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» Falling inflation presents problem for Fed
The Federal Reserve’s plans for lifting short-term interest rates from zero for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis have hit a setback: inflation.
» In a first, Republicans claim early vote lead in Iowa
The Republicans closed the day with an advantage of 305 of combined early votes and absentee ballot returns.
» Michael Barone: Why the House will stay Republican
Republicans have an edge in House districts partly due to partisan redistricting but mostly because of demographic clustering.
» Iraq’s Kurds approve sending fighters to Kobani
Lawmakers OK’d a plan to send peshmerga fighters armed with heavy weapons to the Syrian town.
» Obama more optimistic about Ebola response
Obama is “cautiously more optimistic” that health officials had limited the Ebola threat domestically.
» Editorial: Democrats get desperate in their attacks on Scott Walker
Two weeks before the congressional midterm elections, Democratic Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, has released 16,000 of the emails that investigators combed through in a vain attempt to find wrongdoing by Walker.
» Op-Ed: The Ayatollahs are not the answer
My hope springs from the Obama administration’s laudable commitment to forming workable partnerships in the region. But my concern is that the administration appears to not have a good sense of the limits of those partnerships.
» Obama: ‘We’re all shaken’ by Canada shooting
The president said the event showcased the importance of preparing for a similar event on U.S. soil.
» Watchdog: SIGAR honored at watchdog awards ceremony
More than two dozen staffers from the office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction were among the 85 individuals and groups whose service was recognized during the 17th annual Inspectors General Community awards ceremony.
» DSCC back on TV in Kentucky with modest buy
National Democrats are putting some money back in the race to oust Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, but Republicans say that it’s nothing more than a feint.
