An opinion piece by Christine Harbin in the July 25 edition of POLITICO: "New Farm Bill: Welfare in Disguise"

In the same issue, an opinion piece by Jennifer Granholm, former Governor of Michigan: "GOP Helping China Win Gold"

In the July 23 edition of The Washington Post, the obituary of Raul O. Garces, veteran AP correspondent, who covered events in Latin America for 56 years.