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Poll: 64% approve of McDonnell Richmond Times-Dispatch Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:13 PM PDT A new poll shows Gov. Bob McDonnell with a 64 percent approval rating in Virginia. That is considerably better than how Virginians feel about President Barack Obama. The Rasmussen poll of 500 likely Virginia voters conducted July 18 shows that 49 percent approve of the job Obama is doing as ... Congress gives Obama long-delayed Afghan war funds Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The Congress on Tuesday gave President Barack Obama long-delayed funding for his troop increase in Afghanistan despite opposition from many fellow Democrats, while Obama played down the gravity of leaked war documents. Obama Makes Economic Sales Pitch; No One's Buying NPR Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:12 PM PDT The president has been traveling the country to talk about the economy, but it's far from clear the tour is helping his cause. While the White House says it's not about boosting Obama's approval ratings, critics say the president, like yesterday's rock star, has been touring too long. Obama vows to fight on for climate change bill Press Trust of India Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:11 PM PDT Washington, Jul 27 (AFP) President Barack Obama today pledged to fight on for a climate change bill, despite the collapse of US Senate legislation designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Obama must step carefully during his Florida vacation The Sarasota Herald-Tribune Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:07 PM PDT Florida has lured vacationing presidents for more than a century. First families from the Nixons to Obama to campaign in Seattle for Sen. Murray Everett Herald Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:05 PM PDT President Barack Obama is scheduled to appear at a fundraiser in the Seattle area for U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., on Aug. 17. Obama’s visit will be his first to the state as president. He also plans to host an event addressing the economy and jobs. Ellen Tauscher diagnosed with cancer Lamorinda Sun Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:02 PM PDT Former East Bay Rep. Ellen Tauscher, a top arms control official in President Barack Obama's administration, has been diagnosed with early stage esophageal cancer. Spending increase for Afghan war approved The Fayetteville Observer Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:53 PM PDT WASHINGTON - The House on Tuesday sent President Obama a major war-funding increase of $33 billion to pay for his troop surge in Afghanistan, unmoved by the leaking of classified documents that portray a military effort struggling between 2004 and 2009 against a strengthening insurgency. US lawmakers challenge Obama after Afghan leak Space War Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:52 PM PDT Washington (AFP) July 27, 2010 US lawmakers opposed to the Afghan war, emboldened by a huge leak of military files on the conflict, pushed Tuesday to pull US forces out of Pakistan in a blunt challenge to President Barack Obama. As the US Army opened a criminal investigation into the disclosures on the whistleblowing website Wikileaks, Obama said the documents showed he was right to craft a new ... Obama urged to lift ban on oil drilling BigPond News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:46 PM PDT US President Barack Obama has been urged to lift a moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

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