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Tim Pawlenty finally admits he’s running for president (The Ticket)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 12:53 PM PDT

The Ticket - As expected, Tim Pawlenty announced in a video message posted on Facebook that he's launching a 2012 presidential exploratory committee. The roughly two-minute-long video was reminiscent of the film trailer-inspired ads the former Minnesota governor has released in recent weeks, though its message was less action-packed and more aimed at burnishing his credentials as a [...]

The Fast Fix: Is Romney winning the base? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:06 AM PDT

The Newsroom - Is Mitt Romney now a stronger candidate with conservatives? To watch more episodes of "The Fast Fix", click here. Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up for the Morning Fix newsletter. Click here for the Afternoon …

Red Cross: 10,000 learn CPR to honor Rep. Giffords (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:10 PM PDT

AP - The American Red Cross says 10,000 people nationwide have gotten free training in first aid and CPR in honor of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Political strategists criticize Pawlenty’s Facebook presidential exploratory committee roll out (Daily Caller)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty announced that he was forming an exploratory committee Monday afternoon, the first step toward a run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Pawlenty has come under some criticism for announcing via Facebook, though the method has certainly earned him a large amount of media attention Monday.

Obama calls for new U.S. partnership with Latin America (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:02 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama called on Monday for a "new era of partnership" with Latin America as he acknowledged a sometimes troubled past between Washington and its neighbors in the region.

Republican Pawlenty takes election step (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:56 PM PDT

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty speaks during the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition's Spring Event at Point of Grace Church in Waukee, Iowa March 7, 2011. REUTERS/Brian C. FrankReuters - Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty on Monday became the first high-profile Republican to show serious intent to enter the presidential election race against President Barack Obama in 2012.

Pawlenty announces WH exploratory committee (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2011 file photo, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks in Waukee, Iowa. Pawlenty, struggling for name recognition against better-known Republicans eying the presidency, told supporters on Monday that he will take the first formal step toward seeking the nomination, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)AP - Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty pressed toward a White House campaign Monday by formally announcing an exploratory committee with a call for backers to help him "take back our government."

US sees encouraging signs in Haiti elections (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:06 PM PDT

Haitian election officals start the vote count of the presidential elections that took place in Prince-au-Prince March 20. The United States said Monday that it is too early to say whether Haiti's presidential run-off election was free and fair, but pointed to encouraging signs.(AFP/File/Hector Retamal)AFP - The United States said Monday that it is too early to say whether Haiti's presidential run-off election was free and fair, but pointed to encouraging signs.

US appeals court reinstates wiretap abuse lawsuit (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:01 PM PDT

The National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland. An appeals court Monday reinstated a lawsuit challenging a law giving the US government broad authority in electronic wiretapping and monitoring of overseas calls and emails in probing suspected terrorism.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - An appeals court Monday reinstated a lawsuit challenging a law giving the US government broad authority in electronic wiretapping and monitoring of overseas calls and emails in probing suspected terrorism.

US man arrested in hacker stock fraud scheme (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:41 PM PDT

US authorities Monday arrested and charged a Texas man accused of masterminding a scheme using a Russian hacker and an email spam campaign to pump up the value of fledgling companies, the Justice Department said. Christopher Rad, 42, of Cedar Park, Texas, was arrested by FBI agents.(AFP/POOL/File)AFP - US authorities Monday arrested and charged a Texas man accused of masterminding a scheme using a Russian hacker and an email spam campaign to pump up the value of fledgling companies, the Justice Department said.

Obama's News Conference was Short but Not Sweet Amid Libya Turmoil (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:31 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - President Barack Obama gave a joint news conference with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera and aired live on networks like MSNBC. After the words of both leaders about the American-Chilean relationship, only three journalists were allowed to ask questions, two of which centered on the situation in Libya, while the other had to do past atrocities in Chile, including those allegedly related to former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet .

Joe Biden Joins the Bullied A-List (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:31 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Vice President Joe Biden disclosed that he was the subject of mean-spirited teasing as a child in the March 11 issue of People. Biden described how other teens called him "Joe Impedimenta" because he stuttered. His revelation comes as the nation turns an eye toward combating schoolyard bullying in the wake of numerous bullying-related teen suicides.

Electrocuted US man gets new face (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:58 PM PDT

This undated handout image courtesy of Lightchaser Photography, shows surgical staff taking Dallas Wiens to post op following face transplant surgery in Boston, Massachusetts. Dallas Wiens, 25, can look forward to a new life with a donated face attached last week by a 30-strong team at Brigham and Women's Hospital, which said it was AFP - A young man horrifically injured by an electric shock while working in a cherry picker has successfully received the United States' first full face transplant, a Boston hospital said Monday.

Astronaut gets visit with sister-in-law Giffords (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:57 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2010 file photo, U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly, a crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, left, accompanied by his brother, Mark Kelly, also an astronaut and husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, right, walk to the rocket ahead of the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian-leased cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Scott Kelly saw Giffords, on Friday, March 18, 2011, in her Houston hospital for the first time since she was wounded 2½ months ago in a mass shooting in Tucson, the congresswoman's spokesman said Monday. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)AP - Astronaut Scott Kelly saw his sister-in-law, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, on Friday in her Houston hospital for the first time since she was wounded 2 1/2 months ago in a mass shooting in Tucson, the congresswoman's spokesman said Monday.

Trial starts in alleged Obama-inspired church fire (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:57 PM PDT

This Oct. 20, 2009 photograph shows Michael Jacques during a hearing on arson-related charges in Hampden Superior Court in Springfield, Mass. A trial begins Monday, March 21, 2011 in federal court in Springfield, where Jacques is charged with burning down the predominantly black Macedonia Church of God in Christ church in November 2008, just hours after Obama was elected the nation's first black president. (AP Photo/The Republican, Michael S. Gordon) MANDATORY CREDITAP - A federal prosecutor told a jury Monday that a man and two friends were racists who were so upset when Barack Obama was elected president that they burned down a predominantly African-American church just hours after the voting ended.

Microsoft says Android e-reader violates patents (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:50 PM PDT

People walk by a Barnes & Noble store, the New York-based bookseller, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Microsoft on Monday accused Taiwan electronics colossus Foxconn and US book seller Barnes & Noble of using its patented technology in e-readers running on Google-backed Android software.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AFP - Microsoft on Monday accused Taiwan electronics colossus Foxconn and US book seller Barnes & Noble of using its patented technology in e-readers running on Google-backed Android software.

Pawlenty takes first step toward a 2012 run (Daily Caller)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:45 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty announced the formation of a presidential exploratory committee on Monday, taking the first concrete step toward a 2012 run. He made the announcement on Facebook, posting a video with the dramatic camera angles and crescendoing music that we have come to expect from the former governor. Pawlenty made a post on his Facebook wall this morning telling visitors to return at 3 p.m. for a special announcement. In keeping with the theatrics of the video, a countdown clock ticked down the seconds until the announcement. See Pawlenty's announcement here: http://www.vimeo.com/21296895

Corrected:Trial of white man accused of black church fire begins (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:43 PM PDT

Reuters - A pastor testified on Monday in the federal trial of a white man accused of torching his mostly black church to protest Barack Obama's election as the nation's first black president.

Former governor Pawlenty eyes 2012 Obama fight (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:43 PM PDT

Republican former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, shown here on March 7, announced Monday he was formally exploring a 2012 challenge to President Barack Obama.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Steve Pope)AFP - Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, announced Monday he was formally exploring a 2012 challenge to President Barack Obama.

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