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    Reduce partisan fight over judges, lawyers urge (AP)
    AP - The American Bar Association is calling on the next president and Senate to reduce partisan tensions in federal judicial nominations. -- read full article
    Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:17:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Incumbent Tenn. congressman loses primary (AP)
    AP - Being linked to "big oil" turned into a big problem for Tennessee Republican freshman Rep. David Davis, who became the first congressman from that state to lose in a primary in more than four decades. -- read full article
    Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:29:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Incumbent Tenn. congressman loses primary (AP)
    AP - Being linked to "big oil" turned into a big problem for Tennessee Republican freshman Rep. David Davis, who became the first congressman from that state to lose in a primary in more than four decades. -- read full article
    Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:41:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Non-senator wields fast gavel in 30-second session (AP)
    AP - What happens if the Senate is supposed to meet and there aren't any senators around? -- read full article
    Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:41:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Bolten, Miers ask judge to delay subpoena (AP)
    AP - Planning appeals, White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers asked a judge on Thursday to delay enforcement of his ruling that they must testify before Congress. -- read full article
    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:37:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Loophole in tobacco regulation bill (AP)

    In this Oct. 24, 2006 file photo, cigarette products of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, part of Reynolds American, are shown on the counter of a beverage store in Creamery, Pa. Reynolds American Inc., the nation's second-biggest tobacco maker, says its second-quarter profit rose 12 percent, Wednesday, July 30, 2008, as it raised prices for cigarettes to offset volume declines. (AP Photo/George Widman, file)AP - A loophole in a sweeping tobacco regulation bill would give the industry a 21-month window to introduce some new products without first getting federal approval.


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    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:30:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Tennessee GOP Rep. Davis Ousted in Primary; Democrat Cohen Deflects Attacks for Blowout Win (CQ
    CQPolitics.com - Freshman Republican Rep. David Davis of Tennessee's 1st Congressional District lost his seat in Thursday's primary election, as Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe scored a narrow victory. -- read full article
    Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:00:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Incumbent Tenn. congressman loses primary (AP)
    AP - While his opponent declared victory, freshman U.S. Rep. David Davis left his campaign party without conceding the race and became the first Tennessee congressman to lose a primary in 42 years. -- read full article
    Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:49:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Senate Standstill to Let Obama or McCain Tip Balance on Courts (Bloomberg)
    Bloomberg - Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- An election-year standstill in Senate confirmation of George W. Bush's judicial nominees will give the next president a chance to tip the ideological balance of U.S. appeals courts that decide such issues as job discrimination, national security and pollution-cleanup disputes. -- read full article
    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Senate Stall to Let Next President Tip Court Balance (Bloomberg)
    Bloomberg - Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- An election-year standstill in Senate confirmation of George W. Bush's judicial nominees will give the next president a chance to tip the ideological balance of U.S. appeals courts that decide such issues as job discrimination, national security and pollution-cleanup disputes. -- read full article
    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:21:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Survey: Public divided on in-flight cell phone use (AP)
    AP - The friendly skies are not so affable when it comes to using cell phones on commercial airliners. -- read full article
    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:54:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Loophole in tobacco regulation bill (AP)

    In this Oct. 24, 2006 file photo, cigarette products of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, part of Reynolds American, are shown on the counter of a beverage store in Creamery, Pa. Reynolds American Inc., the nation's second-biggest tobacco maker, says its second-quarter profit rose 12 percent, Wednesday, July 30, 2008, as it raised prices for cigarettes to offset volume declines. (AP Photo/George Widman, file)AP - A loophole in a sweeping tobacco regulation bill would give the industry a 21-month window to introduce some new products without first getting federal approval.


    -- read full article
    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:15:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Bolten, Miers ask judge to delay subpoena (AP)
    AP - Planning appeals, two senior White House advisers asked a judge Thursday to delay enforcement of his ruling that they have to testify before Congress. -- read full article
    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:41:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Kansas Treasurer Jenkins Edges Ex-Rep. Ryun By a Stride in Key House Primary (CQPolitics.com)
    CQPolitics.com - Late returns from Tuesday's primary in Kansas' 2nd Congressional District showed Republican state Treasurer Lynn Jenkins dashing former five-term Rep. Jim Ryun's hopes for a rematch with Nancy Boyda, the Democrat who unseated him in the 2006 election. With just 1 precinct yet to report of the district's 819, Jenkins held a 51 percent to 49 percent lead over Ryun, a margin of 967 votes. -- read full article
    Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:28:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
    Obama: concussion drove me into White House race (AFP)

    Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) smiles as the crowd sings AFP - Democrat Barack Obama joked Wednesday that the true reason he entered the White House race was concussion.


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    Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:24:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
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