Hoffa Threatens GOP At Obama Event: “Take These Son Of Bitches Out”  —  Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa had some profane, combative words for Republicans while warming up the crowd for President Obama in Detroit, Michigan on Monday.  “We got to keep an eye on the battle that we face: The war on workers.

Rollins to step back from Bachmann role  —  Ed Rollins is going to be stepping back from day-to-day management of the Michele Bachmann campaign, and moving into a senior advisory role, he said in an interview.  —  Rollins said the reason for the change is personal — his health and the rigors of a campaign.

GOP candidates pay homage to DeMint  —  Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — Five of the Republican Party's leading presidential contenders traveled to South Carolina on Labor Day to kiss the ring of tea party kingmaker Jim DeMint at a first-of-its-kind forum devoted to the Constitution and the role of government.

Iowa Caucus: Iowa GOP: Perry 29%, Bachmann 18%, Romney 17%, Paul 14%  —  Confirming a surge seen in polling across the nation, Texas Governor Rick Perry has moved into first place among Republican voters in Iowa, host state to the first-in-the-nation caucus early next year.

Leak Offers Look at Efforts by U.S. to Spy on Israel  —  WASHINGTON — When Shamai K. Leibowitz, an F.B.I. translator, was sentenced to 20 months in prison last year for leaking classified information to a blogger, prosecutors revealed little about the case.  They identified the blogger in court papers only as “Recipient A.”

Obama ratings sink to new lows as hope fades  —  Public pessimism about the direction of the country has jumped to its highest level in nearly three years, erasing the sense of hope that followed President Obama's inauguration and pushing his approval ratings to a record low, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Obama's “Country Before Party” Nonsense  —  News reports suggest that on Thursday night, the president will tell Republicans in the House and Senate that they should put “country before party” and endorse his proposals for job creation.  The “country before party” line has become Obama's …

GOP House freshmen join list of wealthiest members of Congress  —  One-fifth of the 50 richest members of Congress are freshman House Republicans sent to Washington last year with strong Tea Party support, according to The Hill's 50 Wealthiest for 2011.  —  Ohio's Rep. Jim Renacci …

Senior Diplomat Asks for Identification of Main Culprits behind 9/11 Attacks  —  TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official and a career diplomat, Mohsen Pakaein, blames the American Neoconservatives for the September 11 attacks on the US, saying that Neocons have victimized thousands …

Courts Put the Brakes on Agenda of G.O.P.  —  KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Ever since the elections last fall, the few surviving Democrats in Kansas hardly qualify as speed bumps for conservative legislation.  The new governor, Sam Brownback, is a Republican and, even if he were not …