The Week Ahead: Not-so-lazy days

THE WEEK AHEAD: August hasn't exactly been slow. Expect more town halls; Obama out West, then meets with Egypt's Mubarak and NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson; 2012 watch: Pawlenty to Florida; Birthdays: Bill Clinton, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter; and Meet the Press.

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