govkit 0.6.1 → 0.7.0

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  1. data/.rspec +3 -0
  2. data/Gemfile +13 -0
  3. data/README.md +0 -5
  4. data/Rakefile +1 -1
  5. data/VERSION +1 -1
  6. data/generators/govkit/templates/govkit.rb +3 -0
  7. data/govkit.gemspec +41 -13
  8. data/lib/gov_kit/acts_as_noteworthy.rb +15 -9
  9. data/lib/gov_kit/configuration.rb +3 -1
  10. data/lib/gov_kit/open_congress/bill.rb +3 -5
  11. data/lib/gov_kit/open_congress/blog_post.rb +3 -7
  12. data/lib/gov_kit/open_congress/news_post.rb +3 -7
  13. data/lib/gov_kit/open_congress/person.rb +2 -4
  14. data/lib/gov_kit/open_congress/person_stat.rb +2 -7
  15. data/lib/gov_kit/open_congress/roll_call.rb +4 -6
  16. data/lib/gov_kit/open_congress/roll_call_comparison.rb +1 -4
  17. data/lib/gov_kit/open_congress/voting_comparison.rb +1 -3
  18. data/lib/gov_kit/open_congress.rb +8 -0
  19. data/lib/gov_kit/open_states.rb +63 -14
  20. data/lib/gov_kit/railtie.rb +4 -0
  21. data/lib/gov_kit/resource.rb +62 -12
  22. data/lib/gov_kit/search_engines/bing.rb +38 -0
  23. data/lib/gov_kit/search_engines/google_blog.rb +3 -2
  24. data/lib/gov_kit/search_engines/google_news.rb +26 -16
  25. data/lib/gov_kit/search_engines/technorati.rb +1 -0
  26. data/lib/gov_kit/search_engines/wikipedia.rb +1 -1
  27. data/lib/gov_kit/search_engines.rb +1 -0
  28. data/lib/gov_kit/transparency_data.rb +98 -0
  29. data/lib/gov_kit/vote_smart.rb +9 -2
  30. data/lib/gov_kit.rb +4 -2
  31. data/spec/fixtures/bing/news_search.response +1 -0
  32. data/spec/fixtures/bing/no_results.response +1 -0
  33. data/spec/fixtures/open_congress/person.response +8 -0
  34. data/spec/fixtures/open_states/401.response +8 -4
  35. data/spec/fixtures/open_states/404.response +9 -0
  36. data/spec/fixtures/open_states/committee_find.response +53 -0
  37. data/spec/fixtures/open_states/committee_query.response +190 -0
  38. data/spec/fixtures/search_engines/google_news.response +8 -0
  39. data/spec/fixtures/transparency_data/contributions.response +18 -0
  40. data/spec/fixtures/transparency_data/entities_search.response +7 -0
  41. data/spec/fixtures/transparency_data/entities_search_limit_0.response +7 -0
  42. data/spec/fixtures/transparency_data/entities_search_limit_1.response +7 -0
  43. data/spec/fixtures/transparency_data/grants_find_all.response +7 -0
  44. data/spec/fixtures/transparency_data/lobbyists_find_all.response +7 -0
  45. data/spec/follow_the_money_spec.rb +7 -3
  46. data/spec/open_congress_spec.rb +36 -0
  47. data/spec/open_states_spec.rb +98 -16
  48. data/spec/search_engines_spec.rb +44 -0
  49. data/spec/spec_helper.rb +2 -3
  50. data/spec/transparency_data_spec.rb +106 -0
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+ <rss version="2.0"><channel><generator>NFE/1.0</generator><title>congress - Google News</title><link>http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&amp;ned=us&amp;hl=en&amp;num=50&amp;q=congress</link><language>en</language><webMaster>news-feedback@google.com</webMaster><copyright>&amp;copy;2011 Google</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:45:54 GMT+00:00</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:45:54 GMT+00:00</lastBuildDate><image><title>congress - Google News</title><url>http://www.gstatic.com/news/img/logo/en_us/news.gif</url><link>http://news.google.com/news?pz=1&amp;ned=us&amp;hl=en&amp;num=50&amp;q=congress</link></image><item><title>White House and Congress Clear Trade Deal Hurdle - New York Times</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHI_M9wfIOeJmJPqSpGMuT6l_Fbfw&amp;url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/business/29trade.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/business/29trade.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:01:37 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHVrwgKCq7odcO-2-ocITySLZFTdA&amp;amp;url=http://www.digitalburg.com/artman2/publish/Top_Story_92/Breakthrough_on_trade_could_clear_way_for_vote.shtml&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt0.ggpht.com/news/tbn/RCHeGF0bKHTv1M/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;digitalBURG.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHI_M9wfIOeJmJPqSpGMuT6l_Fbfw&amp;amp;url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/business/29trade.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;White House and &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; Clear Trade Deal Hurdle&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;New York Times&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;But the deal does not assure that &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; will pass the pacts, which are crucial ingredients in the Obama administration&amp;#39;s recipe for reinvigorating economic growth. Indeed, Republicans quickly said they would continue to insist that the benefits &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNErJZtkR9IFvVxqRyCEQg2n8ZOMtw&amp;amp;url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304447804576413653485704610.html&quot;&gt;White House Pushes for Votes on Trade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Wall Street Journal&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFQzpBdt1sorC1Y_SSUU73-TqBBSg&amp;amp;url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/06/obamas-trade-deals-begin-to-move-in-congress/1&quot;&gt;Obama&amp;#39;s trade deals begin to move in &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;USA Today&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG6FJzQUv7zDV_MjWkn7MJpqEVfQQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-28/congress-is-said-to-move-closer-to-approval-on-three-stalled-trade-accords.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; Is Said to Move Closer to Approval on Three Stalled Trade Accords&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Bloomberg&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNENVr_5EvVGpso5kn9tuWAxrt3zvg&amp;amp;url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/congress-near-compromise-on-free-trade-2011-06-28?link%3Dkiosk&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;MarketWatch&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFjkXNpbsyj2AYxA7Mq__4WiydGwA&amp;amp;url=http://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/168879-the-truth-about-trade-adjustment-assistance&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;The Hill&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFK93uZLdkz93Qxyo4oYF6wYWX20g&amp;amp;url=http://imarketnews.com/node/32910&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;IMarketnews.com&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=deWcs9gULEdlBwMCOTnh0Gs4txMkM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 472 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Delay Medicare eligibility: Coburn and Lieberman - The Associated Press</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFouxrLKvS8DCe7bf1c1SJJ5olgvA&amp;url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jwNez_yoToO_ItEZ6l2mdyU9U-7w?docId%3D201b991e482b42ea90098acf5b31fea2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jwNez_yoToO_ItEZ6l2mdyU9U-7w?docId=201b991e482b42ea90098acf5b31fea2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:30:00 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFouxrLKvS8DCe7bf1c1SJJ5olgvA&amp;amp;url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jwNez_yoToO_ItEZ6l2mdyU9U-7w?docId%3D201b991e482b42ea90098acf5b31fea2&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/dimgdj1gMtvZZM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;The Associated Press&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFouxrLKvS8DCe7bf1c1SJJ5olgvA&amp;amp;url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jwNez_yoToO_ItEZ6l2mdyU9U-7w?docId%3D201b991e482b42ea90098acf5b31fea2&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Delay Medicare eligibility: Coburn and Lieberman&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;The Associated Press&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Senate rebels jumped into &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;&amp;#39; cut-the-deficit competition on Tuesday, proposing to raise the age of Medicare eligibility to 67 and increase monthly premiums for millions of current beneficiaries. &amp;quot;We can&amp;#39;t save Medicare as &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFDIVrAjNbZo-gmy5tWWg-wCUtzjw&amp;amp;url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/270697/coburn-lieberman-unveil-plan-save-medicare-andrew-stiles&quot;&gt;Coburn, Lieberman Unveil Plan to Save Medicare&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;National Review Online&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHtOBNxgg0Ah17u1PYJSTq1k2UVMA&amp;amp;url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/jun/28/gop-group-takes-aim-at-lois-capps-congressional/&quot;&gt;GOP group takes aim at Lois Capps congressional seat with TV ad attacking &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Ventura County Star&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHxl3OcikL72iy4tQm2S6sJHij8_Q&amp;amp;url=http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/28/lieberman-coburn-reveal-bipartisan-proposal-to-save-medicare-reduce-debt/&quot;&gt;Lieberman, Coburn reveal bipartisan proposal to save Medicare, reduce debt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Pajamas Media&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFH5ojv3HDQzBJnY6D7ZI-I69H5TQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.opednews.com/articles/Three-Ways-Democrats-Could-by-Drew-Westen-110627-97.html&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;OpEdNews&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; 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Woolsey to Retire - Wall Street Journal (blog)</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFliLqhbtIUyxbg8-sR9rUYJ9_yRw&amp;url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/06/28/rep-woolsey-to-retire/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/06/28/rep-woolsey-to-retire/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:58:52 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGYC5hBGoAL_nnOSXHIUx54t_HhIg&amp;amp;url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/170809/20110628/california-democrative-representative-resigning-woolsey.