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Obama changes tune, urges fundraisers to back Super PAC
President Barack Obama's campaign is asking top fundraisers to support a Democratic-leaning outside group that is backing the president's re-election bid, reversing Obama's opposition to "super" political action committees, which can spend unlimited amounts of cash to influence elections.
Source: FOX

Republicans question Obama campaign's designer apparel sales
At a New York fundraising event Tuesday called "Runway to Win," President Barack Obama's re-election campaign plans to begin selling campaign-themed tote bags, T-shirts and accessories designed by more than two dozen famous designers.
Source: FOX

Obama to seek more Alzheimer's research money
The Obama administration wants to spend just over half a billion dollars on Alzheimer's research next year, hoping to battle back against what could become the defining disease of the aging baby-boom generation.
Source: FOX

Plan would transfer thousands of US troops from Japan to Guam
The United States and Japan are discussing a plan to transfer thousands of troops to Guam despite their failure to replace a major U.S. Marine base on the southern Japan island of Okinawa.
Source: FOX

Obama campaign returning about $200,000 tied to casino owner who fled country
President Barack Obama's campaign is returning about $200,000 in contributions collected by family members of a Mexican casino owner who fled the U.S. after facing drug and fraud charges.
Source: FOX

A note to readers
To the readers of the Swamp: Labor Day traditionally marks a ramping up of the election campaign, and we at Tribune are doing the same as we cover the exciting 2010 midterms. Starting today, the content you are accustomed to seeing here will be part of our new Politics Now page. We're teaming up with our partners at the Los Angeles Times to bring you more breaking political news and analysis as we enter the final eight weeks before Election Day. As we transition, we'd also like to thank you ...
Source: Baltimore Sun

Back In Texas, Rick Perry's Adamant He Still Has the Fight
ROUND ROCK, Texas ? Back on his home turf in the Lone Star State in his first public appearance since leaving the presidential race, Texas Gov. Rick Perry vowed he wouldn?t fade away into obscurity now that he?s off the presidential campaign trail and returning...
Source: ABC

Rick Santorum to President Obama, 'We're Not That Stupid'
GOLDEN, Colo. ? Rick Santorum laid down the gauntlet here, pledging to campaign every day on the controversial regulation by the Department of Health and Human Services requiring Catholic hospitals and universities to provide contraception and the morning after pill if the Obama administration does...
Source: ABC

Paul Unites Different Backers
Followers of Republican candidate Ron Paul express quite different reasons for being on his bandwagon.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Brewer files brief with Supreme Court in appeal over immigration law
Lawyers for Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer filed their opening brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in her appeal of a ruling that blocked enforcement of the most controversial sections of the state's immigration enforcement law.
Source: FOX