Question Of The Day: August Highs And Lows

Congress has returned to Washington today, with August recess finally behind them. It's been a crazy month: there was town hall screaming, a finger bitten off, a maelstrom of controversy around Van Jones, health care speculation, the passing of Sen. Ted Kennedy, and the administration taking interrogation authority from the CIA. What were the highs and lows of August 2009?

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