In a statement, former Vice President Dick Cheney said he had been experiencing increasing congestive heart failure and after consultations with his doctors, he had received an implantable pump to improve heart function. He said the operation went well and he is recuperating.

Source:Cheney Recuperating from Heart Surgery for Implantable Pump

Republican Sharron Angle says her campaign to unseat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada is “a calling” from God and that her faith is helping her endure a fiercely competitive race in which Democrats have depicted her as a conservative extremist.

Source:Angle Says Campaign to Defeat Reid God's 'Calling'

Serving as a summer retreat for Rockefellers, Vanderbilts and Morgans, this town and the surrounding area have long been known as a place where well-heeled and well-known visitors could beat the heat — and have their privacy respected.

Source:Obama's Maine Island Long Visited by Rich

The White House says the $862 billion stimulus law has saved or created up to 3.6 million jobs. The Treasury Department says a jobs-promoting law offering tax breaks to qualifying employers has led to 4.5 million long-term unemployed people getting hired over three months.

Source:Jobs Data Stirs Debate on Obama Administration Reports

The four senators from New York and New Jersey called on BP to suspend its oil drilling plans in Libya until it can be determined whether the oil giant played any role in the Lockerbie bomber’s release in exchange for a contract

Source:Senators Call on BP to Suspend Drilling Plans in Libya

The NAACP adopted a resolution Tuesday condemning “racist elements” in the Tea Party movement and calling on the movement’s leaders to repudiate bigotry, despite claims from Tea Partiers that the measure is just a political ploy.

Source:NAACP Resolution Calls on Tea Party to Repudiate 'Racist Elements' in Movement

Challenger Willie Herenton said President Obama is disconnected from the majority black Memphis district where Rep. Steve Cohen is seeking a third term. 

Source:Black House Candidate Miffed Obama Endorsed White Incumbent Over Him

A Colorado gubernatorial candidate faced new allegations of plagiarism Wednesday, a day after the Republican apologized for lifting part of a judge’s work for a series of essays he passed off as his own.

Source:New Plagiarism Question in Colo. Governor Campaign

Citing Europe’s debt crisis, volatile stock and housing markets and high unemployment, the Federal Reserve has said new options are needed to turn around the economy.

Source:Federal Reserve Lowers Economic Forecast for Rest of Year

A government document reveals that the Obama administration is planning to cut the U.S. nuclear stockpile by up to 40 percent by 2021.

Source:Obama Plans to Cut Up to 40 Percent of Nukes