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Obama stokes veep speculation (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jul 9 2008 20:44

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talks to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., on his campaign charter, Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Barack Obama stoked vice presidential speculation Wednesday with an unannounced stop at the Washington law firm of a search team member and then a flight to New York fundraisers with potential pick Hillary Rodham Clinton and a second vetter.






U.S.: Iran missile tests point to 'real threat'
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 9 2008 20:41
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Iran's missile test on Wednesday proves "there is a real threat," but he downplayed the possibility ...


Senate bows to Bush, approves surveillance bill (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jul 9 2008 16:16

President Bush delivers a statement on FISA reform legislation, Wednesday, July 9, 2008, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - The Senate sent the White House a bill overhauling bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping Wednesday, bowing to President Bush's demand to shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans.



Bush wins passage of spy bill to protect telecoms
Source: Reuters - Jul 9 2008 16:15
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush won final congressional approval on Wednesday of liability protection for telecommunication companies that took part in the warrantless domestic spying program he began after the September 11 attacks.


Pentagon to rebid tanker contract
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 9 2008 16:17
Pentagon to rebid air tanker contract.


Eavesdropping overhaul passes through Senate
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 9 2008 16:13
The Senate finally is expected to pass a bill overhauling rules on secret U.S. government eavesdropping, completing a lengthy ...


Pentagon to reopen $35B tanker bid
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 9 2008 16:20
Boeing and Northrop Grumman will submit new offers for a disputed $35 billion Air Force tanker contract and the Pentagon will ...


Senate rejects bid to deny telecom protection
Source: Reuters - Jul 9 2008 12:24
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate rejected a bid on Wednesday to deny liability protection to telecommunication companies that participated in President George W. Bush's warrantless domestic spying program.


McCain says supports Fed move to extend lending
Source: Reuters - Jul 9 2008 03:42
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Tuesday he would support a move by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to keep an emergency lending facility for big Wall Street firms open longer than originally planned.


McCain, Obama pitch economic plans to Hispanics (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jul 8 2008 16:39

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., makes remarks at the 79th Annual League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Convention in Washington, Tuesday, July 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)AP - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama pitched competing economic plans to Hispanics on Tuesday, the second time in as many weeks the presidential candidates directly appealed to this critical constituency.



Ex-EPA official: Cheney wanted cuts in climate testimony
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 8 2008 16:55
Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed for major deletions in congressional testimony on the public health consequences of ...


Audit finds some vets paying more than others for health care
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 8 2008 16:35
Some military retirees disabled in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan pay more for health care than other retirees, and a new report ...


Bernanke wants rules to ensure market stability
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 8 2008 12:30
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday called for sweeping reforms that he thinks are needed to preserve orderly markets ...


Fed may give Wall Street firms more time to draw loans
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 8 2008 08:44
The Federal Reserve is considering giving squeezed Wall Street firms more time to draw emergency loans directly from the central ...


Panel calls for new war powers legislation
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 8 2008 08:05
Former secretaries of state James Baker III and Warren Christopher say the next time the president goes to war, Congress should ...


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