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• House approves $2B more for 'cash for clunkers' (AP)
• Popularity, Web snafus nearly broke 'clunkers' (AP)
• House votes to clamp limits on Wall Street bonuses (AP)
• House panel pushes health bill to brink of passage (AP)
• Franken feuds with T. Boone Pickens (Politico)
• Analysis: Memo raises questions about Iraq pullout (AP)
• US general may ask for more troops for Afghan war (AP)
• Firm forged letters to lawmaker on climate bill (AP)
• Ousted federal prosecutor renominated by Obama (AP)
• Saudi rebuffs US on improving ties with Israel (AP)
• Philippines president remembers Aquino (AP)
• Man who threatened Obama sentenced to probation (AP)
• Obama, Cabinet meet for mid-year assessment (AP)
• Analysis: Obama's rare race foray a positive step (AP)
• Washington sprints to expand 'cash for clunkers' program (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Corzine's Re-Election Woes Amid New Jersey Corruption (Time.com)
• Florida man sees security exercise, calls police (AP)
• Rep. Taylor calls anti-tax group 'scum' (Politico)
• Struggles hamper Southern-based civil rights group (AP)
• First lady receives high marks from Laura Bush (AP)

House approves $2B more for 'cash for clunkers' (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 01:15 PM PDT AP - The House has voted to rush an additional $2 billion into the popular but financially strapped "cash for clunkers" car purchase program.

Popularity, Web snafus nearly broke 'clunkers' (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 03:51 PM PDT AP - This was one government stimulus plan that yielded quick results. Maybe too quick.

House votes to clamp limits on Wall Street bonuses (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 02:28 PM PDT AP - Bowing to populist anger, the House voted Friday to prohibit pay and bonus packages that encourage bankers and traders to take risks so big they could bring down the entire economy.

House panel pushes health bill to brink of passage (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 04:58 PM PDT AP - After a bruising struggle, Democrats pushed sweeping health care legislation to the brink of passage in a key congressional committee on Friday, clearing the way for a September showdown in the House on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.

Franken feuds with T. Boone Pickens (Politico) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 12:40 PM PDT Politico - Five years after he put his money behind the Swift Boat ads that helped tank John Kerry's presidential campaign, Senate Democrats gave T. Boone Pickens a warm welcome at their weekly policy lunch Thursday.

Analysis: Memo raises questions about Iraq pullout (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 02:20 PM PDT AP - An Army colonel's colorfully worded memo arguing for the U.S. to declare victory in Iraq and leave next summer suggests the possibility of an important shift in the debate about U.S. withdrawal plans.

US general may ask for more troops for Afghan war (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 12:55 PM PDT AP - The U.S. general put in charge of turning around the war in Afghanistan is likely to recommend significant changes in the campaign and may include a request for more U.S. forces that the White House is expected to resist.

Firm forged letters to lawmaker on climate bill (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 02:39 PM PDT AP - A Washington grassroots lobbying firm has acknowledged forging anti-climate bill letters purporting to be from a local NAACP chapter and a Latino advocacy group to a Virginia lawmaker, and a congressional committee said it was launching an investigation.

Ousted federal prosecutor renominated by Obama (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 03:51 PM PDT AP - A former U.S. attorney for Nevada who was forced to resign during the Bush administration could soon be getting his old job back.

Saudi rebuffs US on improving ties with Israel (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 01:53 PM PDT AP - Saudi Arabia on Friday bluntly rejected U.S. appeals for improved relations with Israel as a way to help restart Middle East peace talks, saying the Jewish state is not interested in a deal.

Philippines president remembers Aquino (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 04:56 PM PDT AP - Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (uh-ROY'-oh) is remembering former President Corazon Aquino as a "national treasure" who led the country at a time of great peril.

Man who threatened Obama sentenced to probation (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 04:17 PM PDT AP - A Texas man who pleaded guilty to threatening President Barack Obama and the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis was sentenced to four years of probation and home detention Friday.

Obama, Cabinet meet for mid-year assessment (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 04:10 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, senior officials and Cabinet members were gathering away from the White House this weekend to discuss administration progress at the six-month mark and plot a course ahead.

Analysis: Obama's rare race foray a positive step (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 03:39 PM PDT AP - Perhaps the biggest "teachable moment" from the Henry Louis Gates Jr. saga was for President Barack Obama: If you want to improve race relations, you have to enter the fray.

Washington sprints to expand 'cash for clunkers' program (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 03:21 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Congress and the Obama administration scrambled Friday to triple the size of the overwhelmingly popular "cash for clunkers" program after it appeared to be exhausting its $1 billion funding in its first week.

Corzine's Re-Election Woes Amid New Jersey Corruption (Time.com) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 02:45 PM PDT Time.com - The corruption arrests are just the latest boon to Chris Christie's challenge of Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine, an off-year race that both parties are watching for its national implications

Florida man sees security exercise, calls police (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 02:25 PM PDT AP - A nationwide government anti-terrorism exercise this week inadvertently alarmed a Florida man who happened to catch a mock television broadcast that was part of the drill.

Rep. Taylor calls anti-tax group 'scum' (Politico) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 02:20 PM PDT Politico - Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) has called Grover Norquist's anti-tax group Americans for Tax Reform “lying sacks of scum” for lumping him in with other moderate Democrats who support the House health reform bill.

Struggles hamper Southern-based civil rights group (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 01:22 PM PDT AP - The organization that gave birth to the modern civil rights movement is in danger of missing out on a chance to capitalize on the country's conversation on race, despite President Barack Obama's historic campaign and election.

First lady receives high marks from Laura Bush (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 12:34 PM PDT AP - Michelle Obama's performance as first lady is getting high marks from her predecessor, Laura Bush.

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