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• BP says it's sorry — and guarantees $20B for Gulf (AP)
• US extends sanctions list aimed at Iran's nukes (AP)
• Dem lawmakers challenge Pentagon on Afghan war (AP)
• Boehner added BP stock, others dropped oil company (AP)
• Spill challenges small gov't message (Politico)
• Report: US lacks staff, power to protect networks (AP)
• Senate approves home tax credit extension (AP)
• Jobless aid bill hits deficit wall in Senate (AP)
• Lawmaker ties to banking business go beyond norm (AP)
• CAPITAL CULTURE: Slaves who built Capitol honored (AP)
• New Obama-backed stimulus package fails in Senate vote (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Nielsen: 32M viewers saw Obama's Gulf oil speech (AP)
• Whitman spends another $20 million on her own campaign (The Newsroom)
• Pawlenty launches new political operations in Iowa and New Hampshire (The Newsroom)
• Greene candidacy could be boost for Crist in Florida Senate race (The Newsroom)
• Obama's call on energy bill fails to sway Congress (Reuters)
• More than 32 million watch Obama oil spill address (Reuters)
• Obama thanks nurses for backing health care bill (AP)
• Lawmaker asks state police to probe SC primary (AP)
• Senator presses State for details on Iraq security (AP)

BP says it's sorry — and guarantees $20B for Gulf (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 05:39 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama wrested a $20 billion compensation guarantee and an apology to the nation from British oil giant BP Wednesday, announcing the company would set up a major claims fund for shrimpers, restaurateurs and others whose lives and livelihoods are being wrecked by the oil flooding into the Gulf of Mexico.

US extends sanctions list aimed at Iran's nukes (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 02:36 PM PDT AP - U.S. sanctions on Iran expanded Wednesday to hit more than three dozen additional companies and individuals with penalties meant to curb Iran's nuclear and missile programs.

Dem lawmakers challenge Pentagon on Afghan war (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 05:56 PM PDT AP - A schism deepened Wednesday between U.S. war leaders and Congress as lawmakers — crucial Democrats among them — challenged Pentagon assertions that progress is picking up in Afghanistan.

Boehner added BP stock, others dropped oil company (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:23 PM PDT AP - House Republican leader John Boehner bought BP and other oil company stock last year while other lawmakers were a little more fortunate, getting rid of BP stock before the oil spill caused the environmental disaster in the Gulf.

Spill challenges small gov't message (Politico) Posted: 15 Jun 2010 01:33 PM PDT Politico - In the battle for messaging advantage over the BP oil spill, President Barack Obama and his allies are pressing a counterattack on conservative critics that has people like Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, on the defensive.

Report: US lacks staff, power to protect networks (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:36 PM PDT AP - The federal agency in charge of securing the government's computer systems is unable to monitor the networks or analyze threats in real time, and it lacks the authority and staff it needs to do its job, according to an internal report.

Senate approves home tax credit extension (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:36 PM PDT AP - The Senate on Wednesday approved a plan to give homebuyers an extra three months to finish qualifying for federal tax incentives that boosted home sales this spring.

Jobless aid bill hits deficit wall in Senate (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:17 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's plea for more stimulus spending as insurance against a double-dip recession hit a roadblock in the Senate on Wednesday, the victim of election-year anxiety over huge federal deficits.

Lawmaker ties to banking business go beyond norm (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 02:54 PM PDT AP - Anyone with a bank account or credit card has a stake in the overhaul of financial rules Congress is working on. But the industry ties of some politicians writing the law go far beyond the norm.

CAPITAL CULTURE: Slaves who built Capitol honored (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 04:23 PM PDT AP - African-American slaves sweated in the summer heat and shivered in the winter's cold while helping to build the U.S. Capitol.

New Obama-backed stimulus package fails in Senate vote (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 04:47 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In a vote Wednesday, the US Senate showed a restrained appetite for more economic stimulus spending.

Nielsen: 32M viewers saw Obama's Gulf oil speech (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 04:33 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's audience of 32.1 million people for his address on the Gulf oil spill is fewer than for some of his other big speeches.

Whitman spends another $20 million on her own campaign (The Newsroom) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 04:16 PM PDT The Newsroom - How far will Meg Whitman go to be California's next governor? The GOP hopeful has pumped another $20 million of her own money into her gubernatorial campaign. The contribution, according to a filing with the state's election office this week, was made on June 10 — two days after she won the Republican nomination in the race. (The former eBay chief, in the filing, identifies her occupation as a "retired business executive.")

Pawlenty launches new political operations in Iowa and New Hampshire (The Newsroom) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 04:05 PM PDT The Newsroom - Like other GOP presidential hopefuls, Tim Pawlenty hasn't officially said if he's mounting a 2012 White House bid, but it sure looks like he is. The Minnesota governor, previously on the short list to be John McCain's running mate in 2008, set up political action committees this week in two key primary states: Iowa and New Hampshire. Both committees are offshoots of his national committee, the Freedom First PAC. (Cue fireworks and patriotic music.)

Greene candidacy could be boost for Crist in Florida Senate race (The Newsroom) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:49 PM PDT The Newsroom - Billionaire Jeff Greene's surprise entry into the Florida U.S. Senate race in April put Democrats on notice, since their favored candidate for the open seat, Rep. Kendrick Meek, had been struggling in the polls. But Florida Republicans probably should also be concerned about Greene's candidacy — specifically, the prospect he could boost "no party candidate" Charlie Crist in the general election, Politico's Jonathan Martin reports.

Obama's call on energy bill fails to sway Congress (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:45 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama's muted call for comprehensive energy legislation failed to sway a hesitant Congress on Wednesday, with hopes for approval before November elections fading fast.

More than 32 million watch Obama oil spill address (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:44 PM PDT Reuters - More than 32 million Americans watched U.S. President Barack Obama address the nation on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on Tuesday -- a 33 percent drop in audience size for his first State of the Union speech in January.

Obama thanks nurses for backing health care bill (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:06 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is thanking nurses for supporting the new health care law.

Lawmaker asks state police to probe SC primary (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 03:05 PM PDT AP - South Carolina state police should investigate how the unemployed winner of the state's Democratic U.S. Senate primary paid his filing fee of more than $10,000, after claiming indigency and being appointed a public defender to represent him in a court case, a state lawmaker says.

Senator presses State for details on Iraq security (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 02:57 PM PDT AP - A Democratic senator is demanding that the State Department tell Congress what role contractors will play in a combat-ready force planned to protect diplomats in Iraq after American military forces leave.

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