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11:55:11 PM UC Berkeley chancellor supports bill for immigrant students
Sacramento Bee (blog)

Barbara Boxer and Sen. Dianne Feinstein have both said they support the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, or the DREAM Act. "I would only ... [more]

11:26:19 PM Udall pushes new renewable standard as part of last-ditch climate bill
The Colorado Independent

John Kerry, D-Mass. – working with Sens. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine – is trying to talk Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., ... [more]

10:52:07 PM Tougher Testing Could Prompt 'Standards Anxiety'
Nashville Public Radio

This week Governor Phil Bredesen and former US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist are continuing the campaign over higher standards in Knoxville and Memphis. [more]

9:33:55 PM Sen. Brown votes 'no' on jobless extension
Boston Herald - United States

Democrat John Kerry voted in favor of the measure. The measure would be the eighth extension of unemployment benefits since July 2008, at a total cost to ... [more]

7:53:59 PM Oldest Senator Replaced by the Youngest
New York Times Blogs

.... named to replace Barack Obama, and Senator George LeMieux, Republican of Florida, the temporary fill-in for Senator Mel Martinez who retired last year. ... [more]

7:43:23 PM Is it Bush's oil spill or Obama's? Yes.
Virginia Adds 49K New Voters in August

"We will learn that the Department of Interior under both President Bush and President Obama made serious mistakes.... The cop on the beat was off duty for ... [more]

7:10:21 PM Cap-and-Trade Bill Would Make Housing Less Affordable
Wall Street Journal - USA

... by Senators John Kerry (D–MA) and Joseph Lieberman (I–CT)—would likely lead to the same conditions that caused the housing bubble of a few years ago. ... [more]

6:45:15 PM Bredesen, Frist Launch Public-Awareness Campaign
WSMV - Nashville,TN,USA

Phil Bredesen, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and education commissioner Tim Webb are launching the campaign led by former US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. ... [more]

5:45:50 PM Sluggish Economy Keeps Heating Oil Prices Down
MPBN News - Portland,ME,USA

"Declining consumer confidence and manufacturing activity are helping to keep crude oil prices down," says OEIS Director John Kerry, in a statement. .... [more]

4:51:29 PM JPMorgan Chase Taps Mel Martinez as Chairman of Florida, Mexico, Central ...
Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA

JPMorgan Chase & Co. said that former Senator and HUD Secretary Mel Martinez will join the firm to be its Chairman of Florida, Mexico, Central America and ... [more]

4:13:31 PM Boxer Calls Out Fiorina for Multiple Yachts
CBS News - USA

Barbara Boxer is taking aim at her opponent Carly Fiorina's personal wealth -- specifically her yachts -- while campaign disclosure reports show Fiorina's ... [more]

1:48:43 PM Nevada Rep. Dina Titus comes face-to-face with a 'tracker;' and her ...
Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?

George Allen of Virginia publicly called an Indian American Democratic tracker the derisive racial epithet “macaca” and subsequently lost his reelection bid ... [more]

1:19:06 PM Obama, British leader Cameron meet at White House
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

By Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — President Obama hosts Britain's new prime minister Tuesdsay morning at the White House, where ... [more]

12:33:22 PM Wonkbook: Jobless benefits to pass; BP seeks new cap method; Warren for
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA

Washington Post Still to come: John Kerry is holding closed-door meetings to craft a climate bill; local opposition to stimulus is fierce; evangelicals are joining the ... [more]

10:50:50 AM President Obama, Democrats eye victory in jobless benefits vote
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA

Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins also are expected to vote to extend unemployment benefits for three months, breaking a politically charged filibuster. ... [more]

8:09:54 AM Senate Democrats continue last-ditch talks to save climate plan
Lobbying World

John Kerry (D-Mass.) met Monday with a trio of key players in the debate: Edison Electric Institute (EEI) President Tom Kuhn, Environmental Defense Fund ... [more]

6:15:59 AM NRCC denies Sessions said GOP wants to go back to Bush agenda
Virginia Adds 49K New Voters in August

I think a lot of people are looking back with a little more — with more fondness on President Bush's administration, and I think history will treat him ... [more]

6:14:35 AM Democratic Central Committee meets Aug. 5
Lake County News - Lakeport,CA,USA

Agenda items include guest speaker Victoria Brandon, Lake County liaison to the Barbara Boxer for US Senate Campaign, who will outline how local Democrats ... [more]

4:45:21 AM THEN AND NOW: Blackman was a coaching legend in his own right
Pasadena Star-News - Pasadena,CA,USA

Coryell and George Allen at Whittier College. Jim Mora at Occidental. Three pretty impressive figures in the history of football. While Allen, Coryell and ... [more]

3:23:38 AM Boxer Touts Clean-Energy Jobs At Solar Power Company
KTVU.com - San Francisco,CA,USA

Barbara Boxer dropped by a Foster City solar power company Monday morning to tout the importance of creating and protecting clean-energy jobs in California. ... [more]

2:30:09 AM Clinton defends the Afghanistan strategy
BBC Sport - UK

By Kim Ghattas BBC News, Kabul Even allies of the Obama administration in Washington, like Senator John Kerry, are starting to ask if it is time to redefine ... [more]

1:01:17 AM Holbrooke wins the war ... against USAID
substantive ...

There are some reports that Holbrooke is also at odds with key lawmakers, such as Senate Foreign Relations head John Kerry, D-MA, over the shifting of funds ... [more]

12:29:18 AM White House:Jobless Benefits Likely Needed Beyond November
Wall Street Journal - USA

... beyond November as millions of Americans are expected to still be out of work in the fall, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said on Monday. ... [more]



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