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• AP Sources: Senate group omitting Dem health goals (AP)
• APNewsBreak: AP sources: 4 big cities, no COPS aid (AP)
• 7 charged with terror conspiracy in North Carolina (AP)
• Obama: Diplomacy matters to solve problems (AP)
• GOP headache: The birther issue (Politico)
• Ky. Sen. Jim Bunning not running for re-election (AP)
• Top US officials seek to reassure Chinese (AP)
• AP IMPACT: Dodd, Conrad told deals were sweetened (AP)
• AP-GfK Poll: Parents like school swine flu shots (AP)
• Most panel Republicans to oppose Sotomayor (AP)
• Flight attendant union seeks Delta election (Reuters)
• Obama says hopes to attend World Cup in South Africa (Reuters)
• Obama IS a U.S. citizen, says exasperated White House (Reuters)
• Kentucky's Sen. Bunning won't seek re-election in 2010 (McClatchy Newspapers)
• First lady helps open Va. community health center (AP)
• Report questions choice of Kansas site for lab (AP)
• Obama hopes Gates, Crowley come for a beer (AP)
• Basketball teams get similar speech, months apart (AP)
• Republican Senator Bunning announces retirement (Reuters)
• Bunning Announces Retirement (CQPolitics.com)

AP Sources: Senate group omitting Dem health goals (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:31 PM PDT AP - After weeks of secretive talks, a bipartisan group in the Senate edged closer Monday to a health care compromise that omits a requirement for businesses to offer coverage to their workers and lacks a government insurance option that President Barack Obama favors, according to numerous officials.

APNewsBreak: AP sources: 4 big cities, no COPS aid (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:58 PM PDT AP - Four major cities — New York, Seattle, Houston, and Pittsburgh — will get no money from a $1 billion economic stimulus program to help cities avoid laying off police officers, officials told The Associated Press on Monday.

7 charged with terror conspiracy in North Carolina (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:11 PM PDT AP - A father, his two sons and four other men living in North Carolina are accused of mililtary-style training at home and plotting "violent jihad" abroad, federal authorities said Monday.

Obama: Diplomacy matters to solve problems (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:36 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says diplomacy is more important now than ever before.

GOP headache: The birther issue (Politico) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 03:34 AM PDT Politico - When lawmakers return home for recess in August, they can expect to hear tough questions from constituents on the economy, health care and government spending.

Ky. Sen. Jim Bunning not running for re-election (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 03:31 PM PDT AP - Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky said Monday he will not run for a third term in 2010, citing a lack of campaign money and interference from Senate Republicans who were pushing for him to exit the race. In a statement issued by his office, Bunning said his GOP colleagues had done "everything in their power to dry up my fundraising."

Top US officials seek to reassure Chinese (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:03 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama put forward his top economic officials on Monday to try to reassure China that the U.S. will not let huge budget deficits or runaway inflation jeopardize the value of Chinese investments here.

AP IMPACT: Dodd, Conrad told deals were sweetened (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:03 PM PDT AP - Despite their denials, influential Democratic Sens. Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd were told from the start they were getting VIP mortgage discounts from one of the nation's largest lenders, the official who handled their loans has told Congress in secret testimony.

AP-GfK Poll: Parents like school swine flu shots (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 12:45 PM PDT AP - Most parents like the idea of vaccinating children against swine flu at school, but they're not so eager to roll up their own sleeves.

Most panel Republicans to oppose Sotomayor (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 03:02 PM PDT AP - On the eve of their panel's vote, top Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee announced Monday that they'll oppose Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, joining a growing list of conservatives ready to vote against the judge who's virtually certain to become the first Hispanic justice.

Flight attendant union seeks Delta election (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:27 PM PDT Reuters - The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA union moved on Monday to seek a representation election at Delta Air Lines Inc, which acquired Northwest Airlines last year.

Obama says hopes to attend World Cup in South Africa (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:11 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday he hoped to attend the soccer World Cup in South Africa next year, if his schedule allowed.

Obama IS a U.S. citizen, says exasperated White House (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:05 PM PDT Reuters - A vocal group of conspiracy theorists known as "birthers" are riling the White House with their persistent claim that Barack Obama is not an American citizen and therefore ineligible to be president.

Kentucky's Sen. Bunning won't seek re-election in 2010 (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 03:54 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning announced Monday that he's ending his bid for a third term, bringing to a close a multimonth-long saga that pitted the 77-year-old Hall of Fame pitcher against a Republican leadership that sent strong signals that he should step aside for the good of the party.

First lady helps open Va. community health center (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 03:43 PM PDT AP - First lady Michelle Obama promoted the work of community health centers on Monday, saying they have a critical place in her husband's effort to overhaul how the nation delivers health care.

Report questions choice of Kansas site for lab (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 03:31 PM PDT AP - The government's study of the risks of moving foot-and-mouth disease research from an island off New York to Kansas failed to adequately track the potential spread of the virus and its economic impact if accidentally released, congressional investigators said in a draft report.

Obama hopes Gates, Crowley come for a beer (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 02:59 PM PDT AP - The professor, the policeman and the president hope to share a beer at the White House this week.

Basketball teams get similar speech, months apart (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 02:35 PM PDT AP - President Obama is using a bit of a replay when lauding the WNBA champion Detroit Shock.

Republican Senator Bunning announces retirement (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 02:30 PM PDT Reuters - Republican U.S. Senator Jim Bunning, a former professional baseball star and leading critic of the Federal Reserve Board, announced on Monday he would not seek re-election to his Kentucky seat next year.

Bunning Announces Retirement (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 02:22 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning announced Monday that he will not seek a third term next year.

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