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July 2011

July 29, 2011 - Debt-ceiling outcome as unclear as ever Click here ; Reid Will Write His Own Debt-Limit Bill; ‘Last Chance to Save Our Nation’ Click here ; Pelosi: GOP Connecting Debt Limit to Reducing Deficit ‘Appalling’ Click here ; U.S. Economy Grew at Paltry 1.3% Rate in Spring Click here ; House panel approves broadened ISP snooping bill Click here ; Ex-Astronaut Lisa Nowak Forced Out of Navy Click here

July 28, 2011 - House GOP Sets Vote on Revamped Debt-Limit Bill Click here ; AWOL Soldier Arrested Over Concerns of Second Alleged Plot to Attack Fort Hood Click here ; Polar bear climate-change scientist investigated for ‘integrity issues' Click here ; Protection for three Colorado-only flowers will force energy projects to adjust Click here ; Milk Board Scraps Ad Campaign to Promote Milk as Cure for PMS Click here

July 27, 2011 - John Boehner to House GOP: 'Get Your Ass In Line' Click here ; House Democrats Give Up Tax Hikes for Long-Term Debt Deal Click here ; New High: 46% Think Most in Congress Are Corrupt Click here ; U.N. Official Sees Anti-Muslim Prejudice in Early Assumptions About Norway Attack Click here ; Taxpayer Money Will Help Homosexual Activists Establish ‘Safe Spaces’ in Public Schools Click here ; Pole Dancing Class For 7-Year-Olds Slammed Click here

July 26, 2011 - Obama: Halt '3-ring-circus,' avert US default Click here ; House GOP revolts against Boehner plan Click here ; Geithner: "We Write 80 Million Checks A Month" Click here ; AP-GfK Poll: Worries about debt rising once agains Click here ; David Beckham and his wife accused of being bad role model . . . for having 4 kids Click here ; Woman Assaulted With Bratwurst Click here

July 25, 2011 - Boehner and Reid preparing competing debt limit, spending cut plans as Aug. 2 deadline nears Click here ; Stalemated, parties go separate ways Click here; ‘Islamophobic’ Bloggers, Scholars Blamed for Norway Outrage Click here ; Obama administration's charm offensive fails to win over business groups Click here ; The Hill Poll: Most voters see media as biased and unethical Click here ; CURL: Is Obama a pathological liar? Click here

July 22, 2011 - Senate Kills Cut, Cap and Balance Bill Click here ; Tax Hikes Are ‘Not About Punishing Wealth,’ Obama Says Click here ; Hoyer renews call for revenues in deal Click here ; Report: China building electromagnetic pulse weapons for use against U.S. carriers Click here ; Gas prices turn up, could put damper on economy Click here ; 5-year-old boy drives away in mom's van in search of candy Click here

July 21, 2011 - Senate, House GOP go separate ways Click here ; Regional factories rebound, jobless claims up Click here ; U.S. loses $1.3 billion in exiting Chrysler Click here ; Study: U.S. Flag 'Primes' Voters Toward Republican Viewpoints Click here ; ACLU Sues ‘Family-Friendly’ Inn for Refusing to Host Lesbian Wedding Reception Click here ; 2 N.J. teens labeled sex offenders for life after 'horseplay' incident Click here

July 20, 2011 - Hoyer in Horror: Balanced Budget Amendment Would ‘Make it Virtually Impossible to Raise (Tax) Revenue’ Click here ; Two 2012 Hopefuls Among 9 Republicans Voting No on Cut, Cap, and Balance Click here ; Man's call for Obama assassination is free speech, not crime, court rules Click here ; Women should get free birth control, panel says Click here ; First lady teams up with grocers nationwide on 'food deserts' Click here ; 2 N.J. teens labeled sex offenders for life after 'horseplay' incident Click here

July 19, 2011 - Boehner: Obama Veto Threat Shows Unwillingness To Cut Spending Click here ; Senate group offers $3.75 trillion deficit cuts . . . with tax increses Click here ; Obama signals support for ‘balanced' Gang of Six proposal Click here ; The Gang of Six Is Back from the Dead: Contemplating the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in their Budget Plan Click here ; London mayor fines Obama for not paying congestion charge Click here ; Nevada man sues DMV over rejection of ‘GOPALIN’ license plate Click here

July 18, 2011 - Obama: ‘We Don’t Need a Balanced Budget Amendment’ Click here ; Tea party takes its turn in debt battle: 'Cut, cap and balance' Click here ; Rep. West: Obama is ‘Sad,’ ‘Pathetic,’ ‘Fear-Mongering’ on Debt Ceiling Click here ; Fox News Host: Mitt Romney Obviously Not a Christian Click here ; Iowa Congressman, Family Safe After Home Invasion Click here ; Colorado woman accused of groping TSA agent Click here

