House Speaker Nancy Pelosi needs 218 votes to pass the Affordable Health Care for America Act, meaning only 40 Democrats can oppose it. A vote is expected as early as this evening after a House floor debate. Full Article at Belleville News-Democrat

As the summer recess wound to a close, U.S. Reps. Health Shuler, Mike McIntyre and Virginia Foxx talked about their problems with the health care reform bill currently in the U.S. House. Full Article at Under the Dome

WASHINGTON -- Congress took further steps to right the staggering economy by expanding a popular tax credit for home buyers and extending unemployment checks for the growing legions of people running out of benefits with few job prospects. Full Article at Myrtle Beach Sun News

Republican Congressional candidate Will Breazeale is putting his money where his mouth is, personally guaranteeing a term limit pledge. Full Article at Under the Dome

The fire station gets a $1.6 million shot in the arm from federal stimulus funding, and another $400,000 in federal stimulus money will go toward completion of a $2 million Navassa Community Center, Mayor Eulis Willis told members of the Town Council... Full Article at Wilmington Star-News