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Former First Lady Betty Ford’s funeral service was held at Grace Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Speakers included Lynne Cheney, the wife of former Vice President Dick Cheney, and presidential historian Richard Norton Smith.

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Jay Carney gave the daily White House briefing.

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a joint news conference. Topics included U.S. -Russia relations, missile defense, and Russia’s bid to join the World Trade Organization.

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Viola Gienger talked about Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s recent trip to Afghanistan and Iraq.

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The Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees held a joint hearing on the impact on the economy of taxation of business and individual debt. Witnesses: • Thomas A. Barthold, chief of staff, Joint Committee on Taxation • Mihir A. Desai, professor of finance, Harvard Business S...

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The Senate Commerce Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday on placing unauthorized charges on telephone bills. Tuesday the Federal Communication Commission proposed new rules to make it easier to detect and challenge mystery fees on phone bills. The proposed FCC rules would require landline pho...

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Government Accountability Office and the Transportation Security Administration officials, the former security director of Tel-Aviv International Airport, and a canine unit inspector of the Amtrak Police Department, and others testified at a hearing on the issues associated with the government’s...

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Telephone lines were open for Democratic Party viewers on President Obama and Democratic congressional leaders' handing of budget and national debt negotiations. Jim Tankersley spoke by phone about the status of negotiations between President Obama and congressional leaders on a bud...

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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke about human space flight one week before the scheduled launch of the final Space Shuttle mission. In his remarks he vowed that the U.S. would not lose its strategic position in the field, as some critics had suggested. He detailed plans to rely on private ...

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Grover Norquist talked about the goals of his organization, Americans for Tax Reform, in the budget and debt talks between President Obama and congressional leaders. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s "last...

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Representative Raul Grijalva, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, talked about the caucus' views on budget and debt talks, and cuts to Medicare and Social Security. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read new...

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Mike Allen on Ron Paul’s cinematic new ad

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Speaking of her frustration with Republicans and the debt ceiling, Sen. Claire McCaskill said on “Morning Joe” Thursday that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell "has lost his mind.” (7/14/11)

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White House press secretary Jay Carney offers a POTUS statement on the Mumbai bombings. (7/13/11)

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Carney is asked questions about whether cameras will be allowed into the debt talk meeting today, and responds that the last time they allowed cameras, people shouted questions, therfore, no shouting question today. (7/13/11)