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More schools close, swine flu cases pass 100 (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:50 PM PDT AP - Nearly 300 schools scattered around the country closed as the nation's swine flu caseload passed 100 Thursday, and U.S. authorities said they eventually could produce enough vaccine for everyone if necessary — but that shots couldn't begin until fall at the earliest.

House passes credit card bill that helps consumers (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 04:12 PM PDT AP - Riding a crest of populist anger, the House on Thursday approved a bill to restrict credit card practices and eliminate sudden increases in interest rates and late fees that have entangled millions of consumers. The legislation, dubbed the Credit Card Holders' Bill of Rights, passed by a bipartisan vote of 357-70 following lobbying by President Barack Obama and members of his administration.

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Taxpayers to get rude surprise (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:08 PM PDT AP - Millions of Americans enjoying their small windfall from President Barack Obama's "Making Work Pay" tax credit are in for an unpleasant surprise next spring.

Does Souter's silence on hiring mean he's leaving? (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:37 PM PDT AP - The case of the missing law clerks is this spring's most-watched mystery at the Supreme Court.

GOP recasts brand, sans wedge issues (Politico) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:28 PM PDT Politico - Top Republican leaders Thursday offered a first look at plans to remake their party with a renewed focus on the bread-and-butter issues of domestic policy.

Analysis: Auto deal extends Obama's reach, risk (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 04:56 PM PDT AP - In forcing a swift bankruptcy on Chrysler, President Barack Obama expanded the risk and reach of the presidency in the hope that the hidebound auto industry will find a way to remake itself.

US says Pakistan terror attacks up (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 04:25 PM PDT AP - The number of terrorist attacks around the world fell by 18 percent last year but rose dramatically in Pakistan, growing in frequency and lethality, the State Department said Thursday.

Senate defeats anti-foreclosure proposal (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:12 PM PDT AP - The Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday defeated a plan to spare hundreds of thousands of homeowners from foreclosure through bankruptcy, a proposal that President Barack Obama embraced but did little to see through.

Michelle Obama encourages spouses to volunteer (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:39 PM PDT AP - First lady Michelle Obama hopes to turn an annual White House picnic for members of Congress into a community service event for lawmakers and their families.

Officials cite progress drafting Afghan benchmarks (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:33 PM PDT AP - Under pressure from Congress to develop ways to measure progress in Afghanistan, two top aides to President Barack Obama said the administration was readying benchmarks to gauge security, governance and economic development there.

Would-Be Successor Has Bunning's Blessing To Explore Senate Race (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 04:26 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Kentucky Republican Secretary of State Trey Grayson is making preparations to seek the Senate seat of GOP incumbent Jim Bunning -- a sign that Bunning will forgo what would be a very difficult re-election campaign.

U.S. government staffer gave flu to family after Obama trip (Reuters) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:38 PM PDT Reuters - A U.S. government staffer who visited Mexico City with President Barack Obama this month came down with flu-like symptoms that spread to family members, who have since recovered, the White House said Thursday.

Durbin blames lobby for bankruptcy bill (Politico) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:28 PM PDT Politico - Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin blames the powerful banking lobby for Thursday’s defeat of legislation he championed empowering bankruptcy judges to modify some troubled mortgages.

Obama backs Chrysler bankruptcy as wise move (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:27 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama announced Thursday that Chrysler would head into bankruptcy with the aid of up to another $8 billion in taxpayer money, a last-resort attempt to quickly restructure the struggling giant. He blasted hedge-fund creditors whom he said held out for a richer deal.

Study: $50B need to fix aging rail transit systems (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:26 PM PDT AP - More than one-third of the trains, equipment and facilities of the nation's seven largest rail transit agencies are near the end of their useful life or past that point, the government said Thursday. Many have components that are defective or may be critically damaged.

Ship captain: Just arming crews won't stop piracy (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:25 PM PDT AP - The planet's shipping fleet should be protected from deadly pirates by arming senior crew members, or not — depending on who was speaking Thursday to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: Maersk Alabama Capt. Richard Phillips or his boss, Maersk Inc. Chairman John P. Clancey.

Drawings of 9/11 attacks taken off kids' Web site (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:21 PM PDT AP - An online coloring book from 2003 that showed planes crashing into the World Trade Center has been removed from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Web site.

Officials say Iran sanctions make more sense (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:18 PM PDT AP - Using U.S. military might to coerce Iran to halt its nuclear program would yield only temporary results, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, adding that sanctions make more sense.

Coleman appeals Senate race at Minn. high court (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:12 PM PDT AP - Republican Norm Coleman asked the Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday to order the counting of at least 1,359 additional ballots and possibly thousands more in his U.S. Senate race or go so far as to throw out the election entirely.

Official: White House communications chief named (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:07 PM PDT AP - A senior adviser on Barack Obama's campaign has been named the president's interim communications director, a White House official said Thursday.

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