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West
- Should California allow local taxes on tobacco, liquor and sugary drinks?
- Oregon Congressman David Wu announces he will finish his term and retire from Congress.
- Congress begins debate on cuts to Environmental Protection Agency Spending by $1.5 billion in bill sponsored by Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson.
- Phoenix Mayoral Race is Wide Open.
- Utah State Representative Stephen Sandstrom plans on Congressional Run for Congressman Jason Chaffetz seat.
- Mark Amodei is running for Congress in Nevada and runs an ad focusing on Washington.
Midwest
- Iowa Governor Terry Branstad calls for increased academic standards.
- U.S. Senator Tom Coburn has staff researching governmental spending waste.
- Representative Michele Bachmann to speak at California Republican Party Convention in Los Angeles this September.
- Iowa Representative Steve King reports Obama would be impeached if he blocks debt payments.
- Ohio Lt. Governor Mary Taylor set up a health care exchange?
- Kansas eliminates state funding for the Arts.
South
- Texas Governor Rick Perry supports states rights.
- South Carolina currently can’t recall statewide elected officials.
- Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks wants to empower states to handle illegal immigration.
- Polygamist Sect Leader Warren Jeffs trial begins in Texas.
- Texas Republican Activist Representative Beverly Woolley announces retirement at the end of this term.
- Medicaid privatization in Louisiana.
East
- Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s man on energy is Patrick Henderson.
- Chris Christie cuts 25% from the state’s Judiciary Funding.
- Maine Governor Paul LePage prepares for heating assistance cuts in the next year.
- Massachusetts Ex-House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi wants the bar not to suspend his law license.
- Delaware Republicans support NJ Governor Chris Christie.
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn accuser tells magazine about the attack.
National
- US Debt Ceiling talks lead to World Financial Market Turmoil.
- Amanda Knox DNA evidence will be rejected by two forensic scientists.
- NASA Space Shuttle Lands, Atlantis ends in era in space exploration.
- House Speaker John Boehner prefers a bi-partisan debt plan.
- Will the White House sign any deal that makes it out of Congress?
- Is the Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee pushing for tax funded abortions?
International
- Norway Gunman Anders Behring Breivik faces hearing.
- China officials fire three senior railway officials after high speed crash that kills 35.
- China buys OPTI a Canadian Oil producer.
- Former Peruvian Army Veteran warns of growing Iranian presence in South America.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake jolts northeastern Japan.
- Gay Couples Marry in New York.
Sports
- Michael Phelps and the United States settle for bronze in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay.
- Cadel Evans wins Tour de France becomes first Austrailian to win the Tour.
- Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven inducted into MLB Hall of Fame.
- Seattle Mariners lose 15th straight game.
- Will Terrelle Pryor be eligible for the NFL Supplemental Draft?
- Will Omar Vizquel be elected into the Hall of Fame?
