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• Obama to sign $600M border security bill Friday (AP)
• US: Firms must spell out workers' benefit rights (AP)
• Still Waters: Lawmaker remains popular at home (AP)
• Senators agree on framework of food safety bill (AP)
• NY's Rangel says he's ready to start campaigning (AP)
• Pentagon: Next WikiLeaks dump could be worse (AP)
• WA Sen: Rossi moves right ahead of primary (AP)
• Kan. GOP candidate's campaign links to racist blog (AP)
• Senate passes resolution honoring ex-Sen. Stevens (AP)
• Ga. GOP gov. candidate: Gibbs comments unusual (AP)
• NV Senate hopeful cancels AZ tea party appearance (AP)
• Obama to begin five-state campaign swing next week (AP)
• NY's Gillibrand hailed by Brady gun control group (AP)
• Drug enforcement stand could cost Paul Ky. votes (AP)
• Florida Panhandle preps for presidential visit (AP)
• BP agrees to pay $50M for Texas refinery penalties (AP)
• Democrat quits NH House over anti-Palin remark (AP)
• Rangel Turns Attention to Re-Election (CQPolitics.com)
• Governors' races 101: What's at stake outside Washington in 2010 election (The Christian Science Monitor)

Obama to sign $600M border security bill Friday (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 04:52 PM PDT AP - Determined to show a commitment to stopping the flow of illegal immigrants, the Senate convened a special session Thursday and passed a $600 million bill to put more agents and equipment along the Mexican border.

US: Firms must spell out workers' benefit rights (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 10:19 AM PDT AP - Your company just denied your disability claim. What do you do now? How long do you have to file an appeal? And with whom?

Still Waters: Lawmaker remains popular at home (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 11:11 AM PDT AP - Congressional ethics charges have tarnished Maxine Waters' reputation in Washington. But in the struggling, mostly Hispanic and black neighborhoods she represents, residents still hold the 10-term Democratic congresswoman in high esteem.

Senators agree on framework of food safety bill (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 03:15 PM PDT AP - A bipartisan group of senators said Thursday they have reached agreement on legislation designed to enhance the safety of the nation's food supply, setting the stage for the full Senate to take up the measure later this year.

NY's Rangel says he's ready to start campaigning (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 01:15 PM PDT AP - Rep. Charles Rangel says he's ready to start campaigning for re-election.

Pentagon: Next WikiLeaks dump could be worse (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 12:36 PM PDT AP - The Pentagon says it believes the next document dump by WikiLeaks will be even more damaging to national security and the war effort than the organization's initial release of some 76,000 war files.

WA Sen: Rossi moves right ahead of primary (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 04:44 PM PDT AP - Even with his advancement to November's general election all but assured, U.S. Senate candidate Dino Rossi has moved noticeably to the right in recent weeks — a shift that has Democrats in Washington state salivating as they try to bolster endangered incumbent Patty Murray.

Kan. GOP candidate's campaign links to racist blog (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 03:34 PM PDT AP - Republican congressional candidate Mike Pompeo apologized Thursday after his campaign posted on its Twitter feed and Facebook page a link to a blog that uses a racial slur to refer to his Democratic opponent and calls President Barack Obama an "evil muslim communist USURPER."

Senate passes resolution honoring ex-Sen. Stevens (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 10:45 AM PDT AP - The Senate has expressed its "profound sorrow and deep regret" over the death of former Sen. Ted Stevens, a commanding presence there for four decades.

Ga. GOP gov. candidate: Gibbs comments unusual (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 05:08 PM PDT AP - Georgia's Republican gubernatorial nominee Nathan Deal on Thursday called White House comments on ethics allegations against him unusual.

NV Senate hopeful cancels AZ tea party appearance (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 03:05 PM PDT AP - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle has canceled her scheduled appearance at a weekend tea party rally near the Mexican border in Arizona.

Obama to begin five-state campaign swing next week (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:39 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is heading into another intense round of fundraising — a three-day, five-state swing to raise money for Democratic candidates on the ballot in November.

NY's Gillibrand hailed by Brady gun control group (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 02:32 PM PDT AP - New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (KEHR'-sten JIL'-uh-brand) has been endorsed for election by a leading gun control group two years after earning a top rating from the National Rifle Association.

Drug enforcement stand could cost Paul Ky. votes (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 01:22 PM PDT AP - Republican Rand Paul's opposition to federal funding for state and local drug enforcement initiatives could cost him votes in a region likely to be a key battleground in the U.S. Senate race.

Florida Panhandle preps for presidential visit (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 12:56 PM PDT AP - The first family is headed to the Florida Panhandle this weekend to tout the oil-free white beaches and sparkling turquoise waters for the tourist industry, but conservatives in this Republican stronghold haven't exactly rolled out the welcome mat.

BP agrees to pay $50M for Texas refinery penalties (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 12:26 PM PDT AP - Beleaguered oil giant BP has agreed to pay a record $50.6 million fine for failing to correct safety hazards at its Texas City oil refinery after a 2005 explosion killed 15 workers.

Democrat quits NH House over anti-Palin remark (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 12:11 PM PDT AP - A New Hampshire Democrat has quit the state legislature after cracking a joke on Facebook about Sarah Palin's death.

Rangel Turns Attention to Re-Election (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 12:07 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Embattled Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) renewed his vow Thursday to seek re-election despite a looming ethics trial.

Governors' races 101: What's at stake outside Washington in 2010 election (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 12 Aug 2010 09:08 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Heading into the midterm elections, all eyes are on Washington. The political world is already abuzz with speculation about who will control Congress come January. But this preoccupation overlooks a significant set of contests: governors' races.

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