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Tax talk angers Calif. GOP leader

KTNV - Tue Aug 19

A top Republican lawmaker has walked out of budget negotiations with Democrats and Gov.

Lummis leading Gordon in GOP House primary

Rapid City Journal - Tue Aug 19

Early results showed Cynthia Lummis leading Mark Gordon in the Republican primary for Wyoming's seat in the U.S. House.

2 New Members To Review Gibbons' Tax Break

KVVU-TV Henderson - Tue Aug 19

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Two Nevada Ethics Commission members were substituted for two other members to conduct a Sept.

Obama book falls victim to booksellers' rivalry

Bellingham Herald - Tue Aug 19

A new book about Sen. Barack Obama has intensified a rivalry between two powerful competitors: Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Title, print run on Woodward book announced

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Tue Aug 19

The suspense didn't quite compare to the identity of "Deep Throat," but we now know the name of Bob Woodward's fourth investigative work on the Bush administration, just three weeks before the book's release.

Lawmakers pledge push for appraisal reform

WAVY-TV Portsmouth - Tue Aug 19

Members of Congress say the system created nearly 20 years ago to monitor the real estate appraisal industry is broken and must be fixed to protect consumers from fraud.

Musharraf isolation highlights the need for reform

The Independent - Sun Aug 17

The crisis in Pakistan has deepened since the country's democratically elected government decided to seek the impeachment of the President, Pervez Musharraf.

Few pleased with Roan Plateau lease sale

Daily Camera - Sun Aug 17

The $114 million sale of federal energy leases on the Roan Plateau is the highest-grossing for onshore parcels in the lower 48 states.

Most say economy in recession

WWLP - Sun Aug 17

A new University of Connecticut poll shows three-fourths of state residents think the economy is in recession.

A Fight in the 5th: Tom Perriello

Daily Progress - Sun Aug 17

Tom Perriello, a Democrat running for Congress, stepped up to the pulpit at the Crystal Cathedral in Buckingham County on a recent Sunday morning and addressed the predominantly black congregation.