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What we're reading: Wednesday, July 31, 2013

President Obama is heading back to his old stomping grounds Wednesday, hitting Capitol Hill for discussions with former colleagues in the Senate Democratic
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an Organizing for Action event at the Mandarin Oriental hotel July 22, 2013 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Kristoffer Tripplaar/Pool/Getty Images)
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an Organizing for Action event at the Mandarin Oriental hotel July 22, 2013 in Washington, DC.

President Obama is heading back to his old stomping grounds Wednesday, hitting Capitol Hill for discussions with former colleagues in the Senate Democratic Caucus and with House Democrats ahead of some big political fiscal fights.

In the opinion pages: The New York Times' Maureen Dowd gives her take on Anthony Wiener, the "rebel without a pause". California Senator and Intelligence Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein tells Washington Post readers she'll work with colleauges considering changes to the NSA phone-records program.