Boehner: 'Democrats Who Run Washington Have Done Nothing'

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Indiana mom charged with son's death

Detectives say Tressler starved her child and that led to his death last May. Payton Wesley Ettinger weighed only 12 lbs. when he died. He was 4-years-old. An autopsy revealed Payton's cause of death to be malnutrition and dehydration.

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DUI charge dropped against Ind. officer in crash

INDIANAPOLIS — A prosecutor said Thursday he is dropping drunken driving charges against an Indianapolis police officer accused in a crash that killed a motorcyclist because the officer's blood test wasn't properly obtained.

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New Jobless Claims Jump 37,000

Initial jobless claims rose by 37,000 to a seasonally adjusted 464,000 for the week ending July 17, according to the Labor Department's weekly assessment.

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1,200 National Guard troops to be deployed to border

Tuesday afternoon, President Obama is expected to authorize the deployment of up to 1,200 National Guard troops to southwest border.

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GM pays back government loans

GM has made a big step in paying back the Government. The government still owns about 60% of GM. How much of the total amount that gets repaid back to the US depends on the sale of stocks when GM has an IPO later this year.

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Coburn: GOP on High Alert for Sweetheart Deals in Health Bill

"If you think you can cut a deal now and it not come out until after the election, I want to tell you that isn't going to happen," Coburn said at a news conference. "And be prepared to defend selling your vote in the House."

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Evan Bayh announces he won't run for re-election

Sen. Evan Bayh will not run for re-election, a decision that will shock Democrats and Republicans alike in Indiana. In prepared remarks, Bayh, 54, cited excessive partisanship that makes progress on public policy difficult to achieve as the motivation for his decision.

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George Wants to Know: Mandate = Tax?

George Stephanopoulos did a good job today asking President Obama if a mandate that forces citizens to buy health insurance is the same as a tax.

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Breaking: Census Bureau cuts all ties with ACORN!

The US Census Bureau will be cutting ties with ACORN for the 2010 Census. A letter is being sent to ACORN and Congress.

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WellPoint CEO asks for quality in health reform

A health care reform push that aims at the insurance industry misses a much bigger target in its quest to lower rising costs, WellPoint CEO Angela Braly said in a speech Tuesday.

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The Obama Slide

The result is the Obama slide, the most important feature of the current moment. The number of Americans who trust President Obama to make the right decisions has fallen by roughly 17 percentage points. Obama's job approval is down to about 50 percent.

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