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• Public money puts Republican Bachmann on defensive (AP)
• Confrontational Obama rebukes GOP on debt talks (AP)
• Senate Dems to discuss canceling July 4 break (AP)
• Obama: A lot of the 'fuss' over Libya is politics (AP)
• Down to the wire, GOP hopefuls collect last bucks (AP)
• FBI joins Army investigation at Arlington cemetery (AP)
• Senators concerned by photo ID requirement to vote (AP)
• Senate votes to require fewer confirmations (AP)
• Hispanics flee from new Ala. law (Politico)
• Obama: GOP strategy on debt talks 'not on the level' (Politico)
• Report: More than 100 million suffer lasting pain (AP)
• FACT CHECK: Obama and his gallery of rogues (AP)
• US diplomat honored for change to Japan policy (AP)
• Ronald Reagan statue unveiled in Hungary (AP)
• Obama reaps victory as judges uphold health law (AP)
• As US slowly withdraws from Afghanistan, regional neighbors should step up (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Obama dodges ATF question (Daily Caller)
• Boehner responds to Obama’s press conference (Daily Caller)
• LAST TICKET: Mud wrestling with Sarah Palin; John Lennon hearts Ronald Reagan (The Ticket)
• SC Gov. Nikki Haley has book coming out in January (AP)

Public money puts Republican Bachmann on defensive (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:50 PM PDT AP - As Rep. Michele Bachmann tours the country criticizing government as too big and too expensive, the Republican presidential candidate has come under mounting scrutiny over public dollars flowing to family business interests.

Confrontational Obama rebukes GOP on debt talks (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 03:05 PM PDT AP - In a blistering rebuke of Republicans, President Barack Obama on Wednesday pressed lawmakers to accept tax increases as part of a deal to cut the nation's deficits and avoid a crippling government default. "Let's get it done," Obama challenged, chiding Congress for frequent absences from Washington.

Senate Dems to discuss canceling July 4 break (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:37 PM PDT AP - A spokesman says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid intends to talk to members of the Democratic rank and file about possibly canceling a scheduled July 4 break so work can continue on a deal to cut deficits and raise the debt limit.

Obama: A lot of the 'fuss' over Libya is politics (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:24 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday dismissed the congressional criticism of his decision to wage war against Libya as political and argued that any sign of support from Washington for strongman Moammar Gadhafi makes no sense.

Down to the wire, GOP hopefuls collect last bucks (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:18 PM PDT AP - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was poised to collect as much as $20 million during the fundraising quarter that ends Thursday, advisers said, as his rivals for the GOP presidential nomination struggled to keep pace with the campaign's front-runner.

FBI joins Army investigation at Arlington cemetery (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:55 PM PDT AP - The FBI has joined Army agents investigating possible criminal practices at Arlington National Cemetery that may have surrounded the burial of eight sets of cremated human remains found in urns in a single grave.

Senators concerned by photo ID requirement to vote (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:33 PM PDT AP - Sixteen Democratic senators want the Justice Department to look into whether voting rights are being jeopardized in states that require photo identification in order for people to vote.

Senate votes to require fewer confirmations (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:33 PM PDT AP - The Senate took the rare step of curbing its own power Wednesday, voting to no longer require Senate confirmation for 169 high-level federal jobs filled through presidential appointments.

Hispanics flee from new Ala. law (Politico) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:37 AM PDT Politico - The state is the latest to see an exodus of Hispanics after passing a strict new immigration law.

Obama: GOP strategy on debt talks 'not on the level' (Politico) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:59 AM PDT Politico - Congress must take a "balanced approach that looks at everything," he says.

Report: More than 100 million suffer lasting pain (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:45 PM PDT AP - Nearly a third of Americans experience long-lasting pain — the kind that lingers for weeks to months — and too often feel stigma rather than relief from a health care system poorly prepared to treat them, the Institute of Medicine said Wednesday.

FACT CHECK: Obama and his gallery of rogues (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 03:05 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama seems to have forgotten about Al Gore and the ashtray smashed to smithereens. Obama told a news conference Wednesday he was going where no president had gone before in attacking burdensome federal regulations.

US diplomat honored for change to Japan policy (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 02:14 PM PDT AP - An American diplomat who successfully lobbied for the end of a U.S. boycott of Japan's annual Hiroshima peace commemorations was honored at the State Department on Thursday for pressing his dissenting opinion and improving U.S.-Japanese ties.

Ronald Reagan statue unveiled in Hungary (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:22 AM PDT AP - A statue of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan was unveiled Wednesday in Hungary's capital, where he was honored for his leadership in helping to end communism.

Obama reaps victory as judges uphold health law (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 03:05 PM PDT AP - In the first ruling by a federal appeals court on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a panel in Cincinnati handed the administration a victory Wednesday by agreeing that the government can require a minimum amount of insurance for Americans.

As US slowly withdraws from Afghanistan, regional neighbors should step up (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 08:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The Americans have dealt the cards once again in the latest version of Afghanistan’s Great Game. President Obama has set a course for the drawdown of US forces that is not likely to be reversed.

Obama dodges ATF question (Daily Caller) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:11 PM PDT Daily Caller - President Barack Obama today dodged questions about the botched “Fast and Furious” gun-smuggling investigation, but put Attorney General Eric Holder on the hot seat.

Boehner responds to Obama’s press conference (Daily Caller) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:41 PM PDT Daily Caller - In a budget fight where both Republicans and Democrats are divided along rigid ideological lines, neither side is making concessions.

LAST TICKET: Mud wrestling with Sarah Palin; John Lennon hearts Ronald Reagan (The Ticket) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:20 PM PDT The Ticket - Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment: • Congressional Republicans are just plain sick of signing pledges. (Politico) • Herman Cain gets a book deal. (CBS News) • Alaskans like President Obama more than Sarah Palin. (Anchorage Daily News) • John Lennon, Reaganite? (The Atlantic Wire) [...]

SC Gov. Nikki Haley has book coming out in January (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:02 PM PDT AP - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has a book deal.

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