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• The Fast Fix: Where’s Palin? (The Newsroom)
• Republicans pushing to revamp Medicare could find themselves out of office (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
• NY school chief out, but mayor still faces hurdles (AP)
• House votes to overturn 'net neutrality' rules (AFP)
• White powder at Rep. West's office not anthrax (AP)
• Obama condemns "abhorrent violence" of Syrian government (Reuters)
• Deadline nears: Shutdown looms without agreement (AP)
• House votes to repeal regs on Internet access (AP)
• Democrat pans plan to visit Yucca nuclear dump (Reuters)
• Budget Battle Is Over, If You Believe Michele Bachmann's Blog Post (The Atlantic Wire)
• House rejects FCC's 'open' Internet rules (Reuters)
• Trash, astronauts caught up in budget fight (Reuters)
• Unity Inspired by Gabrielle Giffords Wears Off (ContributorNetwork)
• Three Months After Tucson, American Politics Haven't Changed (ContributorNetwork)

The Fast Fix: Where’s Palin? (The Newsroom) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 07:34 AM PDT The Newsroom - Where has Sarah Palin gone? 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 Fix newsletter. Follow The …

Republicans pushing to revamp Medicare could find themselves out of office (Exclusive to Yahoo! News) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 08:00 AM PDT Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Charlie Cook National Journal One of the biggest and most frequent mistakes in politics is for a party to misread its mandate. When it happens, independent and swing voters get angry and punish a candidate or a party on …

NY school chief out, but mayor still faces hurdles (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:40 PM PDT AP - A wealthy former media executive with sinking poll numbers whose public missteps have alienated some voters: It's a description that fits both Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his outgoing schools chancellor, Cathie Black.

House votes to overturn 'net neutrality' rules (AFP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:34 PM PDT AFP - The US House of Representatives voted on Friday to overturn "net neutrality" rules aimed at ensuring an open Internet, setting the stage for a clash with the Senate and President Barack Obama.

White powder at Rep. West's office not anthrax (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:27 PM PDT AP - Authorities say a white powder found in a letter sent to a Florida congressman is not anthrax.

Obama condemns "abhorrent violence" of Syrian government (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama sternly rebuked Syria on Friday about violence there in which sources said 22 pro-democracy protesters died.

Deadline nears: Shutdown looms without agreement (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 04:13 PM PDT AP - The federal government lurched toward a shutdown for the first time in 15 years on Friday as Republicans and Democrats in Congress struggled for a way out and swapped increasingly incendiary charges over which side was to blame.

House votes to repeal regs on Internet access (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:30 PM PDT AP - House Republicans adamant that the government keep its hands off the Internet passed a bill Friday to repeal federal rules barring Internet service providers from blocking or interfering with traffic on their networks.

Democrat pans plan to visit Yucca nuclear dump (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:13 PM PDT Reuters - A top U.S. Democratic lawmaker on Friday slammed a Republican plan to visit the shuttered Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump site, calling the trip a "needless" expense.

Budget Battle Is Over, If You Believe Michele Bachmann's Blog Post (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:57 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - At 4:27 p.m. today, Rep. Michele Bachmann penned a vaguely-worded blog post that's giving some hope that Washington's 2011 budget battle is over. The nearly 400-word post suggests that the current impasse between Republicans and Democrats is a farce and Congressional leaders should really be fighting over "trillions, not billions" of dollars in cuts. The takeaway is that she's telling the Tea Party that this battle isn't worth fighting, and giving her blessing for GOP leaders to cut a deal and gear up for a bigger fight later on. (Like the debt ceiling, which freshman Senator Mark Rubio has already pledged to vote against.)

House rejects FCC's 'open' Internet rules (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:12 PM PDT Reuters - The House of Representatives voted on Friday to reject Internet "neutrality" rules that were adopted last year to keep big Internet service providers from blocking certain traffic

Trash, astronauts caught up in budget fight (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:59 PM PDT Reuters - Trash could pile up in the streets of the capital, the Statue of Liberty will close and astronauts will stay home if the Congress fails to reach a budget deal and the government shuts down.

Unity Inspired by Gabrielle Giffords Wears Off (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:59 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Gabrielle Giffords, the Blue Dog Democrat representing Arizona's 8th congressional district, built her reputation as being "one of the most centrist" congressional representatives. She recognized early on in her career that a "my party, right or wrong" approach is unsuitable for furthering political discussions. Her give and take approach led to criticism from within the Democratic Party, even as voters saw the wisdom of her stance.

Three Months After Tucson, American Politics Haven't Changed (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:59 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The amazing resilience and encouraging recovery of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been an inspiring story to come from the carnage that occurred Jan. 8 in Tucson, Ariz.. On that day, a mentally disturbed young man, Jared Lee Loughner, opened fire during a meeting with Giffords' constituents, killing six and wounding 13, including the congresswoman. Congress rallied around their fallen comrade, and Sen. John McCain sponsored a bill condemning the violent act and extolling the victims and heroes of that fateful day. But in addition to supporting Giffords, the violence sparked discussions of gun control and the safety of elected officials.

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