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• Sherrod gets biggest 'I'm sorry' — from Obama (AP)
• Midterm politicking hovers over economic decisions (AP)
• Checks are coming: Obama signs unemployment bill (AP)
• Renewal of Bush tax cuts could be only temporary (AP)
• Poll: D.C. elites a world apart (Politico)
• US apologizes to Russia in mysterious drug case (AP)
• Report: Whistle-blower allegations verified (AP)
• House panel charges Rangel with ethics misdeeds (AP)
• Senate Democrats abandon comprehensive energy bill (AP)
• House Democrats set aside $20 million for ads (AP)
• Obama says USDA "jumped the gun" on Sherrod ouster (Reuters)
• APNewsBreak: Records show Greene's military flops (AP)
• Obama: Vilsack 'jumped the gun' on Sherrod (AP)
• Rand Paul tells farmers they may face program cuts (AP)
• Colo. Democrats getting primary calls from Obama (AP)
• GOP: Ind. Senate ad distorts Democrat's background (AP)
• Democrats ask to meet Obama on Korea trade concerns (Reuters)
• Senate candidate fires back after 'high heels' dig (AP)
• Obamas to vacation on Florida's Gulf Coast in Aug. (AP)
• Obama presses Iraqi leaders to end deadlock (Reuters)

Sherrod gets biggest 'I'm sorry' — from Obama (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:04 PM PDT AP - Flooded with apologies from everywhere, Shirley Sherrod got the biggest "I'm sorry" of all Thursday — from a contrite President Barack Obama, who personally appealed to the ousted worker to come back.

Midterm politicking hovers over economic decisions (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 04:19 PM PDT AP - Midterm politics are distorting economic decision-making as leaders of both parties spin rival views of the road ahead, offering visions based on questionable economics.

Checks are coming: Obama signs unemployment bill (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:33 PM PDT AP - Federal checks could begin flowing again as early as next week to millions of jobless people who lost up to seven weeks of unemployment benefits in a congressional standoff.

Renewal of Bush tax cuts could be only temporary (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 04:07 PM PDT AP - Many Americans could be hit with a big tax increase in the next two or three years despite President Barack Obama's repeated promises to shield the middle class from higher rates.

Poll: D.C. elites a world apart (Politico) Posted: 18 Jul 2010 08:17 PM PDT Politico - In their opinions on policy and politicians ranging from President Barack Obama to Sarah Palin, elites in Washington have a strikingly divergent outlook from the rest of the nation, according to a new POLITICO poll released Monday.

US apologizes to Russia in mysterious drug case (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 03:23 PM PDT AP - The U.S. apologized to Russia on Thursday for what it called a diplomatic slip-up in the case of a Russian man arrested in Africa and then extradited to the U.S. for alleged drug smuggling.

Report: Whistle-blower allegations verified (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 03:18 PM PDT AP - A government watchdog has verified complaints by a federal inspector that Northwest Airlines wasn't following Federal Aviation Administration safety orders and wasn't being held accountable by the agency.

House panel charges Rangel with ethics misdeeds (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:33 PM PDT AP - A House investigative committee on Thursday charged New York Rep. Charles Rangel with multiple ethics violations, dealing a serious blow to the former Ways and Means chairman and complicating Democrats' election-year outlook.

Senate Democrats abandon comprehensive energy bill (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:04 PM PDT AP - Senate Democrats on Thursday gave up plans to attempt to pass an energy bill that caps greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, abandoning a priority of President Barack Obama.

House Democrats set aside $20 million for ads (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 02:50 PM PDT AP - Democrats expanded their plan for the final four weeks of television advertising during the fall election campaign, reserving another $20 million in air time to defend endangered incumbent lawmakers.

Obama says USDA "jumped the gun" on Sherrod ouster (Reuters) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:04 PM PDT Reuters - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack rushed to judgment when he dismissed a former government official over racism allegations, U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview on Thursday.

APNewsBreak: Records show Greene's military flops (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 05:04 PM PDT AP - Surprise U.S. Senate nominee Alvin Greene frequently mentions his 13 years of military service, but records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press show that the veteran who has called himself an "American hero" was considered a lackluster service member at best.

Obama: Vilsack 'jumped the gun' on Sherrod (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 04:15 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack "jumped the gun" when he decided to dismiss employee Shirley Sherrod from her job at the department amid accusations of racism.

Rand Paul tells farmers they may face program cuts (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 03:59 PM PDT AP - Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul told an audience of Kentucky farmers Thursday their federal payments may need to be cut in the interest of national debt reduction, a declaration his Democratic rival said posed a threat to tens of thousands of the state's residents.

Colo. Democrats getting primary calls from Obama (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 03:58 PM PDT AP - Colorado Democrats could be getting a phone call from the president this week.

GOP: Ind. Senate ad distorts Democrat's background (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 03:53 PM PDT AP - Watching Democratic Rep. Brad Ellsworth's television commercials, Indiana voters might get the idea that he was a sheriff for 25 years. After all, Ellsworth himself says so in both his ads.

Democrats ask to meet Obama on Korea trade concerns (Reuters) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 03:47 PM PDT Reuters - More than 100 U.S. Democratic lawmakers asked on Thursday to meet with President Barack Obama to discuss their concerns about his plan to seek congressional approval of a trade deal with South Korea.

Senate candidate fires back after 'high heels' dig (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 03:13 PM PDT AP - Colorado Republican Jane Norton is kicking back after her Senate primary opponent made a dig about her footwear.

Obamas to vacation on Florida's Gulf Coast in Aug. (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 03:01 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is taking his own advice and taking his family to the Gulf Coast on vacation next month, something he and first lady Michelle Obama have been urging others to do to help the area's suffering economy.

Obama presses Iraqi leaders to end deadlock (Reuters) Posted: 22 Jul 2010 02:59 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama pressed Iraqi leaders on Thursday to end a post-election deadlock and form a new government without further delay as the top U.S. commander in Iraq told him a troop drawdown was running ahead of schedule.

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