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July 2009

July 31, 2009 - Obama’s Health-Care Proposal Could Keep Consumers from Choosing Own Insurance Plan After Five Years, House Minority Leader Says Click here ; Bad bridges passed up for stimulus cash Click here ; Obama’s Science Adviser Called for ‘Zero Economic Growth’ Click here ; Is 'cash for clunkers' program out of gas already? Click here ; Recession eases; GDP dip smaller than expected Click here ; BU student admits illegal downloads Click here

July 30, 2009 - House Health-Care Bill Would Establish 'Medical Homes' for the Elderly and Disabled Click here ; Illegal Immigrants Account for $10.7 Billion of Nation’s Health Care Costs, Data Show Click here ; Is health bill too complex to grasp? Click here ; Oklahomans hit Justice's meddling on English-only move Click here ; U.S. may require anti-DWI locks on vehicles Click here ; Research shows key role for unconscious bias Click here

July 29, 2009 - Tax eyed on insurers' "gold-plated" plans Click here ; White House Science Adviser Advocated 'De-Development' of the United States Click here ; Job Worries Persist; Americans Gloomy on Economy Click here ; House panel OKs executive-pay control Click here ; Global warming is the new religion of First World urban elites Click here ; Judge in pants case loses bid to keep job Click here

July 28, 2009 - FOX News Poll: 60 Percent Disapprove of Congress Click here ; Chicago Sees Coldest July In 67 Years Click here ; BofA could eventually cut 10 pct of branches Click here ; 'Smart Grid' Raises Security Concerns Click here ; 'Cash for clunkers' bashed Click here ; Wheel of Justice Click here

July 27, 2009 - Pelosi Vows Passage of Health-Care Overhaul Click here ; CBO deals new blow to health plan Click here ; 3,000 Low Temp Records Set This July! Click here ; PG&E pushes to extend unpopular ClimateSmart Click here ; Nearly 10% of health spending due to obesity Click here ; New law allows arrest if you don't evacuate Click here

July 24, 2009 - Another New Study Challenges Climate Change ‘Orthodoxy’ Click here ; A $4 Billion Push for Better Schools Click here ; Cambridge chief defends arrest but promises a review Click here ; Higher Minimum Wage May Stifle Employment, Group Warns Click here ; Federal spending hike of 9.2% the largest in at least 15 years Click here ; Is 'Cash for Clunkers' for Chumps? Click here

July 23, 2009 - FACT CHECK: Obama's health care claims adrift? Click here ; Former AMA Head Warns of ‘Disaster in the Details’ of Obama Health Overhaul Click here ; Oxy Petroleum's oil and gas discovery may be California's largest in 35 years Click here ; GOP Congressional Report Accuses ACORN of Political Corruption, Widespread Fraud Click here ; Tensions Mount in Honduras Amid Chavez Threats, Plans by Ousted President to Return Click here ; Sergeant at eye of storm says he won't apologize Click here

July 22, 2009 - Obama to claim he's saved the economy Click here ; 2 out of 3 Americans oppose carbon taxes Click here ; Great hopes for Obama fade to reality Click here ; Washington drops hammer on state gun plan Click here ; Black Radicals Cite Racism and Capitalism as Causes of Black Troubles Click here ; Conservative kiosk not allowed at mall Click here

July 21, 2009 - Treasury, Fed criticized on TARP spending transparency Click here ; GOP Focuses Effort To Kill Health Bills Click here ; Mayo Clinic calls House plan bad medicine Click here ; Man, 22, Dies After Liver Transplant Refused Click here ; Coolest July 21 recorded in Nashville as cool wave continues in Tenn. Click here ; Beach sand has more harmful bacteria than surf, study finds Click here

July 20, 2009 - Tennessee’s Troubled ‘Public Option’ – TennCare – Could Foreshadow Obama’s Health Care Plan Click here ; As Skepticism on Health Reform Mounts, He Will Intensify His Efforts Click here ; Poll Shows Obama Slipping on Key Issues Click here ; Sebelius: Tax on wealthy is 'legitimate' Click here ; Clinton Accepts Blame for ‘Global Warming’ Role, Ponders Link Between Climate Change and Family Planning Click here ; Parent-Paid Aides Ordered Out of New York City Schools Click here

July 17, 2009 - New Haven Firefighters Decry Sotomayor Decision for Judging People by Race Not Merits Click here ; Senate Republicans Won't Block Vote on Sotomayor Click here ; Proposals tax top earners to pay for benefit programs Click here ; 50% Oppose Government Health Insurance Company Click here ; Intelligent Design: To Save Itself, GM Needs Style Click here ; Starbucks experiments with new name, adding alcohol to its menu Click here

