Borger: Obama, Congress on different planets (source: CNN)

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

It’s not easy being a Democrat these days. (source: CNN) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Obama to deliver education address (source: CNN)

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

President Barack Obama will deliver a major education reform speech at the National Urban League’s 100th Anniversary Convention in Washington Thursday morning.

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Biden: US doing ’significant damage’ to al-Qaida (source: The Arizona Republic)

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

By 2010-07-29T12:13:40Z WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says U.S. forces are inflicting “significant damage” on the al-Qaida terrorist network in Pakistan and Afghanistan…. (source: The Arizona Republic) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Obama to defend education policies to critics (source: The Arizona Republic)

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

By JULIE PACE 2010-07-29T10:06:24Z WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is defending his administration’s education policies, responding to criticism that so far they have not substantially helped minority students….

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What To Do With The Electoral College? (source: NPR)

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

The Massachusetts state legislature has passed a bill that would change the way presidents are elected.  It would leave the current Electoral College system and award its votes to the winner of the national popular vote. (source: NPR) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Obama Says He Still Supports Climate Legislation (source: CBS News)

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

President Says Democrats’ Current Bill is a “Step in the Right Direction,” but Comprehensive Plan Still Needed (source: CBS News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Obama Says He Still Supports Climate Legislation (source: CBS News)

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Lawmakers trade partisan barbs over regulation of offshore drilling (source: Washington Post)

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

House lawmakers exchanged partisan barbs Tuesday as they looked back on how the current and former administrations have regulated offshore drilling over the past decade. Business - Energy - Oil and Gas - Service Companies - Field Services (source: Washington Post) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Risking Wrath On Right, Votes Yes On Kagan (source: NPR)

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

The Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court fell on strict party lines … except for Sen. Lindsey Graham.  The South Carolina Republican voted in her favor

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Risking Wrath On Right, Votes Yes On Kagan (source: NPR)

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Andy Burnham: ‘I want a clear break from this way of running the Labour party’ (source: Guardian)

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Polly Toynbee finds out why Andy Burnham thinks he has what it takes to win the Labour leadershipPolly ToynbeeAndy GallagherAlice Salfield (source: Guardian) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Iraq inquiry: Saddam posed very limited threat to UK, ex-MI5 chief says (source: Guardian)

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Eliza Manningham-Buller tells Chilcot inquiry that Iraq invasion radicalised part of a generation of Muslims and increased terrorist threat to BritainThe former MI5 director general Eliza Manningham-Buller today delivered a withering assessment of the case… (source: Guardian) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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