Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

How Will Financial Markets Fare This Week? - after three weeks of drops and last week's roller coaster ride, the Dow is expected to have some gains today. Bloomberg.com has their take on the week ahead here.

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Obama Approval Rating Hits New low - in the daily tracking poll by Gallup.com, Obama's approval rating is only 39% with 54% disapproving - you can read the pol results here.

In addition, a poll conducted by CNN/ORC shows a 11% drop since June among Democrats who support his reelection. His support for reelection is 70% among Democrats. CNN.com has more here.

This news comes as the president begins a three day Midwest bus tour. Expect the town hall meetings to focus on the economy and the current gridlock in Congress.

RNC chair Reince Priebus will counter the bus tour in Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois with radio ads, web videos and auto-calls in the three states beginning today. TheHill.com has more here.

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Perry To Receive Scrutiny Over HPV Vacine - the Texas Governor moved to require the vaccine be used to combat the HPV virus, which can lead to cervical cancer, in schools. Religious conservatives opposed the executive order requiring six grade girls be vaccinated before entering the seventh grade. The state legislature eventually overturned the order with a veto-proof majority. TPM.com has more here.

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70 Killed in Iraq Attacks - the latest wave of attacks, presumably directed by al-Qaeda, included a bomb attack in a busy jewelry market which killed 34 and injured 50 more. Iraq is considering asking the U.S. to leave a residual military force behind when the withdraw is completed in December. The Washington Post has more here.

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Pakistan Let China Inspect Crashed Stealth Helicopter Used in Bin Laden Raid - reports indicate, that in spite of the U.S. asking Pakistan to limit access to the downed helicopter, Chinese engineers were given access to the crash site in Abbottabad. Reuters.com has more here.

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Remainder of Mubarak Trial Will Not Be Televised - the Judge ordered a postponement of the trial of former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak until September 5. The judge also said the remainder of the trial will not be televised. Mubarak is on trial for ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that forced him from power. You can read more here.

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