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On to Mars: Obama declares, 'I expect to see it' (AP)
Report suggests W.Va. mine blast was preventable (AP)
$18 billion jobless benefits bill goes to Obama (AP)
Obama makes light of anti-tax protests (AP)
GOP split over terms of new 'Contract' (Politico)
Obama orders a review of troubled coal mines (AP)
Want to get audited? Apply for homebuyer credit (AP)
Out of Fla. GOP favor, Crist could go independent (AP)
Consumers to get new tool to make 'safe' purchases (AP)
Reid moves up start of financial overhaul debate (AP)
Michelle Obama visits San Diego community farm (AP)
Gloria Estefan draws Obama to Democratic fundraiser (AFP)
Senators threaten subpoena over Ft Hood attack (Reuters)
Ex-NSA worker charged in classified leak case (AP)
Obamas made millions in 2009, paid big tax bill (Reuters)
Tea party rally upbraids 'gangster government' (AP)
Poll: Crist leads 3-way contest if race held now (AP)
Pentagon to adopt uniform rules on guns (AP)
Arlington section becomes community of remembrance (AP)
Former Wis. Gov. Thompson won't run for US Senate (AP)

On to Mars: Obama declares, 'I expect to see it' (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:59 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama boldly predicted Thursday his new plans for space exploration would lead American astronauts on historic, almost fantastic journeys to an asteroid and then to Mars â" and in his lifetime â" relying on rockets and propulsion still to be imagined and built.

Report suggests W.Va. mine blast was preventable (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:39 PM PDT

AP - A preliminary report on last week's deadly mine explosion in West Virginia suggests the blast may have been preventable.

$18 billion jobless benefits bill goes to Obama (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 05:09 PM PDT

AP - Congress is sending President Barack Obama legislation to restore unemployment benefits for people who have been out of work for months.

Obama makes light of anti-tax protests (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:43 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday he's amused by the anti-tax tea party protests that have been taking place around Tax Day.

GOP split over terms of new 'Contract' (Politico)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 03:02 AM PDT

Politico - Republicans are salivating over the prospect of winning back the House in November, and they’re planning to produce a new “Contract With America” in the hopes of sealing the deal.

Obama orders a review of troubled coal mines (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 03:52 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered a sweeping review of coal mines with poor safety records and called on federal officials to strengthen laws "so riddled with loopholes that they allow unsafe conditions to continue."

Want to get audited? Apply for homebuyer credit (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 02:53 PM PDT

AP - Here's a good way to get audited by the Internal Revenue Service this year: claim the new homebuyer tax credit.

Out of Fla. GOP favor, Crist could go independent (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 02:46 PM PDT

AP - Gov. Charlie Crist was once a rapidly rising Republican star, a potential running mate for John McCain, a man with a bright political future who moved from an obscure state post to education commissioner, attorney general and governor — all within six years.

Consumers to get new tool to make 'safe' purchases (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 01:11 PM PDT

AP - When a consumer claims an injury or cites a potential hazard from a baby stroller or some other product, the government wants you to know about it. And, in about a year, you will.

Reid moves up start of financial overhaul debate (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:05 PM PDT

AP - Unwilling to negotiate further, Democratic leaders said Thursday they want to move forward on financial regulation legislation next week even as Republican leaders tried to unify their members against the bill in hopes of winning further concessions.

Michelle Obama visits San Diego community farm (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:15 PM PDT

AP - Returning from Mexico, Michelle Obama made a brief stop Thursday across the border in San Diego to visit a community garden farmed by international refugees that she called a model for building healthy communities across the nation and around the world.

Gloria Estefan draws Obama to Democratic fundraiser (AFP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 03:43 PM PDT

AFP - US President Barack Obama held a fundraiser Thursday at the home of famed Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan as his Democratic Party girds for a major mid-term battle ahead of November elections.

Senators threaten subpoena over Ft Hood attack (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 03:42 PM PDT

Reuters - Two U.S. senators vowed on Thursday to subpoena the Obama administration next week unless it produces information sought in a congressional probe of last year's shooting rampage at a military base in Texas.

Ex-NSA worker charged in classified leak case (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 03:24 PM PDT

AP - A former senior executive at the National Security Agency was charged Thursday with lying and obstruction of justice in an investigation of leaks of classified information to a newspaper.

Obamas made millions in 2009, paid big tax bill (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 02:43 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama and his wife earned about $5.5 million in 2009 primarily from the proceeds of his best-selling books, and they paid $1.79 million in federal income taxes, the White House said on Thursday.

Tea party rally upbraids 'gangster government' (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 04:59 PM PDT

AP - Tea party protesters marked tax day Thursday with exhortations against "gangster government" and appeals from Republicans seeking their grass-roots clout in November elections, a prospect both tempting and troubling to those in the loose movement.

Poll: Crist leads 3-way contest if race held now (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 02:37 PM PDT

AP - Gov. Charlie Crist has fallen far behind in Florida's Republican primary contest for the U.S. Senate, but he could capture a three-way race in November, a poll released Thursday suggests.

Pentagon to adopt uniform rules on guns (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 02:36 PM PDT

AP - The Pentagon will adopt a broad policy governing how privately owned guns can be carried or stored at military installations following the shooting deaths of 13 people last year at Fort Hood, Texas.

Arlington section becomes community of remembrance (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 01:14 PM PDT

AP - Army curator James Speraw stood by Spc. Christopher Coffland's grave, tucked among the rows of white headstones at Arlington National Cemetery, and read the inscription on dog tags that he cupped gently in his palms.