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		Monday, September 5, 2011 Must Read Stories Today
Obama actions choke 'green' backers A slew of White House retreats on environmental issues has "green" voters seeing red - and threatening political consequences for President Obama in next year's election. Academics dub tea partyers devout, racist Two years after it burst onto the political scene, the tea party is getting a critical eye from political science academics who say the movement generally is populated by knowledgeable and religiously devout voters, but they are hypocritical and more likely to be motivated by "racial resentment." Businesses cite 'poor sales' as top reason for lack of hiring The economy last month offered up no new jobs in celebration of Labor Day and appears in danger of slipping back into recession despite massive efforts by Congress and the Federal Reserve in the past three years to keep it afloat. Jihadists plot to take over Libya Jihadists among the Libyan rebels revealed plans last week on the Internet to subvert the post-Moammar Gadhafi government and create an Islamist state, according to U.S. intelligence agencies. Obama tours hurricane-ravaged New Jersey President Obama on Sunday promised those affected by Hurricane Irene that politics won't get in the way of emergency aid, even as House Republicans have suggested that any assistance be offset by budget cuts. CURL: Obama's speech will save civilization How lucky are we, people? We live in a Golden Age - Netflix, iPads, those little plastic wands that let you pick up a tennis ball covered with dog slobber without using your hands. We have NyQuil and DayQuil, reddit.com, Brew-Thrus, and that little beeper thing that lets you find your keys wherever they are. Obama starts re-election campaign in Detroit He won the state in 2008 by nearly 18 percentage points and pumped billions of tax dollars into the effort to save its flagship industry. DeMint 'tired' of talk, wants written jobs plan Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican, said Sunday he is "tired" of President Obama's speeches and "frustrated with ... things that have been leaking out from the White House." 'Massive' damage to its equipment slows BGE's efforts Maryland's largest utility supplier, Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., said Sunday that Hurricane Irene inflicted "massive" damage to the company's power lines, transformers and other parts of its electrical infrastructure. Gray shouldn't have to testify in lottery case Mayor Vincent C. Gray should not have to testify this month about the D.C. Lottery contract because it is "unduly burdensome" and his legislative activities as council chairman are shielded by law, according to papers filed by D.C. Attorney General Irv Nathan. Will Redskins' youth translate to better results? Mike Shanahan took the Washington Redskins' coaching job in January 2010 expecting to make the greatest improvement in his second season. As porn's pre-eminent domain, .xxx to mark spot Beginning this week, the Internet's "red-light district" will be open for business as the rush for ".xxx" domain registrations starts in earnest, but whether the new tag to alert - and attract - Web surfers to porn sites will meet expectations is a matter of sharp debate. Nationals fall short during Livo's last stand It was a simple act for Davey Johnson. He'd done it thousands of times. His starting pitcher was in trouble, and it was time to make a change. All he had to do was walk to the mound, signal to the bullpen and pull him. Lee lashes Gulf Coast; flood threat expands The center of Tropical Storm Lee made landfall Sunday on the Louisiana coast, bringing up to a foot of rain, spinoff tornadoes and fears of inland flash flooding to the Deep South and beyond. Rebels: Talks over Gadhafi stronghold fail Negotiations aimed at peacefully ending a standoff outside one of Col. Moammar Gadhafi's remaining strongholds southeast of Tripoli have failed, and Libyan rebels were waiting for the green light to launch a final assault, an opposition spokesman said Sunday. Wayward penguin released south of New Zealand He needed a little push before speeding backward down a makeshift slide. Once in the water, he popped his head up for one last look — and then he was gone. Commentary NUGENT: Laborious Day, 2011 With 1 in 5 men not working and collecting unemployment benefits and who knows how many other Americans working for less pay than before, Labor Day 2011 should be called Unemployment and Underemployment Day. EDITORIAL: Happy Leisure Day When the Marathon County, Wisc., Labor Council announced two weeks ago that no Republicans would be invited to their Labor Day parade in the town of Wausau, it seemed like a throwback to a bygone era. Labor Council President Randy Radtke said, "We didn't start this fight in Wisconsin, but we're responding to anti-worker positions and policies supported by local Republican politicians." Mr. Radtke is not exactly Samuel Gompers - the late, longtime president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) - but he definitely exudes that old-time spirit. MURRAY: Needed: Budget reforms to save money into the future It has been more than two years since Congress passed a genuine federal budget. So why can President Obama go on spending so much more of our money? The answer is that Congress can continue spending without a budget. It passed seven "continuing resolutions" that allowed the government to continue operating before it finally agreed in April on a compromise appropriations bill for the current year. That deal runs out this month. Also running out is the American people's patience with overspending. WOLF: I'm exactly what's wrong with Barack Obama's America My father used to tell me that if I worked hard, it would pay off in the long run. How could he have been so blind? Laziness pays off now! DECKER: Beware Obama's executive fiat It's a perfect admission of the cluelessness of this White House that the head of the Labor Department thinks zero new jobs and a permanent unemployment rate above 9 percent mean the country is headed the right way. 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