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• Jul 16, 2011

  Obama's Celebrity Donors: George Clooney, Sharon Stone, Anna Wintour

  President Obama's 2012 reelection campaign announced the names Friday of more than 250 campaign “bundlers,” who helped him raise part of his nearly $87 million total. Wall Street donors, meanwhile, are throwing their support behind former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, the Republican's biggest fundraiser.

• Jul 16, 2011

  Research Shows the Internet Changes How Our Brains Work

  Access to Internet search engines, such as Google, changes the way we store and access our memories, according to new research published in the journal Science.

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  Jul 15, 2011

  Boehner Calls on Dems to Submit Their Own Plan; 'Backup Plan' in the Works

  House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) again asked President Obama on Friday to put his own plan for deficit reduction on the table as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) work on a “backup plan” in case talks fail.

• Jul 15, 2011

  Donkeys 8, Elephants 2 in Congressional Baseball Game

  Tense debt-limit negotiations and partisan sniping was put aside for an evening of fun and charitable fundraising on the baseball diamond in Thursday's 50th Annual Congressional Baseball Game. Democrats scored an 8-2 victory in their third straight win.

• Jul 15, 2011

  Guttmacher Institute: State Laws Restricting Abortion at an All-Time High

  A report by the Guttmacher Institute shows that 19 state governments have enacted 162 abortion regulations so far this year. Eighty, almost half, of those regulations, a new record, are pro-life regulations. The previous record was set in 2005 when 34 similar regulations were enacted.

• Jul 14, 2011

  U.S. Credit Rating in Jeopardy as Debt Ceiling Negotiations Get Tense

  House Majority Leader Eric Cantor accused President Obama of “abruptly” and “angrily” ending the debt limit negotiations Wednesday night at the White House. The United States' credit rating may be downgraded if parties do not reach an agreement soon.

• Jul 13, 2011

  Illinois Judge Temporarily Halts Effort to End Catholic Charities' Foster Care

  A judge in Illinois put a temporary hold on plans to end Catholic Charities' contract with the state to provide foster care services. Governor Pat Quinn believes Catholic Charities is not in compliance with the state's civil unions law because Catholic Charities refuses to place foster children in the homes of same-sex couples.

• Jul 13, 2011

  College Professors Look at Google+ for the Classroom

  College professors are considering how Google+ might be used to enhance student learning in and out of the classroom.

• Jul 13, 2011

  President Obama's Campaign Team Announces $86M Raised for 2012 Elections

  President Obama shattered a fundraising record by collecting more than $86 million. The previous record was set by President George W. Bush in 2003 when he raised more than $60 million for his reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee combined.

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  Jul 10, 2011

  Debt Limit Negotiations Over in 75 Minutes; Will Reconvene Monday

  The White House negotiation among President Obama and congressional leaders over raising the nation's debt limit ended after 75 minutes today, with only an agreement to continue negotiations on Monday.