• Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) calls in at 9:30am ET / 6:30am PT to talk about strengthening stalking laws, as well as the economy, the stimulus, and another economic slowdown
• Christian Weller, economist with the Center for American Progress, calls in at 10:05am ET / 7:05am PT to update us on the economy and jobs
• Attorney Gloria Allred calls in at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT to update us on her Equal Rights Amendment hunger strike
• House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats about the fall elections.
• Ousted USDA employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday that she will sue Andrew Breitbart, the conservative blogger who posted an edited video that appeared show her making racially offensive remarks.
• Three U.S. service members were killed in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the toll for July to at least 63 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly 9-year-war.
• Ellen DeGeneres has quit “American Idol” after one season, leaving Fox’s hit show with two vacancies on its judging panel.