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt3.ggpht.com/news/tbn/Wwvnlwp9ccjHqM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;International Business Times&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFliLqhbtIUyxbg8-sR9rUYJ9_yRw&amp;amp;url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/06/28/rep-woolsey-to-retire/&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rep. Woolsey to Retire&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Wall Street Journal (blog)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Lynn Woolsey, a leader of the House&amp;#39;s vocal but less-than-powerful contingent of Democratic liberals, has announced she&amp;#39;s retiring from &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; in 2012. Woolsey, a 73-year-old California Democrat, has been known especially for her opposition to the &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEcCgq4A7Xsw0QmT9xmUwhxH6P6rQ&amp;amp;url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/woolsey-to-retire-from-house/&quot;&gt;Woolsey to Retire From House&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;New York Times (blog)&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGpQ-tAnYkkJ7Trl0ZjehEfLWnkZA&amp;amp;url=http://www.mercurynews.com/elections/ci_18368611&quot;&gt;Woolsey makes it official: she will retire from &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; next year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;San Jose Mercury News&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHJmcq2UoGF-aIDx0yLdtuGQC2PNg&amp;amp;url=http://www.examiner.com/politics-in-san-francisco/north-bay-congresswoman-woolsey-to-retire-after-two-decades-the-house&quot;&gt;North Bay Congresswoman Woolsey to Retire after Two Decades in the House&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; 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cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEweLByXH07YMO_D2AGBB707ksmNQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43562851/ns/politics&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/YgVymZXup7AiQM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;msnbc.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEgEuGYKH0HjoizRD1FJHc9k4EZtA&amp;amp;url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304447804576414193387907836.html?mod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Senate Panel Approves Libya Resolution&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Wall Street Journal&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;WASHINGTON—Tension between President Barack Obama and war skeptics on Capitol Hill spilled into the open Tuesday, as senators from both parties rejected the administration&amp;#39;s contention that it doesn&amp;#39;t need &lt;b&gt;Congress&amp;#39;s&lt;/b&gt; 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Think again. - Christian Science Monitor</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEOOmYGWqA5YKMPFbrstcUwv4QcIw&amp;url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0628/Think-Congress-has-a-month-to-avert-Debt-Default-Day-Think-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0628/Think-Congress-has-a-month-to-avert-Debt-Default-Day-Think-again</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:08:41 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNECpFRy0DcukXpMpmPs41xFpir2Pw&amp;amp;url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700147876/Pa-Senate-passes-2715B-plan-after-sharp-debate.html&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt1.ggpht.com/news/tbn/6exj7WZbsFFciM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;Deseret News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEOOmYGWqA5YKMPFbrstcUwv4QcIw&amp;amp;url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0628/Think-Congress-has-a-month-to-avert-Debt-Default-Day-Think-again&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Think &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; has a month to avert Debt Default Day? Think again.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Christian Science Monitor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;2, when the US will no longer be able to borrow to pay its bills unless &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; raises the national debt ceiling? That&amp;#39;s not a lot of time left for Republicans and Democrats to come to terms. 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Healthcare Industry Could Lose as &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; Averts Debt &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;JD Supra (press release)&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGrvIyPTN--lEa6gku1_IKDoptxiw&amp;amp;url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ideology-house-senate-physically-sync/story?id%3D13942733&quot;&gt;Ideology Aside, House and Senate Physically Out of Sync&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;ABC News&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dmjK9co0q6MRCLMCs8U4vA1Yd6PRM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 279 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Mayors invoke terrorism for gun control argument - CBS News</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFTzKNlPnoqp24SQOK5Y_DyhcZ7mg&amp;url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20075133-503544.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20075133-503544.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:45:44 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; 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height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFTzKNlPnoqp24SQOK5Y_DyhcZ7mg&amp;amp;url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20075133-503544.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mayors invoke terrorism for gun control argument&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;CBS News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;A coalition of US mayors launched a television ad Tuesday entreating &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; to shore up loopholes in US gun control laws, which they argue allow &amp;quot;terrorists and other criminals to easily buy firearms and explosives.&amp;quot; Founded by New York City Mayor &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGPxYrm32X9gTzsC6Oq6yJaOK5Z2g&amp;amp;url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57946.html&quot;&gt;Antigun group cites al Qaeda threat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; 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alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;Washington Examiner&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFVs_kEHUgyBoPTGUcyJASHJaHIVQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_18369100&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;#39;93 San Francisco office tower shooting remembered&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;San Jose Mercury News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;SAN FRANCISCO—City officials are urging &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; 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fails to raise the US debt limit and the country defaults would rapidly descend into chaos, according to an independent study released Tuesday. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHSEo6d91DWVWqyJ9MOCBDlKIQd8A&amp;amp;url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/06/failure-to-raise-debt-limit-could-limit-social-security/1&quot;&gt;Failure to raise debt limit could limit Social Security&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;USA Today&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGoO84kVZf4WofJrjxq32qKUEYchA&amp;amp;url=http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/analysts-failure-to-raise-debt-ceiling-means-44-spending-cut-10-drop-in-gdp-recession/&quot;&gt;Analysts: Failure To Raise Debt Ceiling Means 44% Spending Cut, 10% Drop In &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Outside the Beltway&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dp06gIYmlPj-wdMefSi8zZtLwHC6M&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 15 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Napolitano: Solution to immigrant crisis is reform, not deportations - The Hill</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEATc2EtRToE1ZaUxbtn5aFKg0McQ&amp;url=http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/168911-napolitano-solution-to-immigrant-crisis-is-reform-not-deportations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/168911-napolitano-solution-to-immigrant-crisis-is-reform-not-deportations</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:23:44 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNExA-ASrAxv1wddMnS9aGcGOSjrWw&amp;amp;url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-dream-act-20110629,0,4530089.story?track%3Drss&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt3.ggpht.com/news/tbn/G80JdZvn9zp-5M/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;Los Angeles Times&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEATc2EtRToE1ZaUxbtn5aFKg0McQ&amp;amp;url=http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/168911-napolitano-solution-to-immigrant-crisis-is-reform-not-deportations&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Napolitano: Solution to immigrant crisis is reform, not deportations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;The Hill&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;The Obama administration on Tuesday made its most forceful push yet this &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; to reform the country&amp;#39;s immigration laws. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Defense &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGOQcZ4V_NDs5rcIy7_dyqdfi-DnA&amp;amp;url=http://www.pfaw.org/press-releases/2011/06/pfaw-urges-congress-to-give-students-another-chance-the-dream&quot;&gt;PFAW Urges &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; to Give Students Another Chance at the DREAM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;People For the American Way (press release)&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHL1wqJRB83jr9zO-jlPsUDMQgR7Q&amp;amp;url=http://cronkitenewsonline.com/2011/06/arizona-students-travel-to-washington-give-congress-message-in-support-of-dream-act/&quot;&gt;Arizona students travel to Washington give &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; message in support of &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Cronkite News&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHmK6IUsFtPW6_3wxSep85mYEKW8Q&amp;amp;url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/6228077-418/sen.