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Congress leery about Obama's plan on tax loopholes (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 04:56 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama promised sternly on Monday to crack down on companies "that ship jobs overseas" and duck U.S. taxes with offshore havens. It won't be easy. Democrats have been fighting — and losing — this battle since John F. Kennedy made a similar proposal in 1961. Obama's proposal to close tax loopholes was a reliable applause line during the presidential campaign, but it got a lukewarm response Monday from Capitol Hill.

Obama seeks assurances from Pakistan's leader (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 04:28 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama will seek assurances this week from Pakistani President Asif Ali Zadari that his country's nuclear arsenal is safe and that Pakistan's military intends to face down Taliban extremists in coordination with Afghanistan and the United States, U.S. officials said Monday.

Swine flu could shine glaring light on uninsured (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:06 PM PDT AP - Swine flu could shine a glaring light on the best and worst about American-style health care.

FDA moves against swine flu fraud (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:38 PM PDT AP - The Food and Drug Administration has found at least 20 Web sites that may be fraudulently marketing products with claims that they guard against or cure swine flu, an agency official said Monday.

Hatch: W.H. may reveal name this week (Politico) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:07 PM PDT Politico - After talking to President Barack Obama on the phone today, Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch says he believes the White House will move swiftly on its Supreme Court nominee, perhaps making an announcement by the end of this week.

Rice takes tough question from fourth grader (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:38 PM PDT AP - Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Jewish elementary school students that the Bush administration did not use illegal interrogation tactics.

AP IMPACT: Empty neighborhoods fill Rust Belt (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:36 PM PDT AP - Meet the forgotten housing crisis. While most attention has focused on the wave of foreclosures sweeping mostly middle-class, suburban Sunbelt neighborhoods from California to Florida, the nation's emptiest neighborhoods have remained concentrated in the same place for nearly a generation: the mostly minority, poor, urban neighborhoods of the American Rust Belt.

Is the recession suffocating American innovation? (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:25 PM PDT AP - Got a bright business idea? Take a number.

'El no habla': Obama jumbles Cinco de Mayo salute (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:03 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's joke wasn't lost in translation — even though he referred to a Cinco de Mayo celebration as "Cinco de Cuatro."

Court puts limits on liability in toxic spill (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:46 PM PDT AP - The Supreme Court says Shell Oil Co. cannot be held responsible for cleanup of a contaminated Superfund site owned by a defunct company simply because it delivered chemicals to the site.

Pentagon auditor cites heavy fraud by contractor (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:32 PM PDT AP - A massive contract to support U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan received a withering review Monday, as a special panel investigating waste and fraud in wartime spending was told of numerous deficiencies in the arrangement that has paid KBR Inc. nearly $32 billion since 2001.

Israeli president: Iran threatens US, Europe (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:16 PM PDT AP - Israel's president charged Monday that Iran's nuclear program threatens the United States, Europe and Arab nations, as well as Israel.

Obama's tax plans raises high-tech hackles (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:16 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's plan to impose U.S. taxes on corporate America's overseas profits threatens to open a big crater in the financial statements of technology companies.

After Specter switch: buyer's remorse? (Politico) Posted: 04 May 2009 05:11 PM PDT Politico - Nearly a week after Democrats welcomed Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter into the fold and Republicans got acquainted with Specter's prospective challenger, Pat Toomey, both sides are showing signs of buyer's remorse.

Obama Urged to Look Beyond Federal Appeals Courts in Replacing Souter (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 04 May 2009 04:42 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - During a breakfast meeting at the White House in 2005, Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick J. Leahy urged President George W. Bush to consider nominating an elected official to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court.

Nevada files voter fraud charges against ACORN (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 04 May 2009 04:39 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Nevada's attorney general on Monday filed criminal charges accusing liberal community activist group ACORN and two of its employees of facilitating voter registration fraud in November's election by requiring canvassers to submit 20 applications each day or face termination.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Lobbyists eye Iraq measure (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 04:38 PM PDT AP - From car companies to big retailers, firms looking for shelter in the recession are swarming around a promising opportunity: a multibillion emergency spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Court considers sentencing of young offenders (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 04:33 PM PDT AP - Though it may be decades, Joe Harris Sullivan is waiting to die in prison for a crime he committed at age 13, one of thousands of children who have been sentenced to life terms without parole in the United States.

Obama calls senators about high court pick (AP) Posted: 04 May 2009 04:05 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama, eager to have his Supreme Court nominee seated by early October, has begun calling senators who will play key roles in the confirmation process.

Obama to meet Afghan, Pakistani leaders on strategy (Reuters) Posted: 04 May 2009 04:03 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama presents his strategy for defeating al Qaeda to the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Wednesday amid growing U.S. concern that it is losing the war and neither is a reliable ally.

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