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Today's Politics News: Obama hails auto bailout as good news in Michigan Pelosi: 'Out of the loop' in Rangel investigation Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration Obama Mocks Polls But Spends More On Them ($4.4M) Than Bush Did Immigration Debate: Border Cities See Less Violent Crime Conservatives doubt Sherrod’s case against Breitbart Rod Blagojevich's Trial: A Look at the Court's 12 Jurors Anthony Weiner Goes Ballistic At GOP For Killing 9/11 Responders Health Care Bill (VIDEO) Ethics cases raise racial questions W.H.'s late push for $26B state aid bill US officials say war goals modest in Afghanistan Obama visits spy museum Italian group says executions on the rise in Iraq Pass child nutrition bill: Michelle Obama Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of August 2, 2010 PACs Split Difference Between Parties When will spill be cleaned up? Maybe never GOP Clashes Over Publicizing Schedules Obama slips behind wheel of a Volt in Motor City Obama hails auto bailout as good news in Michigan Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:01 pm PDT 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. Full Story Top Pelosi: 'Out of the loop' in Rangel investigation Sun, 1 Aug 2010 05:32 am PDT AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she's "out of the loop" in the House ethics committee's investigation of fellow Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel. Full Story Top Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:30 pm PDT 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. Full Story Top Obama Mocks Polls But Spends More On Them ($4.4M) Than Bush Did Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:45 pm PDT Huffington Post - With Reporting By Julian Hattem Full Story Top Immigration Debate: Border Cities See Less Violent Crime Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:40 pm PDT 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 Full Story Top Conservatives doubt Sherrod’s case against Breitbart Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:06 pm PDT 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 [...] Full Story Top Rod Blagojevich's Trial: A Look at the Court's 12 Jurors Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:40 am PDT 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 Full Story Top Anthony Weiner Goes Ballistic At GOP For Killing 9/11 Responders Health Care Bill (VIDEO) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:04 am PDT 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. Full Story Top Ethics cases raise racial questions Sun, 1 Aug 2010 04:49 pm PDT Politico - Do black lawmakers face disproportionate scrutiny over allegations of ethical wrongdoing? Full Story Top W.H.'s late push for $26B state aid bill Sun, 1 Aug 2010 04:02 pm PDT Politico - Duncan has emerged as the most forceful admin. voice for the package. Full Story Top US officials say war goals modest in Afghanistan Sun, 1 Aug 2010 01:59 pm PDT AP - As the war in Afghanistan faces a loss of public and congressional support and U.S. casualties rise sharply, the Obama administration is painting its goals for the war as humble and achievable while warning there is no quick fix. Full Story Top Obama visits spy museum Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:45 pm PDT AP - It's hard to travel incognito when you're the president — even on a mission to a spy museum. Full Story Top Italian group says executions on the rise in Iraq Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:54 am PDT AP - Iraq is now among the world's top executioners for the first time since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein, an Italian anti-death penalty group said Saturday, reporting that the number of the country's executions rose dramatically last year. Full Story Top Pass child nutrition bill: Michelle Obama Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:54 pm PDT Reuters - First Lady Michelle Obama is calling on the Congress to pass legislation to improve nutritional standards and help fight childhood obesity in American schools. Full Story Top Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of August 2, 2010 Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:05 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Lessons from the oil spillThe July 12 cover story, "Gusher: six ways to prevent another disaster," mentions the political difficulties of taxing oil but should have said more about the economic – as well as environmental – reasons favoring such a tax. The article states, "[n]othing can compete with [oil] in terms of price, ubiquity, and ease of use on such massive a scale." Full Story Top PACs Split Difference Between Parties Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:28 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Despite a volatile election season that could see the current majorities in Congress upended, K Street is adhering to its tradition of favoring incumbents by putting most of its money into the campaigns of Democratic candidates. Full Story Top When will spill be cleaned up? Maybe never Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:51 pm PDT 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. Full Story Top GOP Clashes Over Publicizing Schedules Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:28 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Several House Republicans are balking at a request by their leadership to offer up a copy of their August schedules for a GOP Conference online database. Full Story Top Obama slips behind wheel of a Volt in Motor City Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:47 pm PDT 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." Full Story Top

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