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Obamas pick 6-month-old
Portuguese water dog
It's decided: the Obamas have chosen a 6-month-old Portuguese water dog to be the first pet.
Nation sighs as Obama
puppy crisis finally ends
The Obama girls are finally getting that puppy this week, and their father has managed to cap the drawn-out saga of the pup's acquisition with a masterful bit of political pageantry: It's a Kennedy dog!
Obama gets gun-shy
Despite a recent spate of killings, the president and fellow Democrats choose not to wage war on assault weapons.
Hysterical right-wing media pushing the unhinged over the edge
 Confronted with a wildly popular president prone to few gaffes, conservative media are having trouble coming up with ways to successfully smear Barack Obama's administration.
Huh? Whacko right blames gay marriage for recent gun violence
 Recent acts of gun violence, they claim, are the poisoned fruit of the push for gay marriage.
Justice Ginsburg laments
being court's only woman
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday it's lonely being the only woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Worst of Bush's cronies went to work for corporate media
In a post-Bush world Karl Rove and friends have just as deadly a job, only these days you'll find them posing for the media as pundits.
British paper: Biden has earned trust and respect
for himself
Joe Biden has put his foot in his mouth on several occasions but decades of experience have earned him trust and respect.
Black man's killing by police shakes Southern town
 For 73 years before his killing by a white police officer, Bernard Monroe led a life in this northern Louisiana town as peaceful as they come -- five kids with his wife of five decades, all raised in the same house, supported by the
same job.
Microsoft and Yahoo
renew partnership talks
Microsoft and Yahoo have restarted talks about forging an internet partnership, raising the possibility of a new alliance to counter Google’s increasing influence over the online world.
5 US soldiers, 2 Iraqis
killed in Mosul
 A suicide truck driver detonated a ton of explosives near a police headquarters in the northern city of Mosul on Friday, killing five American soldiers in the deadliest attack against U.S. troops in more than a year.
Karl Rove accosted by
ex-GOP chief of staff
Former Bush adviser Karl Rove was verbally accosted Thursday evening in a Washington DC restaurant by a former chief of staff to ex-Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.).
CIA 'no longer' using
secret prisons: director
 The CIA is "no longer" operating secret prisons used by the intelligence agency to interrogate terror suspects, and plans to shut all remaining "black sites," the spy agency's director said.
Houses for sale
E A R L I E R H E A D L I N E S
Gays, guns put
right on defense
The culture wars are making a comeback, but this time around, social conservatives find themselves in an unfamiliar position: playing defense.
Obama asks Congress
for extra $83.4 billion for military
President Barack Obama asked the U.S. Congress for an additional $83.4 billion to fund the military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan on Thursday.
Poll: Only 53% say capitalism
better than socialism
Only 53% of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism.
Wells Fargo projects
record $3 billion 1Q profit
 Wells Fargo & Co. said Thursday it expects record first-quarter earnings of $3 billion, easily surpassing analysts' estimates and providing an encouraging sign for the banking industry.
Kentucky TV station blasts Bunning for being 'rude'
"Senator Bunning was a different animal. He was rude, cantankerous, condescending, disagreeable and insulting."
Top US general meets
tribes ahead of Afghan surge
The top U.S. general in Afghanistan reached out to influential Afghan tribesmen in regions where U.S. troops will soon deploy, apologizing for past mistakes and saying he is now studying the Quran, the Muslim holy book.
Caller to C-SPAN: 'Why do you keep bringing these neocons on?'
CALLER: I would like to know why, if you had a car, ma'am, and it broke down and you took it to your dealer and it kept breaking down, and breaking down. Wouldn't you change dealers? Why do you keep bringing these neocons on? […] This failed! …And you keep on bringing on failed policy. […] I would like you to tell me why we are still using this car dealer who has failed America.
Obama, Clinton take
Oval Office talk outdoors
It was such a gorgeous spring day Thursday in the nation's capital, with blue skies, plenty of sunshine and 60-degree temperatures, that President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton decided to move an Oval Office chat outdoors.
US General: We may have to
ignore Iraq withdrawal deadline
The activities of al-Qaeda in two of Iraq's most troubled cities could keep US combat troops engaged beyond the June 30 deadline for their withdrawal, the top US commander in the country has warned.
Desperate: Ad resembling story appears on front of LA Times
The Los Angeles Times has lent some credibility to the phrase that you can't believe everything you read in the newspaper -- even if it's on Page One.
Facing hard times, Shriners
may close 6 hospitals
 Shriners hospitals, which have provided free care since before the Great Depression, are considering closing a quarter of their facilities as donations stagnate, costs increase and the charity's endowment shrivels.
US navy, pirates negotiate
over hostage captain
The U.S. Navy negotiated on Thursday with Somali pirates who held an American ship captain hostage in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean, their first such seizure of a U.S. citizen.
Insult: No honorary degree
for Obama from ASU
 If President Barack Obama expects an honorary degree when he gives the spring commencement address at Arizona State University, school officials will have to tell him "no we can't."
