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Federal Judge Neuters Arizona Immigration Law: What's Next?
The Atlantic Wire – Wed Jul 28, 11:34 am ETThe most controversial elements of Arizona's immigration law have been blocked by a federal judge. Major provisions, such as one requiring authorities to check the immigration status of individuals while enforcing other laws, will not go into effect. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton also barred the state from requiring immigrants to carry their papers at all times. While this isn't the last say on the Arizona law, it's a major victory for the bill's opponents. Here's what observers are looking at now and anticipating for the future: Full Story »
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- Blagojevich Corruption Trial: Final Theatrics in Court Time.com – Wed Jul 28, 11:15 pm ET
- GOP Gains Weren't Always Inevitable This Year CQPolitics.com – Wed Jul 28, 11:01 pm ET
- Democrats launch ‘Republican tea party contract on America’ The Upshot – Wed Jul 28, 4:56 pm ET
- Somber scene in Rangel 'trial' opener at Politico – 58 mins ago
- Ethics unveils 13 Rangel charges at Politico – Thu Jul 29, 2:36 pm ET
- Dems, GOP warily eye Arizona immigration ruling AP – 17 mins ago
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FBI director defends bureau over test cheating
AP – Wed Jul 28, 9:24 pm ET
AP WASHINGTON - FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress on Wednesday that he does not know how many of his agents cheated on an important exam on the bureau's policies, discussing an embarrassing investigation that raises questions about whether the FBI knows its own rules for conducting surveillance on Americans. Full Story »
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Russia grants more powers to KGB successor agency
AP – Thu Jul 29, 8:50 am ET
AFP/File MOSCOW - Russians may now face jail time for crimes they have not yet committed under a new security law signed Thursday by President Dmitry Medvedev. Full Story »
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Intelligence nominee clears first Senate hurdle
AP – 29 mins agoWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's nominee to be chief of U.S. intelligence, James R. Clapper, was unanimously approved Thursday by the Senate Intelligence Committee. Full Story »
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WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE, WHO NEEDS KEITH OLBERMANN?
Ann Coulter – 2 hrs 35 mins agoWhile engaging in astonishing viciousness, vulgarity and violence toward Republicans, liberals accuse cheerful, law-abiding Tea Party activists of being violent racists. Full Story »
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Hoyer Confident Democrats Will Contain Electoral Losses
CQPolitics.com – Thu Jul 29, 2:32 pm ETHouse Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer confidently painted a rosy picture Thursday of House Democrats' prospects in the midterm elections. Full Story »
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St. Louis Fed head warns of Japan-style deflation risk
McClatchy Newspapers – 43 mins agoWASHINGTON — In an unusual move, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis released a paper Thursday warning that the Fed's policy of keeping interest rates near zero during the economic crisis may lead to Japanese-like deflation in coming years. Full Story »
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Bill Would Give Shareholders a Vote on Corporate Political Spending
CQPolitics.com – Thu Jul 29, 1:40 pm ETCorporations would be required to give their shareholders an annual vote on how much money to spend on political activities under a bill approved by the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday. Full Story »
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Harry Reid's is the biggest head on GOP's chopping block
McClatchy Newspapers – Thu Jul 29, 1:28 pm ETMESQUITE, Nev. — Something about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., bothers people, and it's jeopardizing the re-election of one of Washington's most powerful figures. Full Story »
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Republicans block small business lending bill
AP – 1 hr 4 mins agoWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's election-year jobs agenda suffered a new setback Thursday when Senate Republicans blocked a bill creating a $30 billion government fund to help open up lending for credit-starved small businesses. Full Story »
As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up
AP – 59 mins agoEstimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery's former superintendent blamed his staff and a lack of resources for the scandal that forced his ouster. Full Story »
Inside the FLOTUS office
Politico – Wed Jul 28, 2:15 pm ETThe Oval Office is nearly as familiar an image as the president himself. Full Story »
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