POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
The CNN Washington Bureaus morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest political news: www.CNNPolitics.com CNN: Obama blasts GOP opposition to campaign finance bill President Barack Obama on Monday criticized Republican opposition to a Senate campaign finance bill, calling it partisan ...

Wonkbook: Obama protects EPA option; deficit tops $1.4 trillion; deportations surge
Following the apparent death of cap and trade, a White House aide says that President Barack Obama will veto any bill limiting the EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. That means that for now, the response to climate change will be located in the executive branch, where 60 votes aren't needed to act, but where action comes in the form of blunt regulations rather than a price on ...

Reid Still Facing Frustrated Voters Despite Uptick in Nevada Race
An internal memo from a polling group aligned with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid shows the economy is causing a "serious problem" for Reid's re-election effort.

Palin Mama Grizzly Shows Limits of Woman Wisdom: Amity Shlaes
Women just feel it. They sense trouble and will instinctually right it. Theyre like mama grizzly bears, who kind of just know when somethings wrong and when to raise a paw to stop it. So women should get to govern now. Or else.