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• Obama sees light ahead for oil-damaged Gulf Coast (AP)
• BP engineer called doomed rig a 'nightmare well' (AP)
• House Dems yield to NRA on disclosure bill (AP)
• High court rejects appeal in rendition case (AP)
• Primaries a win for Palin, Romney (Politico)
• Dem surprises Fla. Senate race despite odd baggage (AP)
• Memo: Mafia rumored to set up Kennedys for scandal (AP)
• Report: Whitman had altercation with eBay employee (AP)
• FBI file shows Ted Kennedy was death threat magnet (AP)
• Arizona won't ask for matching funds clarification (AP)
• SC candidate protests primary loss to mystery Dem (AP)
• Obama to address nation Tuesday on gulf oil spill (AP)
• Black NYC councilman to challenge Cuomo for gov. (AP)
• Obama backs $50 billion state aid package to prevent layoffs (The Newsroom)
• Mine the border? Candidate says it's an option (AP)
• Dems' finance report shows lagging donations (AP)
• National group: Paul isn't a board-certified doc (AP)
• Republican operative in NY accused of stealing $1M (AP)

Obama sees light ahead for oil-damaged Gulf Coast (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 06:14 PM PDT AP - In a newly optimistic tone, President Barack Obama promised Monday that "things are going to return to normal" along the stricken Gulf Coast and the region's fouled waters will be in even better shape than before the catastrophic BP oil spill.

BP engineer called doomed rig a 'nightmare well' (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 03:17 PM PDT AP - BP took measures to cut costs in the weeks before the catastrophic blowout in the Gulf of Mexico as it dealt with one problem after another, prompting a BP engineer to describe the doomed rig as a "nightmare well," according to internal documents released Monday.

House Dems yield to NRA on disclosure bill (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 03:12 PM PDT AP - Bowing to pressure from the National Rifle Association, House Democrats agreed Monday to exempt the powerful gun owners' lobby from key portions of legislation imposing new disclosure requirements on campaign advertising and other political activity.

High court rejects appeal in rendition case (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 07:06 AM PDT AP - The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Canadian engineer who was caught up in the U.S. government's secret transfer of terror suspects to other countries.

Primaries a win for Palin, Romney (Politico) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 02:50 AM PDT Politico - If Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney decide to run for the presidency in 2012, they'll have some powerful friends in the early states that are key to winning the GOP nomination.

Dem surprises Fla. Senate race despite odd baggage (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 03:09 PM PDT AP - Boxer Mike Tyson was the best man at his wedding. Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss lived in his guest house. And the television ads for Jeff Greene's out-of-nowhere bid for Florida's Senate seat are financed by a fortune made from betting on the fall of the housing market.

Memo: Mafia rumored to set up Kennedys for scandal (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 03:18 PM PDT AP - An informant told the FBI in 1965 that it was rumored, though never substantiated, that mafia bosses hoped to use associates of entertainer Frank Sinatra to ensnare brothers Robert and Edward M. Kennedy in compromising positions with women in retaliation for a crackdown on organized crime.

Report: Whitman had altercation with eBay employee (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 06:10 PM PDT AP - The campaign of California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is responding to a published report that claims she had an altercation with an eBay employee three years ago.

FBI file shows Ted Kennedy was death threat magnet (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 06:35 PM PDT AP - For decades after gunmen shot down his brothers, Sen. Edward Kennedy lived under constant assassination threats of his own, sometimes chillingly specific, as he became a target for extremist rage, previously private FBI documents disclosed Monday.

Arizona won't ask for matching funds clarification (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 05:52 PM PDT AP - A state commission said Monday it will not ask a federal judge to clarify her ruling invalidating a key portion of Arizona's public campaign finance system — a setback for Republican Gov. Jan Brewer, who is being outspent by a wealthy opponent.

SC candidate protests primary loss to mystery Dem (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 05:06 PM PDT AP - A U.S. Senate candidate asked for a new Democratic primary Monday after he lost last week to an unemployed military veteran who raised no money and had no signs and no ads.

Obama to address nation Tuesday on gulf oil spill (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 04:08 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama plans a nationally televised address Tuesday night from the Oval Office on his administration's efforts to contain the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Black NYC councilman to challenge Cuomo for gov. (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 03:49 PM PDT AP - A black New York City councilman says there's not enough diversity on the state's Democratic ticket and he'll run for governor to protest.

Obama backs $50 billion state aid package to prevent layoffs (The Newsroom) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 02:15 PM PDT The Newsroom - In a letter released Saturday night, President Obama urged congressional leaders to pass $50 billion in assistance to states. About hald that money would help economically troubled states settle their Medicaid deficit, and relieve a budget crunch that claim many public employees' jobs. Meanwhile, the reaminder of the funds would prevent the firing of as many as 300,000 teachers.

Mine the border? Candidate says it's an option (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 02:14 PM PDT AP - The Republican nominee for a New Mexico congressional seat suggested during a radio interview that the United States could place land mines along the Mexican border to secure the international boundary.

Dems' finance report shows lagging donations (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 01:28 PM PDT AP - House Democratic lawmakers are holding onto their campaign cash despite pleas from the campaign committee for money to help the party, a reflection of the nervousness among incumbents.

National group: Paul isn't a board-certified doc (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 01:20 PM PDT AP - Rand Paul, who touts his career as a Kentucky eye doctor as part of his outsider credentials in his campaign for U.S. Senate, isn't certified by his profession's leading group.

Republican operative in NY accused of stealing $1M (AP) Posted: 14 Jun 2010 01:04 PM PDT AP - A Republican operative was indicted Monday on charges he exploited his political reputation to swindle $1.1 million from Mayor Michael Bloomberg, claiming he would use funds to help guard against election fraud but instead buying a house, prosecutors said.

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