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Leaders differ on how to nurture a global recovery (AP)
Federal regs set to restrain Wall Street risk (AP)
GOP to spotlight military controversy on Kagan (AP)
Possible pitfalls for Kagan's with her own words? (AP)
Obama: 'On the brink' of Wall St. reform (Politico)
IRS wants taxes from BP payments for lost wages (AP)
Democrats mulling stand-alone jobless aid (AP)
Judge in oil spill case sells energy stocks (AP)
Obama finally has success with TSA appointment (AP)
More kids trapped in sweltering cars are dying (AP)
Obama to host Africa independence celebration (Reuters)
DOJ urges appeals court delay on oil spill ruling (AP)
Critics dress down NH candidate over bikini event (AP)
Harry Reid's son avoids surname in governor bid (AP)
Lawyer: Client who viewed Obama records was bored (AP)
McCain cruises to 23-point lead over primary opponent Hayworth (The Newsroom)
Woman named to run FBI's New York division (AP)
Nev. candidates to draw lots to break election tie (AP)
Provisions of the negotiated financial reform bill (AP)
Clinton heading to Eastern Europe, Caucasus (AP)

Leaders differ on how to nurture a global recovery (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 05:42 PM PDT

AP - Fresh from a congressional win on a financial overhaul, President Barack Obama pressed world leaders on Friday to join him in backing stronger rules against banking abuses. He made little headway in his call for more stimulus to keep the world economy growing.

Federal regs set to restrain Wall Street risk (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 04:50 PM PDT

AP - Congressional negotiators struck a deal Friday on the toughest financial regulations since the Great Depression, aiming to rein in Wall Street excess and tighten rules on everything from simple debit card swipes to the most complex securities.

GOP to spotlight military controversy on Kagan (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 05:14 PM PDT

AP - Republicans will call three military witnesses to testify against Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on Capitol Hill next week, an indication they plan to highlight her dispute with the military over recruiters' access to Harvard Law School's campus while she was dean.

Possible pitfalls for Kagan's with her own words? (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 11:11 AM PDT

AP - How might a Justice Elena Kagan rule on the leading issues of the day?

Obama: 'On the brink' of Wall St. reform (Politico)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 10:52 AM PDT

Politico - An all-night House-Senate conference committee delivered President Barack Obama and Democrats a far-reaching and historic achievement Friday – a realignment of the rules that govern Wall Street and a second victory toward Obama’s legislative triple crown.

IRS wants taxes from BP payments for lost wages (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:05 PM PDT

AP - The Internal Revenue Service says oil spill victims who receive BP payments for lost wages will have to pay up come tax time.

Democrats mulling stand-alone jobless aid (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 04:42 PM PDT

AP - The demise of Democrats' jobs-agenda legislation means that unemployment benefits will phase out for more than 200,000 people a week. Governors who had counted on fresh federal aid will now have to consider more budget cuts, tax increases and layoffs of state workers.

Judge in oil spill case sells energy stocks (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 04:49 PM PDT

AP - The Louisiana federal judge who struck down a six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling has sold many of his energy investments, a financial disclosure report released Friday reveals.

Obama finally has success with TSA appointment (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:49 PM PDT

AP - The third time was the charm for President Barack Obama to fill the top job at the Transportation Security Administration.

More kids trapped in sweltering cars are dying (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 11:36 AM PDT

AP - Temperatures are rising and so are reports of infants and toddlers dying from being trapped inside sizzling automobiles.

Obama to host Africa independence celebration (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 05:22 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama, whose father was Kenyan, will host a 50th anniversary celebration of 18 African nations' independence in Washington this summer, senior U.S. officials said on Friday.

DOJ urges appeals court delay on oil spill ruling (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 04:19 PM PDT

AP - The Justice Department on Friday urged a federal appeals court to delay a judge's ruling overturning a drilling moratorium in the Gulf.

Critics dress down NH candidate over bikini event (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 02:51 PM PDT

AP - There was an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny problem with a fundraiser planned for a New Hampshire candidate for governor.

Harry Reid's son avoids surname in governor bid (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 02:27 PM PDT

AP - The Democratic nominee in the Nevada governor's race is the son of one of the most powerful politicians in America, but you wouldn't know it by his campaign.

Lawyer: Client who viewed Obama records was bored (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:53 PM PDT

AP - A defense attorney for a man who pleaded guilty Friday to illegally looking at President Barack Obama's student loan records said his client only found the records because he and others were bored at work.

McCain cruises to 23-point lead over primary opponent Hayworth (The Newsroom)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:46 PM PDT

The Newsroom - Arizona Sen. John McCain has opened a big lead over his GOP primary opponent, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth. A new Magellan Strategies poll of likely Republican voters in the state finds McCain leading Hayworth by 23 points, 52 percent to 29 percent.

Woman named to run FBI's New York division (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:27 PM PDT

AP - A woman who has worked at the FBI for 23 years is the new head of the FBI's New York Division, the bureau's largest with 2,000 agents and other employees.

Nev. candidates to draw lots to break election tie (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:19 PM PDT

AP - Two candidates in a rural Nevada county will settle a tie in their primary race Las Vegas style.

Provisions of the negotiated financial reform bill (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:12 PM PDT

AP - Highlights of the compromise legislation to overhaul financial rules:

Clinton heading to Eastern Europe, Caucasus (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 11:52 AM PDT

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is heading next week for a five-day trip to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.