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House Rejects Bill to Aid Sick 9/11 Responders
A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts.
Source: FOX

Immigration Fight Reaches Native-Born
The immigration debate is reviving the explosive idea of denying citizenship to children born on U.S. soil if their parents are in the country illegally.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Health Bill's New Tax Rules Under Fire
Democrats may water down or repeal new tax-reporting rules that are supposed to raise $16 billion for health-care legislation, facing a chorus of criticism about the rules.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Today?s Q?s for O?s WH 7/29/10
Ron Bloom, Senior Advisor to Treasury Secretary Geithner and Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy, and Ed Montgomery, Executive Director of the White House Council on Auto Communities and Workers joined Press Secretary Robert Gibbs in the first half of the briefing today to discuss the President?s upcoming visits to auto plants in Detroit and Chicago.White House- United States Secretary of the Treasury- United States- Robert Gibbs- Detroit
Source: ABC

Panel Begins Hearings on Rangel
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

Immigration Fight Reaches Native Born
The immigration debate is reviving the explosive idea of denying citizenship to children born on U.S. soil if their parents are in the country illegally.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Ethics Panel Unveils Charges, Rangel's Future in Limbo
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

Gates, Mullen Blast WikiLeaks for Disclosures
A criminal investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, and he did not rule out that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be a target.
Source: FOX

In Arizona, What's Left of Immigration Law May Be Enough to Aid Cause
Supporters of Arizona's immigration law, who were dealt a blow this week when a federal judge blocked major parts of the law before it took effect Thursday, are still heartened by what's left of the legislation that may bolster the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Source: FOX

Lawmakers Consider Ending Citizenship for Children of Illegal Immigrants
The federal court decision striking down key provisions of Arizona's immigration law could light a fire under lawmakers considering an alternative -- and some say radical -- approach to reining in illegal immigration. 
Source: FOX