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• Is the Cordoba House Good for America? (The Atlantic Wire)
• Mo., Mich., Kan., choose candidates in primaries (AP)
• BP leaves many damage claims waiting in limbo (The Newsroom)
• Democrats, GOP push dueling conclusions on Kagan (AP)
• What's Next for Virginia's Health Care Challenge (The Atlantic Wire)
• Democrats Set Themes for 'Recovery Summer' Town Halls (Time.com)
• Interior official: Drill ban may be lifted early (AP)
• Republicans want review of birthright citizenship (AP)
• Rogers: Execute WikiLeaks leaker (Politico)
• Tuesday's top primaries to watch (Politico)
• New threat: Hackers look to take over power plants (AP)
• US: Time now for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks (AP)
• Protests in England over tests for 11-year-olds (AP)
• Personal flaws define Senate race in Obama's home state (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Spill Bill Vote Delayed By Senators (Huffington Post)
• Senate Chairman Urges FCC to Use Universal Fund To Foster Broadband (CQPolitics.com)
• Senate Democrats hold off on Gulf oil spill legislation (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Senate Armed Services Panel Resists Defense Cuts (CQPolitics.com)
• U.S. Treasury unveils new action against Iran (McClatchy Newspapers)

Is the Cordoba House Good for America? (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 09:19 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Now that the New York City landmarks commission has approved the Cordoba House, an Islamic community center that has drawn attacks for its planned location two blocks from the former World Trade Center site, the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque" is one step closer to reality. Whether it ends up happening as planned or is scuttled as demanded by such conservatives as Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich, observers are weighing in on what the center would mean for America. What would it do, or not do, for the country and its millions of Muslim-Americans?

Mo., Mich., Kan., choose candidates in primaries (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:28 PM PDT AP - Voters had no shortage of options in choosing party nominees in Tuesday's primaries as they focused on successors to Republican senators in Kansas and Missouri and term-limited Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

BP leaves many damage claims waiting in limbo (The Newsroom) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:01 PM PDT The Newsroom - BP appears to be delaying decisions about the validity of many claims for damages from the Gulf oil spill, leaving claimants frustrated by bureaucratic obstacles and confusing requests for more documentation.

Democrats, GOP push dueling conclusions on Kagan (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:03 PM PDT AP - Democrats and Republicans presented dueling portraits Tuesday of Elena Kagan and the Supreme Court she's seeking to join at the start of a politically charged debate over her fitness to be a justice, making what amounted to closing arguments before a near-certain confirmation vote by week's end.

What's Next for Virginia's Health Care Challenge (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:00 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - District Court Judge Henry Hudson has ruled that he will not block a lawsuit by the Commonwealth of Virginia challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Obama's recently passed health-care reform legislation. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli argues that the law is unconstitutional because it requires Americans to buy health insurance or face a penalty. This is the first federal court ruling on the health care law. The case will be heard in October. Here's what this means and what happens next.

Democrats Set Themes for 'Recovery Summer' Town Halls (Time.com) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:30 AM PDT Time.com - As Congress prepares to go home, party leaders are counting on new talking points in hopes of not repeating last year's town-hall fiascoes

Interior official: Drill ban may be lifted early (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:12 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration hopes to lift a freeze on deepwater drilling well before its scheduled Nov. 30 expiration date, the nation's top drilling regulator said Tuesday.

Republicans want review of birthright citizenship (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:30 PM PDT AP - Leading Republicans are joining a push to reconsider the constitutional amendment that grants automatic citizenship to people born in the United States.

Rogers: Execute WikiLeaks leaker (Politico) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:22 PM PDT Politico - Mich. Republican believes the death penalty should be applied if suspect is found guilty.

Tuesday's top primaries to watch (Politico) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:03 AM PDT Politico - Primary season is back, and today's contests will set the cast of characters for the fall campaign.

New threat: Hackers look to take over power plants (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:00 PM PDT AP - Computer hackers have begun targeting power plants and other critical operations around the world in bold new efforts to seize control of them, setting off a scramble to shore up aging, vulnerable systems.

US: Time now for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:57 AM PDT AP - The Obama administration says the time has come for Israel and the Palestinians to begin direct peace negotiations without preconditions.

Protests in England over tests for 11-year-olds (AP) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 06:49 AM PDT AP - School test results for 11-year-olds were released Tuesday across England, and one result was certain: A large number of educators and parents consider the tests a waste of time.

Personal flaws define Senate race in Obama's home state (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:19 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - DECATUR, Ill. — The race for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat has erupted into a volatile, unpredictable battle in which the candidates' personal flaws outweigh their philosophical differences in most voters' minds.

Spill Bill Vote Delayed By Senators (Huffington Post) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:28 PM PDT Huffington Post - Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Tuesday that the Senate will postpone the vote on energy and oil spill legislation until lawmakers return from August recess. He called it a "sad day," saying Democrats have been unable to muster support for the bill from even a "handful" of Republicans.

Senate Chairman Urges FCC to Use Universal Fund To Foster Broadband (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:46 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to overhaul a fund designed to ensure universal telephone service in order to foster broadband deployment.

Senate Democrats hold off on Gulf oil spill legislation (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:05 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Despite months of public outrage over the massive BP oil spill, frustrated Democratic Senate leaders abandoned their effort Tuesday to pass spill-related legislation before leaving for their summer recess later this week.

Senate Armed Services Panel Resists Defense Cuts (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:45 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are resisting the idea that defense spending cuts should be part of an effort to curb the budget deficit.

U.S. Treasury unveils new action against Iran (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:01 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Tightening its grip on the Iranian economy, the U.S. Treasury Department announced new actions Tuesday against individuals and companies tied to the feared Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and identified many Iran-connected companies in Germany and elsewhere.

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