Refocus Notes: Looks like these congressional hypocrites finally found out "What's in it." Time to call your Elected Congress person and "just say no" & "enjoy" ________ Politico By JOHN BRESNAHAN and JAKE SHERMAN Congressional leaders i… more »

The Washington Times / By Dave Boyer It¡¯s the kind of risky procrastination that any teenager facing a book-report deadline would recognize. With $85 billion in mandatory budget cuts due to start kicking in before midnight, President Obama will… more »

By Sari Horwitz, The Washington Post Four Republican lawmakers have accused the Justice Department of inappropriately striking a deal with city officials in St. Paul, Minn., to drop an appeal in a Supreme Court civil r… more »

The ExaminerBy Paul BedardLawmakers are scrambling to save the summer concert season from federal agents poised to seize the instruments of rock and country stars because the wood used to make them may have been illegally harvested--and without… more »

The Hill / By Julian Pecquet A group of Senate Republicans has introduced legislation that would end traditional Medicare and sign seniors up for the same private healthcare plans received by members of Congress.  The "Congressional Health Care… more »