-durbin-goes-to-bat-for-children-of-illegal-immigrants&quot;&gt;Sen. Durbin goes to bat for children of illegal immigrants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Chicago Sun-Times&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEDgGWBR3og4_W63PZs5uVhXg33-g&amp;amp;url=http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Democrats-Push-For-DREAM-Act-Path-to-US-Citizenship-For-Young-Immigrants-124672234.html&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Voice of America&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEFjXXdwhRNbwR-s-pU1sGr62dgyQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/28/napolitano-dhs-not-looking-to-deport-dream-act-students/&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Fox News&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEoI4L8pIkQ52sAy1TYb_QubXMwhg&amp;amp;url=http://media-newswire.com/release_1154028.html&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Media Newswire (press release)&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dClPLPJc7u13tiMxQLpeRCt0w_vWM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 166 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Former Virginia congressman, state Supreme Court justice Richard Poff dies - Washington Post</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFYX8z8cR3tfb0fjTANBgcBppsgJw&amp;url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/former-virginia-congressman-state-supreme-court-justice-richard-poff-dies/2011/06/28/AGaezhpH_story.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/former-virginia-congressman-state-supreme-court-justice-richard-poff-dies/2011/06/28/AGaezhpH_story.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:29:11 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFYX8z8cR3tfb0fjTANBgcBppsgJw&amp;amp;url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/former-virginia-congressman-state-supreme-court-justice-richard-poff-dies/2011/06/28/AGaezhpH_story.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Former Virginia congressman, state Supreme Court justice Richard Poff dies&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Washington Post&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Poff, a Republican, was elected to &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; in 1952 at age 29 and served until 1972, when he retired to become a Virginia Supreme Court justice. The Radford native attended Roanoke College and received his law degree from the University of Virginia. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGlrLkkZlOQZFdjEy_DEfWv-cEDxw&amp;amp;url=http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-richard-poff-former-congressman-and-va-supreme-court-justice-dies-20110628,0,1763975.story&quot;&gt;Richard Poff, former Congressman and Va. Supreme Court Justice, dies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;WDBJ7.com&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=d-3t-f1X6XamN1M8Z7cc8Ebr21DGM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 26 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>PAC: DMK, Cong differ on draft 2G report - Indian Express</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGrcwTCP1zGRe23htX98MY1bVJydQ&amp;url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/PAC--DMK--Cong-differ-on-draft-2G-report/810180/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/PAC--DMK--Cong-differ-on-draft-2G-report/810180/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:05:16 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG5G6NjPJrCHoCTCkx7uKmV5iuSzQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2142012.ece&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt3.ggpht.com/news/tbn/J0JTRKwVcCeotM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;The Hindu&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGrcwTCP1zGRe23htX98MY1bVJydQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/PAC--DMK--Cong-differ-on-draft-2G-report/810180/&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;PAC: DMK, Cong differ on draft 2G report&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Indian Express&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Members belonging to the DMK and BSP distanced themselves from the &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; as PAC chairman Murli Manohar Joshi took up the 2G spectrum scam probe issue at the panel meeting on Tuesday. “Since members have expressed divergent opinions, I have told the &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEM6imEb6UQgvIOM9hCCkPOLk0XqQ&amp;amp;url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Joshi-keeps-PAC-report-alive-with-SP-and-BSP-help/articleshow/9032622.cms&quot;&gt;Joshi keeps PAC report alive with SP and BSP help&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Times of India&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGLCCpeBVIetUyuz5YNSBy42beAhQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110629/jsp/nation/story_14174117.jsp&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; foils Joshi bid to adopt report&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Calcutta Telegraph&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFRgcuqjWyr8Wa-Y2NpdnaYTe50ow&amp;amp;url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/congress-allies-thwart-pac-chairman-murli-manohar-joshis-attempt-to-table-2g-scam-draft-report/articleshow/9032620.cms&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; &amp;amp; allies thwart PAC Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi&amp;#39;s attempt to table &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Economic Times&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEk-5eMlHZK6p0nup7Po1UvIQeW-w&amp;amp;url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/349258/UPA-allies-in-PAC-leave-it-in-the-lurch.html&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Daily Pioneer&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF6cldNAEtw3svSIvp1u2ffdLYNsg&amp;amp;url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110629/main3.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Chandigarh Tribune&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGL5nzKqglDkEYlPyEN3k0Yk2ICNQ&amp;amp;url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pac-members-stop-joshi-from-tabling-2g-report/163393-37-64.html&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;IBNLive.com&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=daB-AWlGQRtz_iMzCrxAYWAxI98pM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 122 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>The US Congress: Where It Pays to Deceive - Huffington Post (blog)</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEvHP6l8BjdIVptPJBn-jhEbOasAA&amp;url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/the-us-congress-where-it-_b_885825.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/the-us-congress-where-it-_b_885825.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:35:00 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE2ENISmtF4DOJB3Zet1cWZ6u7S6g&amp;amp;url=http://www.businessinsider.com/pc-mag-fastest-mobile-networks-2011-6&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt0.ggpht.com/news/tbn/sKSkRvyR4OkIGM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;Business Insider&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEvHP6l8BjdIVptPJBn-jhEbOasAA&amp;amp;url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/the-us-congress-where-it-_b_885825.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The US &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;: Where It Pays to Deceive&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Huffington Post (blog)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;These members of &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; should be working for us. But sadly, that&amp;#39;s not the way Washington works in the new era of corporate politics. After the Citizens United decision, the cost of running for &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; has spiraled upward giving cash-rich &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFUJrDQU-Iq2MckGRXi8jTsjyaZ6g&amp;amp;url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-28/sprint-s-hesse-launches-nukes-in-18-state-push-to-stop-at-t-acquisition.html&quot;&gt;Sprint&amp;#39;s Hesse Launches &amp;#39;Nukes&amp;#39; in 18-State Push to Stop AT&amp;amp;T Acquisition&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Bloomberg&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dJqGcimBpqBBy0MYZ-_4qcl62-StM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 166 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Obama administration says trade deals, TAA will pass Congress - The Hill (blog)</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGba9sYE1meWJG7g15iVnE5EXeV2g&amp;url=http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/1005-trade/168929-obama-administration-says-trade-deals-taa-will-pass-congress</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/1005-trade/168929-obama-administration-says-trade-deals-taa-will-pass-congress</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:18:22 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGba9sYE1meWJG7g15iVnE5EXeV2g&amp;amp;url=http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/1005-trade/168929-obama-administration-says-trade-deals-taa-will-pass-congress&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Obama administration says trade deals, TAA will pass &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;The Hill (blog)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Regardless of the opposition, senior White House officials said they expect &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; to pass three pending trade agreements along with the TAA extension during a conference call on Tuesday night. Officials said they would wait to see what happens &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEmTLW2LzGXKgqH2lXpFEmrY8gxYA&amp;amp;url=http://www.truthabouttrade.org/news/latest-news/18043&quot;&gt;TAA Talks Advance As Principals Engage, Vehicle And Funding Unclear&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Truth about Trade &amp; Technology&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dpMYuNYlE9OH31M-P7XZDlWTV1bEM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 