TOP STORIES:
Poll: Health care views take sympathetic tilt; Page USA TODAY
Americans aren’t going to buy health care spin, Mr. President; Rep. John Boehner USA TODAY
A Price to Pay for the Town Hall Rage; Broder WASHINGTON POST
Plan B for business groups; Frates POLITICO
Obama and the Permanent Campaign; Rove WALL STREET JOURNAL
Words count: Obama downplays war; Javers, Abrahamson POLITICO
Climate bill could cost 2 million jobs; Snyder THE HILL
U.S. Logs Monthly Budget Gap; Bater WALL STREET JOURNAL
Fed Views Recession as Near an End; Andrews NEW YORK TIMES
HOUSE:
More Evidence of a Scandal; Editorial NEW YORK TIMES
Rep.: Angry town halls are not new; O’Connor POLITICO
Rove testimony contradicts Wilson’s; Bresnahan, Gerstein POLITICO
Analysis: In attorneys probe, one burning question; Apuzzo ASSOCIATED PRESS
House Rules Chairwoman Takes Aim at Health Insurers; Dennis ROLL CALL
RSC Chairman Decries Choice of Robinson for Medal of Freedom; Bendery ROLL CALL
Pelosi, Frank urge clampdown on executive pay; Brush THE HILL
Rep. Cao to sit down with Obama on healthcare; Hooper THE HILL
Rep. Green to require photo ID at town halls; Soraghan THE HILL
‘Ready! Fire! Aim!’ no way to govern; Rep. Peter Hoekstra WASHINGTON TIMES
HOUSE ELECTIONS:
NRCC Targets Kagen in New TV Ad; Whittington ROLL CALL
Parties Make Tactical Choices in N.Y. 23 Special; Rothenberg ROLL CALL
Wealthy Oilman Joins Kansas 4th District Fray; Kapochunas CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
SENATE:
Raucous Crowd Greets Cardin at Health-Care Town Hall in Hagerstown; Davis WASHINGTON POST
Mexico’s Drug War; Editorial WASHINGTON POST
At town halls, Grassley retreats; Lerer POLITICO
Steele laughs at Specter; Barr POLITICO
US senator set for historic meet with Myanmar ruler; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Jam-packed crowds press Grassley on health care; Glover ASSOCIATED PRESS
Georgia senator finds himself at center of health care debate; Abdullah MCCLATCHY NEWS
Grassley Downplays Legitimacy of Health Care Negotiations; Drucker ROLL CALL
Reid Fires Back Over Spoof Robocalls; Stanton ROLL CALL
Sen. Cardin hears an earful on healthcare; Rushing THE HILL
Anti-healthcare calls use Reid’s number; Wilson THE HILL
SENATE ELECTIONS:
At Town Hall, A Turning Point?; Cillizza WASHINGTON POST
NRSC Still Has Key Recruiting Holes to Fill; McArdle ROLL CALL
Giannoulias Consolidating Support in Illinois; Toeplitz ROLL CALL
Ayotte touts conservative cred; NRSC gives her space; Wilson THE HILL
Huckabee adviser to run for Senate in Arkansas; Blake THE HILL
Eye on the Senate: Specter Leads Sestak By 13; CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
Lowden More Likely to Run for Nevada Senate; Cadei CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
POLITICS/CAMPAIGNS:
Cheney Uncloaks His Frustration With Bush; Gellman WASHINGTON POST
McDonnell Proposes Drug Courts, Lifetime Sex Offender Tracking; Kumar WASHINGTON POST
Judge rules in Palin e-mail case; D’Oro ASSOCIATED PRESS
ADMINISTRATION:
Two Sides of Nigeria Addressed by Clinton; Gettleman NEW YORK TIMES
Clinton’s Flash of Pique in Congo; Gettleman NEW YORK TIMES
Envoy Sees New Role at U.N.; Zraick NEW YORK TIMES
Obama Gives Medal of Freedom to 16 Luminaries; Stolberg NEW YORK TIMES
Presidential Vacations Carry Heavy Baggage; Eggen WASHINGTON POST
Food Firms Warn of Sugar Shortage; Kilman, Cui, Brat WALL STREET JOURNAL
Expanding the Charter Option; Chaker WALL STREET JOURNAL
Poll: Higher marks for Bill Clinton; Falcone POLITICO
Obama’s surgeon general nominee advises Burger King; McElhatton WASHINGTON TIMES
SCOTUS:
Justice Sonia Sotomayor celebrated at White House; Loven ASSOCIATED PRESS
BAILOUT/ECONOMY:
W.T.O. Rules Against China’s Limits on Imports; Bradsher NEW YORK TIMES
U.S. Trade Deficit Widened as Imports Rose in June; Healy NEW YORK TIMES
Huge Bonus Hangs Over Pay Review; Labaton, Dash NEW YORK TIMES
Fed Starts Rollback Of Rescue Efforts; Irwin WASHINGTON POST
Working to Please the Pay Czar; Davis, Solomon, Fitzpatrick WALL STREET JOURNAL
Fed Set to Trim Major Lifeline; Reddy WALL STREET JOURNAL
Medicine is Working, but U.S. Economy Isn’t Healthy Yet; Wessel WALL STREET JOURNAL
U.S. Employers Grow More Optimistic; Needleman WALL STREET JOURNAL
Ford Boosts Output to Meet ‘Clunkers’ Demand; Bennett WALL STREET JOURNAL
No Exit; Editorial WALL STREET JOURNAL
Federal spending tops $3 trillion; Dickson WASHINGTON TIMES
