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By Sunlight Foundation & Participatory Politics Foundation

• Obama pushes comprehensive immigration reform, though it is unlikely Congress will pass any such legislation in 2010. (Reuters)
• Survey results on the June 8 Democratic Senate runoff in Arkansas may have been faked. (Politico)
• A bill to ease restrictions on travel to and trade with Cuba has made it through the House Agriculture Committee, though it will still have to get past the Foreign Affairs and Financial Services Committees before it is considered by the House. (New York Times)
• Rep. John Boehner [R-OH] and the White House trade criticism (NY Times)
• The NRA takes a stand against Elena Kagan, and warns Senators of political consequences if they support her. (CNN)
• The Congressional Budget Office says that, despite the new health care law, public debt will rise from 62% to 79% of the economy over the next 25 years. (USA Today)
• Senator Jeff Bingaham [D-NM] perserveres on climate legislation (Politico)

Full post as published by Open Congress on July 02, 2010 (boomark / email).