Pat Dollard

Title quote from Mediaite.

WASHINGTON (AP) – They say money can’t buy happiness. They’re wrong.

NEW YORK (AP) — A homeowner who grabbed a rifle from his house and fired warning shots in a confrontation with a group of men on his lawn faced arraignment on criminal charges Monday as his family said he was defending his home from a threatening mass of strangers.

The Hill: Lawmakers who have huge campaign war chests should not rest easy this year. In less volatile campaign seasons, large cash-on-hand advantages are like a security blanket. But the waves of 2006 and 2008 – and another one expected this November – have proved that money isn’t everything. A handful of political experts tracking [...]

Raw Story: If the temperature in Washington is determined by the smell of money, then this summer is very hot indeed. The rich are not happy.

Time: Remarks of President Barack Obama on the Economy—As Prepared for Delivery Milwaukee Laborfest Milwaukee, Wisconsin As Prepared for Delivery— Hello, Milwaukee! Thank you to the Milwaukee Area Labor Council and to all of my brothers and sisters in the AFL-CIO for inviting me to spend this day with you – a day that belongs [...]

Fox News: Voters in Ohio are angry. Unemployment is 9th worst in the nation and has hovered over 10% all year. Labor argues that in this 2010 midterm election the anger is best directed at the Bush administration for what the left calls “failed GOP policies of the past.” Polls in Ohio and nationwide however [...]

Haaretz: Iran’s total production of low-enriched uranium has risen by around 15 percent since May to reach 2.8 tons, according to a United Nations nuclear watchdog report, showing Tehran is pushing ahead with disputed work despite tougher sanctions. The confidential report, obtained by Reuters on Monday, said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) remained concerned [...]

Live Science: As schools start back into session around the country, some parents of young children face a difficult question: Send their little ones to kindergarten as soon as they become age-eligible, or hold them back in hopes that an additional year of maturity will give them an academic boost? Watch the latest video at [...]

The Hill: House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio Monday criticized President Barack Obama’s proposal to boost infrastructure investment as more stimulus spending doomed to fail. “As the American people, facing near double-digit unemployment, mark Labor Day by asking, where are the jobs, the White House has chosen to double-down on more of the same [...]

The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Monday promised a small business incentive package would kick off the abbreviated Senate agenda heading into the November midterm election amid continued partisan acrimony. “When we return to the Senate this fall, Democrats’ first order of business will be to pass bipartisan legislation that helps small businesses [...]