled veteran incumbent who is facing a House ethics trial later this month.
Correction: Alaska Senate (AP)
AP - In a story Sept. 2 about the Alaska Senate, The Associated Press erroneously attributed a quote to University of Alaska Anchorage political science professor Carl Shepro.
Obama to campaign for Blumenthal in Conn. (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama plans to attend a fundraiser later this month to help Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's campaign for the U.S. Senate.
'Tea party' on a roll: Can Christine O'Donnell win in Delaware? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Following its recent upset win in Alaska’s US Senate Republican primary, the "tea party" movement is focusing on Delaware. There, the GOP is scrambling to head off tea party favorite Christine O'Donnell in her challenge to US Rep. Mike Castle.
Former President Clinton campaigns for NY Democrat (AP)
AP - Former President Bill Clinton slammed Republicans Friday for their stewardship of the economy during their years in power in Washington, and said the party's campaign message heading into the 2010 midterm elections is: "Put us in because the Democrats didn't fix what we did to you in 21 months."
O'Donnell earns degree 21 years later (AP)
AP - Twenty-one years after she began her undergraduate work, Republican Christine O'Donnell can accurately call herself a college graduate.
House races 101: Is the Republican Party primed for a takeover? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - As campaigns move into full gear after Labor Day, Republicans have moved well within striking distance of taking over the House of Representatives, especially if the economic recovery continues to fizzle.
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