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• Official says Israeli PM cancels on nuclear summit (AP)
• Nuke treaty signed, but menacing arms issues lurk (AP)
• Liz Cheney calls Obama's health care push arrogant (AP)
• US upbeat about anti-terror data accord with EU (AP)
• Coburn critical of Fox, nice to Pelosi (Politico)
• Diplomat was headed to meet jailed terrorist (AP)
• Senate OK is next hurdle for arms control deal (AP)
• Govt faults oversight for labs testing explosives (AP)
• IEDs in Afghanistan double in past year (AP)
• GOP 2012 hopefuls edge right as tea party watches (AP)
• President Obama questions Sarah Palin's nuclear acumen (Reuters)
• NC GOP wants national party head Steele to quit (AP)
• Crist says he won't run as independent for Senate (AP)
• Republican Party sizing up incumbent Obama (AP)
• Obama seeks federal report on coal mine disaster (AP)
• NASA maps plans for revamped U.S. space program (Reuters)
• NASA chief charts agency's shuttle-less future (AP)
• At UN, US envoy says vote is going 'awry' in Sudan (AP)
• Obama wants answers in deadly mine explosion (Reuters)

Official says Israeli PM cancels on nuclear summit (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:53 PM PDT AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is skipping President Barack Obama's nuclear security summit next week.

Nuke treaty signed, but menacing arms issues lurk (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 01:07 PM PDT AP - The nuclear weapons cuts President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed on Thursday would shrink the Cold War superpowers' arsenals to the lowest point since the frightening arms race of the 1960s. But they won't touch the "loose nukes" and suitcase bombs seen as the real menace in today's age of terrorism.

Liz Cheney calls Obama's health care push arrogant (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:15 PM PDT AP - Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has opened a conference of Southern Republicans by calling President Obama's health care campaign an arrogant power play.

US upbeat about anti-terror data accord with EU (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:04 PM PDT AP - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday he is confident an accord will be reached shortly with the European Union to relaunch a Bush-era data-sharing program the U.S. considers key to anti-terror investigations.

Coburn critical of Fox, nice to Pelosi (Politico) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:58 AM PDT Politico - Tom Coburn wants his constituents to get a more fair and balanced view of politics — even if that means hating a bit on FOX and loving a little on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Diplomat was headed to meet jailed terrorist (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 03:32 PM PDT AP - A Qatari diplomat was on his way to an official visit with an imprisoned al-Qaida sleeper agent when he touched off a bomb scare by slipping into an airline bathroom for a smoke, officials said Thursday as the diplomat prepared to leave the U.S.

Senate OK is next hurdle for arms control deal (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:42 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama predicted on Thursday that enough Republicans will support his arms control treaty with Russia to win Senate approval by the end of the year.

Govt faults oversight for labs testing explosives (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 03:49 PM PDT AP - The federal agency that regulates the transport of hazardous materials failed for at least a decade to inspect or conduct safety reviews of the four private laboratories it pays to test explosives, a government watchdog has found.

IEDs in Afghanistan double in past year (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:25 PM PDT AP - The number of crude roadside bombs in Afghanistan has doubled in the past year, prompting U.S. officials to rush billions of dollars of new protective gear to troops and double the number of road-clearing teams.

GOP 2012 hopefuls edge right as tea party watches (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:40 PM PDT AP - The tea party's demands for ideological purity have caught some GOP presidential hopefuls off guard, forcing them to awkwardly defend past decisions as they watch hard-right rivals gain ground.

President Obama questions Sarah Palin's nuclear acumen (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 05:07 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday made clear he was not going to take advice from Republican Sarah Palin when it comes to decisions about the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

NC GOP wants national party head Steele to quit (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:12 PM PDT AP - The head of the North Carolina Republican Party asked Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele to step down Thursday, saying the resignation is the only way to end scrutiny of the national party over lavish spending.

Crist says he won't run as independent for Senate (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:05 PM PDT AP - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist tried to dispel rumors Thursday that he could jump ship and run as an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate against a conservative rival who has gained momentum in the GOP primary.

Republican Party sizing up incumbent Obama (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:46 PM PDT AP - Let the 2012 race begin.

Obama seeks federal report on coal mine disaster (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:36 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama has asked federal mine safety officials to report next week on what may have caused the West Virginia coal mine explosion that killed 25 workers.

NASA maps plans for revamped U.S. space program (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:26 PM PDT Reuters - NASA fleshed out plans on Thursday for a revamped U.S. space program that will focus initially on developing technology needed to send people to Mars.

NASA chief charts agency's shuttle-less future (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:05 PM PDT AP - NASA may not be going to the moon anytime soon and its space shuttles are about to be retired, but it could conceivably increase the number of agency jobs under a new reorganization, NASA's chief said Thursday.

At UN, US envoy says vote is going 'awry' in Sudan (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:11 PM PDT AP - U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice brushed aside Sudan's assurances that it will hold fair elections this month, telling reporters Thursday that what she heard about the situation at a U.N. Security Council briefing was troubling.

Obama wants answers in deadly mine explosion (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 01:22 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered U.S. mine safety officials to report next week on the cause of the deadly explosion at a West Virginia coal mine and propose steps to prevent a repeat of the disaster.

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