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Kagan Faces Another Day of Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
by By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and CHARLIE SAVAGE
30 Jun 2010 at 8:20pm
Pressure rose on Solicitor General Elena Kagan at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing to defend her decisions on abortion and gays in the military.

House Approves Finance Reform Bill
by By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
30 Jun 2010 at 10:10pm
The biggest overhaul of American financial regulation in decades won final approval from the House of Representatives, despite partisan acrimony.

Midterm Races Spur Feverish Drive for Donations
by By JEFF ZELENY and ROBERT PEAR
30 Jun 2010 at 10:23pm
Election Day may be four months away, but a critical benchmark for the midterm election year took place Wednesday at midnight, the deadline for second-quarter fund-raising.

Despite Arrests, Obama Works to Rebuild Ties With Russia
by By PETER BAKER
30 Jun 2010 at 9:27pm
The White House said it would not expel diplomats and expressed no indignation about the Russian espionage.

Economy Wreaks Havoc on Federal AIDS Drug Program
by By KEVIN SACK
30 Jun 2010 at 9:59pm
The government program that gives life-sustaining drugs to people with H.I.V. or AIDS who cannot afford them has seen its waiting list rise sharply.

Senate Hopeful Criticizes Blumenthal?s Character
by By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ
30 Jun 2010 at 11:00pm
Linda McMahon, the likely Republican candidate for Senate from Connecticut, said Attorney General Richard Blumenthal had shown ?a pattern of deception? about his military record.

Interior Delays Offshore Expansion Hearings
by By JOHN M. BRODER
30 Jun 2010 at 8:59pm
The Interior Department pushed back the date of public hearings on the administration?s plan, announced before the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, to expand offshore drilling.

Politics Blog Questions Polling Data It Has Used
by By JOSEPH PLAMBECK
30 Jun 2010 at 8:20pm
The political blog Daily Kos said it could not trust data from Research 2000, a polling company that has done research for several news organizations.

House Panel Votes to Ease Cuba Travel Restrictions
by By YEGANEH JUNE TORBATI
30 Jun 2010 at 7:48pm
Though the vote is only a first step toward Congressional approval, supporters view it as a significant step toward normalization of the relationship between the countries.

After Afghan Shift, Top U.S. Civilians Face Tricky Future
by By MARK LANDLER
30 Jun 2010 at 10:39pm
After Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal?s exit, the top two civilian officials in Afghanistan are confronted with an uncertain future under the gaze of an impatient president.

Oregon Police Reopen Gore Massage Inquiry
by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
30 Jun 2010 at 8:56pm
Officials would not say what prompted them to take another look at the case.

Killers Stalk Politicians as Iraq Seeks Government
by By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS and ZAID THAKER
30 Jun 2010 at 10:22pm
Some 150 politicians, civil servants, tribal chiefs, clerics, police officers and Awakening Council members have been assassinated since elections in March.

Report Looks at Sergeant Crowley?s Confrontation with Professor Gates
by By KATIE ZEZIMA
30 Jun 2010 at 9:53pm
A report said the Harvard Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the sergeant who arrested him missed opportunities to ?ratchet down? an avoidable confrontation.

Displaced Black Landowners Fight to Reclaim Georgia Land
by By SHAILA DEWAN
30 Jun 2010 at 9:11pm
The land is a national wildlife refuge, but the displaced landowners say they can coexist with nature.

Kagan Follows Precedent by Offering Few Opinions
by By CHARLIE SAVAGE and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
30 Jun 2010 at 11:06am
Elena Kagan deflected questions about her own views on gun rights and abortion during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, instead describing Supreme Court precedents.

Supreme Court Affirms Ban on Soft Money
by By ADAM LIPTAK
29 Jun 2010 at 11:00pm
The Supreme Court affirmed without comment a federal court ruling upholding a ban on so-called soft-money contributions to political parties.

News Analysis: John Roberts?s Stamp on the Supreme Court
by By ADAM LIPTAK
30 Jun 2010 at 2:52pm
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. took control of his court this year, pushing hard on issues of concern to him, including campaign finance and gun rights.

National Briefing | Washington: A.C.L.U. Sues Over No-Fly List
by By SCOTT SHANE
30 Jun 2010 at 8:21pm
The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit on behalf of 10 Americans and legal residents on the government?s no-fly list, including 5 who are stranded overseas.

National Briefing | Washington: Funds for Race to the Top May Be Cut
by By SAM DILLON
30 Jun 2010 at 8:20pm
House Democrats have attached a provision to a war financing bill that would spend $10 billion to help school districts avoid teacher layoffs.

National Briefing | Washington: Home Buyers? Tax Credit Extended
by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
30 Jun 2010 at 8:20pm
Congress has sent President Obama a plan to give home buyers an extra three months to qualify for up to $8,000 in federal tax credits.

Political Times: Ethnic Distinctions, No Longer So Distinctive
by By MATT BAI
29 Jun 2010 at 10:50pm
A new generation of politicians is exhibiting a fading need to dwell on tales of cultural identity and personal journeys.

Political Memo: Spill Is an Election Issue Far Beyond the Gulf
by By DAMIEN CAVE
29 Jun 2010 at 10:40pm
Candidates from both parties and from around the country are trying to turn the oil spill to their advantage.

White House Energy Session Changes No Minds
by By JOHN M. BRODER
29 Jun 2010 at 11:03pm
Twenty-three senators from both parties met with President Obama on Tuesday at the White House to discuss energy policy, but large differences remain between them.

West Virginia After Byrd?s Death
by By ERIK ECKHOLM
30 Jun 2010 at 12:08pm
Some wonder if West Virginia?s politics may shift with the death of Senator Robert C. Byrd.

A Bank Fee Is Cut From Financial Overhaul Bill
by By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
30 Jun 2010 at 10:24am
Congressional negotiators voted down a tax on big banks, instead adopting a new plan to pay the legislation?s cost.