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Obama hails auto bailout as good news in Michigan
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:01:26 GMT
AP - A year after the government's big auto-industry bailouts, President Barack Obama on Friday trumpeted increased car sales and progress on battery-powered vehicles as a beacon of success in his administration's battle to revive a hurting U.S. economy. But his upbeat assessment can't mask daunting challenges for U.S. automakers and painfully high unemployment.
Obama calls charges against Rangel 'troubling'
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:30:25 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama on Friday called ethics charges against Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel "very troubling" and said he hopes the longtime lawmaker can end his career with dignity. Several House Democrats went further, flat-out urging the New York congressman to resign.
Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:30:34 GMT
AP - The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to let undocumented immigrants stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.
Obama Mocks Polls But Spends More On Them ($4.4M) Than Bush Did
(Huffington Post)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:36:59 GMT
Huffington Post - With Reporting By Julian Hattem
Immigration Debate: Border Cities See Less Violent Crime
(Time.com)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:40:00 GMT
Time.com - The crime rates in large U.S. cities near the border, contrary to the fears that lie behind Arizona's tough new immigration law, are among the lowest in the country
Conservatives doubt Sherrod’s case against Breitbart
(The Upshot)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:06:31 GMT
The Upshot - Shirley Sherrod caused liberals to rejoice Thursday by telling a San Diego audience that she'll "definitely" sue conservative publisher Andrew Breitbart. But are things so bad for Breitbart, a media provocateur who appears to thrive off controversy? Despite posting the misleading clip of Sherrod that led to her resignation, Breitbart hasn't apologized and continues using [...]
Rod Blagojevich's Trial: A Look at the Court's 12 Jurors
(Time.com)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:40:00 GMT
Time.com - A brief look at the six men and six women who are tasked with deciding whether the guilt or innocence of the ex-governor of Illinois and his brother
Anthony Weiner Goes Ballistic At GOP For Killing 9/11 Responders Health Care Bill (VIDEO)
(Huffington Post)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:04:07 GMT
Huffington Post - House Republicans late Thursday were able to corral enough votes to defeat a bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to those sickened by toxins resulting from the 9/11 attacks.
Waters chooses ethics trial
(Politico)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27:08 GMT
Politico - She has chosen an ethics trial rather than accepting charges made by an ethics subcommittee.
House OKs Gulf spill bill
(Politico)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:34:52 GMT
Politico - Democrats prepare campaign ads to attack Republican dissenters.
House approves bill on drilling, oil spills
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:38:57 GMT
AP - The House approved a bill Friday to boost safety standards for offshore drilling, remove a federal cap on economic liability for oil spills and impose new fees on oil and gas production.
Army: Rising suicide rate reflects risk-taking
(AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:30:42 GMT
AP - An Army report on the record number of soldier suicides says the trend reflects a rise in risky behavior including drunken driving and drug abuse in a military stretched to the breaking point by the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Berlusconi ousts ally, says government stable
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:05:21 GMT
AP - Silvio Berlusconi has split with his oldest political ally and co-founder of his party, a spectacular falling-out expected to make it harder for the premier to push disputed legislation through parliament.
Kan. Senate race turns nasty as GOP seeks fighter
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:31:37 GMT
AP - The big issue in Kansas' U.S. Senate race is which of two veteran Republican congressmen will fight hardest — and loudest — against President Barack Obama's agenda.
Democratic Surge? Part II
(Huffington Post)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:51:09 GMT
Huffington Post - Last week, I argued that a reported “jump” for Democrats in Gallup’s weekly tracking of the national generic U.S.
House to Vote on Easing Drilling Moratorium
(CQPolitics.com)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:22:19 GMT
CQPolitics.com - The House will vote Friday on a measure that would ease the Obama administration's temporary ban on new deepwater drilling.
When will spill be cleaned up? Maybe never
(McClatchy Newspapers)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:51:00 GMT
McClatchy Newspapers - After more than three months, BP appears finally to have gotten a firm grasp on its runaway Deepwater Horizon well. Now the big question in the Gulf of Mexico is how, and if, an environmental mess of unprecedented scope can be cleaned up.
Increase in FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums Passes in House
(CQPolitics.com)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:22:19 GMT
CQPolitics.com - The House passed legislation Friday to give the Federal Housing Administration flexibility to raise mortgage insurance premiums on the loans it guarantees.
Obama slips behind wheel of a Volt in Motor City
(McClatchy Newspapers)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:47:00 GMT
McClatchy Newspapers - DETROIT — Out to convince voters that the bailout of the U.S. auto industry has been a success — and to build buzz for its controversial poster child, Chevy's Volt electric car — President Barack Obama on Friday drove a car publicly for the first time in more than three years and implored consumers, "Don't bet against the American people."
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