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House approves $3.6 trillion budget blueprint (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:34 PM PDT AP - The Democratic-controlled House approved a budget blueprint drawn to President Barack Obama's specifications Thursday and the Senate hastened to follow suit after administration allies rejected alternatives from liberals and conservatives alike.

Summiteers OK big loans, no econ rescue stimulus (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 03:38 PM PDT AP - Anxiously assembled at the most perilous moment for the global economy since the Great Depression, the world's financial powers pledged more than $1 trillion Thursday for emergency loans to contain the contagion. But they rebuffed President Barack Obama's bid for new stimulus spending and made no guarantees of success.

Analysis: But will it work? (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:19 PM PDT AP - Will it all work? World leaders achieved the minimum at their London summit, cobbling together more resources for the International Monetary Fund and pledging to better regulate unruly financial markets. But no country would budge from its bottom line, so the biggest goals were not met.

US, Mexico work together to fight drug cartels (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:59 PM PDT AP - The U.S. and Mexico are creating a cross-border group to develop strategies for stopping the illegal flow of guns and drugs between the two countries, officials said Thursday. Emerging from a conference with U.S. officials, Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina-Mora said more meetings are needed to develop plans to bring warring drug cartels under control along the border.

Palin calls for Begich's resignation (Politico) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:10 PM PDT Politico - Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) called on Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska ) Thursday to step down from his seat and run in a special election in the wake of the Justice Department’s decision to drop corruption charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). Begich narrowly defeated Stevens in 2008, a contest overshadowed by Stevens’ October conviction.

Sources: Intelligence shows NKorea fueling rocket (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 08:03 AM PDT AP - U.S. Defense officials say North Korea has begun fueling a rocket for its controversial launch of a satellite.

Obama taps 2 more for federal appeals courts (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:04 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated a federal judge from Maryland and another from New York to serve on U.S. appeals courts, moving to change the political balance of both courts.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Payday lenders thwart limits (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:42 PM PDT AP - The payday loan industry, threatened by Congress with extinction, has deployed well-connected lobbyists and hefty sums of campaign cash to key lawmakers to save itself.

Obama turns to survey researcher for census post (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:17 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday selected Robert M. Groves to be the next census director, turning to a survey researcher who has clashed with Republicans over the use of statistical sampling to lead the high-stakes head count.

Obama's scorecard: Some setbacks but a good summit (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:04 PM PDT AP - At his summit debut, President Barack Obama failed to persuade foreign counterparts to commit to fresh and lavish spending to boost economic revival. And the success he did achieve in finding common ground was as much the result of modified goals as swaying other countries to bend to U.S. priorities.

Text of Obama's news conference after G-20 summit (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:06 PM PDT AP - Text of President Barack Obama's news conference Thursday at the ExCel center in London following the G-20 summit, as provided by the White House:

Alaska Republicans call for new Senate election (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:53 PM PDT AP - The Alaska Republican Party on Thursday called on Democratic Sen. Mark Begich to resign in light of the now-abandoned federal convictions that had crippled his GOP opponent, Ted Stevens, in last year's election. Begich rejected the idea and even his Republican colleague said what's done is done.

U.S. House approves Democrats' budget blueprint (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:52 PM PDT Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a federal budget that embraces President Barack Obama's initiatives on healthcare, energy and education but leaves the government deeply in debt for the foreseeable future.

FEMA's revolving door? (Politico) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT Politico - The White House will not seek an ethics waiver for FEMA Chief of Staff Jason McNamara, but he must recuse himself from matters involving his former employer.

Blagojevich indicted on federal corruption charges (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:44 PM PDT AP - Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and five others were indicted Thursday on charges of scheming to auction off President Barack Obama's vacant U.S.

Blago indicted on corruption charges (Politico) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 03:58 PM PDT Politico - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was indicted in Chicago on 19 federal corruption charges — 16 are felony charges — including racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud, extortion conspiracy, attempted extortion, and making false statements to federal agents.

US military firms up supply routes for Afghan war (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 03:34 PM PDT AP - The U.S. will sign a formal agreement Friday for a major new supply corridor into Afghanistan, moving to firm up alternate routes in the wake of increased convoy attacks and the loss of a base in Kyrgyszstan, defense officials said.

CONGRESS NOTEBOOK: Vote-a-rama returns to Senate (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 03:32 PM PDT AP - It's been called the Senate's version of water torture.

White House Notebook: Obama highlights name (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 03:08 PM PDT AP - What's more amazing than a group of world leaders, including some countries that once were adversaries, sitting together and negotiating to fix the global economy?

U.S. lawmakers move toward passing FY 2010 budget (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 03:03 PM PDT Reuters - The Democratic-controlled U.S. Congress on Thursday moved toward passing a federal budget that embraces President Barack Obama's initiatives on healthcare, energy and education but leaves the government deeply in debt for the foreseeable future.

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