7 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Fed&apos;s Fisher: Congress must grow up, cut deficit - MarketWatch</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEUN3WFaHzpwpopfrRGkrShYVd-hA&amp;url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/feds-fisher-congress-must-grow-up-cut-deficit-2011-06-28</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/feds-fisher-congress-must-grow-up-cut-deficit-2011-06-28</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:32:50 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEUN3WFaHzpwpopfrRGkrShYVd-hA&amp;amp;url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/feds-fisher-congress-must-grow-up-cut-deficit-2011-06-28&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fed&amp;#39;s Fisher: &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; must grow up, cut deficit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;MarketWatch&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Republicans and Democrats alike had a hand in creating the bulging US budget deficit and &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; should &amp;quot;grow up&amp;quot; and make the tough decisions to rein it in, said Richard Fisher, the president of the Dallas Fed, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFafXj0O5lQfwQk0JzhUGcmpYAPng&amp;amp;url=http://www.statesman.com/business/dallas-fed-chief-u-s-economy-could-see-1568236.html&quot;&gt;Dallas Fed chief: US economy could see 4 percent growth rest of this year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Austin American-Statesman&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dCcJgQR1AhjryeMtroFGCnyacnzGM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 14 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Clients Need to Act Fast to Benefit From Congress&apos; Sweet Estate Planning Deal - Financial-Planning.com</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGWuvLSDHpyWekcCXv7Chl7GgPPHQ&amp;url=http://www.financial-planning.com/news/roth-ira-congress-grandchildren-tax-benefits-2674007-1.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.financial-planning.com/news/roth-ira-congress-grandchildren-tax-benefits-2674007-1.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:37:11 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGWuvLSDHpyWekcCXv7Chl7GgPPHQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.financial-planning.com/news/roth-ira-congress-grandchildren-tax-benefits-2674007-1.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Clients Need to Act Fast to Benefit From &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;&amp;#39; Sweet Estate Planning Deal&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Financial-Planning.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Last year, &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; allowed anyone to convert a 401(k) or IRA account to a Roth IRA, lifting the restriction that barred the conversion to those earning $100000 a year or less. &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; also allowed taxpayers to &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNESndZR24C6Ds4AdR29wExqEvxkjQ&amp;amp;url=http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2011/06/28/the-stealth-tax-reduction-for-the-wealthy/&quot;&gt;The Stealth Tax Reduction for the Wealthy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Wall Street Journal (blog)&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=d0mw6tpRSrarRoMA-0DqcIYtKt2dM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 6 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Investors May Lose as Congress Saves Money on Adviser Oversight - Bloomberg</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-SKIM7e9lq8mxWgFriZaQOPLkuA&amp;url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-28/investors-may-lose-as-congress-saves-money-on-adviser-oversight.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-28/investors-may-lose-as-congress-saves-money-on-adviser-oversight.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:49:45 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE-SKIM7e9lq8mxWgFriZaQOPLkuA&amp;amp;url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-28/investors-may-lose-as-congress-saves-money-on-adviser-oversight.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Investors May Lose as &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; Saves Money on Adviser Oversight&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Bloomberg&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; may hand oversight of almost 12000 investment advisers to Wall Street&amp;#39;s self-funded regulator as a cost-saving measure. The price could be paid by investors. 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cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFRLVS8eKraYouq8wrUAURulgbgjg&amp;amp;url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mipomersen-data-presented-at-european-atherosclerosis-society-congress-2011-06-28?reflink%3DMW_news_stmp&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mipomersen Data Presented at European Atherosclerosis Society &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;MarketWatch (press release)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Additional detail from these studies was presented at the European Society of Cardiology&amp;#39;s &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; 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align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHn8Oadb1FQ9tuqlp5mwOgNpMMtVQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.oudaily.com/news/2011/jun/28/editorial/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt3.ggpht.com/news/tbn/kxs6PQw8sfgUYM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;Oklahoma Daily&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGxixpALiOtTnD6n2r46B1GB3uFBw&amp;amp;url=http://plymouthdailynews.com/barney-frank-wants-decriminalize-marijuana-14025&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Barney Frank wants to decriminalize marijuana&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Plymouth Daily News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;House lawmakers introduced legislation in &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; today to end the federal criminalization of the personal use of marijuana. The LA Times reports the bill&amp;#39;s authors, Reps. Ron Paul and Barney Frank, believe marijuana laws should be set at the state, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNECwUoeafTO4xScceMYVXiK2d4YSQ&amp;amp;url=http://obrag.org/?p%3D40442%26cpage%3D1&quot;&gt;Barney Frank Introduces Bill to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;OB Rag&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGH-OKHyq5Ivyisilf9hLO6NxhRvw&amp;amp;url=http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/168779-let-the-states-decide-their-own-marijuana-policies&quot;&gt;Let the states decide their own marijuana policies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;The Hill (blog)&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHL1WNtfH8cJJPXqZa3Is6rPj3-9w&amp;amp;url=http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/jun/28/alert_marijuana_legalization_bil&quot;&gt;ALERT: Marijuana Legalization Bill in &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Drug War Chronicle&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFsBz0gL3QXg-OkO1APoOYepJMZtw&amp;amp;url=http://cannabis.hawaiinewsdaily.com/2011/06/28/norml%25E2%2580%2599s-message-to-capitol-hill-%25E2%2580%2598let-the-states-decide-their-own-marijuana-policies%25E2%2580%2599/&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Hawaii News Daily&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dXjvuJlNzUUOyrMQc_LPuF2q3TAcM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 22 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Don&apos;t let your babies grow up to be congressmen - Washington Examiner</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEmR-EdCQjx7Yceu3GhXrJkVI9XrA&amp;url=http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2011/06/dont-let-your-babies-grow-be-congressmen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2011/06/dont-let-your-babies-grow-be-congressmen</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:07:23 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE5yHRi1htkif_pYGcsX1oh-UfYBA&amp;amp;url=http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/ethics_group_says_richardson_made_staffers_cross_l.php&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/Cvprg4KvwbQi4M/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;TPMMuckraker&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEmR-EdCQjx7Yceu3GhXrJkVI9XrA&amp;amp;url=http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2011/06/dont-let-your-babies-grow-be-congressmen&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Don&amp;#39;t let your babies grow up to be congressmen&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Washington Examiner&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;It&amp;#39;s quite an accomplishment to be referred to as &amp;quot;the most ethically challenged member of &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;,&amp;quot; even with qualifiers. But Rep. Laura Richardson, D-Calif., might well deserve it. She was given that epithet by the left-leaning Citizens for &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGtwJJSNyEUEZYPOMXL-_axZLphBA&amp;amp;url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/crew-asks-fbi-to-investigate-rep-richardson/2011/06/28/AGRuJhpH_blog.html&quot;&gt;CREW asks FBI to investigate Rep. Richardson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Washington Post (blog)&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG8Sh1HPTlKA6KBQ1LDmhaY7Vin5Q&amp;amp;url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_18372450&quot;&gt;Political watchdog group calls for ethics probe of Rep. Laura Richardson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Contra Costa Times&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHyM2mh4YXVIA5orHV9fS1fZKXcIg&amp;amp;url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110628006502/en/CREW-Requests-FBI-Investigation-Rep.