Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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Afghanistan War: WikiLeaks Throws Obama Off Message (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 01:25 PM PDT

Time.com - For a White House trying to maintain faltering support for the Afghanistan war, the WikiLeaks documents are yet another stumbling block

US Senate fails to advance campaign finance bill (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 01:30 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama arrives to speak in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate failed Tuesday to advance a bill he says would stop big business and foreign interests from flooding US elections with piles of campaign cash.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate failed Tuesday to advance a bill he says would stop big business and foreign interests from flooding US elections with piles of campaign cash.

Dean: charges could oust Rangel from Congress (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 01:03 PM PDT

Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) speaks on a mobile phone outside his Capitol Hill office in Washington, shortly after a congressional investigative panel accused Rangel of undisclosed ethics violations on July 22, 2010. REUTERS/Hyungwon KangReuters - Democratic Representative Charles Rangel deserves to expelled from Congress if the ethics charges against him are true, former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said on Sunday.

Deficit-cutting ax may fall on Social Security (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:38 AM PDT

A one dollar chrome printing plate. US President Barack Obama's administration on Friday lowered its 2010 budget deficit estimate to 1.471 trillion dollars or 10 percent of gross domestic product.(AFP/File/Shawn Thew)The Christian Science Monitor - The Social Security system today faces a threat greater than the drive for partial privatization by George W. Bush.

Buck Navigates Tea Party Pros and Cons in Colo. (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 08:05 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - DENVER -- Even after they became fodder on the campaign trail, Ken Buck refused to ditch his cowboy boots as he traveled across Colorado last week.

Poll: A few cracks in Obama's Hispanic support (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 08:48 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 19, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference in Washington. Obama's once solid support among Hispanics is showing a few cracks, a troubling sign for Democrats desperate to get this critical constituency excited about helping the party hold onto Congress this fall. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama's once solid support among Hispanics is showing a few cracks, a troubling sign for Democrats desperate to get this critical constituency excited about helping the party hold onto Congress this fall.

Special Report: Is immigration a desert mirage for the GOP? (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:21 AM PDT

Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce, author of Arizona's illegal immigration law Senate Bill 1070, poses for a photo in Mesa, Arizona, July 19, 2010. Republican state Senator Russell Pearce, a long-time fixture in Arizona politics but until recently a virtual unknown elsewhere, never expected to singlehandedly shake up national politics, let alone get under the skin of the White House. To match Special Report IMMIGRATION/ARIZONA REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS MEDIA)Reuters - Republican state Senator Russell Pearce, a long-time fixture in Arizona politics but until recently a virtual unknown elsewhere, never expected to single-handedly shake up national politics, let alone get under the skin of the White House.

Dems feeling burned on climate (Politico)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 01:43 PM PDT

Politico - Republican operatives are going after House Dems for their climate vote.

Rendell: Obama shouldn't do 'View' (Politico)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:30 AM PDT

Politico - The outspoken governor says the show doesn't have the stature required to host the president.

Senate hearing on Lockerbie bomber postponed (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:35 PM PDT

AP - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has postponed Thursday's hearing on the release of the man convicted for bombing Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, because of what a senator says is "stonewalling" by British and Scottish officials who declined to testify.

US gave Afghan, Pakistan leaders heads-up on leak (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:59 AM PDT

AP - The State Department says it alerted the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan over the weekend that a trove of leaked classified documents was expected to be made public.

Africa readies troops for Somalia; US funds effort (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:45 AM PDT

AP - African leaders are pledging thousands of new troops for Somalia to fight al-Qaida-linked militants responsible for the twin World Cup bombings that killed 76 people, and the U.S. says it will help bankroll the military campaign.

Obama backs letting tax cuts on rich expire: W.House (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:50 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama remains committed to extend Bush-era tax cuts for middle class Americans but thinks those for the wealthy ought to expire to help ease the U.S. budget deficit, the White House said on Tuesday.

Cantor Leads in PAC Giving (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 01:50 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - House Republican Whip Eric Cantor is showing major fundraising prowess as the GOP tries to take bake the House during the 2010 election.

Senate Republicans block campaign ad disclosure bill (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:07 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans beat back Democratic attempts Tuesday to pass a bill that would impose stringent disclosure requirements on corporations, unions and other independent groups that finance ads for political campaigns.

Sen. Snowe's Decision Seems To Doom Campaign Finance Bill (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:55 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Maine Republican Sen. Olympia J. Snowe said Tuesday she would not vote to end a filibuster on a campaign finance disclosure bill, dashing Democrats' hopes to salvage the legislation, which is a White House priority and already has passed in the House.

What's next for housing finance, Fannie and Freddie? (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:06 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — With the overhaul of financial regulation in the bag, the Obama administration Tuesday said it'll focus next on housing finance — another key cause of the recent deep economic downturn — with an eye to deciding the fate of mortgage finance titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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