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• Obama tells struggling nation: 'We don't give up' (AP)
• Senate reaches deal to save 'clunkers' program (AP)
• Health care debate: How many actually uninsured? (AP)
• Sotomayor picks up more GOP support with vote near (AP)
• Junior Dems split on health bill (Politico)
• Audit finds research labs slow to improve security (AP)
• Gov't insurance would allow coverage for abortion (AP)
• White House OK'd Clinton mission only with caution (AP)
• Obama promises health overhaul with or without GOP (AP)
• AP sources: Feds to change detention oversight (AP)
• Ark. crowd mocks lawmakers over Obama health plan (AP)
• OAS agrees to send delegation to Honduras (AP)
• U.S. to spend $2.4 billion to boost use of electric vehicles (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Obama vows to pass healthcare reform (Reuters)
• NYC labor union officials charged in bribery probe (AP)
• Obama May Abandon Bipartisanship on Health-Care Plan (Bloomberg)
• Wealthy Hollywood producer paid for NKorea flight (AP)
• Hard-hit Ind. town struggling to make a comeback (AP)
• Miss. festival pays tribute to Sam Cooke (AP)
• Congressman demands answers on forged letters (AP)

Obama tells struggling nation: 'We don't give up' (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 06:06 PM PDT AP - Promising new jobs and money, President Barack Obama on Wednesday told a hurting Midwestern region that its recovery will be like America's: tough but certain.

Senate reaches deal to save 'clunkers' program (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 06:34 PM PDT AP - The Senate reached a deal on saving the dwindling "cash for clunkers" program late Wednesday, agreeing to vote on a plan that would add $2 billion to the popular rebate program and give car shoppers until Labor Day to trade in their gas-guzzlers for a new ride.

Health care debate: How many actually uninsured? (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 05:59 PM PDT AP - It's a central goal of the president's plan: Extending health care coverage to the millions of Americans who lack it. Question is, just how many million are uninsured?

Sotomayor picks up more GOP support with vote near (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 06:23 PM PDT AP - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor won more GOP support in her drive toward near-certain Senate confirmation Thursday as the first Hispanic justice, even as a growing chorus of Republicans called her unfit for the bench.

Junior Dems split on health bill (Politico) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 02:20 AM PDT Politico - The debate over health care reform has exposed divisions among Senate Democrats — including a divide between those elected in the anti-Bush referendum of 2006 and the Obama wave of 2008.

Audit finds research labs slow to improve security (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 03:13 PM PDT AP - Government officials have been slow to upgrade security at U.S. laboratories that handle deadly germs nearly a year after congressional investigators found weak security controls, a new audit finds.

Gov't insurance would allow coverage for abortion (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 04:41 PM PDT AP - Health care legislation before Congress would allow a new government-sponsored insurance plan to cover abortions, a decision that would affect millions of women and recast federal policy on the divisive issue.

White House OK'd Clinton mission only with caution (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 06:15 PM PDT AP - The White House approved Bill Clinton's high-stakes rescue mission only with caution, intent that North Korea not benefit on the world stage. Yet officials now suggest it could mark a fresh start with the volatile regime.

Obama promises health overhaul with or without GOP (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 05:17 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama said Wednesday he's determined to get an overhaul of the health care system before the end of the year and, if necessary, without bipartisan support.

AP sources: Feds to change detention oversight (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 05:14 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration plans to place federal employees in the largest immigration detention facilities in the country to monitor detainee treatment.

Ark. crowd mocks lawmakers over Obama health plan (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 06:26 PM PDT AP - An unruly Little Rock crowd heckled and shouted at two Arkansas Democratic congressmen Wednesday, accusing them of supporting a government-backed health plan that would take away Americans' personal choice and freedom.

OAS agrees to send delegation to Honduras (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 06:13 PM PDT AP - The Organization of American States agreed Wednesday to send a delegation to Honduras to try to persuade its interim government to negotiate with international mediators seeking the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

U.S. to spend $2.4 billion to boost use of electric vehicles (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 03:51 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Declaring that electric cars could help put Americans to work and reduce dependence on oil, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the federal government would spend $2.4 billion in stimulus money to build batteries and get the first batch of thousands of U.S.-made electric vehicles onto the roads.

Obama vows to pass healthcare reform (Reuters) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 03:41 PM PDT Reuters - Despite polls showing growing public doubts about his healthcare overhaul, U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday to get a reform bill through Congress this year even without Republicans on board.

NYC labor union officials charged in bribery probe (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 03:32 PM PDT AP - The leader of a powerful labor union that recently endorsed Mayor Michael Bloomberg in his re-election campaign was charged Wednesday with taking bribes from contractors who were scheming to cut labor costs.

Obama May Abandon Bipartisanship on Health-Care Plan (Bloomberg) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 03:29 PM PDT Bloomberg - Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama warned Republicans that he may soon consider abandoning efforts to get a bipartisan deal on a health-care overhaul and try to push legislation through Congress without their help.

Wealthy Hollywood producer paid for NKorea flight (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 02:28 PM PDT AP - A wealthy Hollywood producer and a major corporation paid for the flight that carried former President Bill Clinton and two American journalists home from North Korea, prompting a word of thanks Wednesday from former Vice President Al Gore and the freed reporters during an emotional airport reunion.

Hard-hit Ind. town struggling to make a comeback (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 02:12 PM PDT AP - These are not happy times at the Happy Days Cafe.

Miss. festival pays tribute to Sam Cooke (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 02:00 PM PDT AP - More than 40 years after his tragic, violent death, Sam Cooke is still known as the legendary soul and gospel singer who penned "A Change is Gonna Come," which found a new audience with the election of America's first black president.

Congressman demands answers on forged letters (AP) Posted: 05 Aug 2009 01:25 PM PDT AP - A congressional chairman is demanding answers from a coal group about forged letters criticizing major climate legislation that were sent to three congressional offices ahead of the vote.

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