-Laura-Richardson&quot;&gt;CREW Requests FBI Investigation into Rep. Laura Richardson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Business Wire (press release)&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dsYLbimc2d-p6VMSIrJX5ku4qv60M&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 20 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Do corporate interests rule Washington? - CBS News</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNH4a1HiTuvqRye2hOYE702DakIfNA&amp;url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/28/eveningnews/main20075218.shtml</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/28/eveningnews/main20075218.shtml</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:56:08 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH4a1HiTuvqRye2hOYE702DakIfNA&amp;amp;url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/28/eveningnews/main20075218.shtml&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Do corporate interests rule Washington?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;CBS News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;When we asked who members of &lt;b&gt;congress&lt;/b&gt; are most interested in serving, 80 percent said special interest groups. CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes reports that there is at least some truth to most people&amp;#39;s fears about that. Before leaving town for ten &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dcQFs6x55WZNagM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Docs&apos; junk feud - New York Post</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHAQzryEzGejPiRvKvi94bBDJ76Hw&amp;url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/docs_junk_feud_FtGopegYYbsc7FwlY1jtjK</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/docs_junk_feud_FtGopegYYbsc7FwlY1jtjK</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:04:28 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; 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and the Federal Trade Commission have to get tough with the food industry,&amp;quot; said Dr. Victor Strasburger, who wrote the new policy statement from the 65000-member American Academy of Pediatrics. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dOt_j2eMKox-ZkM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Digvijaya meets PM: &apos;Corruption trail reaching Maya door&apos; - Indian Express</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6XZjqgpcF-fCyCWV_mcqCrnS5gA&amp;url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Digvijaya-meets-PM---Corruption-trail-reaching-Maya-door-/810179/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Digvijaya-meets-PM---Corruption-trail-reaching-Maya-door-/810179/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:05:14 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; 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delegation led by Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to apprise him of the situation in Uttar Pradesh in the wake of the murder of a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and a deputy CMO. “This corruption trail is &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGXhs7f3NjA-i_VzD7NN061EZz5rQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Digvijaya-takes-up-to-PM-says-will-expose-Mayawati-govt/Article1-714975.aspx&quot;&gt;Digvijaya takes up to PM, says will expose Mayawati govt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Hindustan Times&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHuQU4XtT50gi-99AGiGLUdidRchg&amp;amp;url=http://www.dailyindia.com/show/447998.php&quot;&gt;Mayawati Govt. is neck deep in corruption: Digvijay Singh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;DailyIndia.com&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGYB4nvRd25tDiTXhI_Y5kWzpw9qQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/newsDetails280611l.php&quot;&gt;Digvijay, Bahuguna meet PM over UP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;indiablooms&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFKCqQulh-YC0ho5nDVPMza-4lZ2Q&amp;amp;url=http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/06/27/congress-leader-calls-mayawati-government-undemocratic/&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Wall Street Journal (blog)&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHihKgL_7x_lis-hctewteRqL5c6g&amp;amp;url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Defying-prohibitory-orders-Cong-workers-march-in-Lucknow/articleshow/9010236.cms&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Times of India&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEtkn0av-KCGgQpq34ImNMi5uf8xQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/348825/Mayawati-Government-is-nervous-Congress.html&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Daily Pioneer&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dIjhp9J8c09oHiM4ayeqpgBSFiv3M&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 209 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>AMA: Congress Told That Off-Highway Riding Is An Economic Engine - SPEEDtv.com</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQNDQ56EpG14dAG_-L7-CmyBlOZQ&amp;url=http://motorcycling.speedtv.com/article/ama-congress-told-that-off-highway-riding-is-an-economic-engine/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://motorcycling.speedtv.com/article/ama-congress-told-that-off-highway-riding-is-an-economic-engine/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:53:49 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGQNDQ56EpG14dAG_-L7-CmyBlOZQ&amp;amp;url=http://motorcycling.speedtv.com/article/ama-congress-told-that-off-highway-riding-is-an-economic-engine/&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;AMA: &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; Told That Off-Highway Riding Is An Economic Engine&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;SPEEDtv.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;The federal agencies have determined the 43 million acres aren&amp;#39;t suitable for Wilderness designation, yet because of various laws and rules they must continue to strictly manage the land until &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; &amp;quot;releases&amp;quot; it for other possible uses, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dCOgd1uiOquxX3M&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Congress looks to tackle abusive e-waste exporting - Ars Technica</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGn1Onod7KUppdtiNWir9JSSclY7A&amp;url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/06/congress-looks-to-tackle-abusive-e-waste-exporting.ars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/06/congress-looks-to-tackle-abusive-e-waste-exporting.ars</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:17:21 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEWtvASzj_OmQlE8FwNYx4ijwJ0gA&amp;amp;url=http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func%3Dviewstory%26storyid%3D102276&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt3.ggpht.com/news/tbn/v-9FuPmGoXGiIM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;State Journal&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGn1Onod7KUppdtiNWir9JSSclY7A&amp;amp;url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/06/congress-looks-to-tackle-abusive-e-waste-exporting.ars&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; looks to tackle abusive e-waste exporting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Ars Technica&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;By Ryan Paul | Published June 28, 2011 8:12 AM Computer equipment and consumer electronics products often contain harmful substances that are damaging to human health and the environment. A growing number of states have passed laws that mandate e-waste &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH2cliBdMQVh6Kkf4FJW-J0zgi_6Q&amp;amp;url=http://www.examiner.com/green-living-in-national/congress-tackles-the-dangers-of-your-old-electronics&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; Tackles The Dangers Of Your Old Electronics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Examiner.com&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHtBYlL_7FF04K5v-X6_PHpkKJb3A&amp;amp;url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/231072/congress_weighs_rules_on_ewaste.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; Weighs Rules on E-Waste&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;PCWorld&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dSeI6Tfi7hQsOnMooGeO-RPPV7lKM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 52 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Edina, Richfield Residents Take Climate Change Proposal to Congress - Patch.com</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNFvv_ph4VWwW3RHzYRd-1AT0wRrGw&amp;url=http://edina.patch.com/articles/edina-richfield-residents-take-climate-change-proposal-to-congress</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://edina.patch.com/articles/edina-richfield-residents-take-climate-change-proposal-to-congress</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:01:17 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFvv_ph4VWwW3RHzYRd-1AT0wRrGw&amp;amp;url=http://edina.patch.com/articles/edina-richfield-residents-take-climate-change-proposal-to-congress&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Edina, Richfield Residents Take Climate Change Proposal to &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Patch.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Locals traveled to Washington, DC to ask &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; to help phase out the use of fossil fuels. By Caitlin Burgess | Email the author | 2:30pm From Left to Right: Paul Thompson, Edina; Kay Nelson, Richfield; John Howard III, Edina. