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Today's Politics News: AP IMPACT: Bad bridges passed up for stimulus cash White House reviewing 'cash for clunkers' program Cold beer, calm words from Obama, prof and cop Obama's poll numbers return to earth 'Cash for clunkers' going broke Poll: Obama mishandled comments on race Health bill inches forward in House Abortion measure passes, then fails, in House 2 indicted in $1 million Afghanistan bribe scheme US Senate to take up Sotomayor confirmation Tuesday US mulling European missile defense alternatives Woman handed victory in UK assisted suicide case Spain ready to boost Afghan troops U.S. auto "clunker" program reaches limit Here's the truth about 'birther' claims: They're just plain nutty House Passes Sweeping Food Safety Bill That Expands the FDA's Authority Obama Says Recession Nears End as Data Improve While Polls Fall AP IMPACT: Bad bridges passed up for stimulus cash Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:29 pm PDT AP - Tens of thousands of unsafe or decaying bridges carrying 100 million drivers a day must wait for repairs because states are spending stimulus money on spans that are already in good shape or on easier projects like repaving roads, an Associated Press analysis shows. Full Story Top White House reviewing 'cash for clunkers' program Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:07 pm PDT AP - The White House said Thursday it was reviewing what has turned out to be a wildly popular "cash for clunkers" program amid concerns the $1 billion budget for rebates for new auto purchases may have been exhausted in only a week. Full Story Top Cold beer, calm words from Obama, prof and cop Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:41 pm PDT AP - With mugs of beer and calming words, President Barack Obama and the professor and policeman engulfed in a national uproar over race pledged Thursday to move on and try to pull the country with them. Full Story Top Obama's poll numbers return to earth Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:24 pm PDT Politico - Polls show the political landscape wasn't as dramatically transformed last November as Democrats had hoped. Full Story Top 'Cash for clunkers' going broke Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:15 pm PDT Politico - The program, aimed at boosting the U.S. auto industry, was supposed to expire at the end of October. Full Story Top Poll: Obama mishandled comments on race Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:03 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama's approval rating among white Americans has fallen as they have watched him wade into the racially tinged dispute between a white Cambridge, Mass., police officer and a well-known black Harvard scholar, according to a poll released Thursday. Full Story Top Health bill inches forward in House Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:09 pm PDT AP - House Democrats pushed ahead with a compromise health overhaul Thursday over liberals' complaints, intent on achieving tangible — if modest — success on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority ahead of a monthlong summer recess. Full Story Top Abortion measure passes, then fails, in House Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:42 pm PDT AP - An anti-abortion amendment to a sweeping health overhaul bill was voted down in a House committee late Thursday — a dramatic reversal just hours after the measure initially was approved. Full Story Top 2 indicted in $1 million Afghanistan bribe scheme Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:06 pm PDT AP - A federal grand jury has indicted two men for allegedly trying to bribe a U.S. Army contracting official with $1 million to win a road construction project in Afghanistan, the Justice Department said Thursday. Full Story Top US Senate to take up Sotomayor confirmation Tuesday Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:18 pm PDT AFP - The US Senate will take up Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation as the first Latina justice on the US Supreme Court on Tuesday, the chamber's Democratic leader said Thursday. Full Story Top US mulling European missile defense alternatives Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:44 am PDT AP - A senior Defense Department official said Thursday that the United States is considering options for European missile defense other than current plans for a system based in Poland and the Czech Republic. Full Story Top Woman handed victory in UK assisted suicide case Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:43 pm PDT AP - A disabled woman won her legal battle Thursday to force British authorities to say whether her husband would be prosecuted if he helped her commit suicide. Full Story Top Spain ready to boost Afghan troops Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:13 pm PDT AP - Spain is prepared to boost its long-term troop presence in Afghanistan if conditions there require it, a Spanish official said Thursday. Full Story Top U.S. auto "clunker" program reaches limit Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:13 pm PDT Reuters - The U.S. government's $1 billion "cash for clunkers" auto sales incentive program reached its funding limit unexpectedly after an avalanche of business exhausted its funds, an Obama administration official said late Thursday. Full Story Top Here's the truth about 'birther' claims: They're just plain nutty Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:19 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ The false allegation that President Barack Obama was born in another country is more than a fact-free smear. Full Story Top House Passes Sweeping Food Safety Bill That Expands the FDA's Authority Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:13 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - On its second try, the House passed a sweeping food safety bill that would create new traceability requirements for the food supply chain and strengthen facility inspections. Full Story Top Obama Says Recession Nears End as Data Improve While Polls Fall Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:01 pm PDT Bloomberg - July 30 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama sought to reconcile improving economic data and his own sagging poll ratings by telling Americans that many are still struggling even as an end to the recession may be near. Full Story Top

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