Attorney general says he was racially profiled (AP)
AP - Attorney General Eric Holder says he was racially profiled years ago.
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Hutchison to resign to run for gov (Politico)
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Obama’s ‘beer summit’ with policeman, professor (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama must once again hit the pause button in his drive to overhaul health care to revisit the racially charged issue that stole the spotlight from his top legislative priority — the arrest of his Harvard professor friend.
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Deal with ‘Blue Dogs’ sets up health care vote (AP)
AP - After weeks of turmoil, House Democrats reached a shaky peace with the party’s rebellious rank-and-file conservatives Wednesday to clear the way for a vote in September on sweeping health care legislation.
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Lawmakers report health care progress in House, Senate (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The White House and congressional negotiators made significant progress Wednesday toward cobbling together health care legislation, reaching agreement with rebellious Democratic centrists and inching closer to an accord with key Senate Republicans.
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House Republicans unveil $700B health care plan (AP)
AP - House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $700 billion health care plan that would offer tax credits to help people buy insurance, yet unlike Democratic proposals, wouldn’t require either individuals or employers to get coverage.
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House Republicans to Target 80 Democratic Seats (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - The National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting 80 Democratic-held House districts in 2010, according to Texas Rep. Pete Sessions, chairman of that GOP campaign unit.
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Dems warn GOP of backlash for opposing Sotomayor (AP)
AP - The Senate debate over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor turned bitter Wednesday, after Democrats warned the GOP it would pay a steep price for opposing the judge who would be the first Hispanic justice, and a top Republican charged they were playing destructive racial politics.
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US turns off electronic billboard in Havana (AP)
AP - The Obama administration has turned off an electronic sign at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana that had displayed pro-democracy and human rights messages to Cuban passers-by and riled the government for the past three years.
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W.H. meeting set with Gates, Crowley (Politico)
Politico - The White House was anxious to resolve the issue so it would quit dominating the news.
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