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Obama: The Velcro president?
Peter Nicholas and Janet Hook write today: Through two terms, Reagan eluded much of the responsibility for recession and foreign policy scandal. In less than two years, Obama has become ensnared in blame. Hoping to better insulate Obama, White House aides have sought to give other Cabinet officials a higher profile and additional public exposure. They are also crafting new ways to explain the president's policies to a skeptical public. But Obama remains the colossus of his administration -- ...
Source: Baltimore Sun

Rangel Ethics Trial Is the 'Right Course,'White House Says
A House committee investigating alleged ethics violations by New York Rep. Charles Rangel moved ahead with plans for a public trial Thursday, setting the stage for an awkward spectacle for Democrats ahead of the midterm elections.Charles B. Rangel- Democratic- New York City- White House- United States
Source: ABC

Is It Really The Year of The Republican Woman?
Republicans are happily pointing to 2010 as the year of the Republican woman, with Sarah Palin's Mama Grizzlies on a roaring tear in primaries nationwide, adding a diversity to the GOP that even many Republicans say is long overdue. But the perception of a wave of Republican women is belied by the ratio of women per party in state legislatures and Congress. The notion that Republicans are making inroads with women drives Democrats, who count more women in their caucus, up the wall.Sarah ...
Source: ABC

Illegal Immigrant to U.S. Olympian?
The Cho family's journey to the U.S. illustrates an often overlooked dimension of America's immigration system -- the lengthy and complicated legal process for immigrants who want to play by the rules and the bureaucratic limbo that leads some to break the law while they wait.Immigration- Law- United States- Services- Lawyers and Law Firms
Source: ABC

Obama Heads to Michigan to Tout Auto Recovery
The President Says Taxpayer Money for Auto Bailout Will Be RecoupedMichigan- United States- President- Barack Obama- History
Source: ABC

Arizona Sheriff Not Relenting After Court Ruling
Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country.
Source: FOX

Expanded FBI Access to E-mail and Web Records Raises Fears
Obama administration proposes to change the Electronic Communications Privacy Act raises privacy, civil liberties concerns.
Source: FOX

The Note's Must-Reads for Friday, July 30, 2010
The Note's Must-Reads are a round-up of today's political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com Compiled by ABC News Digital News Associates and Desk Assistants JAYCE HENDERSON,...United States- Note- Arts- Television- American Broadcasting Company
Source: ABC

Rangel Hearings Begin
The House ethics panel charged Rep. Charles Rangel with 13 violations, soon after his lawyers and investigators struck a tentative deal.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Rangel Denies Misconduct Charges as Ethics Panel Meets to Decide His Fate
A House ethics panel on Thursday unveiled 13 allegations of misconduct against longtime Rep. Charles Rangel, prompting the New York Democrat to declare he's done nothing wrong.
Source: FOX