Republican Senator Endorses Obama's Approach To Diplomacy

Ranking Republican and long-time US Senator, Richard Lugar, has endorsed Barack Obama's 'diplomacy' according to Congressional Quarterly. 

“He correctly cautions against the implication that hostile nations must be dealt with almost exclusively through isolation or military force. In some cases, refusing to talk can even be dangerous.”

"If most U.S. foreign policy attention is devoted to crises fomented by hostile regimes, we are ceding the initiative to our enemies and reducing our capacity to lead the world in ways that are more likely to affect our future.”

Lugar and Obama have worked together extensively in the area of nuclear nonproliferation. In 2007, the President signed the Lugar-Obama Proliferation and Threat Reduction Initiative into law. 

CQ: Hagan Has Dole 'Playing Defense'

A fresh story from Congressional Quarterly details the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina.  A few highlights from Marie Horrigan.  Full story here.

• CQ's projection of the North Carolina US Senate race moves from leaning Dole to tossup.
  
• Recent polls indicate a very competitive race.
• Dole has been ranked the 93rd most effective Senator.  Hagan on the other hand has been ranked in the top 10 as a North Carolina State Senator.
• Fundraising:  78% of Hagan's money has come from donations within North Carolina, compared to just 41% for Dole. Hagan has raised $1 million in online donations alone.

ElectBlue, on August 26th, also projected this race as too close to call.

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