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Lawmakers revisit derivatives regulation
Lawmakers on the Senate Agriculture Committee are crafting new rules to oversee the vast, unregulated derivatives market, legislation that could become a central element of a larger regulatory overhaul effort currently headed to the Senate floor.

For ‘tea party,’ midterm elections present a choice between ideals and pragmatism
FROG JUMP, TENN. — But for one important detail, Stephen Fincher could be a perfect “tea party” candidate: a gospel-singing cotton farmer from this tiny hamlet in western Tennessee, seeking to right the listing ship of Washington with a commitment to lower taxes and smaller government.

Democrats map out midterm campaign strategy for Obama
Facing a tough midterm election in which they could potentially lose their majorities in Congress, Democrats are privately debating where and how President Obama can help — or hurt.

National disaster exercises, called too costly and scripted, may be scaled back
The plan was to stage the nation’s first live exercise that simulates a nuclear bomb being detonated by terrorists in an American city, with 10,000 emergency responders, U.S. troops and officials playing out their roles in the heart of Las Vegas.

Why Liberals Have Grown to Love Joe Biden
Katie Connolly, Newsweek
Liberals love Joe Biden because he keeps things interesting in the White House.Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link.Separate multiple addresses with commasNearly every day, Annie Lowrey, an editor and blogger for Foreign Policy magazine, sends a photo of Vice President Joe Biden to her Twitter followers. Sometimes the photos are playful. Others show the veep in a reflective moment. And some are downright hilarious. She calls it the Daily Biden, because everyone needs their daily fix of Joe. “He looks just so delighted all the time,” Lowrey says….

Big Brother on Your Tail
Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune

Women at the Heart of U.S. Foreign Policy
Hillary Clinton, London Times
Win a Luxury trip to the bright lightsHillary ClintonWhere am I?At this moment women are rescuing girls from brothels in Cambodia, campaigning for public office in Kuwait, healing mothers injured in childbirth in Ethiopia, running schools for refugees from Burma and rebuilding homes in the aftermath of earthquakes in Haiti and Chile. In cities and villages, countries and continents, women are running domestic violence shelters and fighting human-trafficking. Without recognition or fanfare, and often with little support, women are working to improve the quality of their lives and the lives of…