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Tennessee GOP Rep. Davis Ousted in Primary; Democrat Cohen Deflects Attacks for Blowout Win
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Freshman Republican Rep. David Davis of Tennessee's 1st Congressional District lost his seat in Thursday's primary election, as Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe scored a narrow victory.
Yahoo - 9 hours ago
Bolten, Miers ask judge to delay subpoena
(AP)
AP - Planning appeals, White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers asked a judge on Thursday to delay enforcement of his ruling that they must testify before Congress.
Yahoo - 9 hours ago
Incumbent Tenn. congressman loses primary
(AP)
AP - While his opponent declared victory, freshman U.S. Rep. David Davis left his campaign party without conceding the race and became the first Tennessee congressman to lose a primary in 42 years.
Yahoo - 9 hours ago
Budget deficit to hit record $400B
(AP)
AP - A new estimate confirms the nation's bleak budget picture.
Yahoo - 1 day ago
Democrat pushes for India nuke conditions
(AP)
AP - The Bush administration risks the collapse of a U.S.-Indian civil nuclear deal if it fails to push an international nuclear group to accept conditions that would punish India for testing atomic weapons, a Democratic lawmaker says.
Yahoo - 1 day ago
McCain, Obama and bundles of money in White House race
(AFP)
 AFP - In a White House race that is shattering fundraising records, both Barack Obama and John McCain are relying on super-rich "bundlers" to rake in the cash -- raising questions about the sources of the money and favors that might be owed back.
Yahoo - 1 day ago
Detroit mayor's mother wins Mich. House race
(AP)
 AP - The mother of Detroit's mayor overcame a headline-grabbing sex scandal involving her son and a former top aide to narrowly beat back two challengers in a congressional primary election.
Yahoo - 2 days ago
Republicans take to shuttered House to demand oil drilling
(AFP)
 AFP - Republicans Monday took to a darkened House of Representatives, in a highly unusual demand for Democratic leaders to recall Congress from its summer recess for a vote on offshore oil drilling.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
Obama proposes tapping oil stockpiles
(AP)
 AP - Barack Obama put forward a broad energy plan Monday designed to end U.S. reliance on imported oil within 10 years and shore up his standing amid a tightening White House race and high-anxiety over gas prices.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
Congress is gone, but Republicans won't leave
(AP)
AP - The last House vote before a vacation usually sparks a stampede toward the doors and waiting planes. Not so on Friday, when Republicans occupied the House floor for a rare, and at times bizarre, protest against Democratic energy policies.
Yahoo - 6 days ago
Senate approves US envoy to SKorea
(AP)
AP - The Senate on Friday approved President Bush's nominee for U.S. ambassador to South Korea, clearing the way for the new envoy to be in place when Bush visits the U.S. ally next week.
Yahoo - 6 days ago
Military 'sole survivors' bill goes to president
(AP)
AP - Legislation to ensure veterans benefits to "sole survivors" in military families passed the Senate on Friday. It now goes to President Bush, who is expected to sign it.
Yahoo - 6 days ago
Dems' Craving for Upset of Boustany Prompts New Rating in Louisiana House Race
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - The recent entry of a politically experienced challenger, Democratic state Sen. Don Cravins Jr., has created the possibility of an unexpectedly competitive race this fall for two-term Louisiana Republican Rep. Charles Boustany Jr.
Yahoo - 6 days ago
Six More Democratic Candidates to Get Party Help
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is adding six Democratic challengers to its "Red to Blue" program in hopes of boosting their candidacies and expanding the electoral playing field.
Yahoo - 6 days ago
House set to pass budget bill today before recess
(AP)
 AP - The House took up its first spending bill Thursday after weeks of delays that have left efforts to pass next year's Cabinet budgets in shambles. The bill is slated to pass on Friday as the House leaves Washington for a five-week recess.
Yahoo - 6 days ago
House panel backs curbs on credit card practices
(Reuters)
Reuters - Legislation aimed at curbing credit
card billing practices that surprise borrowers with unexpected
interest rate increases and fees was approved on Thursday by a
U.S. House of Representatives committee.
Yahoo - 7 days ago
A look at congressional actions as recess nears
(AP)
AP - A look at actions in Congress on Thursday:
Yahoo - 7 days ago
Congress sends Bush bill banning lead in toys
(AP)
AP - The Senate on Thursday passed and sent to the White House legislation that bans lead from children's toys and seeks to ensure that chemicals posing possible health problems will not end up on toys and articles that kids chew on and play with.
Yahoo - 7 days ago
Higher ed bill aimed at cutting costs goes to Bush
(AP)
AP - Congress on Thursday sent to President Bush the first major overhaul in a decade of the federal higher education act, giving strong, bipartisan backing to a bill aimed at making college more accessible and affordable for hundreds of thousands of low-income, minority, military and disabled students.
Yahoo - 7 days ago
Salmonella probe likened to 'Keystone Kops'
(AP)
 AP - The government bungled the salmonella outbreak probe so badly, a House committee chairman said Thursday, that federal investigators reminded him of Keystone Kops. A colleague hoped the maligned tomato can get its good name back.
Yahoo - 7 days ago
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