document.write("• GOP Takes Unprecedented 10-Point Lead on Generic Ballot - Gallup
Republicans lead by 51% to 41% among registered voters in Gallup weekly tracking of 2010 congressional voting preferences. The 10-percentage-point lead is the GOP's largest so far this year and is its largest in Gallup's history of tracking the midterm generic ballot for Congress.
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document.write("• Hurricane Gains Force - Wall Street Journal
Hurricane Earl strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm Wednesday as it continued barreling north toward the East Coast. But the National Hurricane Center predicted it would remain offshore.
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document.write("• Auto sales: Worst August since 1983 - CNN
The nation's top automakers reported disappointing sales Wednesday, resulting in the worst August for industrywide auto sales in 27 years.
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document.write("• Geithner: unemployment could rise - Reuters
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the U.S. unemployment rate could rise for two months before it drops, potentially deepening Democrats' problems in the November congressional elections.
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