July 15, 2011 - GOP: We'll Pass 'Cut, Cap, and Balance' Next Week; Obama: It's Just Political Posturing Click here ; Cantor and Boehner: 'Not Going to Allow This Kind of Spending to Continue'; Bill Coming Click here ; 55% Oppose Tax Hike In Debt Ceiling Deal Click here ; Gingrich campaign over $1M in debt Click here ; Another provision of healthcare reform law comes under bipartisan assault Click here ; Energy Company Abandons 24-Page Coloring Book on Fracking Featuring 'Friendly Fracosaurus' Click here

July 14, 2011 - S&P: U.S. Debt Could Reach ‘Junk’ Rating by 2030, Absent Entitlement Reform Click here ; Obama warns Cantor: ‘Don’t call my bluff’ Click here ; Religious Freedom Group Sues Perry Over Planned All-Day Prayer Event in Texas Click here ; Programs cropping up across USA to address 'food deserts's Click here ; Companies propose curbing junk food ads for kids Click here ; NBC Apologizes to Lawmakers for Omitting 'Under God' in Pledge Click here

July 13, 2011 - GOP Sen. DeMint frowns on new Obama debt powers Click here ; Gingrich Urges Republicans to Call Obama’s Bluff on Social Security Scare Click here ; GOP Bid to Void Light Bulb Law Fails Click here ; Obama: 'I Can Imagine' More Stimulus Click here ; America in Weakest Economic Recovery Since 1948, New Report Documents Click here ; Olympic National Park warns hikers: Don't wee in the woods Click here

July 12, 2011 - Dems: We couldn't attack Republicans if we agree to Medicare cuts Click here ; Boehner: Debt Limit Increase Is Obama's Problem Click here ; Obama says he cannot guarantee Social Security checks will go out on August 3 Click here ; House to vote to ban rules on new light bulbs Click here ; Jesse Jackson Asks MLB All-Stars to Speak Against AZ Immigration Law--Gets Almost No Takers Click here ; Fresh doubt cast on Obama's health care story Click here

July 11, 2011 - Obama challenges GOP to compromise on debt Click here ; Under pressure from right, Boehner nixes $4T debt deal Click here ; Even Dollar Stores Struggling In ‘Obama Depression’ Click here ; China says US is spending too much on its military amid its financial woes Click here ; NY Archbishop Warns: 'Next Step Will Be Another Redefinition to Justify Multiple Partners and Infidelity' Click here; Liberals, Democrats More Likely to Disbelieve Bible, Says Gallup Poll Click here

July 8, 2011 - An economy in panic: jobless rate up again Click here ; Republican Response to June Jobs Report: ‘Sadly Not a Surprise’ Click here ; 21 GOP Senators Back Bill to Raise Debt Limit--But Only in Exchange For Balanced Budget Amendment Click here ; 5 reasons a debt deal may happen Click here ; House asks: Did Obama's auto bailout chief say, 'I did this all for the unions' Click here ; Judge rules use of GPS to track a cheating spouse is not an invasion of privacy Click here

July 7, 2011 - White House Debt Ceiling Summit Aims for Grand Deficit Bargain Click here ; Hoyer: Republicans Opposed to Tax Increases in Debt Deal Are Like ‘Sunshine Patriots' Click here ; Kyl: Republicans Agree to Revenue Increases in Deficit Talks Click here ; NY Attorney General jumps into NFL dispute Click here ; Romance novels may be bad for your health: Study Click here ; Armed man attacks speed-camera vehicle with hammer, escapes in woods Click here

July 6, 2011 - ACORN continues to receive taxpayer cash, group says Click here ; Romney lauds labor at N.H. town hall Click here ; Questions of blame remain in ATF gun-trafficking investigation Click here ; Arizona gearing up to raise cash for border fence Click here ; U.S. indicts Somali on terrorism charges Click here ; Learning how to be a union activist Click here

July 5, 2011 - Obama’s Economists: ‘Stimulus’ Has Cost $278,000 per Job Click here ; Debt-Ceiling, Deficit Talks Push Sides Further Apart Click here ; Clinton calls for corporate tax cut Click here ; Cut, Cap and Balance Pledge Gains Traction Click here ; Global warming? Arapahoe Basin ski area attracts 4,000 snow riders on July 4th Click here ; Go on Vacation, Rent a Car, Help the Environment... Click here

July 1, 2011 - Thad McCotter announces for president. Thad who? Learn all about his record Click here ; Judge Denies Boeing Motion to Dismiss Labor Case Click here ; Officer investigated for speaking his mind on St. Pete crime Click here ; Bill Mandating California Schools Teach Gay History Is a Lesson in Controversy Click here ; Status of polar bears as threatened species upheld by judge Click here ; Sen. Thune says the best way to meet President Obama is to 'set up a tee time' Click here