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FBI to question US crew in criminal piracy probe (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 03:15 PM PDT

AP - FBI agents planned to interview the crew of a U.S. cargo ship Saturday as the bureau began building a criminal case against Somali pirates who attacked the ship and took the captain hostage.

Obama: Global cooperation needed to solve problems (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 03:31 PM PDT

AP - Global cooperation is needed to tackle the financial meltdown, climate change, nuclear proliferation and other pressing problems, President Barack Obama said Saturday.

No strength in numbers for America's uninsured (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 02:16 PM PDT

AP - If the uninsured were a political lobbying group, they'd have more members than AARP. The National Mall couldn't hold them if they decided to march on Washington.

White House says Obama getting updates on pirates (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 03:26 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama has been getting updates on the U.S. citizen still held hostage by Somali pirates and the negotiations to free him.

AP chair takes on new media (Politico)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 03:28 PM PDT

Politico - Associated Press chairman Dean Singleton kicked off the week by telling newspaper executives that the AP is “mad as hell”—but at whom, exactly, still remains unclear.

White House mum on puppy's arrival (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 03:05 PM PDT

AP - Forget the nuclear launch codes and the president's BlackBerry address. The most tightly kept secret at the White House is the first pooch's identity and arrival.

Obama has hundreds of important jobs still open (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 02:20 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama doesn't have time for a victory lap now that his Cabinet is finally largely in place.

Obama plans Easter Sunday trip to church (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 02:44 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama and his family are looking for a new church, but his decision represents more than merely settling on a pew.

Possible GOP contender in 2012 blasts Obama budget (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 11:07 AM PDT

AP - A possible White House contender in 2012 said in the GOP's Saturday address that President Barack Obama and the Democrats who run Congress should lower taxes and hold down spending.

Federal budget deficit sets March record $192.3B (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 01:12 AM PDT

AP - The Treasury Department said Friday that the budget deficit increased by $192.3 billion in March, and is near $1 trillion just halfway through the budget year, as costs of the financial bailout and recession mount.

Obamas spend Saturday evening at friend's house (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 04:53 PM PDT

AP - After being out of the town the last three weekends, the Obamas finally stayed in the capital city and dined at a friend's home Saturday evening.

Sec. Council takes aim at No. Korea (Politico)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 04:09 PM PDT

Politico - The United States, Russia and China have agreed on a joint statement condemning North Korea's recent missile launch and warning Pyongyang of serious consequences if the action is repeated, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, told reporters Saturday.

No degree, but ASU names scholarship for Obama (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 03:17 PM PDT

AP - Stung by criticism of its decision not to award President Barack Obama an honorary degree when he makes a commencement address next month, Arizona State University announced Saturday it will rename a scholarship program for the president.

Volcker panel yet to meet (Politico)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 02:24 PM PDT

Politico - The former Federal Reserve chief President Obama tapped in early February to head up a board offering outside economic advice, Paul Volcker, doesn't sound happy that the panel has yet to hold a formal meeting.

Crashing the Republican Party (Politico)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 01:44 PM PDT

Politico - Turns out that a McCain did emerge from the 2008 election victorious — not the captivity-surviving, straight-talking, Palin-picking Republican senator from Arizona but his Bud Light-drinking, talk-show-appearing, insouciantly Twittering 24-year-old daughter.

Another judge tees off Justice (Politico)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 01:28 PM PDT

Politico - Another federal judge has issued a sharp reprimand of the Justice Department for prosecutorial misconduct.

DOJ: Courts could harm Afghan effort (Politico)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 01:02 PM PDT

Politico - President Obama’s effort to pursue a new strategy against Al Qaeda and the Taliban could be jeopardized if some prisoners held by the U.S. military in Afghanistan are allowed access to American courts, the Justice Department argued in a court filing Friday.

US envoy in Moldova criticises post-election arrests (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 11:59 AM PDT

AFP - The US ambassador in Moldova Saturday criticised the arrests of journalists and students in the capital Chisinau after rioting following disputed elections, local media said.

Obama sees signs of economic progess (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 09:00 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday the recession-hit U.S. economy was showing "glimmers of hope" despite remaining under strain and promised further steps in coming weeks to tackle the financial crisis.