1. In the end, the leaked WikiLeaks documents barely made a dent in Congress’s decision to continue funding a surge of US forces into Afghanistan. The measure passed the House 308 to 114, with 148 Democrats and 160 Republicans voting in favor.
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Jul 28 07:39am
  2. Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wis.) came to Congress in the spring of 1969 after winning a special election to succeed Republican Melvin Laird, who had left the House to become President Richard Nixon's defense secretary. At the end of this year, Obey will retire, and as a bookend of sorts for this magazine devoted to new faces, POLITICO asked Obey to talk about what changes he's seen in Washington's culture.
    The Huffington Post - Jul 23 10:58am

  3. House Democrats line up TV ad buys for fall races

    Democrats say they are prepared to spend $49 million on TV ads during the final weeks of the midterm elections in their effort to maintain a House majority in the face of a strong challenge by Republicans and an anti-establishment bent among voters.
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 28 05:27am
  4. Central Coast Congressman Sam Farr said Wednesday that he voted against emergency funding for the Afghanistan war this week in hopes of forcing more meaningful congressional debate over the war.
    The Monterey County Herald - Jul 29 01:48am
  5. The House of Representatives on Tuesday gave final approval to a nearly $59 billion emergency spending bill, the bulk of which would go toward the U.S. troop buildup in Afghanistan.
    CNN - Jul 27 05:15pm
  6. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer plans a busy August on the campaign trail, with appearances planned for more than two dozen House Members and candidates, particularly moderates for whom the Maryland Democrat is the go-to leader, according to his office.
    CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 08:02pm
  7. Democrats reserved another wave of television advertising time on Tuesday to defend seats served by fellow lawmakers who were retiring, seeking Senate seats or among the most unlikely freshmen to win re-election.
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 07:51pm
  8. Months behind schedule and stripped of money for domestic stimulus programs, legislation to fund the troop surge in Afghanistan was sent to President Barack Obama on Tuesday after disgruntled Democrats failed to block it.
    AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 28 04:59am
  9. Chamber appears poised to approve spending $37B on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. War in Afghanistan - Iraq - Iraq War - Afghanistan - Warfare and Conflict
    Washington Post - Jul 27 09:37pm
  10. Democratic Rep. David Obey's seat in Wisconsin's 7th congressional district is the first seat profiled in 'The CNN 100' series between now and Election Day in November. Washington (CNN) - Though all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives will be up this November, the battle to control the chamber next year will come [...]
    CNN Political Ticker - Jul 25 10:57am