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  The House passes a sweeping overhaul on a largely partisan 221-207 vote.

• Paul: No gov't bailout for Detroit

  By JAMES ARKIN | 7/19/13 1:17 PM EDT

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  He said his subcommittee will hear testimony on laws that allow lethal force in self-defense.

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  Protestors are asking the Florida governor to call a special session to repeal the law.

• By | 7/19/13 11:59 AM EDT

  A decision rejects the notion that journalists can't be forced to testify about sources.

• Santorum's case for gay marriage

  By DOUG HATTAWAY and ALEX COLE | 7/19/13 12:59 PM EDT

  Opinion: Though he may not realize it, the conservative makes a strong argument for equality.

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  He says the former secretary of state will likely be the candidate, but leaves the door open for Biden.

• By | 7/19/13 9:19 AM EDT

  He will reportedly attend Gov. Terry Branstad’s annual birthday fundraiser in November.

• 'Emotional' debate on Filner's fate

  By REBECCA ELLIOTT | 7/19/13 10:19 AM EDT

  San Diego Democratic Party leaders decline to ask the city's mayor to step down.

• By | 7/19/13 4:59 AM EDT

  GOP fundraisers are scrutinizing every move that the Florida senator makes.

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  The head of the ACLU and a former Pentagon general counsel clash over the question.

• By | 7/19/13 9:31 AM EDT

  Police will deliver letters warning certain targets not to commit violent crimes.

• By | 7/19/13 5:50 AM EDT

  The Senate takes the first steps to request a formal conference with the House.

• By | 7/19/13 10:01 AM EDT

  Inspector General J. Russell George comes out swinging at a House oversight committee hearing.

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  Gina McCarthy will help decide whether Obama can accomplish a shift in approaching carbon pollution.

• By | 7/19/13 9:47 AM EDT

  The group publishes the login information for a constituent contact system used by Hill staffers.

• By and | 7/18/13 11:04 AM EDT

  The very issue he thought would be game-changing looks like a big liability.

• By and | 7/19/13 7:39 AM EDT

  • Immigration could hinge on August recess

• By and | 7/19/13 7:48 AM EDT

  The Senate deal on nominees could lead to a confirmation vote on the FHFA pick soon.

• Byhttp://www.Idee.Vn| 7/18/13 3:10 PM EDT

  Every Thursday, social media users, including pols, share an old picture for #ThrowbackThursday.

• By | 7/19/13 12:00 AM EDT

  D.C. Is in full spasm over Mark Leibovich’s cutting take down of the city’s cozy culture.

• On Media

  Cop sidelined after Boston leak

  Sgt. Murphy is relieved of duty on suspicion that he leaked photos from the Tsarnaev manhunt.

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  • N.Y. Rep. King considers W.H. Run

• Snyder: Detroit lenders uneasy

  By ASSOCIATED PRESS | 7/19/13 11:03 AM EDT

  He determined earlier this year that the city was in an emergency and without plans to improve.

• By | 7/19/13 10:48 AM EDT

  Of the donors who contributed, 98 percent gave donations of $200 or less.

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  “For three and a half years, I had a daughter, and it was nice to care about somebody and share.”

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• By ASSOCIATED PRESS | 7/19/13 10:43 AM EDT

  The secretary of state will press for new Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, the official says.

• By | 7/19/13 11:19 AM EDT

  The former senate candidate demands to know why her records may have been improperly accessed.

• By and | 7/18/13 9:58 PM EDT

  He says that his health care law is already providing real savings and is working as planned.

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  • Detroit files for bankruptcy

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  The Student Success Act would strike many of the key provisions of the 2001 education law.

• By | 7/18/13 4:18 PM EDT

  He compaired his ranking member to “a little boy with his hand caught in the cookie jar.”

• By | 7/19/13 10:20 AM EDT

  The plan would make big changes to the firm's well-known compensation formula, a source says.

• By | 7/18/13 6:02 PM EDT

  It's the president's first statement since the employer mandate delay was announced.

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  The president's new strategy is to tout the specific ways the law benefits real people.

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  Fox reports that the San Diego mayor has been asked to avoid closed-door meetings with women.

• By | 7/18/13 10:34 PM EDT

  The New Jersey court rules police need a warrant to get location data from wireless providers.

• By | 7/18/13 2:49 PM EDT

  He is the second of Obama’s nominees to be confirmed after a deal to preserve the filibuster.

• By | 7/18/13 4:49 PM EDT

  He says he’ll wait until Dempsey answers his questions about U.S. Military intervention in Syria.

• By | 7/19/13 8:08 AM EDT

  He says the story implied he colluded with DOD on a measure to crack down on sexual assault.