[From Ballot Access News]
The Green Party of Missouri, which uses the ballot name “Progressive Party” submitted almost 15,000 signatures on July 24, to meet the statewide requirement of 10,000.

[From New York Times]
By JAMES GLANZ
BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 29 The State Department agency in charge of $1.4 billion in reconstruction money in Iraq used an accounting shell game to hide ballooning cost overruns on its projects there and knowingly withheld information on schedule delays from Congress, a federal audit released late Friday has [...]

[From New York Times]
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. Like most pastors who lead thriving evangelical megachurches, the Rev. Gregory A. Boyd was asked frequently to give his blessing - and the church’s - to conservative political candidates and causes.
The requests came from church members and visitors alike: Would he please announce a rally against gay marriage [...]

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