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In Case You Missed It - President Obama meets with Black and Hispanic congressional caucuses and renews push for immigration reform; student loan interest rates show no signs of falling; Walmart doesn't want to pay D.C. residents a living wage; and more. — Joyce Jones(Photo: Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

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Immigration Reform Roadblock - Passing comprehensive immigration reform in the House will not be easy. Republicans are pushing a series of bills and would offer a pathway to citizenship only to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. Their plan will be an extremely hard sell for Obama and Senate Democrats. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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In the Black - Newark Mayor Cory Booker's Senate campaign raised $4.6 million from April through June. He's also the only candidate in the race so far who is running television ads for the special election to replace the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg.(Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

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White House Immigration Push - Expect the White House to be more aggressive on immigration as the House considers legislation. The administration has released a report promoting the economic benefits of immigration reform. In a meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Rep. Xavier Becerra said that Obama "was open to do anything we thought in Congress would be helpful." (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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About Face - Once one of the harshest critics of Obama's cabinet choices, Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman Rep. Marcia Fudge has had a change of heart. “What I did today is I thanked the president for [Transportation Secretary] Anthony Foxx and for [Federal Housing Finance Agency nominee] Mel Watt,” Rep. Marcia Fudge after the CBC's first sit-down meeting with the president since 2011. (Photo: Joyce Jones/BET.com)

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Strong Arm Tactics Work Both Ways - Retail giant Walmart is threatening to walk away from plans to build three stores in Washington, D.C. The reason is opposition to a proposed D.C. law requiring retailers with revenues of $1 billion or more to pay a minimum "living wage" of $12.50 per hour. It was looking like D.C. council members might actually cave, Think Progress reports, but in the end passed the living wage bill. (Photo: Courtesy of A&R Companies)

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Southern Avenger - Sen. Rand Paul's new media director, Jack Hunter, has a past that is haunting him. The self-proclaimed "Southern Avenger" is a former pro-secessionist who once said, "The term 'diversity' has become nothing more than a code word for 'not white,' and it's a shame that just because we have fair skin, we are always denied fair treatment." (Photo: Courtesy of Jack Hunter via YouTube)

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Pay Up, Kids - Though the Senate failed to pass a stop-gap measure to retroactively prevent student loan interest rates from doubling, a bipartisan group of senators reached a tentative deal Thursday to help students facing a doubling of interest rates on government-backed student loans, according to CNN. College students returning to school this fall may now do so $2,600 deeper in the hole.(Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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The OFA Factor - Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown wants to upgrade to governor next year. In a major boost, Jim Messina, campaign manager for Obama 2012, will be lending Brown a hand. “I met a lot of people traveling across America as President Obama’s campaign manager and I can tell you that Anthony Brown truly stands out as one of the best in this next generation of leaders,” Messina said in a statement. (Photos: Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times/Landov; EPA/KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/LANDOV)

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Perry Bows Out - Texas governor and failed Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry has announced he plans to retire. The state's longest-serving governor, made famous for an "oops" moment during a presidential debate, may still have his eyes on the big White House prize. (Photo: Stewart F. House/Getty Images)

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Here She Comes? - Former vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin is considering a run for the U.S. Senate. "I’ve considered it because people have requested me considering it, but I’m still waiting to see what the lineup will be and hoping that, there again, there will be some new blood, new energy," she said in a radio interview with conservative pundit Sean Hannity.(Photo: Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

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He Went There - "Most House Rs agree w/ most Senate Rs and Americans. Trusting Obama w/ border security is like trusting Bill Clinton w/ your daughter #tcot," tweeted Rep. Tim Huelskamp, a Tea Party Republican. (Photo: Courtesy of Tim Huelskamp)