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dKzqrHT5LKLOWXM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>How China is ruled: National People&apos;s Congress - BBC News</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGNyeZAnOoVOrjPqMyT3dPRRq4_7A&amp;url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13908155</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13908155</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:13:08 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGNyeZAnOoVOrjPqMyT3dPRRq4_7A&amp;amp;url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13908155&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt0.ggpht.com/news/tbn/iIjoqjAsaOc4aM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;BBC News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGNyeZAnOoVOrjPqMyT3dPRRq4_7A&amp;amp;url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13908155&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;How China is ruled: National People&amp;#39;s &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;BBC News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Under China&amp;#39;s 1982 constitution, the most powerful organ of state is meant to be the National People&amp;#39;s &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; (NPC), China&amp;#39;s parliament. In truth, it is little more than a rubber stamp for party decisions. The &lt;b&gt;congress&lt;/b&gt; is made up of nearly 3000 &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE4mq6TWetusM9qgP3EzUu1dt_Emg&amp;amp;url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-06/27/c_13951872.htm&quot;&gt;China&amp;#39;s legislature reads draft laws on income-tax&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Xinhua&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGeVr_lZG33kIH8EFVKthDeeRSwzw&amp;amp;url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2011-06/27/content_12785607.htm&quot;&gt;NPC to mull securities funds proposal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;China Daily&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=d6S_uVZWk1dxHgMgqib6aCLABa5XM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 26 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Skype approved for use in Congress, Microsoft eavesdropping patent gains ... - ExtremeTech</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHq5PAF-1IVK7en5Yt3_Ny4pUj4_g&amp;url=http://www.extremetech.com/computing/88348-skype-ok-congress</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.extremetech.com/computing/88348-skype-ok-congress</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:52:28 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHq5PAF-1IVK7en5Yt3_Ny4pUj4_g&amp;amp;url=http://www.extremetech.com/computing/88348-skype-ok-congress&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt0.ggpht.com/news/tbn/HPGw8bst07nEFM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;ExtremeTech&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHq5PAF-1IVK7en5Yt3_Ny4pUj4_g&amp;amp;url=http://www.extremetech.com/computing/88348-skype-ok-congress&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Skype approved for use in &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;, Microsoft eavesdropping patent gains &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;ExtremeTech&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;That could be especially important following an announcement on the official Skype blog this morning: Skype has been approved for use in the Halls of &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;. Skype&amp;#39;s integration staff has been working closely with the Congressional network team to &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dPtPc-O1BpWWqjM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Congresswoman to Congress: The &apos;Just Do Your Job Act&apos; - Fox Business</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6GmdN1pV-KF1EKq6KsuI1apYFKQ&amp;url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2011/06/28/congresswoman-to-congress-just-do-your-job-act?test%3DMM</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2011/06/28/congresswoman-to-congress-just-do-your-job-act?test=MM</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:49:59 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH6GmdN1pV-KF1EKq6KsuI1apYFKQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2011/06/28/congresswoman-to-congress-just-do-your-job-act?test%3DMM&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Congresswoman to &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;: The &amp;#39;Just Do Your Job Act&amp;#39;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Fox Business&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Rep. Anne Marie Buerkle (R-NY), who hails from outside Syracuse in upstate New York, has been mightily frustrated with the US Senate&amp;#39;s lackadaisical approach to passing a budget for the US government. The House of Representatives &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEndJtPK0i84wpVkwQSt9cqpMBzvw&amp;amp;url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/28/tea-party-freshman-targets-congressional-bosses-for-budget-cuts/&quot;&gt;Tea Party Freshman: Cut Funding for Congressional Leaders Who Shirk Budget Duties&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Fox News&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dhrUaBizm-eNJNMD0DgzgJ95XQIBM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 2 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>American Airlines 1Q lobbying bill topped $1M - BusinessWeek</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEOulRmW6cqGmFt3HpketY_0WV_-A&amp;url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9O4GL080.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9O4GL080.htm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:42:00 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEOulRmW6cqGmFt3HpketY_0WV_-A&amp;amp;url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9O4GL080.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;American Airlines 1Q lobbying bill topped $1M&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;BusinessWeek&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;American Airlines spent $1.03 million to lobby &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; and executive branch agencies in the first quarter on baggage fees, pilot rest and other issues. The airline lobbied &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; and the Obama administration on airport security issues, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dvxCLXKw0QJzYZM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Now, Chiranjeevi wants to become &apos;real life&apos; CM - Times of India</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHsC5a5VpuyJgky6BTwo5AZYztSwA&amp;url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Now-Chiranjeevi-wants-to-become-real-life-CM/articleshow/9033738.cms</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Now-Chiranjeevi-wants-to-become-real-life-CM/articleshow/9033738.cms</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:20:48 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHsC5a5VpuyJgky6BTwo5AZYztSwA&amp;amp;url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Now-Chiranjeevi-wants-to-become-real-life-CM/articleshow/9033738.cms&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Now, Chiranjeevi wants to become &amp;#39;real life&amp;#39; CM&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Times of India&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;HYDERABAD: Triggering immense speculation of a possible assurance from the &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; high command, Prajarajyam Party president Chiranjeevi asserted on Tuesday that the people of Andhra Pradesh were in favour of him becoming the chief minister. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGnWBSGFgINPv4cpNUO_bFQgJZBHw&amp;amp;url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/no-more-films-want-to-be-cm-chiranjeevi/810102/&quot;&gt;No more films, want to be CM: Chiranjeevi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Indian Express&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFfsmTX0C7CPkDBGKQnnepk8KViSw&amp;amp;url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_chiranjeevi-quits-acting-may-be-inducted-into-union-cabinet_1560217&quot;&gt;Chiranjeevi quits acting, may be inducted into union cabinet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Daily News &amp; Analysis&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dsy3kX36nRfNspMP3j5lXKMQDn02M&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 12 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Congress repaving project nearly done - Austin News</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGI45dyxOG3v2emj3KZvcHVQoFS9g&amp;url=http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/congress-repaving-project-nearly-done</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/congress-repaving-project-nearly-done</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:39:16 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGI45dyxOG3v2emj3KZvcHVQoFS9g&amp;amp;url=http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/congress-repaving-project-nearly-done&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; repaving project nearly done&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Austin News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;AUSTIN (KXAN) - The paving on South &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; Avenue is scheduled to be completed early next week, and the city will soon stripe the edges of the street to mark the new back-in parking spaces. The restriping is expected to start Tuesday and last a &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH1WTLqs5N6o8VkbtLTRI6mvEDBlg&amp;amp;url=http://www.kutnews.org/post/back-angle-parking-spaces-south-congress&quot;&gt;Back-in Angle Parking Spaces for South &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;KUT News&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dGfctYjBEdEBwEMbi1ay6TT1NREYM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 4 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Congress honchos meet for today&apos;s blockbuster - Times of India</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNF3mjEcxC1nLPGwDWoRvxk1Ei0ikg&amp;url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Congress-honchos-meet-for-todays-blockbuster/articleshow/9033984.cms</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Congress-honchos-meet-for-todays-blockbuster/articleshow/9033984.cms</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:00:57 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF3mjEcxC1nLPGwDWoRvxk1Ei0ikg&amp;amp;url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Congress-honchos-meet-for-todays-blockbuster/articleshow/9033984.cms&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; honchos meet for today&amp;#39;s blockbuster&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Times of India&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;JAIPUR: The turnout at the rally called by the state &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; in