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All eyes are on the markets (and 401ks) today to see whether investors get skittish over S&P's 

 says the economy, not the rating downgrade, are the bigger concern.

The world's global finance leaders are taking steps to 

Members of the Obama Administration say the S&P analysis is "

S&P officials, who have been criticized for failing to spot the problems that led to the mortgage meltdown, is 

Thirty U.S. soldiers, many belonging to Seal Team 6, were 

Congress took the month off after passing a bill that would raise the debt ceiling but makes $2.4 trillion in cuts over ten years.  

 to allow states to be exempted from the No Child Left Behind law.  GOP Rep. John Kline says he's concerned the efforts will undermine his plan to overhaul the law this fall.

DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar told corn country that she's looking to 

DFL Sen. Al Franken and DFL Rep. Collin Peterson support a bid to 

Franken has joined Bloomberg's fight against Comcast, according to the 

 a Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in West Virginia.

DFL Rep. Betty McCollum will hold a townhall forum on Tuesday night in St. Paul.

 says Cravaack's claim about defense cuts is untrue.

help immigrant doctors to regain their profession

Newsweek puts GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann on this week's 

.  The photo, with the title Queen of Rage, profiles Bachmann looking off into distance (instead of at the camera).  It's sure to 

 in the week before Saturday's Iowa Straw poll.

Bachmann calls for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to be 

 a group's anti-gay marriage pledge even though the campaign said he wouldn't.

 says Pawlenty's stance on health care, specifically the individual mandate, has evolved.  Pawlenty's spokesman 

 says Pawlenty misused a profile they published.  The campaign 

 of the profile when it distributed it to reporters.

 says Rick Perry is retreating from his tough federalist stance.

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