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Clinton: NKorea plan to fire missile 'provocative' (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 04:36 PM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday warned North Korea that firing a missile for any purpose would be a "provocative act" that would have consequences.

Analysis: Bend but don't break is Obama style (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 03:09 PM PDT AP - Barack Obama is emerging as a president who avoids confrontation where possible, yields ground strategically and prefers the soft sell to the hard.

Clinton: US shares blame for Mexican drug wars (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 04:04 PM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday pledged to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with Mexico in its violent struggle against drug cartels, and acknowledged the U.S. shares blame because of its demand for drugs and supply of weapons.

VIDEO: Alexander the Great? (Politico) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 03:45 PM PDT Politico - At the White House’s celebration of Greek Independence Day Wednesday afternoon, President Obama got a little unexpected flattery from Archbishop Demetrios, the head of the Greek Orthodox Church in the United States

Congress votes to expand wilderness in 9 states (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 02:31 PM PDT AP - Congress has voted to set aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as protected wilderness — from California's Sierra Nevada mountains to the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia.

Baghdad envoy nominee wary of Iraqi security (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 02:22 PM PDT AP - Like a baseball relief pitcher hoping to preserve a late comeback, veteran diplomat Christopher Hill has one overriding fear as he contemplates being the next ambassador to Iraq.

Pentagon questions growing Chinese military power (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 01:39 PM PDT AP - China's rapidly growing military strength is shifting the military balance in the region and could be used to force its claims in disputed territories, a Pentagon report said Wednesday.

Obama, NATO chief discuss Afghanistan war, Russia (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 11:01 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama and NATO's chief discussed how to more effectively fight Islamic militants in Afghanistan and achieve Obama's goal of putting U.S.-Russian relations on a stronger footing.

Lawmakers soften opposition to bonuses (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 03:36 PM PDT AP - Lawmakers are softening their stance on denying bonuses to employees of bailed-out financial institutions after President Barack Obama warned them against alienating the industry.

Postal chief says post office running out of money (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 04:39 PM PDT AP - The post office will run out of money this year unless it gets help, Postmaster General John Potter told Congress on Wednesday as he sought permission to cut delivery to five days a week.

Obama asks fellow Democrats to back budget plans (Reuters) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 04:29 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama lobbied fellow Democrats on Wednesday to support major initiatives in his $3.55 trillion budget proposal and the White House played down differences as lawmakers sought to trim the plan to reduce long-term deficits.

Obama to tell bankers "we're all in the same boat" (Reuters) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 04:29 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will tell bankers on Friday "we're all in the same boat" while pressing them to support his strategy to unlock credit markets ahead of next week's G20 meeting of world leaders.

Law enforcement overwhelmed on Inauguration Day, panel told (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 03:57 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Members of Congress scolded federal law enforcement officials Wednesday over why thousands of their constituents didn't get to see Barack Obama sworn in as president in January despite holding coveted tickets to the ceremony.

W.H. putting best face on budget fight (Politico) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 03:51 PM PDT Politico - The White House is trying to put the best face on budget plans from congressional Democrats that drop President Obama’s cap-and-trade climate-change proposal, and his suggestion to use funds from the program to pay for tax cuts for lower and middle income taxpayers.

Rebuilding Afghanistan will be long, costly effort (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 03:40 PM PDT AP - The effort to stabilize and rebuild Afghanistan will be lengthy, complicated and expensive, government watchdogs said Wednesday in a sobering assessment of the challenges facing the Obama administration.

Highlights of budget plans by Obama, Democrats (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 03:05 PM PDT AP - Highlights of the budget proposals of President Barack Obama, House Democrats and Senate Democrats for the 2010 budget year starting Oct. 1.

U.S. execs write Obama for support of patent reform (Reuters) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 03:04 PM PDT Reuters - The chief executives of Google, Cisco, Micron, Palm and 24 other executives have written to President Barack Obama urging support for patent reform now before congress that they hope would reduce expensive litigation.

Outsourced condom production could shut US factory (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 03:01 PM PDT AP - The last U.S.-based supplier of condoms for global HIV/AIDS prevention programs could be forced to shut its doors because the federal government sent the work to cheaper suppliers in Asia.

Feds sue Dish Network over do not call complaints (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 02:59 PM PDT AP - The nation's second-largest satellite TV provider — Dish Network — is being sued by the government for alleged violations of the national Do Not Call Registry.

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