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• Obama pledges permit review, end to cozy oil links (AP)
• Conservative friends rise in support of Kagan (AP)
• Congress close to deal to pay for tax cuts (AP)
• Feds conducting criminal probe of W.Va. mine blast (AP)
• Special interests pour cash into Pa. (Politico)
• Palin, Jenny Sanford help underdog in SC gov race (AP)
• US urges end to use of Congo conflict minerals (AP)
• No breakthroughs in US, China human rights talks (AP)
• Ky. Senate candidate Paul pulling TV attack ads (AP)
• Biden slams govt oversight of offshore drilling (AP)
• Palin says Obama would ban guns if he could (AP)
• Obama extends sanctions on Myanmar (AFP)
• Salazar pledges to review drilling agency methods (AP)
• Sestak, Specter in Senate primary homestretch (AP)
• Former Phoenix journalist running against McCain (AP)
• Obama: Democratic clean up, GOP car crashes (AP)
• Halter, Lincoln both claim to defy interest groups (AP)
• Clinton: Iran proving it deserves sanctions (AP)
• Pelosi lays down new travel rules for lawmakers (AP)
• President Calls for 'Whatever Is Necessary' To Stop Oil Spill (CQPolitics.com)

Obama pledges permit review, end to cozy oil links (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 03:03 PM PDT AP - Declaring himself as angry as the rest of the nation, President Barack Obama assailed oil drillers and his own administration Friday as he ordered extra scrutiny of drilling permits to head off any repeat of the sickening oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Engineers worked desperately to stop the leak that's belching out at least 210,000 gallons of crude a day.

Conservative friends rise in support of Kagan (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 01:53 PM PDT AP - Conservative lawyers and academics are voicing support for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, praise that could soften criticism from the right and provide cover for any Republican senators inclined to vote for her nomination.

Congress close to deal to pay for tax cuts (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 12:36 PM PDT AP - Congress is finally getting around to extending more than 50 popular tax breaks that expired at the end of last year, including money savers for homeowners, businesses and shoppers in states with no income tax. Lawmakers want to raise taxes on investment fund managers to help cover the cost.

Feds conducting criminal probe of W.Va. mine blast (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 03:51 PM PDT AP - Federal prosecutors said Friday they are investigating whether there was "willful criminal activity" by the company that operates the West Virginia coal mine where 29 workers died in an accident last month.

Special interests pour cash into Pa. (Politico) Posted: 13 May 2010 06:37 PM PDT Politico - Tuesday's high-stakes Pennsylvania special election to replace the late Democratic Rep. John Murtha has emerged as a proving ground not only for the two parties but also for their allied special interest groups — all of whom view the race as a unique opportunity to send a statement.

Palin, Jenny Sanford help underdog in SC gov race (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 04:37 PM PDT AP - A rock star sisterhood of sorts is forming around a back-of-the-pack GOP candidate in the race to replace disgraced South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford.

US urges end to use of Congo conflict minerals (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 01:14 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration is pressing American industries to end the use of so-called conflict minerals that are fueling violence in eastern Congo.

No breakthroughs in US, China human rights talks (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT AP - The United States and China reported no major breakthroughs Friday after only their second round of talks about human rights since 2002.

Ky. Senate candidate Paul pulling TV attack ads (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 03:04 PM PDT AP - Republican Rand Paul is phasing out TV ads attacking his chief opponent in the GOP U.S. Senate primary, opting instead to run affable spots featuring some of his more prominent supporters.

Biden slams govt oversight of offshore drilling (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 09:07 AM PDT AP - Vice President Joe Biden says the federal government's oversight of offshore drilling "was as bad as I thought it was...."

Palin says Obama would ban guns if he could (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 05:06 PM PDT AP - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin warned NRA members Friday that President Barack Obama wants to gut the Second Amendment and told a separate gathering that "mama grizzlies" will help Republicans win this November, sweeping away the Democratic agenda.

Obama extends sanctions on Myanmar (AFP) Posted: 14 May 2010 04:49 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama on Friday formally extended sanctions against Myanmar, keeping US pressure on a military regime aiming to hold its first elections in more than two decades later this year.

Salazar pledges to review drilling agency methods (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 03:08 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration said Friday it is tightening procedures at the agency that grants offshore drilling permits to ensure it follows all environmental laws.

Sestak, Specter in Senate primary homestretch (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 02:50 PM PDT AP - The Democratic candidates in Pennsylvania's closely contested primary race for U.S. Senate took their campaigns on Friday to voters in Philadelphia, the heavily Democratic city that could be the key to the contest.

Former Phoenix journalist running against McCain (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 02:29 PM PDT AP - A journalist whose reporting in the late 1980s helped put a spotlight on John McCain's role in the Keating Five savings and loan scandal is now hoping to take the Arizona senator's seat.

Obama: Democratic clean up, GOP car crashes (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 02:12 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama mocked Republicans with images of cars in ditches and mopping up messes.

Halter, Lincoln both claim to defy interest groups (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 01:31 PM PDT AP - Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Lt. Gov. Bill Halter both cast themselves as enemies of special interests as they faced off in their final debate before Tuesday's Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate.

Clinton: Iran proving it deserves sanctions (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 12:36 PM PDT AP - Iran will continue to defy demands to prove its nuclear program is peaceful unless it is hit with a new round of U.N. sanctions, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday.

Pelosi lays down new travel rules for lawmakers (AP) Posted: 14 May 2010 11:16 AM PDT AP - House lawmakers traveling on official business will be sitting back with the tourists and spending their own money on souvenirs under new rules announced by Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday.

President Calls for 'Whatever Is Necessary' To Stop Oil Spill (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 14 May 2010 11:01 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - President Obama on Friday urged Congress to take "prompt action" on his administration's proposed legislative response to the Gulf Coast oil spill, saying residents of the region "deserve nothing less than for us to stand up and do whatever is necessary to stop this spill, prevent further damage, and compensate all those who've been harmed already."

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