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Obama: America needs to hear Sherrod's full story (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:00:03 GMT

AP - President Barack Obama says Shirley Sherrod "deserves better than what happened last week" when the black Agriculture Department official was ousted in a racial firestorm over selective remarks.

Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:00:02 GMT

AP - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making racially tinged remarks last week.

Brewer builds her national brand (Politico)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:30:02 GMT

Politico - Three months ago, Arizona GOP Gov. Jan Brewer was in a fight for her political life. Her support for a sales tax increase had alienated her from her party, her approval ratings were in the dumps and she faced a handful of primary opponents looking to deny her nomination to a full term in office.

Poll: Wealthy newcomers lead in Fla. primary races (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:30:02 GMT

AP - Two wealthy newcomers to Florida politics who are self-financing their campaigns have taken double-digit leads in the state's Republican gubernatorial and Democratic Senate primary races, according to a poll released Thursday.

Obama to deliver education reform speech Thursday (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:15:04 GMT

AP - President Barack Obama will deliver an education reform speech Thursday morning at the National Urban League's 100th Anniversary Convention in the nation's capital.

Obama to defend education policies to critics (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:15:02 GMT

AP - President Barack Obama is defending his administration's education policies, responding to criticism that so far they have not substantially helped minority students.

Small business lending bill founders in Senate (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:00:02 GMT

AP - A bill to increase small business lending is in jeopardy in the Senate as lawmakers struggle to reach agreement on a series of Republican amendments.

WikiLeaks fallout: Tighter access to US secrets? (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:00:01 GMT

AP - Call it the big information chill, looming across the military and intelligence communities. After the massive Afghan war data spill by WikiLeaks, some veteran intelligence officers and experts are calling for a tightening of access to information and more monitoring in the spy community's lower levels.

Poll: Calif. governor's, Senate races remain close (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:30:02 GMT

AP - A new poll shows Californians are split between the Democratic and Republican candidates in the contests for governor and U.S. Senate.

McInnis vows to stay in Colo. governor's race (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:30:02 GMT

AP - Scott McInnis says if he wins the Republican primary for Colorado governor, he'll stay in the race despite calls that he bow out because of concerns that he can't win in November.