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Judge overturns California's gay marriage ban
The Starting Point – Thu Aug 5, 12:42 am ET[Read Twitter reports from Yahoo! News editor Laura Davis and interns Alexandra Baum and Chloe Stepney from a post-decision rally in West Hollywood, California.] Full Story »
BP leaves many damage claims waiting in limbo
The Newsroom – Tue Aug 3, 6:01 pm ET- Missouri's Prop C: Voters Set to Challenge Health Reform Time.com – Wed Aug 4, 6:35 pm ET
- Liberals Cheer Bloomberg's Speech Defending NYC Mosque The Atlantic Wire – Wed Aug 4, 8:46 am ET
- Obama seeks to rally labor ahead of key elections AP – Wed Aug 4, 4:46 pm ET
- Republicans detail wasteful U.S. stimulus spending Reuters – Wed Aug 4, 7:31 am ET
- BP's 'Static Kill' Is Working, Except for the Name The Atlantic Wire – Wed Aug 4, 9:01 am ET
- Dutko can't keep up in Dems' town at Politico – 50 mins ago
- Ariz. senator targets immigrants' kids at Politico – Wed Aug 4, 7:40 pm ET
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Prognosis guarded for Medicare and Social Security
AP – 2 mins ago
AP WASHINGTON - Medicare and Social Security — the foundation of a secure retirement — are facing strains from an aging population and an economy that can't seem to get out of low gear. Full Story »
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Official: No evidence of oil on Gulf sea floor
AP – Wed Aug 4, 2:33 pm ETWASHINGTON - A top official monitoring the Gulf oil spill says there is no evidence that oil is accumulating on the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico. Full Story »
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Heat, smoke and worry cloak Moscow
AP – Wed Aug 4, 2:50 pm ET
AP MOSCOW - As Moscow's record heatwave began, I threw open all the screenless windows in my apartment, hoping for some breeze — but mostly what I got was visits from bugs and, briefly, an inquisitive crow. Full Story »
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Obama says "long battle" in Gulf close to end
Reuters – 33 mins ago
Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Wednesday it was close to subduing its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, and the White House hailed the "beginning of the end" of efforts to contain the worst spill in U.S. history. Full Story »
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ENFORCEMENT OF ETHICS RULES IS EXACTLY WHAT CONGRESS NEEDS
Cynthia Tucker – Wed Aug 4, 6:05 pm ETWASHINGTON -- Charlie Rangel is right about this much: A clubby Congress has long basked in an atmosphere of privilege, lent a hand to the powerful and ignored the rules of propriety. Rangel's behavior, while egregious, is hardly unique. Full Story »
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Tenn. Primary Action Largely on the GOP Side
CQPolitics.com – Wed Aug 4, 11:18 pm ETTennessee voters are headed to the polls today after an especially active primary season for Congressional races in the Volunteer State. Full Story »
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Obama asks Senate to restore full rank to disgraced Vietnam-era general
McClatchy Newspapers – Wed Aug 4, 7:44 pm ETWASHINGTON — It was the scandal du jour. The year was 1972, the Vietnam War was still raging, nearing its bitter finale, and the Congress and press were in full-throated pursuit of a supposedly "rogue" general who'd exceeded his authority and waged his own air war over North Vietnam. There were false intelligence reports from the battlefield, to boot. Full Story »
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Pa. Will Be Key Steppingstone for GOP Majority
CQPolitics.com – Wed Aug 4, 11:18 pm ETThere are many states that will have ballots chock-filled with exciting and competitive races, but if you are looking for a place where a big GOP political wave might show up early in the evening of Nov. 2 -- or for evidence that it won't be as big as some Republicans hope -- you could do worse than focusing on Pennsylvania. Full Story »
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Insurgents surging in Colorado's Democratic Senate primary
McClatchy Newspapers – Wed Aug 4, 6:23 pm ETDENVER — He won there himself, but Colorado may be the next state where President Barack Obama loses a fellow Democrat from the Senate. Full Story »
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Prognosis guarded for Medicare and Social Security
AP – 2 hrs 10 mins agoMedicare and Social Security — the foundation of a secure retirement — are facing strains from an aging population and an economy that can't seem to get out of low gear. Full Story »
Senate to confirm Kagan as court's 4th-ever woman
AP – 1 min agoHer confirmation assured, Elena Kagan is on the brink of becoming the fourth woman ever to serve as a Supreme Court justice. Full Story »
Congresswoman's loss signals end to family's reign
AP – 2 hrs 8 mins agoThey called it "Team Kilpatrick," a small army of family and friends dedicated to keeping a Detroit congresswoman and her brash, rising star son in office. Full Story »
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