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• First major oil spill bill passed by House (AP)
• Getting to know her: A portrait of Kagan emerges (AP)
• DOJ: Detain alleged Russian spies as flight risks (AP)
• Obama says politics to blame for immigration delay (AP)
• Cantor's ambition raises concerns (Politico)
• 1.3 million unemployed won't get benefits restored (AP)
• Democrats struggle to pass war funding bill (AP)
• Robert Byrd makes final trip from beloved Senate (AP)
• Closing in on genes that help people live to 100 (AP)
• Toyota says 270,000 vehicles have faulty engines (AP)
• Democrats use Kagan to sign up voters, raise funds (AP)
• GOP defends Conn. wrestling CEO running for Senate (AP)
• Sen. candidate Paul raises over $1M since April 1 (AP)
• Obama Says GOP Votes Needed to Overhaul Immigration System (CQPolitics.com)
• Labor board to reopen nearly 100 cases (AP)
• US upset Cyprus let Russian spy suspect get away (AP)
• AP Source: Living soldier could get Medal of Honor (AP)
• SPIN METER: Kagan urged substance, then dodged it (AP)
• Bipartisan Boehner beat down (Politico)
• Obama's Thursday agenda: Iran, immigration (AP)

First major oil spill bill passed by House (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:43 PM PDT AP - The House on Thursday passed the first major bill related to the Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion, voting to allow families of those killed and injured workers to be compensated far more generously than current law allows.

Getting to know her: A portrait of Kagan emerges (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:02 PM PDT AP - Confident but still cautious. Smart and then some. Disarming. Knowing. Wicked funny.

DOJ: Detain alleged Russian spies as flight risks (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 11:54 AM PDT AP - The Justice Department says it has presented only a fraction of its evidence against four of the alleged Russian spies.

Obama says politics to blame for immigration delay (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:49 PM PDT AP - Hoping to breathe new life into the stalled immigration effort, President Barack Obama on Thursday blamed the delay on recalcitrant Republicans whom he said had given in to the "pressures of partisanship and election-year politics."

Cantor's ambition raises concerns (Politico) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 02:33 AM PDT Politico - House Minority Whip Eric Cantor has asked the ethics committee to greenlight a national book tour this August for a new GOP manifesto he's co-authoring with two younger members of Congress, according to sources familiar with the situation.

1.3 million unemployed won't get benefits restored (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 12:46 PM PDT AP - More than 1.3 million laid-off workers won't get their unemployment benefits reinstated before Congress goes on a weeklong break for Independence Day.

Democrats struggle to pass war funding bill (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 12:27 PM PDT AP - With their ranks infused with anti-war sentiment, Democrats controlling the House were struggling Thursday for a way to both finance President Barack Obama's Afghanistan troop surge and salvage their dwindling jobs agenda.

Robert Byrd makes final trip from beloved Senate (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:42 PM PDT AP - The Senate bid farewell Thursday to Robert C. Byrd, the homespun West Virginian who for half a century held sway with his thunderous oratory and fierce advocacy of his state and the Senate he loved.

Closing in on genes that help people live to 100 (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 11:03 AM PDT AP - The oldest among us seem to have chosen their parents well. Researchers closing in on the impact of family versus lifestyle find most people who live to 100 or older share some helpful genes.

Toyota says 270,000 vehicles have faulty engines (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:22 PM PDT AP - Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday about 270,000 cars sold worldwide, including luxury Lexus sedans, have potentially faulty engines, in the latest quality issue to confront the Japanese automaker after a string of massive recalls.

Democrats use Kagan to sign up voters, raise funds (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 02:02 PM PDT AP - The Democratic Party put Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan front and center Thursday on an e-mail appeal to raise funds and sign up supporters for President Barack Obama's agenda.

GOP defends Conn. wrestling CEO running for Senate (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 12:57 PM PDT AP - Republican Party leaders in Connecticut are defending U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon's record as CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, saying the controversy surrounding steroid use among wrestlers is an old story.

Sen. candidate Paul raises over $1M since April 1 (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 11:57 AM PDT AP - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky raised $1.1 million in the three months overlapping his primary victory and the start of the fall campaign, marking his best fundraising performance yet.

Obama Says GOP Votes Needed to Overhaul Immigration System (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 11:13 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - President Obama appealed for a bipartisan overhaul of the nation's broken immigration system Thursday, in a plea immediately dismissed by Republicans.

Labor board to reopen nearly 100 cases (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 11:05 AM PDT AP - The leading federal agency that resolves disputes between labor and management says it will reopen 96 of nearly 600 cases that a recent Supreme Court ruling called into question.

US upset Cyprus let Russian spy suspect get away (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 09:46 AM PDT AP - The Justice Department expressed disappointment Thursday that Cyprus allowed a suspected Russian spy to go free on bail — and promptly disappear.

AP Source: Living soldier could get Medal of Honor (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:26 PM PDT AP - The military has sent the White House a recommendation to award the Medal of Honor to a soldier for bravery in Afghanistan, which could make him the first living recipient since the Vietnam War.

SPIN METER: Kagan urged substance, then dodged it (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 08:42 AM PDT AP - Elena Kagan declined to discuss her passions, demurred when asked anything that might tip her hand on the Supreme Court and invoked her right to remain inscrutable even on cases buried in the past.

Bipartisan Boehner beat down (Politico) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 03:49 AM PDT Politico - Minority Leader John Boehner is two days into a bipartisan beat-down — a small taste of what he can expect should he become speaker of the House and a test of his resilience as a leader.

Obama's Thursday agenda: Iran, immigration (AP) Posted: 01 Jul 2010 02:00 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama will sign tough new sanctions Thursday against Iran over its nuclear development program.

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