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2 Pentagon police officers shot (AP)
Democrats mired in swamp they vowed to drain (AP)
Levin is acting chair of Ways and Means panel (AP)
GAO: What does the US export to Iran? Who knows? (AP)
Michelle: No longer a 'caricature' (Politico)
Rep. Delahunt says he won't run for re-election (AP)
RNC document caricatures Obama, appeals to fear (AP)
House passes jobs bill despite doubts (AP)
House panel approves Armenian genocide resolution (AP)
Retiring Dem facing complaint by male staffer (AP)
2nd person scrutinized in Pentagon subway shooting (AP)
Delahunt Won't Run for Re-Election (CQPolitics.com)
Attacks kill 12 as Iraqi troops and police vote (Reuters)
Clinton urges recognition of Honduras government (AP)
Controller complacency could jeopardize air safety (AP)
US lawmakers seek military trials for extremists (AFP)
FACT CHECK: Obama approach at odds with past views (AP)
House panel approves Armenian genocide measure (Reuters)
More men file workplace sexual harassment claims (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:35 PM PST

AP - A gunman coolly drew a weapon from his pocket and opened fire at the teeming subway entrance to the Pentagon complex Thursday evening, wounding two police officers before being shot and critically wounded, officials said.

Democrats mired in swamp they vowed to drain (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:35 PM PST

AP - A rash of ethics lapses has given Democrats an election-year headache: how to convince skeptical voters that they're any cleaner than Republicans they accused of fostering a "culture of corruption" in 2006.

Levin is acting chair of Ways and Means panel (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 03:20 PM PST

AP - Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan took over Thursday as chairman of the powerful tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee Thursday after Democrats decided they wanted a consensus builder rather than a firebrand going into the midterm elections.

GAO: What does the US export to Iran? Who knows? (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 01:34 PM PST

AP - Sloppy records make it hard to tell exactly what the United States is exporting to Iran, despite sanctions meant to ensure only humanitarian goods and no military items go there, congressional investigators say.

Michelle: No longer a 'caricature' (Politico)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 01:53 AM PST

Politico - Michelle Obama said Wednesday that her year as first lady has allowed people to finally get to know her after the combat of a bruising campaign turned her into a “caricature” to some voters.

Rep. Delahunt says he won't run for re-election (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:51 PM PST

AP - Massachusetts Rep. William Delahunt has decided not to run for re-election.

RNC document caricatures Obama, appeals to fear (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 05:47 PM PST

AP - Barack Obama is "The Joker." Nancy Pelosi is portrayed as Cruella De Vil, and Harry Reid as Scooby Doo — all part of a Republican Party pitch to top fundraisers.

House passes jobs bill despite doubts (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 05:46 PM PST

AP - Despite doubts among many lawmakers that it will create many jobs, the House on Thursday passed legislation giving companies that hire the jobless a temporary payroll tax break. The measure passed 217-201 on a mostly party-line vote. The bill also extends federal highway programs through the end of the year.

House panel approves Armenian genocide resolution (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 03:20 PM PST

AP - Turkey, a key Muslim ally of the United States, angrily withdrew its U.S. ambassador Thursday after a congressional committee approved a resolution branding the World War I-era killing of Armenians a genocide.

Retiring Dem facing complaint by male staffer (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 02:04 PM PST

AP - The House ethics panel is reviewing a complaint against retiring New York Rep. Eric Massa by a male staffer who reportedly felt uncomfortable in a situation with Massa that had sexual overtones.

2nd person scrutinized in Pentagon subway shooting (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:41 PM PST

AP - Law enforcement officials say they've got one person in custody and are investigating whether a second was involved in a shooting at Pentagon subway entrance

Delahunt Won't Run for Re-Election (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:14 PM PST

CQPolitics.com - Rep. William Delahunt (D-Mass.) will announce on Friday that he won't run for re-election to an 8th term in November, becoming the 16th House Democrat to announce plans to leave at the end of this Congress.

Attacks kill 12 as Iraqi troops and police vote (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 05:45 PM PST

Reuters - Twelve people were killed in Baghdad on Thursday, including seven soldiers and police blown up by suicide bombers, days before a poll that will test Iraq's prospects for stability as U.S. troops prepare to leave.

Clinton urges recognition of Honduras government (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 03:45 PM PST

AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday the Obama administration will resume aid to Honduras that was suspended after a coup last year and urged Latin American nations to recognize the new Honduran government.

Controller complacency could jeopardize air safety (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 03:20 PM PST

AP - For the third time in seven months, the judgment of those who operate the nation's air traffic control system has been called into question and concerns have been raised that complacency may be causing controllers and their supervisors to bend rules.

US lawmakers seek military trials for extremists (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 03:06 PM PST

AFP - In a direct election-year challenge to US President Barack Obama on national security, lawmakers unveiled legislation Thursday requiring military interrogations and trials for suspected terrorists.

FACT CHECK: Obama approach at odds with past views (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 03:04 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama is trying to achieve a health care overhaul the way he once said it couldn't, and shouldn't, be done.

House panel approves Armenian genocide measure (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 02:04 PM PST

Reuters - A congressional panel voted on Thursday to label as "genocide" the World War One-era massacre of Armenians by Turkish forces, despite pressure from the Obama administration and Turkey to drop the matter.