McDermott Report: Today's news

- Allen West tears into Wasserman-Schultz: ‘vile…despicable…not a Lady’
- All about the McConnell-Reid debt limit backup plan
- Poll: Americans to stay thrifty this back-to-school season
- June housing starts up
- Bank robo-signing still going on?
- Twitter-using Steelers player sues over lost endorsement deal
- Tablet troubles: Can anyone challenge Apple?
- Nissan launches 2012 electric Leaf in more states
- Calorie counts higher than advertised in US restaurants
- Philadelphia police go after “text walkers”

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