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• Boehner: Analysts revise estimate of GOP bill (AP)
• Hope for debt deal, despite disputes, veto threat (AP)
• Boehner's big bid on debt undone from right, left (AP)
• Rural US disappearing? Population share hits low (AP)
• Romney looks past primary, campaigns against Obama (AP)
• Tea partyers rally for cuts, Boehner OK for now (AP)
• Senate confirms Mueller for new term as FBI head (AP)
• Pentagon clears 3-star general of alleged misdeed (AP)
• Norway reopens left-right debate (Politico)
• Gallup: Perry would start in second (Politico)
• Lawmaker: 40 Americans join terrorists in Somalia (AP)
• Health care lawsuit reaches Supreme Court (AP)
• Clinton confident about resolution to debt crisis (AP)
• A new Israeli refrain: The rent is too damn high (The Envoy)
• Obama to announce new fuel economy standards Friday (Reuters)
• Are Democrats abandoning Obama? (The Week)
• Palin heading to Iowa, stoking speculation of bid (AP)
• LAST TICKET: CBO says Reid’s plan also falls short; Rickrolled by the White House? (The Ticket)

Boehner: Analysts revise estimate of GOP bill (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 03:11 PM PDT AP - House Speaker John Boehner says an estimate from congressional budget analysts shows the revised House Republican plan cuts the deficit by $22 billion in the first year.

Hope for debt deal, despite disputes, veto threat (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 03:05 PM PDT AP - Crisis concerns rising, House Republican leaders shrugged off a White House veto threat and an outbreak of tensions within their own party Wednesday as they built support for legislation to stave off the government default threatened for next week. Worried Wall Street sent stocks plunging on fears that political gridlock would prevail.

Boehner's big bid on debt undone from right, left (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 03:09 PM PDT AP - Despite his image as a button-down Republican, House Speaker John Boehner walked to the brink of a dramatic and historic agreement to change the government's spending habits.

Rural US disappearing? Population share hits low (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:45 PM PDT AP - Rural America now accounts for just 16 percent of the nation's population, the lowest ever. The latest 2010 census numbers hint at an emerging America where, by mid-century, city boundaries become indistinct and rural areas grow ever less relevant. Many communities could shrink to virtual ghost towns as they shutter businesses and close down schools, demographers say.

Romney looks past primary, campaigns against Obama (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 03:29 PM PDT AP - Forget his GOP primary opponents. Republican front-runner Mitt Romney is focused on a match-up against President Barack Obama.

Tea partyers rally for cuts, Boehner OK for now (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:14 PM PDT AP - With a friendly smile and an outstretched hand, Kay Goto reached for Sen. Jim DeMint Wednesday as he left the stage of a tea party rally and headed across Constitution Avenue to the Senate. The debt ceiling debate was roiling Congress, and he had to get back. Goto, a tea partyer herself, had a suggestion.

Senate confirms Mueller for new term as FBI head (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 01:52 PM PDT AP - The Senate extended the term of FBI Director Robert Mueller for up to two years Wednesday, a day after President Barack Obama signed legislation making an exception to the 10-year limit for an FBI chief to serve. The vote was 100-0.

Pentagon clears 3-star general of alleged misdeed (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:02 PM PDT AP - The three-star Army general in charge of training Afghan security forces has been cleared of allegations that he improperly used soldiers trained in psychological operations to influence American senators to get more money for the war.

Norway reopens left-right debate (Politico) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 01:03 PM PDT Politico - The country's tragedy has given prominent voices an irresistible chance to reignite an old controversy.

Gallup: Perry would start in second (Politico) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:33 AM PDT Politico - The former Texas governor would begin with 18 percent of the vote, nationally, and trail Romney by 5 points.

Lawmaker: 40 Americans join terrorists in Somalia (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 01:34 PM PDT AP - Twice as many Americans as previously reported by law enforcement have traveled overseas to join an al-Qaida-linked organization, a congressional investigation found.

Health care lawsuit reaches Supreme Court (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 03:17 PM PDT AP - A conservative law firm asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to strike down the health care overhaul, challenging the first federal appeals court ruling that upheld President Barack Obama's signature domestic initiative.

Clinton confident about resolution to debt crisis (AP) Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:27 AM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton moved Monday to reassure Asian financial markets that resolution to America's debt crisis will be reached, as she sought China's help in pressing North Korea to demonstrate seriousness in nuclear disarmament talks and easing tensions in the South China Sea.

A new Israeli refrain: The rent is too damn high (The Envoy) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:15 AM PDT The Envoy - The well-worn effort to jump-start peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians is entering a fraught new phase. Palestinians are petitioning the United Nations in September and formal U.S.-brokered peace talks are pretty much at a standstill. And in the midst of all this, Israelis have taken to the streets of Tel Aviv to protest [...]

Obama to announce new fuel economy standards Friday (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 03:22 PM PDT Reuters - The Obama administration has reached a compromise with automakers on the target for significantly boosting fuel efficiency for cars and light-duty vehicles by 2025, ending months of negotiations on this pivotal mandate for the auto industry.

Are Democrats abandoning Obama? (The Week) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 04:26 AM PDT The Week - A crucial demographic is dragging down President Obama's poll numbers heading into the 2012 election: Disgruntled liberals job approval rating has slipped below 40 percent for the first time. And Republicans aren't the only ones fuming. Strong support among liberal Democrats for Obama's record on jobs has plummeted from 53 percent to 31 percent. And Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont liberal, said this week that "it would be a good idea if President Obama faced some primary opposition" to sharpen his focus before the next general election. Is the Left souring on Obama?

Palin heading to Iowa, stoking speculation of bid (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:41 PM PDT AP - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has scheduled a trip to Iowa, stoking speculation she might join the presidential race.

LAST TICKET: CBO says Reid’s plan also falls short; Rickrolled by the White House? (The Ticket) Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:16 PM PDT The Ticket - Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment: • The Congressional Budget Office said Harry Reid's deficit reduction plan falls short by $500 billion. (National Journal) • Michele Bachmann vowed to ban White House teleprompters-- and misspoke while she did it. (Mother Jones) • Sarah Palin is [...]

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