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Morning Headlines: Tuesday, August 2

Here's a look at the stories we're following right now. What are you reading this morning?Today is the dayRep.

Here's a look at the stories we're following right now. What are you reading this morning?

Today is the day

Rep. Giffords makes a dramatic return to D.C.

What the debt-ceiling battle means for 2012

Why defense cuts may hurt the D.C. economy

Putin calls the US a parasite on the global economy

Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell and the making of a debt deal

GOP unity belies tension in tea party

Protesters arrested in House gallery after jeering Boehner

Tea Party candidate compares US public schools to Nazi Germany