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• A containable accident, then suddenly a crisis (AP)
• Fed officials, Navy equipment rushing to oil spill (AP)
• White House: Oil spill could affect drilling plan (AP)
• AP source: Obama interviews Thomas for high court (AP)
• Fla. gov dumps GOP, runs for Senate as independent (AP)
• Congress approves referendum on Puerto Rico future (AP)
• Obama takes immigration reform off agenda (AP)
• House panel releases auto safety proposals (AP)
• Obama helps Democrats raise $1M at DC fundraiser (AP)
• Clinton warns Iran, Syria on threats to Israel (AP)
• Britain's Cameron judged winner of election debate (Reuters)
• Florida Democrat says Crist switch is his gain (AP)
• Brown fails to win back voters in last British debate (AFP)
• Florida governor bolts Republican Party for lone Senate run (AFP)
• Navy sends equipment to help with Gulf oil spill (AP)
• Palin wades into Minn. governor's race (AP)
• Obama calls Height a champion of 'righteous cause' (AP)
• Obama: Every resource will be used on oil spill (AP)

A containable accident, then suddenly a crisis (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:17 PM PDT AP - Suddenly, everything changed. For days, as an oil spill spread in the Gulf of Mexico, BP assured the government the plume was manageable, not catastrophic. Federal authorities were content to let the company handle the mess while keeping an eye on the operation.

Fed officials, Navy equipment rushing to oil spill (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 12:46 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama pledged an all-out response Thursday to the massive oil spill now expected to reach the Gulf Coast within a day and dispatched top officials to the region to help coordinate defenses against the potential environmental disaster.

White House: Oil spill could affect drilling plan (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:12 PM PDT AP - The massive oil spill off the Gulf coast has complicated President Barack Obama's plan to expand offshore oil drilling in areas long out of bounds to energy development, forcing administration officials to promise a more critical look at the potential environmental risks.

AP source: Obama interviews Thomas for high court (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:58 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday interviewed federal appeals court Judge Sidney Thomas of Montana for an opening on the Supreme Court, a person familiar with the conversation told The Associated Press.

Fla. gov dumps GOP, runs for Senate as independent (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:57 PM PDT AP - Former GOP darling Gov. Charlie Crist defected from the Republican Party on Thursday to run as an independent for U.S. Senate after months of being ripped by conservatives as too supportive of President Barack Obama.

Congress approves referendum on Puerto Rico future (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:57 PM PDT AP - The House on Thursday approved legislation that could set in motion changes in Puerto Rico's 112-year relationship with the United States, including a transition to statehood or independence. The House bill would give the 4 million residents of the island commonwealth a two-step path to expressing how they envision their political future. It passed 223-169 and now must be considered by the Senate.

Obama takes immigration reform off agenda (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT AP - Immigration reform has become the first of President Barack Obama's major priorities dropped from the agenda of an election-year Congress facing voter disillusionment. Sounding the death knell was Obama himself.

House panel releases auto safety proposals (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT AP - New cars and trucks would be required to carry black boxes to record crash information and automakers would pay fees to help fund the government's auto safety agency under a series of proposals in Congress in response to Toyota's massive recalls.

Obama helps Democrats raise $1M at DC fundraiser (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:02 PM PDT AP - With midterm elections looming, President Barack Obama helped his Democratic Party raise more than $1 million at a dinner at a private home near Washington's Georgetown neighborhood.

Clinton warns Iran, Syria on threats to Israel (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:45 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration Thursday warned Iran and Syria that America's commitment to Israel's security is unshakable and that they should understand the consequences of threats to the Jewish state.

Britain's Cameron judged winner of election debate (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:26 PM PDT Reuters - Polls declared Conservative leader David Cameron the winner Thursday of a final TV debate before next week's British election, giving him a boost going into the closing stages of the campaign.

Florida Democrat says Crist switch is his gain (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:36 PM PDT AP - Florida Democrat Kendrick Meek says he is now in a "commanding position" to win Florida's open Senate seat after Republican Gov. Charlie Crist said he was going to run as an independent.

Brown fails to win back voters in last British debate (AFP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:35 PM PDT AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought to recover from a major gaffe by trumpeting his economic credentials in the final pre-election TV debate Thursday, but polls showed he failed to convince voters.

Florida governor bolts Republican Party for lone Senate run (AFP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:19 PM PDT AFP - Florida Governor Charlie Crist on Thursday dropped his bid for the state Republican Party's Senate nomination, announcing he would run an independent bid under no party banner in November's election.

Navy sends equipment to help with Gulf oil spill (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:11 PM PDT AP - The Navy sent equipment to help with cleanup of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the Pentagon said Thursday it stands ready to expand its response to the disaster.

Palin wades into Minn. governor's race (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:04 PM PDT AP - Sarah Palin is wading into Minnesota's governor's race to throw her support to a "straight talking hockey dad" locked in a tight race to be the Republicans' favored candidate in November.

Obama calls Height a champion of 'righteous cause' (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 02:34 PM PDT AP - Recognizing his debt to her quiet perseverance, an emotional President Barack Obama eulogized Dorothy Height as a humble champion of civil rights who deserved a seat of honor in American history.

Obama: Every resource will be used on oil spill (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2010 02:29 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says his administration will use "every single available resource at our disposal" to respond to the massive oil spill expected to reach the Gulf coastline within a day.

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