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• Tucson suspect charged with murders of judge, aide (AP)
• With a Bush at his side, Obama promotes education (AP)
• Coroner: Miss. boy found in oven died from heat (AP)
• Harvard president welcomes ROTC after 4-decade ban (AP)
• Obama sees 'huge opportunity' in Mideast uprisings (AP)
• Photo shows Giffords morning of shooting rampage (AP)
• Illinois Hotels Love Wayward Democrats (ContributorNetwork)
• Obama Doctrine of Humility and American Unexceptionalsim (ContributorNetwork)
• Jewish groups oppose circumcision ban in US city (AFP)
• Obama takes first steps on road to 2012 elections (Reuters)
• Prosecution of Ind. elections chief could be tough (AP)
• GWU student group wants ’sage’ Sheen over Bloomberg for graduation (Daily Caller)
• Obama on unemployment rate: 'That's progress' (AP)
• US condemns Belarus crackdown (AFP)
• Treasury to congressional panel: TARP worked (Reuters)
• Budget wranglers find 'entitlement cuts' and 'tax hikes' still dirty words (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Ready for another war? Congressional leaders push for U.S. action in Libya (Daily Caller)
• US unveils new charges in Tucson shooting spree (AFP)
• F-35 engine cut from Senate budget plan (Reuters)

Tucson suspect charged with murders of judge, aide (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:10 PM PST AP - Federal prosecutors on Friday announced new charges against the suspect in the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, accusing him of killing six people and wounding 13 others who were exercising the fundamental American "right to meet freely, openly and peaceably with their member of Congress."

With a Bush at his side, Obama promotes education (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:10 PM PST AP - Joining forces with the Bush political family, President Barack Obama on Friday tried to lift up his education agenda in politically vital Florida, saying his government is determined to help the nation's worst performing schools rebound. Said Obama: "I am not willing to give up on any school in America."

Coroner: Miss. boy found in oven died from heat (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PST AP - A toddler whose body was found inside the electric oven at his family's home died from heat injuries, according to preliminary results from medical examiners released Friday.

Harvard president welcomes ROTC after 4-decade ban (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:04 PM PST AP - Harvard University officially welcomed the ROTC back Friday as other elite campuses considered whether to lift their decades-old bans now that Congress has voted to allow gays to serve openly in the military.

Obama sees 'huge opportunity' in Mideast uprisings (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:02 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama says the uprisings across the Middle East offer a "huge opportunity" for the U.S. as a new generation awakens to opportunities in the larger world.

Photo shows Giffords morning of shooting rampage (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 04:55 PM PST AP - A photo taken of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shortly before a shooting rampage erupted in Tucson shows the congresswoman listening intently as she talks with two of her constituents, one of whom also was injured.

Illinois Hotels Love Wayward Democrats (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 04:39 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Legislators gone wild. It's an image most voters would rather not think about, but Democratic lawmakers from Wisconsin, and now Indiana, have been supplying the imaginations of fellow Americans with possible "on the lam" scenarios for weeks.

Obama Doctrine of Humility and American Unexceptionalsim (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 04:39 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Ed Morrissey at Hot Air posses an interesting question: What is the Obama Doctrine? This question has arisen most recently because of the President's lackluster response to the Libyan Civil War.

Jewish groups oppose circumcision ban in US city (AFP) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 04:16 PM PST AFP - Jewish groups are angry over an attempt to outlaw male circumcision in the western US city of San Francisco by putting the issue to a popular vote.

Obama takes first steps on road to 2012 elections (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 03:52 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama took the first steps on the road to the 2012 elections on Friday, presiding over the first of many fund-raising events to ensure his Democrats can compete against the Republicans.

Prosecution of Ind. elections chief could be tough (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 03:25 PM PST AP - Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White's excuse that a busy schedule and new marriage caused him to give the wrong address at a polling place could be a feasible defense to voter fraud and other criminal allegations he now faces, a legal expert said Friday.

GWU student group wants ’sage’ Sheen over Bloomberg for graduation (Daily Caller) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:47 PM PST Daily Caller - Sheen for GWU, a group of George Washington University students that recently launched a campaign to get actor Charlie Sheen to speak at the 2012 graduation ceremony, released an official public statement Friday on why they're attempting to get the troubled former "Two and a Half Men" star to deliver the keynote address.

Obama on unemployment rate: 'That's progress' (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:18 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama says that a slight dip in the unemployment rate to 8.9 percent is a sign of continued progress but that keeping that momentum going is important to the economic recovery.

US condemns Belarus crackdown (AFP) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:50 PM PST AFP - The United States on Friday condemned Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko's government for its harsh crackdown against those contesting his re-election last year.

Treasury to congressional panel: TARP worked (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:46 PM PST Reuters - The Treasury's man in charge of the government's $700 billion financial bailout program has two words for congressional overseers: It worked.

Budget wranglers find 'entitlement cuts' and 'tax hikes' still dirty words (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:32 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - To solve America's rising debt crisis, would Republicans in Congress ever agree to reform the tax code in a way that boosts federal revenues (aka a tax increase)? Would Democrats ever concede changes to Social Security?

Ready for another war? Congressional leaders push for U.S. action in Libya (Daily Caller) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:27 PM PST Daily Caller - With the Obama administration hesitating to take definitive action in Libya, a bipartisan group of congressional leaders are pushing to impose a no-fly zone to protect civilians and rebels from Muammar Gaddafi's air force — a decision experts say would amount to an act of war.

US unveils new charges in Tucson shooting spree (AFP) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:23 PM PST AFP - Prosecutors announced a new 49-count indictment Friday charging Jared Loughner with multiple murders and the attempted assassination of a US congresswoman in an Arizona shooting spree.

F-35 engine cut from Senate budget plan (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 11:59 AM PST Reuters - A Senate Democratic budget proposal released on Friday would eliminate funding for an alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in a blow to its manufacturers, General Electric Co and Rolls-Royce Plc.

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