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Rove, Miers to testify in prosecutor firings (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:44 PM PST AP - Former top Bush aides Karl Rove and Harriet Miers agreed Wednesday to testify before Congress under oath about the firings of U.S. attorneys, a controversy involving allegations of political interference that grew into a constitutional standoff between two branches of government.

Obama orders overhaul of `broken' US contracting (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 02:51 PM PST AP - Blasting Bush-era government contracting, President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered an overhaul designed to halt the delays, waste and blatant fraud that exasperate the public and politicians alike.

Senate votes to preserve earmarks in spending bill (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:48 PM PST AP - Senate Democrats on Wednesday preserved pet projects sought by a lobbying firm under federal investigation and tried to nail down support for big domestic spending increases in hopes of passing a wrap-up budget bill by week's end. Democrats defeated, by a 52-43 vote, an amendment to strip 13 projects that the PMA Group has pressed for. The firm, now disbanded, is accused of illegally using straw donors to funnel campaign cash to lawmakers.

Obama surprises daughters with new swing set (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:25 PM PST AP - First daughters Malia and Sasha Obama got a big surprise after school Wednesday: a brand-new swing set.

Rush challenges Obama to debate (Politico) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 11:49 AM PST Politico - Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh challenged President Barack Obama to a debate Wednesday in response to the White House’s reported strategy of turning him into the face of the Republican Party.

Democrats seek 'truth commission' probe of Bush (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:11 PM PST AP - Senate Democrats on Wednesday suggested Republicans should join their call for a nonpartisan "truth commission" to probe whether the Bush administration abused its power, or face partisan congressional investigations.

NTSB official sees threat in cell phone use (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:20 PM PST AP - The numerous safety violations that contributed to a deadly train crash in California last year have some federal officials asking whether the crash was an isolated incident or part of a more widespread problem, particularly with cell phone use by crew members.

Kerry says Syrian president leaning toward West (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 03:08 PM PST AP - Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday that Syrian President Basher Assad told him last month in Damascus that Syria is prepared to resume peace negotiations with Israel and embrace a 2000 Arab initiative offering peace in exchange for territory captured from the Arabs in the 1967 Mideast war.

Obama wants Congress to help him reduce spending (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:57 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama thinks the best way to reduce wasteful spending is for lawmakers in both parties to work with him to do it, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Wednesday.

Obamas host congressional leaders for dinner (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:56 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama says he wants to thank members of Congress for their hard work and says it's important they acknowledge Democrats and Republicans have much in common.

Housing plan aims to help 9M, but leaves out many (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:49 PM PST AP - The Obama administration's housing plan is intended to help 9 million struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure, but it leaves out tens of thousands of borrowers in the most battered housing markets who won't qualify because their homes have lost too much value.

Obama administration goes after cable chatter (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 03:57 PM PST AP - Besides Rush Limbaugh and CNBC's Rick Santelli, the Obama administration has a more generic media target: "cable chatter."

Obama takes aim at costly defense contracts (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 03:20 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the U.S. government was paying too much for things it did not need and ordered a crackdown on spending "plagued by massive cost overruns and outright fraud."

Nancy Pelosi: Hard to hate? (Politico) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 03:11 PM PST Politico - House Republicans have met the enemy — and she isn’t Nancy Pelosi.

Clinton accuses Iran of seeking to intimidate (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 03:19 PM PST AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton swiped hard at Iran on Wednesday, accusing its hardline leaders of fomenting divisions in the Arab world, promoting terrorism, posing threats to Israel and Europe, and seeking to "intimidate as far as they think their voice can reach."

White House forum to diagnose health care ills (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 02:59 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama has invited a broad group of doctors, patients, business owners and insurers to a White House forum on health care in hopes of building support for big changes.

Obama picks Florida's Fugate to head FEMA (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2009 02:57 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday tapped Florida emergency manager Craig Fugate to head the Federal Emergency Management Agency, turning to a Republican appointee who has steered the Southern state through numerous hurricanes since 2001.

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