Democratic lawmakers vowed to closely scrutinize the unprecedented government takeover Sunday of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, while Republicans said it bolstered their calls for an overhaul of the mortgage giants.
CQ - GOP Looks to Uncertain Future on Tax Policy
For eight years, Republican tax policy has been simple and clearly defined by President Bush: cut marginal tax rates and make the cuts permanent.
Review Finds Inadequate Progress on Most Initiatives
Congressional Democrats have scrapped plans for another vote on expansion of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, thus sparing Republicans from a politically difficult vote just weeks before elections this fall.LA Times - Pentagon debates development of offensive cyberspace capabilities
The current emphasis is on intelligence gathering and defending
The Hill - GOP declares House protest a success
House Republicans have declared victory with their energy protest even as Democrats saw a different outcome.
CQ - Partisan Rancor Threatens to Further Stall Energy, Drilling Proposals
Energy and gasoline prices will be hot topics of debate in the final weeks of the 110th Congress. But the partisan rift over offshore drilling that stalled movement all summer on energy legislation shows no sign of having softened during the August recess.
International News
The military has 'new information' on an attack in Azizabad that
CNN - Canadian PM employs loophole in potential power grab
International Herald Tribune - European Union sends delegation to Moscow NC Times - A rough week for SDG&E The current emphasis is on intelligence gathering and defending The Hill - GOP declares House protest a success CQ - Partisan Rancor Threatens to Further Stall Energy, Drilling Proposals
Washington Post - China's Outsourcing Appeal Dimming
Fuel Prices Squeeze Profit Margins for U.S. Manufacturers
NY Times - U.S. Attack Kills Several in Pakistan
Five missiles fired from an American pilotless drone aircraft Monday hit a large compound in North Waziristan belonging to one of Pakistan’s most prominent Taliban leaders, a Pakistani intelligence official and a
A senior European Union delegation, led by the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, arrived in
Under attack from state agencies, victims of last year's wildfires and a new verdict in a Marine helicopter crash case, San Diego Gas & Electric Co. is facing a tarnished public image and a potential payout in the hundreds of millions of dollars for lawsuits and fixes to its power lines.
NC Times - Tri-City board members say selling hospital is an option
Tri-City Medical Center to a private company could be an option as hospital directors search for ways to finance needed upgrades after three failed bond measures, officials said last week.
LA Times - Illegal immigrants who return after deportation commit more crimes, study finds
In L.A. County, 75% of inmates who reenter the U.S. engage in more criminal activity within a year. The rate is less for illegal immigrants who have never been ordered to leave.
LA Times - Allow a majority budget vote
The delay in passing a state fiscal plan is not the fault of Republicans or Democrats but of the state's supermajority rule.
CQ - Some Lawmakers Call for Hearings on Fannie, Freddie Takeover, Others Urge Overhaul of Mortgage Giants
Democratic lawmakers vowed to closely scrutinize the unprecedented government takeover Sunday of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, while Republicans said it bolstered their calls for an overhaul of the mortgage giants.
CQ - GOP Looks to Uncertain Future on Tax Policy
For eight years, Republican tax policy has been simple and clearly defined by President Bush: cut marginal tax rates and make the cuts permanent.
Washington Post - Effort on Immigration Courts Faulted
Review Finds Inadequate Progress on Most Initiatives
Congressional Democrats have scrapped plans for another vote on expansion of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, thus sparing Republicans from a politically difficult vote just weeks before elections this fall. LA Times - Pentagon debates development of offensive cyberspace capabilities
House Republicans have declared victory with their energy protest even as Democrats saw a different outcome.
Energy and gasoline prices will be hot topics of debate in the final weeks of the 110th Congress. But the partisan rift over offshore drilling that stalled movement all summer on energy legislation shows no sign of having softened during the August recess.
International News
The military has 'new information' on an attack in Azizabad that
CNN - Canadian PM employs loophole in potential power grab
Washington Post - China's Outsourcing Appeal Dimming
Fuel Prices Squeeze Profit Margins for
Five missiles fired from an American pilotless drone aircraft Monday hit a large compound in North Waziristan belonging to one of Pakistan’s most prominent Taliban leaders, a Pakistani intelligence official and a local resident said.
International Herald Tribune - European Union sends delegation to Moscow
A senior European Union delegation, led by the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, arrived in
State News
NC Times - A rough week for SDG&EUnder attack from state agencies, victims of last year's wildfires and a new verdict in a Marine helicopter crash case, San Diego Gas & Electric Co. is facing a tarnished public image and a potential payout in the hundreds of millions of dollars for lawsuits and fixes to its power lines.
NC Times - Tri-City board members say selling hospital is an option Selling Tri-City Medical Center to a private company could be an option as hospital directors search for ways to finance needed upgrades after three failed bond measures, officials said last week.
LA Times - Illegal immigrants who return after deportation commit more crimes, study finds
In L.A. County, 75% of inmates who reenter the
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