HEALTHCARE:
Obama Injects Himself Into Health Talks, Despite Risks; Kirkpatrick NEW YORK TIMES
Thousands Line Up for Promise of Free Health Care; Steinhauer NEW YORK TIMES
Bound by Blood, Torn by Policy and Angrier by the Minute; Rutenberg NEW YORK TIMES
Health Reform and Small Business; Editorial NEW YORK TIMES
Gunning for Health Care; Collins NEW YORK TIMES
10 Steps to Better Health Care; Gawande, Berwick, Fisher, McClellan NEW YORK TIMES
Health-Reform Rhetoric Gets Personal for Britons; Adam WASHINGTON POST
Progress Over Perfection; Paul Begala WASHINGTON POST
End-of-Life Provision Loses Favor; Adamy WALL STREET JOURNAL
Emanuel’s Brother Becomes a Target; Bendavid WALL STREET JOURNAL
Billy and the Beanstalk; Editorial WALL STREET JOURNAL
Calling all crazies: Obama needs you; Simon POLITICO
Palin says Obama brushes off reform concerns; ASSOCIATED PRESS
Just who are these health care protesters?; Werner ASSOCIATED PRESS
GOP Has Health Care Ideas but Prefers Attacks on Obama; Kondracke ROLL CALL
Insurers Try to Make Their Voices Heard in Health Debate; Ackley ROLL CALL
Former exec: Insurers fomenting town hall chaos; Soraghan THE HILL
Critics: Co-ops Are Disguised Public Plan; Dann CONGRESS DAILY
AARP wields its power in health care debate; Haberkorn WASHINGTON TIMES
Town hall face-offs erode health support; Lambro WASHINGTON TIMES
Rationing away medical care; Editorial WASHINGTON TIMES
Obamacare’s tax hikes; Editorial WASHINGTON TIMES
STIMULUS:
Stimulus Aid Planned for Two City Projects; Cardwell NEW YORK TIMES
Small-Business Stimulus Loans Slow to Trickle; Mandelbaum NEW YORK TIMES
Small Businesses Chase Big Stimulus Money; Knight WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Lessons of the ‘Stimulus’ Bill; McCrory WALL STREET JOURNAL
Some states get share of stimulus faster; Kelley, Heath USA TODAY
LABOR/EFCA:
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ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT:
Bush Mining Rule to Stand; Dean NEW YORK TIMES
An ‘Increase’ in Big Storms May Just Be Better Detection; Dean NEW YORK TIMES
Auto Parts Makers Change Tack, Seek Fair Winds; Hedgpeth WASHINGTON POST
Cap-and-Trade’s Unlikely Critics: Its Creators; Hilsenrath WALL STREET JOURNAL
Food Firms Fret Over Potential Impact of Climate Bill; Etter WALL STREET JOURNAL
SPIN METER: $3 billion buys not-so-green vehicles; Blackledge ASSOCIATED PRESS
Green Groups Kicking Off Ad Campaign; Goode CONGRESS DAILY
DEFENSE/WAR ON TERROR:
A Window Into C.I.A.’s Embrace of Secret Jails; Johnston, Mazzetti NEW YORK TIMES
Iraqi Immigrants Face Lonely Struggle in U.S.; Semple NEW YORK TIMES
As Afghan Vote Nears, Taliban Intimidation Rises; Gall, Khapalwak NEW YORK TIMES
Bomb Wounds 2 Journalists in Afghanistan; Rahimi, Cowell NEW YORK TIMES
New Army Handbook Teaches Afghanistan Lessons; Shanker NEW YORK TIMES
In Afghanistan, A Test of Tactics; Tyson WASHINGTON POST
Why Are Afghans Smiling?; Graham, Shapiro WASHINGTON POST
Marines Raid Taliban-Controlled Town in Helmand Province; Montesquiou ASSOCIATED PRESS
Best Afghanistan defense: MRAPs + locals; Vanden Brook USA TODAY
U.S. LOCAL:
Michigan Prison Is Considered for Detainees; Saulny NEW YORK TIMES
Caution on Fighting Marriage Ban; McKinley NEW YORK TIMES
Terrorism Trials May Be at New Va. Court; Markon WASHINGTON POST
‘Fastest Dying Cities’ Meet for a Lively Talk; Belkin WALL STREET JOURNAL
CA gay rights group: Wait for 2012 to attack ban; Donald ASSOCIATED PRESS
OF NOTE:
Tighter Cellphone Laws Might Face Static; Halsey WASHINGTON POST
MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Social Security crisis looms; Raum ASSOCIATED PRESS
Poll finds cultural morals gap; Sorokin WASHINGTON TIMES
TOP BLOGS:
Grassley on death panels: ‘You have every right to fear’; Lerer POLITICO LIVE
McCaskill says Rep. Scott’s racism charge ‘irresponsible’; Kady POLITICO’S THRUSH BLOG
FBI, Capitol Police investigate swastika at Rep. Scott’s office; Kady POLITICO’S THRUSH BLOG
Cardin’s tough town hall; Kraushaar POLITICO LIVE
Dingell reaches out to man from town hall fight; Kady POLITICO’S THRUSH BLOG
Isakson and the ‘end of life advisory board’; Kady POLITICO’S THRUSH BLOG
DCCC raises money off Palin ‘death panel’ comment; Kady POLITICO’S THRUSH BLOG
The Crist charm offensive; Kraushaar POLITICO’S SCORECARD BLOG
Biden fundraising for Grayson; Isenstadt POLITICO’S SCORECARD BLOG