TOP STORIES:
Congress Shifts Into High Gear to Tackle Full Agenda; Bendavid, Hitt WALL STREET JOURNAL
Obama faces economically delicate summer; Kuhnhenn ASSOCIATED PRESS
Senate’s Health Timeline May Slip; Drucker ROLL CALL
Some convincing needed on health bill; Brown POLITICO
On Health Care, The Prognosis Is Compromise; Murray, Montgomery WASHINGTON POST
Drug deal may be bad trip for Dems; Rogers POLITICO
Analysis: GOP struggles for anti-Sotomayor message; Davis ASSOCIATED PRESS
Calls Grow to Increase Stimulus Spending; Solomon WALL STREET JOURNAL
Biden admits administration ‘misread’ economy; Wilson THE HILL
In Moscow, Obama to Focus on Arms Control; Pan WASHINGTON POST
HOUSE:
A $10 Billion Add-On; Editorial WASHINGTON POST
Federal Ban Sought On Student Restraint; Tomsho WALL STREET JOURNAL
Electronic Outreach Tests House Rules; McKinnon, Hitt WALL STREET JOURNAL
A look at health care plans in Congress; ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hensarling Shifts to Low Profile; Kucinich ROLL CALL
For Obama and Capitol Hill, the Future Starts Today; Rothenberg ROLL CALL
Obama’s Army pick nets $44M in earmarks; Tiron THE HILL
Votes Mostly Go Obama’s Way; Bloom, Cranford CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
Hoyer Sees Healthcare Bill By August Recess; CONGRESS DAILY
Passing unread laws; Editorial WASHINGTON TIMES
HOUSE ELECTIONS:
Wife’s scandal dinging Conyers; Isenstadt POLITICO
Ex-state GOP chairwoman wants Wamp seat; POLITICO
National parties already gearing up for Massa seat; Shalleck-Klein THE HILL
Rhode Island’s Kennedy Favored Despite Latest Rough Patch; Dumain CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
Minnesota 3 Could See Another Brawl Around the Mall; Weinstein CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
SENATE:
HELP Is on the Way; Krugman NEW YORK TIMES
Financial Agency IGs Say Bill Threatens Independence; O’Keefe WASHINGTON POST
Structuring Sentences; Roig-Franzia WASHINGTON POST
More votes equals more stress for Reid; Thrush POLITICO
Grassley is rope in Hill tug of war; Brown POLITICO
Climate battle moves to the Senate; Tankersley LOS ANGELES TIMES
Franken Comes to Washington; Pierce ROLL CALL
Police Investigate Threat Against Specter; ROLL CALL
Schumer promises public option in healthcare bill; Young THE HILL
Senators Debate ‘Public Plan’ Health Care Option; Silvasssy CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
SENATE ELECTIONS:
D.C. Dems want Madigan to move east; Raju, Kraushaar POLITICO
D.C. Dems try to bail out Dodd; Burns POLITICO
Lobbyists Reach Deep Into Their Pockets; Ackley ROLL CALL
POLITICS/CAMPAIGNS:
Legal Bills Swayed Palin, Official Says; NEW YORK TIMES
Palin and Her Enemies; Douthat NEW YORK TIMES
Who’s Smiling and Who’s Frowning About the Palin News; Cillizza WASHINGTON POST
Growing Criticism at Home Took Toll on Palin; Carlton WALL STREET JOURNAL
Governor’s Move Highlights GOP Divide; Meckler, Solomon WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Palin Puzzle; Editorial WALL STREET JOURNAL
Alaska observers say Palin had gone fishin’ on job; Thiessen ASSOCIATED PRESS
ADMINISTRATION:
As Obama Visits, Russian TV Alters Take on U.S.; Barry NEW YORK TIMES
Despite Crisis, Policy on Iran Is Engagement; Sanger NEW YORK TIMES
Obama Raises Concerns About Freedom and Judicial Independence in Russia; Baker, Levy NEW YORK TIMES
As Labor Secretary, Finding Influence in Her Past; Greenhouse NEW YORK TIMES
President’s Vacation: Classified, but Not Much of a Secret; Zeleny NEW YORK TIMES
Justice Ignored; Editorial NEW YORK TIMES
Lessons for Failing Schools; Editorial NEW YORK TIMES
Fattening the Beast; Hiatt WASHINGTON POST
Sunstein’s Ideas at Work in U.S. Policy; King WALL STREET JOURNAL
U.S., Russia Move Forward on Arms; Weisman, White WALL STREET JOURNAL
Obama and Putin’s Russia; Editorial WALL STREET JOURNAL
Politics of delay on Colombia pact; McGrane POLITICO
