Congress Quietly Approves Billions More for Iraq War || The Nation Blog
Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold, the maverick Democrat who has led the fight to end the war and bring U.S. troops home from Iraq, was on the losing end of the 94-1 vote. (The five senators who did not vote, all presidential candidates who are more involved in campaigning than governing, were Democrats Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden and Republicans John McCain and Sam Brownback.)
Sources say McCain set on pick, but no announcement yet || CNN.com
Worker confidence declines in July || Rochester Business Journal
Bill Clinton's highly-successful DNC speech |
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Hard-pressed Fannie to shake up management structure || msnbc.com
Despite gains, Rochester's poverty rate nearly double the state average || Democrat and Chronicle