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• Supreme Court prospects may trip over own words (AP)
• Analysis: Obama debating Cheney is a plus for GOP (AP)
• Analysis: Obama, brass buy time on military gays (AP)
• Obama signs law curbing surprise credit card fees (AP)
• Chicago, waiting for Obama (Politico)
• US asks Cuba to resume talks on legal immigration (AP)
• US moving closer to swine flu vaccine (AP)
• Some possible nominees had easy Senate path before (AP)
• Govt: Guns barred from national parks until Feb. (AP)
• Cigarette makers lose appeal in landmark case (AP)
• Obama vows not to send people to war without cause (AP)
• Lawmakers want Obama to slow down on GM, Chrysler (AP)
• Obama signs sweeping credit card reform bill (Reuters)
• The GOP's new tool: Huffington Post (Politico)
• Two Bush-era officials reject Cheney's security stance (AFP)
• Indian PM Singh sworn in for second term (AFP)
• California to issue gay marriage ruling on May 26 (AFP)
• Obama's brash chief of staff reflective with grads (AP)
• Mitt preps for 2012 with Virginia tour (Politico)
• Naval graduates include Sen. McCain's son, Jack (AP)

Supreme Court prospects may trip over own words (AP) Posted: 22 May 2009 03:46 PM PDT AP - The path to the Supreme Court is littered with obstacles that can trip up even the most politically nimble nominee. Some of President Barack Obama's possible picks may stumble on their own words.

Analysis: Obama debating Cheney is a plus for GOP (AP) Posted: 22 May 2009 01:11 PM PDT AP - In political debate, the side that keeps its arguments simple and repeats them again and again is likely to gain the advantage. It is an easier sale, especially when the topic is as scary as terrorism.

Analysis: Obama, brass buy time on military gays (AP) Posted: 22 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT AP - If President Barack Obama's campaign promises made military leaders jittery, his five months on the job have calmed their nerves.

Obama signs law curbing surprise credit card fees (AP) Posted: 22 May 2009 01:31 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama warned overeager shoppers and greedy credit card companies alike on Friday to act responsibly as he signed into law a bill designed to protect debt-ridden consumers from surprise charges.

Chicago, waiting for Obama (Politico) Posted: 22 May 2009 12:31 PM PDT Politico - It was hard to leave. He teared up. He promised to return at least every couple of months. He left his car parked in the driveway. But he was moving on to bigger things.

US asks Cuba to resume talks on legal immigration (AP) Posted: 22 May 2009 04:17 PM PDT AP - In a new overture to Cuba, the Obama administration asked the island's communist government on Friday to resume talks on legal immigration of Cubans to the United States suspended by former President George W. Bush.

US moving closer to swine flu vaccine (AP) Posted: 22 May 2009 03:15 PM PDT AP - Inching closer to a swine flu vaccine, the government is beginning to analyze two candidates for the key ingredient to brew one.

Some possible nominees had easy Senate path before (AP) Posted: 22 May 2009 02:58 PM PDT AP - Some of the people President Barack Obama is considering for the Supreme Court got significant support from Republicans when they were last before the Senate seeking jobs in the judiciary or executive branches of government.

Govt: Guns barred from national parks until Feb. (AP) Posted: 22 May 2009 02:49 PM PDT AP - Not so fast, gun owners. A new law allowing loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges will not take effect until next year, the Obama administration said Friday.

Cigarette makers lose appeal in landmark case (AP) Posted: 22 May 2009 12:04 PM PDT AP - A federal appeals court on Friday agreed with the major elements of a 2006 landmark ruling that found the nation's top tobacco companies guilty of racketeering and fraud for deceiving the public about the dangers of smoking.

Obama vows not to send people to war without cause (AP) Posted: 22 May 2009 06:42 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama promised graduating midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday that, as their commander in chief, he will only send them "into harm's way when it is absolutely necessary." In his first address to military graduates, Obama also pledged to invest in the men and women who defend America's liberty, not just in the weapons they would take with them into battle against 21st century threats.

Lawmakers want Obama to slow down on GM, Chrysler (AP) Posted: 22 May 2009 03:51 PM PDT AP - Lawmakers appealed to the Obama administration on Friday to slow down the restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler, wary of shuttered car dealerships, job losses and the big unknown of a GM bankruptcy.

Obama signs sweeping credit card reform bill (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2009 03:04 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday sweeping reforms that restrict credit card interest rates and fees, marking a victory for Democrats trying to help recession-weary consumers and a setback for banks seeking to retain sorely-needed revenues.

The GOP's new tool: Huffington Post (Politico) Posted: 22 May 2009 02:43 PM PDT Politico - When Tom Coburn wanted to pitch his criticism of the Democrats’ health care plan last month, the senator’s office considered sympathetic media outlets like The Wall Street Journal and the conservative blog RedState.

Two Bush-era officials reject Cheney's security stance (AFP) Posted: 22 May 2009 01:12 PM PDT AFP - Two top Bush-era officials on Friday rejected ex-vice president Dick Cheney's scathing criticism of US President Barack Obama, saying the country's national security was not in jeopardy.

Indian PM Singh sworn in for second term (AFP) Posted: 22 May 2009 11:53 AM PDT AFP - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was sworn in for a second term on Friday, amid a row between his Congress party and a key ally over cabinet posts following their resounding election triumph.

California to issue gay marriage ruling on May 26 (AFP) Posted: 22 May 2009 11:40 AM PDT AFP - California's Supreme Court will issue its long-awaited ruling on a bid to overturn a ban on gay marriage next week, the court said in a statement Friday.

Obama's brash chief of staff reflective with grads (AP) Posted: 22 May 2009 11:37 AM PDT AP - Hard-charging White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel paused for a reflective address at his alma mater Friday, describing the humiliation of being demoted by then-President Bill Clinton and the brutal illness he survived as a teenager.

Mitt preps for 2012 with Virginia tour (Politico) Posted: 22 May 2009 11:25 AM PDT Politico - In another sign that he’s eying a second run for the presidency, Mitt Romney is planning a series of stops in Virginia next week to help Republican candidates running in the commonwealth’s off-year election.

Naval graduates include Sen. McCain's son, Jack (AP) Posted: 22 May 2009 11:11 AM PDT AP - Far from the madding crowds of last year's campaign trail, Barack Obama quietly greeted the newly graduated midshipman and son of the man he defeated for the presidency.

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