Obama’s diplomacy to be tested in Russia; Feller ASSOCIATED PRESS
Biden predicts more jobs because of stimulus money; ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Rose Garden: White House Enlists Troops From K Street; Koffler ROLL CALL
Obama shifts to foreign policy challenges; Youngman THE HILL
LaHood: On the Road to Sell Stimulus — Still; Bettelheim CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
Biden: White House ‘misread’ economy; Lengell WASHINGTON TIMES
SCOTUS:
Conservatively Liberal; Editorial WASHINGTON POST
Sotomayor Supporters Take to the Grass Roots; Stanton ROLL CALL
BAILOUT/ECONOMY:
Job Retraining May Fall Short of High Hopes; Luo NEW YORK TIMES
Volatile Swings in Price of Oil Stir Fears on Recovery; Mouawad NEW YORK TIMES
Economists Out to Lunch; Samuelson WASHINGTON POST
Companies, Workers Tangle Over Law to Curb Layoffs; Dugan WALL STREET JOURNAL
Minimum-Wage Increase Comes at a Bad Time for Weakened Job Market; Maher WALL STREET JOURNAL
Bankruptcy judge OKs GM sale plan; ASSOCIATED PRESS
Biden Foresees More Stimulus-Related Job Creation; CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
A stimulus for the rich; Editorial WASHINGTON TIMES
GM, Chrysler’s sales suffer after bailouts; Ehart WASHINGTON TIMES
LABOR/EFCA:
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HEALTHCARE:
In Maine, Two Sides on Health Care Step Up Competition for Senators’ Votes; Goodnough NEW YORK TIMES
Health Care’s Infectious Losses; Paul O’Neill NEW YORK TIMES
Familiar Players in Health Bill Lobbying; Eggen, Kindy WASHINGTON POST
Obama’s Testing Time; Dionne WASHINGTON POST
Europe’s free health care has a hefty price tag; Cheng ASSOCIATED PRESS
Women frequently check prices for doctors, medical procedures; Berman USA TODAY
‘Public option’ offers best way to curb medical costs; Editorial USA TODAY
Plan undercuts competition; Tanner USA TODAY
Paying for healthcare overhaul may fall unevenly on states; Hook LOS ANGELES TIMES
ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT:
New Light in Old Bulbs; Vestel NEW YORK TIMES
DEFENSE/WAR ON TERROR:
America Searches for Means of Influence in Iraq; Rubin NEW YORK TIMES
Karzai’s Challengers Face Daunting Odds; Constable WASHINGTON POST
Defense For a Real Threat; Obering, Edelman WASHINGTON POST
Iraqis Say Reconciliation Is an Internal Matter; Chon WALL STREET JOURNAL
Car bomb in Iraq wounds 10, policeman shot; REUTERS
Sandstorms plague Iraq and are getting worse; Tharp MCCLATCHY NEWS
Suicide attack outside NATO base in Kandahar; Khan ASSOCIATED PRESS
Army `closers’ train for new mission: leaving Iraq; Jakes ASSOCIATED PRESS
Powell says Iraq surge should have come earlier; ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mullen advises ‘measured’ approach to gay policy; ASSOCIATED PRESS
Afghan forces key to success of U.S. offensive; Brook USA TODAY
Mullen leaves door open for more Afghanistan troops; Zimmermann THE HILL
Biden: America cannot prevent Israeli strike on Iran; Young THE HILL
U.S. LOCAL:
Tourists pay price as states jack up taxes to balance budgets; Cauchon USA TODAY
OF NOTE:
Scores Reported Dead in China After Riots; Fairclough, Dean WALL STREET JOURNAL
Mexico’s Ruling Party Is Seen Losing Ground; Luhnow WALL STREET JOURNAL
Ratings soar for Obama coverage; Calderone POLITICO
Obama-bashers see literary gold; Javers POLITICO
Suspected North Korea weapons ship heads home; Kim REUTERS
Same-sex unions a challenge for Census; El Nasser USA TODAY
Lt. Gov. Parnell defends Palin’s resignation; Wilson THE HILL
TOP BLOGS:
Rove ‘perplexed’ by Palin, Huckabee calls move ‘risky’; Siegel POLITICO LIVE
Boehner, Hoyer: Stimulus falls short; Siegel POLITICO LIVE
Schumer guarantees public health care option; Kraushaar POLITICO LIVE
Biden: We ‘Misread the Economy’; Stephanopoulos ABC NEWS’ GEORGE’S BOTTOM LINE
Palin Not Under Investigation; TAEGAN GODDARD’S POLITICAL WIRE