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Obama to revive terror tribunals, with more rights (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 04:58 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama will restart Bush-era military tribunals for a small number of Guantanamo detainees, reviving a fiercely disputed trial system he once denounced but with new legal protections for terror suspects, U.S. officials said Thursday.

Obama urges Congress to act on credit card bill (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 04:49 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama urged Congress on Thursday to quickly send him legislation ending abusive credit card practices. But his populist appeal also included a stern warning to shoppers whose eyes are bigger than their budgets.

House votes $97 billion war funds, despite doubts (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 04:00 PM PDT AP - Despite Democrats' rising anxiety about Afghanistan, the House on Thursday easily passed a $96.7 billion measure filling President Barack Obama's request for war spending and foreign aid efforts there and in Iraq.

Senators link Pakistan aid to focus on extremists (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 03:44 PM PDT AP - Senators voiced doubts Thursday about sending millions of dollars to Pakistan without assurances it will be spent to fight extremists who threaten security and political stability both there and in Afghanistan.

Prosecutors to talk to Rove on firings (Politico) Posted: 14 May 2009 01:55 PM PDT Politico - Former Bush aide Karl Rove is set to be interviewed Friday by a special prosecutor investigating the firing of nine U.S. attorneys by the Bush administration in 2007, a source close to the inquiry said.

Philly civic leader drops bid against Specter (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 03:31 PM PDT AP - Sen. Arlen Specter's main opponent in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary next year is dropping out.

Pelosi: CIA misled her on waterboarding (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 02:19 PM PDT AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bluntly accused the CIA on Thursday of misleading her and other lawmakers about its use of waterboarding during the Bush administration, escalating a controversy grown to include both political parties, the spy agency and the White House.

Proposal would require all to have health coverage (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 02:36 PM PDT AP - House Democrats are crafting a plan that would require all Americans to carry health insurance and would help families making less than $88,000 pay the premiums. Employers, too, would have to help foot the bill.

House committee investigating former PBGC director (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 04:12 PM PDT AP - The former director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. had inappropriate contacts with Wall Street firms chosen to give investment advice to the agency, which insures the retirement benefits of 44 million Americans, according to a government watchdog report released Thursday.

AP source: Rove to meet with special prosecutor (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 02:37 PM PDT AP - Former top Bush White House aide Karl Rove is scheduled to be interviewed Friday as part of a criminal investigation into the firing of U.S. attorneys, according to a lawyer familiar with the investigation.

Gov't expands housing plan, off to slow start (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 04:55 PM PDT AP - With less than 24 hours on the clock, Rose Inman's foreclosure was postponed late Thursday for 60 days. But after spending hundreds of dollars she couldn't afford to find an apartment and pack her things, the last-minute gesture comes too late — she is moving out of her house overlooking Seattle's Puget Sound.

Obama says House looks to back healthcare in July (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders on Wednesday said they would like to steer a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system through the House of Representatives by the end of July.

Obama presses for credit card reform by end of May (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 04:16 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama urged the U.S. Congress on Thursday to pass a credit card reform bill by the end of May to ban unfair rate increases and end abusive penalties.

Clinton: Myanmar should release opposition leader (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 02:50 PM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday urged Myanmar to immediately release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, even as Malaysia's foreign minister warned of isolating the military-run country.

Notre Dame chief: Obama invite can broaden debate (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 02:36 PM PDT AP - The University of Notre Dame's invitation for President Barack Obama to speak at Sunday's commencement is an opportunity to broaden the debate on issues important to Roman Catholics, not a step at odds with church teaching, the school's president said in a letter to graduates.

Dems: CIA may have broken law (Politico) Posted: 14 May 2009 02:23 PM PDT Politico - Democrats on the House intelligence committee said Thursday that CIA officers broke the law in 2002 if they told Nancy Pelosi then that they had not yet engaged in waterboarding.

Lawsuit seeks diplomatic immunity in Italian case (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 02:03 PM PDT AP - A former U.S. official facing kidnapping charges in Italy for the seizure of a suspected terrorist is suing the State Department to protect herself from prosecution.

2 adult students taken into custody at White House (AP) Posted: 14 May 2009 01:39 PM PDT AP - Two people facing deportation from the United States have been taken into custody at the White House gate. They had arrived for a tour of the executive mansion.

House backs $96.7 billion bill for Iraq, Afghan wars (Reuters) Posted: 14 May 2009 01:12 PM PDT Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a $96.7 billion measure to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through September 30 as well as rush critical economic and security aid to Pakistan.

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