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West
- Representatives Joe Barton and Shelley Berkley introduce online gambling legalization bill.
- Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler questions Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
- Colorado Police capture man accused of being caught hiding in toilet.
- Las Vegas GOP Debate cancelled because Mitt Romney dropped out of debate.
- Whitey Bulger arrested in California.
- New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez meets with the Governor of Sonara and discusses economic opporutunities and border issues.
Midwest
- Minnesota Timberwolves select 26 year old man from Qatar as the 58th selection in the NBA Draft.
- Minnesota Democrat Betty McCollum targets military sponsorship of Nascar.
- Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry will review “CROPS” agriculture farm for its ability to create jobs.
- Federal Judge blocks Indiana from restricting funding to Planned Parenthood.
- In Iowa Poll Mitt Romney and Michele Bacmann lead with Herman Cain coming in third. h
- Tim Pawlenty campaign aides have been reported to be working for little to no financial gain.
South
- Former South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon will co-chair Tim Pawlenty’s statewide campaign.
- Four Alabama Congressman vote to eliminate funding for Libyan Military Operations.
- Louisiana Senator David Vitter opposes pay raise for Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.
- GOP Presidential Candidate Herman Cain will headline Family Foundation event in October.
- Georgia Governor Nathan Deal freezes gas tax hike.
- Undocumented teens face deportations across the United States.
East
- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signs gay marriage bill into law.
- Olympia Snowe challenger Scott D’Amboise calls for her resignation over husband John McKernan’s education lawsuit.
- Maine Governor Paul LePage will continue to focus on reducing government spending.
- Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown reports the FDA is slow to approve drugs and medical devices and we are losing money to foreign businesses overseas.
- Former Census Bureau Spokesman Sony Le suggest revoking Michelle Malkin citizenship for illegal immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas.
- New EPA Rule would require businesses that renovate buildings built before 1978 to have lead dust-wipe testing procedures that will drive up costs.
National
- The United States supports the Phillipines in South China Sea tensions with China.
- James “Whitey” Bulger gets appearance before Boston Court.
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen reports, “The president’s decisions are more aggressive and incur more risk than I was originally prepared to accept.”
- Columbo Actor Peter Falk dies at 83.
- Five Republican Candidates say life begins at conception.
- House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy says get off the golf course President Obama and get engaged in debt talks.
International
- Libyan football players defect to the rebels.
- Conrad Black sent back to prison for fraud and obstruction charges.
- Does NATO lack the firepower to remove Gaddafi from leadership in Libya?
- Misrata suffers daily rocket attacks from Col Muammar Gaddafi’s forces in Libya.
- Will Delta Airlines in special agreement with Saudi Arabian Airways have to comply with discriminatory rules that ban Israeli passengers?
- The Dollar gains versus the Euro as fears that Greece will reject austerity measures of Prime Minister George Papandreou.
Sports
- The Nationals poised to name Davey Johnson as next Manager.
- Colorado Rockies Closer Huston Street got his 23rd save of the year against the New York Yankees.
- Scottie Pippen clarifies comments, Pippen says Michael Jordan not LeBron James is the greatest player in NBA History.
- Andy Roddick knocked out in straight sets at Wimbledon.
- USF Football player Danous Estenor lifts car and saves man.
- Cavaliers introduce Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson at news conference.
