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July 31, 2009 Politics

House Votes for $2 Billion Fund to Extend ‘Clunker’ Plan By MATTHEW L. WALD The House on Friday voted, 316 to 109, to provide emergency funds for the car-rebate program after the original funding was quickly snapped up. A Car Buyer’s Guide Wheels: Latest Updates Times Topics Share Your Experience House Approves Limits on Executive Pay By ANDREA FULLER A response to outrage over bonuses, the bill would give regulators new powers and shareholders symbolic votes. ADVERTISEMENT House Panel Reaches Deal on Health-Care Bill By ROBERT PEAR and DAVID M.HERSZENHORN The legislation could clear a pivotal House committee later in the day after an agreement among Democrats. Times Topics: Health Care Reform Dodd Has Prostate Cancer, but It Was Caught Early By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ and LIZ ROBBINS Senator Christopher J. Dodd said on Friday that he will have surgery during the Senate recess in August. Obama 'Guardedly Optimistic' About Economic Recovery By HELENE COOPER President Obama said on Friday that he is "guardedly optimistic" that an economic recovery was now under way. With or Without G.O.P., Baucus Will Move Ahead on Sept. 15 By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Max Baucus, has told colleagues that he will press ahead with major health care legislation on Sept. 15, even if he does not have a bipartisan deal. Obama Lunches With Business Executives at White House By HELENE COOPER President Obama discussed the economy over lunch on Friday with chief executives of four large companies, according to a White House statement. Get home delivery of The New York Times for as low as $3.15 a week.

Obama and Sister to Share a Town By RACHEL L. SWARNS Maya Soetoro-Ng is moving, temporarily, with her family, including her husband, who will be a scholar-in-residence at the Smithsonian. In House, Freshman Democrats Make a Stand By CARL HULSE Junior Democrats want to be sure they can embrace the emerging health care plan, particularly after they had to cast a difficult vote on climate-change legislation. Times Topics: Health Care Reform Multimedia A History of Health Care Reform Elisabeth Goodridge and Sarah Arnquist/The New York Times For almost a century, presidents and members of Congress have tried and failed to provide universal health benefits to Americans. Broad Unemployment Across the U.S. The New York Times Under a broader definition of joblessness, some states have rates higher than 20 percent. This rate includes part-time workers who want to work full time, as well some people who want to work but have not looked for a job in the last four weeks.

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