31 Jul 2010

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Ethics panel to charge California Rep. Waters (AP)

AP - A second House Democrat, Rep. Maxine Waters of California, could be facing an ethics trial this fall, further complicating the midterm election outlook for the party as it battles to hold onto its majority.

31 Jul 2010 9:06am GMT

Obama: Rangel case troubling; some Dems say resign (AP)

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., leaves his office for a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges.


31 Jul 2010 7:47am GMT

Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration (AP)

Felipa Solario pauses as she cries while telling her story of having her husband, an illegal immigrant, taken away by authorities some months ago, while she joined hundreds at a solidarity rally at St. Matthews Church to protest the provisions of the new Arizona immigration law that went into effect Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Phoenix, the day after portions of Arizona's SB1070 went into effect, but after a federal judge struck down some of the law's provisions. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to let undocumented immigrants stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.


31 Jul 2010 1:30am GMT

When will spill be cleaned up? Maybe never (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - After more than three months, BP appears finally to have gotten a firm grasp on its runaway Deepwater Horizon well. Now the big question in the Gulf of Mexico is how, and if, an environmental mess of unprecedented scope can be cleaned up.

31 Jul 2010 12:51am GMT

Kan. Senate race turns nasty as GOP seeks fighter (AP)

In this photo from July 27, 2010, Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Kansas Rep. Jerry Moran answers questions during a town hall meeting at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in Lenexa, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)AP - The big issue in Kansas' U.S. Senate race is which of two veteran Republican congressmen will fight hardest - and loudest - against President Barack Obama's agenda.


31 Jul 2010 12:31am GMT

Waters chooses ethics trial (Politico)

Politico - She has chosen an ethics trial rather than accepting charges made by an ethics subcommittee.

31 Jul 2010 12:27am GMT

30 Jul 2010

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Immigration Debate: Border Cities See Less Violent Crime (Time.com)

Time.com - The crime rates in large U.S. cities near the border, contrary to the fears that lie behind Arizona's tough new immigration law, are among the lowest in the country

30 Jul 2010 11:40pm GMT

House OKs Gulf spill bill (Politico)

Politico - Democrats prepare campaign ads to attack Republican dissenters.

30 Jul 2010 10:34pm GMT

Democratic Surge? Part II (Huffington Post)

Huffington Post - Last week, I argued that a reported "jump" for Democrats in Gallup's weekly tracking of the national generic U.S.

30 Jul 2010 9:51pm GMT

Obama slips behind wheel of a Volt in Motor City (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - DETROIT - Out to convince voters that the bailout of the U.S. auto industry has been a success - and to build buzz for its controversial poster child, Chevy's Volt electric car - President Barack Obama on Friday drove a car publicly for the first time in more than three years and implored consumers, "Don't bet against the American people."

30 Jul 2010 9:47pm GMT

Obama hails auto bailout as good news in Michigan (AP)

President Barack Obama delivers remarks during his visit to the Jefferson North Chrysler Plant in Detroit, Friday, July 30, 2010, where the Jeep Grand Cherokee is assembled. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - A year after the government's big auto-industry bailouts, President Barack Obama on Friday trumpeted increased car sales and progress on battery-powered vehicles as a beacon of success in his administration's battle to revive a hurting U.S. economy. But his upbeat assessment can't mask daunting challenges for U.S. automakers and painfully high unemployment.


30 Jul 2010 9:01pm GMT

U.N. tells Darfur peace force to focus on security (Reuters)

Yasser Arman, one of the leaders of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, speaks during a press conference in Khartoum on April 2010. Senior MPs from north and south Sudan are heading for Canada this weekend to learn from Quebec's independence referendums, officials said Friday, as the African state prepares to vote on southern secession.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)Reuters - The U.N. Security Council extended the stay of peacekeepers in Sudan's western Darfur region by another year on Friday, telling the force to focus primarily on protecting civilians and aid deliveries.


30 Jul 2010 6:24pm GMT

Increase in FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums Passes in House (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - The House passed legislation Friday to give the Federal Housing Administration flexibility to raise mortgage insurance premiums on the loans it guarantees.

30 Jul 2010 5:22pm GMT

House to Vote on Easing Drilling Moratorium (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - The House will vote Friday on a measure that would ease the Obama administration's temporary ban on new deepwater drilling.

30 Jul 2010 5:22pm GMT

Rod Blagojevich's Trial: A Look at the Court's 12 Jurors (Time.com)

Time.com - A brief look at the six men and six women who are tasked with deciding whether the guilt or innocence of the ex-governor of Illinois and his brother

30 Jul 2010 4:40pm GMT

Anthony Weiner Goes Ballistic At GOP For Killing 9/11 Responders Health Care Bill (VIDEO) (Huffington Post)

Huffington Post - House Republicans late Thursday were able to corral enough votes to defeat a bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to those sickened by toxins resulting from the 9/11 attacks.

30 Jul 2010 2:04pm GMT