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• Obama visits flood emergency site in Massachusetts (AP)
• Obama urges patience as health care law kicks in (AP)
• Army: Gays still can be dismissed if they speak up (AP)
• New mileage rules: Pay more for cars, less at pump (AP)
• Daimler bribes: a blown chance to clean up its act (AP)
• US sues contractor KBR over Iraq bills (AP)
• AP Exclusive: US aid going to Afghanistan partners (AP)
• Former Gerald Ford press secretary is dead at 87 (AP)
• Reaction mixed to idea of East Coast drilling (AP)
• Obama offers help to Rhode Island governor (AP)
• Obama administration backs making radio pay fees (AP)
• US dismisses Karzai's jibes against foreigners (AFP)
• Ethics probe asked on lawmakers at C Street house (AP)
• Obama marks `Census Day' by filling out form (AP)
• Opposition parties say they will boycott Sudan elections (AFP)
• US slaps sanctions on al-Qaida-linked terrorists (AP)
• Wrong number: GOP pitch lists phone-sex hotline (AP)
• Gay marriage issue affects Calif. GOP Senate race (AP)
• Obama Approval Index Month-by-Month (Rasmussen Reports)

Obama visits flood emergency site in Massachusetts (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 05:02 PM PDT AP - Detouring from his schedule, President Barack Obama on Thursday thanked emergency workers struggling against disastrous flooding in the Northeast.

Obama urges patience as health care law kicks in (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:35 PM PDT AP - Facing a public still wary of his massive health care overhaul, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged Americans not to judge the nearly $1 trillion legislation he signed into law last week until the reforms take hold.

Army: Gays still can be dismissed if they speak up (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT AP - Reversing course, Army Secretary John McHugh warned soldiers Thursday that they still can be discharged for acknowledging they are gay, saying he misspoke earlier this week when he suggested the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy had been temporarily suspended.

New mileage rules: Pay more for cars, less at pump (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:35 PM PDT AP - Drivers will have to pay more for cars and trucks, but they'll save at the pump under tough new federal rules aimed at boosting mileage, cutting emissions and hastening the next generation of fuel-stingy hybrids and electric cars.

Daimler bribes: a blown chance to clean up its act (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 02:33 PM PDT AP - At a 1999 meeting in Germany, board members at Daimler, one of the world's largest vehicle manufacturers, took a step that could have saved the company the guilty pleas and $185 million in civil and criminal payments it agreed to in a U.S. courtroom Thursday.

US sues contractor KBR over Iraq bills (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 04:08 PM PDT AP - The federal government sued KBR Inc., the largest contractor in Iraq, on Thursday over what prosecutors say were improper charges to the Army for private security services.

AP Exclusive: US aid going to Afghanistan partners (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 04:48 PM PDT AP - The Pentagon is pouring millions of dollars into equipment and training for its smaller partner nations in the Afghanistan war, a new effort that could encourage some countries not to abandon the increasingly unpopular conflict.

Former Gerald Ford press secretary is dead at 87 (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 01:05 PM PDT AP - Jerald terHorst, who resigned as White House press secretary rather than defend President Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon, is dead at age 87.

Reaction mixed to idea of East Coast drilling (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 04:45 PM PDT AP - Some coastal residents applauded President Barack Obama's decision to open portions of the East Coast to oil and gas exploration as a way to create jobs and ease the country's reliance on foreign oil. Others feared marine life could be harmed by drilling or that tourists would shun a resort area if a nearby oil rig were to be involved in a spill.

Obama offers help to Rhode Island governor (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 06:18 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday promised Rhode Island's governor that the federal government will help the state clean up the damage caused by devastating floods, the governor's office said.

Obama administration backs making radio pay fees (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 04:02 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration is supporting legislation to make radio stations pay royalties to performers when they play their music.

US dismisses Karzai's jibes against foreigners (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 12:53 PM PDT AFP - Washington Thursday brushed aside fierce criticisms from Afghan President Hamid Karzai blaming election fraud on foreign officials, insisting he first had to get his own house in order.

Ethics probe asked on lawmakers at C Street house (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:57 AM PDT AP - A government watchdog group says it has filed ethics complaints against lawmakers who have rented rooms in a controversial Capitol Hill townhouse.

Obama marks `Census Day' by filling out form (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 11:05 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama has filled out and turned in his family's census form, making sure to include an entry for the first grandma.

Opposition parties say they will boycott Sudan elections (AFP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 01:35 PM PDT AFP - Sudan's main opposition parties on Thursday announced a total boycott of presidential, legislative and regional elections, thwarting last-ditch US efforts to rescue the country's first multi-party polls in 24 years.

US slaps sanctions on al-Qaida-linked terrorists (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:40 AM PDT AP - The United States has imposed new sanctions on a close associate of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network who helped smuggle foreign fighters into Iraq, and a German jailed for plotting to bomb American military personnel in Germany.

Wrong number: GOP pitch lists phone-sex hotline (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 09:32 AM PDT AP - The best thing the Republican Party can say about this week is, it's nearly over.

Gay marriage issue affects Calif. GOP Senate race (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 07:33 AM PDT AP - The Republican contest to determine who will challenge California Sen. Barbara Boxer in the fall has focused so far on the bread-and-butter issues of the day — jobs, the economy and federal spending.

Obama Approval Index Month-by-Month (Rasmussen Reports) Posted: 01 Apr 2010 07:11 AM PDT Rasmussen Reports - When tracking President Obama's job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.

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