July 16, 2009 - Nurses Back Democrats’ Proposed Government-Run Health Care Plan Click here ; Tobacco Use—Not Promiscuity or Drug Abuse—Will Be Only Vice Legally Punishable by Higher Insurance Premiums Under Senate Health Care Bill Click here ; Wal-Mart to ‘eco-rate' items Click here ; Paulson Justifies Threatening BofA's CEO Click here ; Outlook improves for hate crimes bill Click here ; It's Not An Option-Private insurance to be illegal Click here

July 15, 2009 - Senate health committee clears insurance overhaul Click here ; House Bill Would Make Health Care A Right Click here ; Democrats’ Health Care Plan Would Cost at Least $1 Trillion Over Ten Years, CBO Says Click here ; Democrats' $540-Billion Tax Hike Will Force People into Government-Run Health Care, Congressman Says Click here ; Aid for Auto Dealers Gains Traction on Hill Click here ; Bill Gates of Microsoft envisions fighting hurricanes by manipulating the sea Click here

July 14, 2009 - Tax Increase on 'Rich' People Planned by House Democrats Would Strike More Than a Million U.S. Small Businesses Click here ; U.S. Budget Deficit Tops $1 Trillion for First Time Click here ; Sotomayor ‘Clearly Rejected’ Impartiality, Kyl Says Click here ; Obama’s Chief Auto Adviser Steps Down Click here ; Minority Broadcasters Seek Federal Aid Click here ; Soldier balks at deploying; says Obama isn’t president Click here

July 13, 2009 - House Democrats Will Seek Massive $540 Billion Tax Increase Click here ; Congress Authorized CIA to Develop Secret Al Qaeda Plan, Former Official Says Click here ; Debate continues ahead of Sotomayor hearing Click here ; Activists push ballot initiative to end state benefits for illegal immigrants and their U.S.-born children Click here ; For many, a simpler life is better Click here ; Swearing 'helps to reduce pain' Click here

July 10, 2009 - White House Prods Banks Click here ; GOP hits Pelosi for mouse funds Click here ; Illegal immigrants again in the budget spotlight Click here ; It's a Public Service, so Health Care Should Be Publicly Funded Click here ; Sears Starts Christmas Sales In July Click here ; Medvedev sees single currency dream in G8 coin gift Click here

July 9, 2009 - John Boehner: Joe Biden's lying about stimulus Click here ; Billions in aid go to areas that backed Obama in '08 Click here ; Independents begin to edge away from President Obama Click here ; In health bill, billions for parks, paths Click here ; Warren Buffet backs second stimulus Click here ; More now strongly disapprove of the president than strongly approve Click here

July 8, 2009 - Federal Government Was Culprit in Housing and Economic Crisis, Says Congressional Report Click here ; Power of stimulus slow to take hold Click here ; Pickens ends wind farm plan Click here ; Democratic Leader Laughs at Idea That House Members Would Actually Read Health-Care Bill Before Voting On It Click here ; G8 leaders claim historic break through on new deal to tackle global warming Click here ; House Resolution Would Memorialize Jackson Click here

July 7, 2009 - Top Republican Hits Sotomayor on Firefighters Case Click here ; Top Dem senator, hospitals near health care deal Click here ; D.C. Temperatures Plummeted as Soon as House Passed Global Warming Bill--And Left Town Click here ; Climate-Change Bill Could Lead to Increased Regulations on Fireworks Click here ; Al Gore invokes spirit of Churchill in battle against climate change Click here ; U.S. House May Include Surtax on Wealthy in Health-Care Package Click here

July 6, 2009 - Republicans Perplexed by Palin's Resignation Click here ; Legal Bills Swayed Palin, Official Says Click here ; Biden: ‘We Misread How Bad the Economy Was’ Click here ; Energy Bill Text Says It Will Cost Americans Money; Targets Help Only to Low-Income Families Click here ; Campaign Asks Congress to ‘Pledge to Read’ Bills Before Voting on Them Click here ; Little people want FCC to ban the word 'midget' Click here

July 2, 2009 - Congress's Travel Tab Swells Click here ; GM Plans ‘Garage Sale’ for Toxic Plants, New Jersey Golf Course Click here ; Consumers likely to find increased bank costs Click here ; Taliban buying children for suicide bombers Click here ; Honduras resists pressure to allow Zelaya's return Click here ; Veterans to be trained for green jobs under U.S. program Click here