Jaipur on Wednesday would indicate the new PCC chief Chandrabhan&amp;#39;s organisational skills, besides putting to test the ruling party&amp;#39;s acceptance among the masses after its two-and-a-half &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=d293T0QB0BGYMnM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>South Africa: nationalisation debate heating up - Financial Times (blog)</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHWD2MoNyRLQKolBHTyi9l70IDtxw&amp;url=http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2011/06/28/south-africa-nationalisation-debate-heating-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2011/06/28/south-africa-nationalisation-debate-heating-up/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:22:25 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG1H71wogrk6er67KVQU2oVTntyiQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/zuma-sounds-the-alarm-1.1089478&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt3.ggpht.com/news/tbn/J_8f8Nuw2Pg7xM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;Independent Online&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHWD2MoNyRLQKolBHTyi9l70IDtxw&amp;amp;url=http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2011/06/28/south-africa-nationalisation-debate-heating-up/&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;South Africa: nationalisation debate heating up&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Financial Times (blog)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;The debate over nationalisation of South Africa&amp;#39;s mines has taken on new impetus over the past 10 days in the wake of the re-election of Julius Malema, the influential leader of the ruling African National &lt;b&gt;Congress&amp;#39;s&lt;/b&gt; Youth League. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFRS3CvCAdr8T-eczJo_sYemUDpJg&amp;amp;url=http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id%3D146962&quot;&gt;Gloves to come off at Cosatu review session&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Business Day&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGMueXqzUJPHKCCADntMHvuzFatow&amp;amp;url=http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/Story.aspx?Id%3D69014&quot;&gt;Vavi attacks Zuma over ANCYL discipline problems&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGYUo_0AUPxWzzHaohd7kuiUyyMnw&amp;amp;url=http://www.thenewage.co.za/blogdetail.aspx?mid%3D186%26blog_id%3D%2520831&quot;&gt;Analysis: Youth league is declaring an all out ideological war&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; 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align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGgHXgaQL_AIvOJn3bB2s1WKStTXA&amp;amp;url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/27/congressional.bonuses/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/PjfuUb_c2bm2gM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;CNN International&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGgHXgaQL_AIvOJn3bB2s1WKStTXA&amp;amp;url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/27/congressional.bonuses/&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; pays $6.1 million in bonuses as it debates spending cuts&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;CNN International&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;The bonuses came from an annual budget each member of &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; is given for staff, office space, travel and supplies. That allowance averages $1.5 million per year per office and is one of the few areas where each lawmaker has complete authority. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGVdZQq8xm5Nvuhxm-V3f27M0wfqQ&amp;amp;url=http://www.newser.com/story/121976/congress-dished-out-61m-in-staff-bonuses.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; Dished Out $6.1M in Staff Bonuses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Newser&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGDNt-HXDXQhaiv3x371TR11r193Q&amp;amp;url=http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/congress-gave-61m-bonuses-to-public-service-staff-deserving-or-outrageous/question-1920883/&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; Gave $6.1M Bonuses to Public Service Staff: Deserving or Outrageous?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;SodaHead News&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dTbiZ_GdmlVQm9MczLVtZ59C-wzlM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 60 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Voices: What&apos;s in a name? - Penfield Post</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfYaSfuVP23LmqP_ngLEJEWwEXtg&amp;url=http://www.penfieldpost.com/highlight/x1425880568/Voices-What-s-in-a-name</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.penfieldpost.com/highlight/x1425880568/Voices-What-s-in-a-name</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:23:10 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGfYaSfuVP23LmqP_ngLEJEWwEXtg&amp;amp;url=http://www.penfieldpost.com/highlight/x1425880568/Voices-What-s-in-a-name&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Voices: What&amp;#39;s in a name?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Penfield Post&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;What&amp;#39;s so newsworthy about a jackass leaving &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;? The media frenzy over such a common event is truly remarkable. The latest jackass, the hotdog from Brooklyn, will now have to find some other way to attract the undeserved attention &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=doyl0oo43Z0s-dM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Melson to testify on Fast &amp; Furious as part of deal in Senate - Hot Air</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEti4fp23NnqOSGhj1AeXsfRe6zAg&amp;url=http://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/28/melson-to-testify-on-fast-furious-as-part-of-deal-in-senate/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/28/melson-to-testify-on-fast-furious-as-part-of-deal-in-senate/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:56:33 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEG9al4KSFO0JekdLpBM6DopNIIyQ&amp;amp;url=http://nation.foxnews.com/botched-gun-operation/2011/06/28/obama-administration-fires-atf-whistleblower&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/LkVR7408TQ-_GM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;Fox News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEti4fp23NnqOSGhj1AeXsfRe6zAg&amp;amp;url=http://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/28/melson-to-testify-on-fast-furious-as-part-of-deal-in-senate/&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Melson to testify on Fast &amp;amp; Furious as part of deal in Senate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Hot Air&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;According to the Daily Beast last night, a deal brokered between Senators Pat Leahy and Charles Grassley will bring ATF chief Kenneth Melson, other witnesses, and a large set of documents to &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; as it probes the ATF and the Department of Justice&amp;#39;s &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHMfgcuICU7LiPI4U6dL6fq98_QqA&amp;amp;url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/06/27/atf-head-kenneth-melson-to-testify-before-congress-on-operation-fast-and-furious.html&quot;&gt;Armed for a Fight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Daily Beast&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH-rbLsYvBoDWkN3HusNH8R5KHhpg&amp;amp;url=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-guns-20110627,0,4739377.story&quot;&gt;ATF and &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; under the gun&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Los Angeles Times&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHGF-Xpvjls-qpoZkKEnJV38rzmFg&amp;amp;url=http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/28/atf-head-melson-to-testify-on-gunwalker/&quot;&gt;ATF head Melson to testify on Gunwalker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Pajamas Media&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHvlUrtnyIxNDvayoaJUJ1VkEsGcw&amp;amp;url=http://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2011/06/whistleblower-retaliation-atf-fires-warning-shot-.html&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Project on Government Oversight (blog)&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=doU1_WjDQyO8mqMhOZDqr_2nuPm2M&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 42 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Future of federal solar programs in doubt - USA Today</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEbRCg07EwYM6770n_6vmlRgjtp_w&amp;url=http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2011-06-28-solar-energy-congress_n.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2011-06-28-solar-energy-congress_n.htm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:45:06 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEbRCg07EwYM6770n_6vmlRgjtp_w&amp;amp;url=http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2011-06-28-solar-energy-congress_n.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt0.ggpht.com/news/tbn/7C0O747Rkhn-iM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;USA Today&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEbRCg07EwYM6770n_6vmlRgjtp_w&amp;amp;url=http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2011-06-28-solar-energy-congress_n.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Future of federal solar programs in doubt&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;USA Today&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;WASHINGTON — The solar power industry is facing a double threat from a &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; that may turn off the flow of federal subsidies and take a pass on mandating renewable-energy standards that would increase demand. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=dZb3m4o13l0KZ6M&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Job-training programs come under scrutiny in Congress - MiamiHerald.com</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHzWCCpRIqywiy0S-35jkt99iMM4Q&amp;url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/27/2287901/job-training-programs-come-under.