CIA abandons use of
contract interrogators
The CIA has stopped using contractors to interrogate prisoners and fired private security guards at the CIA's now-shuttered secret overseas prisons, agency Director Leon Panetta said Thursday.
Marine who admitted
shooting detainee acquitted
A Marine who told authorities he shot an unarmed detainee in Iraq was acquitted of murder by a military jury Thursday, marking the government's second loss in its case against members of the squad.
US military concedes
Afghan civilian casualties
The U.S. military has conceded that troops under its command in Afghanistan killed a group of civilians in an operation this week, not militants as earlier reported.
Japan extends sanctions
against N.Korea for rocket
Japan renewed and strengthened sanctions against North Korea as Tokyo struggles to punish the communist country for its recent rocket launch, officials said Friday.
Tornado strikes small
Arkansas town, killing 3
A tornado struck a small Arkansas town on Thursday night, killing three people, injuring at least 24 and seriously damaging about 100 homes, emergency officials said.
Banks asked to keep
quiet on stress tests
The U.S. Treasury Department is asking banks not to mention the regulatory "stress tests" as part of their first-quarter earnings results, according to a source familiar with government discussions.
McCain's daughter
gets book deal
The New York Observer reports Meghan McCain, the daughter of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), just signed a book deal with an advance in the "high six figures."
Obama administration
to legalize immigrants
President Barack Obama plans to start addressing the thorny issue of immigration reform this year, including the search for a path to legalize the status of millions of illegal immigrants.
Shiite rally marks anniversary
of fall of Baghdad
Tens of thousands of supporters of an anti-U.S. Shiite cleric rallied Thursday at a main downtown square in Baghdad to protest the U.S. military presence and mark the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American forces.
NORAD: Shooting down
stolen plane not considered
The agency charged with defending North American air space never seriously considered shooting down a rogue pilot who flew into U.S. airspace because it quickly determined that he had no hostile intent, a spokesman said Wednesday.
More states look
to raise taxes
At least 10 states are considering some kind of major increase in sales or income taxes: Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. California and New York lawmakers already have agreed on multibillion-dollar tax increases that went into effect earlier this year.
Interest in right-wing 'Tea Party' protests is small
Neil Cavuto's claim ignores a Fox News poll released last week, which found that only 36 percent of Americans said they would "be willing to join" a "tea party" protest.
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Captain 'Offered Himself
as the Hostage'
The high-seas hostage situation is entering its second day, with a growing armada of US vessels on site or en route and negotiations continuing between the pirates and the Navy, assisted by the FBI.
Obama Seeks $83.4B
for Wars
President Obama will ask Congress for $83.4 billion in supplemental funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the AP reports.
CIA Shuts Secret Prisons, Bans
Outside Interrogators
The CIA is permanently shutting down its secret overseas prisons and will forbid outside contractors from conducting any future interrogations, the New York Times reports.
HK Star's Sexcapades
Hit Court
The trial of a computer repairman accused of sparking the biggest sex scandal in Hong Kong's history has begun.
Om My! Dogs
Take to Yoga
When Fido lifts his leg, he might not be watering a tree, but attempting the challenging yoga position Downward Facing Dog. At least.
$40K Reward Offered
for Condor Shooter
Environmental groups probing the shotgun shooting of two California condors have hired a private eye and raised $40,500 in reward money for information leading to the culprits.
Drought Turns Off Tap
in Mexico City
A record drought forced officials to turn off the major water pipeline providing fresh water to Mexico City, reports the BBC.
Peanut Plant Slapped With
Record $14.6M Fine
A Texas peanut plant owned by the company blamed for a nationwide salmonella outbreak has been ordered to shell out $14.6 million for safety violations, AP reports.
McCartney's Web
Site Hacked
Paul McCartney's official web site was infected with malware that allowed hackers to access computer data of fans who logged on, reports the Telegraph.
Japan Tightens
N. Korea Sanctions
Japan is punishing North Korea for its recent rocket launch with renewed and tightened sanctions, the BBC reports.
General: Al-Qaeda Threatens
Iraq Withdrawal Deadline
The US may have to ignore the June 30 deadline for US troops to pull out of Iraqi cities if al-Qaeda is to be defeated, America's top commander in Iraq tells the Times of London.
Fawcett Out of Hospital
Farrah Fawcett is out of the hospital and back home again, People reports. The 62-year-old actress.
Wildfires Sear
Texas, Oklahoma
Firefighters are struggling to contain several raging blazes fanned by hurricane-force winds in Texas and Oklahoma, CNN reports.
Campbell Leads;
Tiger's 5 Back
Chad Campbell led an assault on the scoreboard, shooting a 7-under-par 65 to take the top spot after the opening round of the Masters. As for Tiger Woods.
Meghan Gets 6-Figure
Deal for Book
Meghan McCain has snagged a book deal thought to be in the high six figures, the New York Observer reports.
Universal, YouTube Team
Up for Music Video Site
At last, a little peace and harmony between the music industry and the tech world. YouTube and Universal Music announced a deal today to create a new website called Vevo.com to show music videos, CNET reports.
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Arizona State University says it will name a scholarship program after President Barack Obama as it continues to be stung by its earlier decision not to award him an honorary degree.
