The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. July 30, 2010 GOP Blocks Small Business Loan Fund ----------------------------------- Senate Republicans have blocked an Obama administration plan to create a $30 billion loan fund for small businesses. Senate Majority Leader Reid Harry Reid says the Senate will take up the bill again next week.