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/27/2287901/job-training-programs-come-under.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:45:08 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHzWCCpRIqywiy0S-35jkt99iMM4Q&amp;amp;url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/27/2287901/job-training-programs-come-under.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Job-training programs come under scrutiny in &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;MiamiHerald.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Despite their popularity with many members of &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; and their constituents, however, job-training programs have come under increased scrutiny this year on Capitol Hill, and the attention is about to intensify. Earlier this year, Republicans in the &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=d17IOmQZSfIWjfM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>TRS to move privilege motion against Lagadapati - Times of India</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNE44UzqB_pM9s-HAiWR9zts4jAjtA&amp;url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/TRS-to-move-privilege-motion-against-Lagadapati/articleshow/9031913.cms</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/TRS-to-move-privilege-motion-against-Lagadapati/articleshow/9031913.cms</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:30:15 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGP4FzQ0fOl2t-qz69qfpfyJGwOQg&amp;amp;url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/south/trs-cautions-ap-government-over-police-recruitment-143&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/-hGJwQ5Gyk63WM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;Deccan Chronicle&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE44UzqB_pM9s-HAiWR9zts4jAjtA&amp;amp;url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/TRS-to-move-privilege-motion-against-Lagadapati/articleshow/9031913.cms&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;TRS to move privilege motion against Lagadapati&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Times of India&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;HYDERABAD: Taking serious objection to the comments by &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; MP Lagadapati Rajagopal on the unanimous resolution passed by the state Assembly, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLAs on Tuesday decided to move a privilege motion against the MP. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFXOIMFevDyNSgtyTUofA4CTdMNjw&amp;amp;url=http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/congress-leaders-to-go-on-fast-1.829576&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; 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cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHGNDp3wc6gc5hlCc-cUjcWITg3YA&amp;amp;url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/currentaffairs/lokpalpanelwindsupinfailureannatofastfromaug16_559113.html&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt2.ggpht.com/news/tbn/gio9qhRr0XR6HM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;Moneycontrol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGtj3Tp9Tg67ftMcup-epVi4TFz2w&amp;amp;url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/current-affairs/anna-hazare-to-meet-soniathursday_560975.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Anna Hazare to meet Sonia on Thursday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Moneycontrol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Published on Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 20:57 | Source : PTI As part of his outreach to political parties on Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare today said he would meet &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; President Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Thursday. Hazare said he would be meeting all party &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGt4pYVBl_NfWoyD3GprB2MfoFr2A&amp;amp;url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/besides-congress-hazare-ready-to-take-on-oppn-over-lokpal/809928/&quot;&gt;Besides &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;, Hazare ready to take on Oppn over Lokpal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Indian Express&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEYA3dG4-sDIUCcemcCvFmVOyovLw&amp;amp;url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Hazare-to-meet-leaders-for-support-on-Lokpal/articleshow/9031320.cms&quot;&gt;Hazare to meet leaders for support on Lokpal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Times of India&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNECJfOsDsXdNW0il2bhdsvjEe5Xqw&amp;amp;url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/PM-on-operation-reach-out-may-address-nation/Article1-714472.aspx&quot;&gt;PM on &amp;#39;operation reach out&amp;#39;, may address nation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Hindustan Times&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEsO5IfaOMKFfwZLsuTn-teokEL5g&amp;amp;url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/north/cwc-asks-pm-speak-nation-180&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Deccan Chronicle&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEkNNKZMf5nPJjqNro8X0lHcvwiZw&amp;amp;url=http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name%3DContent%26pa%3Dshowpage%26pid%3D404%26page%3D16&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;Organiser&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=d_e1oSqWvrYSdDMcmnA1kCMX3OtwM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 136 news articles&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>On budget and debt talks, a lack of presidential leadership from Obama - Washington Post</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNGZRtVd_RRBVQoIl2aHiEDifw80vA&amp;url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/on-budget-and-debt-talks-a-lack-of-presidential-leadership-from-obama/2011/06/28/AGezAVpH_story.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/on-budget-and-debt-talks-a-lack-of-presidential-leadership-from-obama/2011/06/28/AGezAVpH_story.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:24:35 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGZRtVd_RRBVQoIl2aHiEDifw80vA&amp;amp;url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/on-budget-and-debt-talks-a-lack-of-presidential-leadership-from-obama/2011/06/28/AGezAVpH_story.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;On budget and debt talks, a lack of presidential leadership from Obama&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Washington Post&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;We must distinguish, of course, between the institutional opportunity for leadership from the White House and from the &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;. Any president is the final and sole spokesman for the entire administration. What he says becomes its position. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=df_o0-GDYTr5l5M&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>Charles W. Whalen Jr., six-term Ohio GOP congressman, dies at 90 - Washington Post</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEDUiZat6J_vI91PHjKNFhDmDy9Kw&amp;url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/charles-w-whalen-jr-6-term-ohio-gop-congressman-dies-at-90/2011/06/28/AGxrbqpH_story.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/charles-w-whalen-jr-6-term-ohio-gop-congressman-dies-at-90/2011/06/28/AGxrbqpH_story.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:23:52 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEDUiZat6J_vI91PHjKNFhDmDy9Kw&amp;amp;url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/charles-w-whalen-jr-6-term-ohio-gop-congressman-dies-at-90/2011/06/28/AGxrbqpH_story.html&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Charles W. Whalen Jr., six-term Ohio GOP congressman, dies at 90&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Washington Post&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Charles W. Whalen Jr., an Ohio Republican who criticized military spending and US involvement in the Vietnam War during his six terms in &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt;, died June 27 of renal failure at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;p&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&amp;amp;ned=us&amp;amp;num=50&amp;amp;ncl=d4HxJ40tgHdv_pM&quot;&gt;&lt;nobr&gt;&lt;b&gt;and more&amp;nbsp;&amp;raquo;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description></item> <item><title>A Congressional Bailout for a Pharma Firm? - Mother Jones</title><link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNEtY8mqfkhfvB-hUJg329RcRVoGaw&amp;url=http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/06/congress-bailout-medco-wilmerhale</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/06/congress-bailout-medco-wilmerhale</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:45:08 GMT+00:00</pubDate><description>&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot; cellspacing=&quot;7&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align:top;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEtY8mqfkhfvB-hUJg329RcRVoGaw&amp;amp;url=http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/06/congress-bailout-medco-wilmerhale&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://nt3.ggpht.com/news/tbn/y_63wsD9kCYsZM/6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;Mother Jones&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td valign=&quot;top&quot; class=&quot;j&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;amp;fd=R&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEtY8mqfkhfvB-hUJg329RcRVoGaw&amp;amp;url=http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/06/congress-bailout-medco-wilmerhale&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;A Congressional Bailout for a Pharma Firm?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Mother Jones&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;The fate of the global economy hangs in the balance as &lt;b&gt;Congress&lt;/b&gt; continues to haggle over tax cuts, revenue increases, and raising the debt ceiling. But at least they&amp;#39;re taking care of big pharma. 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