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Politics

Obama: U.S.-China relations to shape 21st century
July 27, 2009 USA Today
President Obama said Monday that the relationship between the United States and China will shape the history of the 21st century.

Palin’s Formal Farewell Includes Parting Shots
July 26, 2009 Associated Press
Sarah Palin stepped down Sunday as Alaska governor to write a book and build a right-of-center coalition, but she left her long-term political plans unclear and refused to address speculation she would seek a 2012 presidential bid.

Education

Teachers' pay would be tied to test scores under Obama plan
July 26, 2009 USA Today
States that want a piece of the Obama administration's $4.35 billion Race to the Top Fund for schools must hew to internationally benchmarked academic standards and let schools pay teachers and principals more if they work in hard-to-staff schools — or if student scores improve on basic skills tests.

Special education improves in Metro, panel says
July 27, 2009 Tennessean
Metro schools need to keep working on inclusive education for students with disabilities, monitor racial and ethnic imbalances in that group and take many other steps to transform special education, a group advising Mayor Karl Dean said in a new report.

Healthcare

Reach of Subsidies Is Critical Issue for Health Plan
July 26, 2009 New York Times
The major health care bills moving through Congress would require nearly all Americans to have health insurance.

Dems alone can't deliver Obama health care win
July 27, 2009 Washington Post
President Barack Obama's push to overhaul health care needs Republican votes, lawmakers from both parties say.

Business

Lehman holds huge eBay garage sale
July 27, 2009 Bloomberg News
The green umbrella has the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. logo silk-screened on it and can stand up to winds as strong as 80 mph — and it's yours for only $20.

Economy

Loans Shrink as Fear Lingers
July 27, 2009 Wall Street Journal
Lending continues to slow as bankers and borrowers refrain from taking risks, in a bearish sign for the economy.

For small businesses, recession lingers
July 27, 2009 Associated Press
As the effects of the economic collapse began pouring down Main Street, the government last year was left holding a record $2.1 billion in write-offs of small-business loans it had guaranteed.

Energy

Insurers Add Green Rebuilding Policies
July 27, 2009 New York Times
Texas homeowners can pay a bit more for insurance in order to be able to rebuild in an eco-friendly way after a catastrophe, according to a front-page story in Sunday’s Houston Chronicle.

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