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• Obama takes non-nuclear pledge to world leaders (AP)
• Obama: Al-Qaida would use nuke if it could (AP)
• GOP senators push for `mainstream' court nominee (AP)
• Miss. gov says Confederacy flap not worth 'diddly' (AP)
• Senators question future of US-Soviet nuclear pact (AP)
• Obama recalls Holocaust, liberation of Nazi camps (AP)
• Leahy: Nominee likely on high court for fall term (AP)
• Senator: Sanctions against Iran still worth a try (AP)
• Gates, Clinton rally in support of Karzai (AP)
• Obama: al Qaeda bid to go nuclear is top threat (Reuters)
• Fidesz wins Hungary election with strong mandate (Reuters)
• Obama tells Pakistani leader about ditching press (AP)
• Rating Change: GOP Makes Boccieri Race Competitive (CQPolitics.com)
• Miss. governor refers to himself as 'fat redneck' (AP)
• Snags hit first day of voting in Sudan (AFP)
• Obama election-year jobs agenda stalls in Congress (AP)
• Senators say high court filibuster can be avoided (AP)
• Clinton defends role of Israel at nuclear summit (AP)
• Clinton, Gates say nuclear threat changing rapidly (AP)

Obama takes non-nuclear pledge to world leaders (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 02:55 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's pledge to one day rid the world of nuclear weapons runs up against global realities this week when representatives from 47 countries try to craft an agreement on keeping nuclear weapons out of terrorist hands.

Obama: Al-Qaida would use nuke if it could (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 04:53 PM PDT AP - If al-Qaida acquired nuclear weapons it "would have no compunction at using them," President Barack Obama said Sunday on the eve of a summit aimed at finding ways to secure the world's nuclear stockpile.

GOP senators push for `mainstream' court nominee (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 08:47 AM PDT AP - GOP senators who will help shape the review of President Barack Obama's next nominee to the Supreme Court said Sunday he must pick someone with "mainstream" judicial views to avoid a potential filibuster.

Miss. gov says Confederacy flap not worth 'diddly' (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 03:54 PM PDT AP - The dustup over Virginia's proclamation for Confederate History Month seems like a lot of noise over something that "doesn't amount to diddly," Mississippi's governor said in an interview aired Sunday.

Senators question future of US-Soviet nuclear pact (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:05 PM PDT AP - The new U.S.-Russian nuclear arms treaty may have a problem getting the vote of at least one independent senator, as well as Republican lawmakers.

Obama recalls Holocaust, liberation of Nazi camps (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:17 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is marking Holocaust Remembrance Day with a statement honoring the memory of "those who endured the horrors" of the Nazi atrocities of World War II.

Leahy: Nominee likely on high court for fall term (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 11:10 AM PDT AP - The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee predicts that President Barack Obama will nominate his next Supreme Court justice in time for hearings to wrap up this summer.

Senator: Sanctions against Iran still worth a try (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 08:25 AM PDT AP - A Republican senator says a new round of United Nations sanctions probably won't stop Iran's pursuit of a suspect nuclear program.

Gates, Clinton rally in support of Karzai (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 06:02 AM PDT AP - The Pentagon chief and the top U.S. diplomat say Afghan leader Hamid Karzai has a positive relationship with the Obama administration despite recent tensions.

Obama: al Qaeda bid to go nuclear is top threat (Reuters) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:20 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday that efforts by al Qaeda to acquire atomic weapons posed the biggest threat to global security, and world leaders meeting this week must act with urgency to combat this danger.

Fidesz wins Hungary election with strong mandate (Reuters) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT Reuters - Viktor Orban declared a sweeping victory for his center-right Fidesz party on Sunday and told cheering supporters that leading Hungary as prime minister would be the biggest task of his life.

Obama tells Pakistani leader about ditching press (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 04:03 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama was overheard Sunday telling Pakistan's Prime Minister about the kerfuffle he caused a day earlier when he breached protocol and left the White House without members of the press in tow.

Rating Change: GOP Makes Boccieri Race Competitive (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 09:32 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - After suffering serious setbacks in Ohio in the past two election cycles, Republicans hope their comeback campaign in 2010 will include a victory in the Canton-area 16th district that Rep. John Boccieri (D) is defending for the first time.

Miss. governor refers to himself as 'fat redneck' (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 08:50 AM PDT AP - Race and "fat rednecks" and Republicans.

Snags hit first day of voting in Sudan (AFP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 11:56 AM PDT AFP - Southern former rebels called for polling to be extended in Sudan's first multi-party vote in two decades on Sunday as the electoral comission acknowledged "mistakes" in distributing ballot papers.

Obama election-year jobs agenda stalls in Congress (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 07:00 AM PDT AP - The election-year jobs agenda promised by President Barack Obama and Democrats has stalled seven months before voters determine control of Congress.

Senators say high court filibuster can be avoided (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 06:26 AM PDT AP - Two senators on the committee that will examine President Barack Obama's next Supreme Court nominee are playing down the chance of a filibuster.

Clinton defends role of Israel at nuclear summit (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 06:01 AM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Israel has much to contribute to this week's nuclear security summit even though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is skipping the Washington conference.

Clinton, Gates say nuclear threat changing rapidly (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 06:00 AM PDT AP - U.S. officials are making a big push for President Barack Obama's new nuclear pact with Russia.

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