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• Analysis: Cash for Clunkers a big success, but ... (AP)
• Obama lauds Afghan vote, warns of more violence (AP)
• AP sources: $2 trillion higher deficit projected (AP)
• Senate negotiators aim to cut costs in health bill (AP)
• Hurricane Bill headed for Obama (Politico)
• Pilot pleaded to evacuate stranded passengers (AP)
• 'Public option' — From obscurity to central issue (AP)
• White House explains Obama 'wee-weed up' comment (AP)
• Obama leaves Washington for 10-day vacation (AP)
• Former Voice of America official charged (AP)
• AP INVESTIGATION: SC gov didn't disclose flights (AP)
• McCaughey loses board seat (Politico)
• Obama marks beginning of Muslim holy month (AP)
• Obama: Bomber's homecoming 'highly objectionable' (AP)
• Family, journalists pay tribute to columnist Novak (AP)
• Obama's Big Bang could go bust (Politico)
• No Obama-Kennedy visit (Politico)
• Democrat Hones Tactics in Virginia Gov Race (CQPolitics.com)

Analysis: Cash for Clunkers a big success, but ... (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:54 PM PDT AP - Expiring Monday, the Cash for Clunkers program encouraged more than a half-million Americans to dump their gas guzzlers for new cars and provided a much-needed, short-term boost to the economy.

Obama lauds Afghan vote, warns of more violence (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:48 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama congratulated the Afghan people Friday for pulling off a presidential election in the midst of violent intimidation by Taliban militants but cautioned that more difficult days lie ahead for the war-weary nation.

AP sources: $2 trillion higher deficit projected (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 03:45 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration expects the federal deficit over the next decade to be $2 trillion bigger than previously estimated, White House officials said Friday, a setback for a president already facing a Congress and public wary over spending.

Senate negotiators aim to cut costs in health bill (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 05:28 PM PDT AP - Bipartisan health care negotiators are aiming to cut the costs of their bill after getting an earful from voters, a participant in the closed-door talks said Friday.

Hurricane Bill headed for Obama (Politico) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:51 PM PDT Politico - The latest weather projections indicate that Hurricane Bill could spoil some of President Barack Obama’s vacation plans this coming week in Martha’s Vineyard.

Pilot pleaded to evacuate stranded passengers (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 03:41 PM PDT AP - Continental Express Flight 2816 smelled like diapers. It had no food and a full toilet. Its 47 passengers had been stranded on a tarmac in southern Minnesota since after midnight.

'Public option' — From obscurity to central issue (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:28 PM PDT AP - The idea of a government medical plan to compete with private insurance has become a litmus test in the health care debate. It could easily have been nothing more than a forgotten proposal gathering dust on some professor's bookshelf.

White House explains Obama 'wee-weed up' comment (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 03:43 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama puzzled people when he said Washington "gets all wee-weed up." The White House offered a translation Friday: Folks are wetting the bed over the health care debate.

Obama leaves Washington for 10-day vacation (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 04:05 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama left the White House on Friday for a 10-day vacation, taking with him the beloved family dog and leaving behind an acrimonious debate about a proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system.

Former Voice of America official charged (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 03:49 PM PDT AP - A former top official for Voice of America was indicted Friday on corruption charges, accused of taking thousands of dollars in concert and sports tickets in exchange for favors to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

AP INVESTIGATION: SC gov didn't disclose flights (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 03:41 PM PDT AP - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford took dozens of undisclosed flights on private planes since taking office in 2003 despite a state law requiring him to report who paid for the travel, an Associated Press investigation has found.

McCaughey loses board seat (Politico) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 02:11 PM PDT Politico - Dick Armey was forced out of his lobbying shop, and now opposition to health care reform has taken a professional toll on another critic: A New Jersey medical device company, Cantel, just announced that Betsy McCaughey — the day after sparring with Jon Stewart — is "resigning to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest during the national debate over healthcare reform."

Obama marks beginning of Muslim holy month (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:38 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Friday cast U.S. military efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan as part of his drive to forge a new relationship between America and the Muslim world.

Obama: Bomber's homecoming 'highly objectionable' (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:03 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Friday called the elaborate Libyan homecoming for the freed Lockerbie bomber "highly objectionable."

Family, journalists pay tribute to columnist Novak (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:03 PM PDT AP - Political columnist Robert Novak was remembered Friday as a man committed to faith, family and craft.

Obama's Big Bang could go bust (Politico) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 12:54 PM PDT Politico - Barack Obama's Big Bang is beginning to backfire, as his plans for rapid, once-in-a-generation overhauls of energy, financial regulation and health care are running into stiff resistance, both in Washington and around the country.

No Obama-Kennedy visit (Politico) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 12:50 PM PDT Politico - President Barack Obama will not visit with an ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy during Obama's weeklong vacation on Martha's Vineyard, a Kennedy aide said Friday.

Democrat Hones Tactics in Virginia Gov Race (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 12:32 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - State Sen. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee for governor of Virginia, sought Friday to regain momentum with a heavily promoted speech aimed at sharpening his themes for the Nov. 3 election -- and his differences with his Republican opponent, former state Attorney General Bob McDonnell, who has been leading in recent polls.

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