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• GOP 2012 hopefuls criticize Obama's Libyan policy (AP)
• Nevada official reprimanded for racial remarks (AP)
• Analysis: Gambits abound in Wisconsin union fight (AP)
• First female VP candidate Ferraro dies at 75 (AP)
• Another milestone as Federer downs Stepanek (AFP)
• Obama Defends Libya Actions with War Powers Resolution (ContributorNetwork)
• Geraldine Ferraro, First Female Vice Presidential Candidate, Dead of Blood Cancer at 75 (ContributorNetwork)
• Huntsman campaign assembled, candidate needed (AP)
• Sarah Palin Sees More Presidential Polling Bad News (ContributorNetwork)
• Notable Quotes by Geraldine Ferraro (ContributorNetwork)
• How Obama Can Win the Budget Fight (The Daily Beast)
• Geraldine Ferraro Dies: Memories of Her 1984 Campaign (The Daily Beast)
• GOP presidential hopefuls hammer health care (AP)
• Reaction to death of Geraldine Ferraro (AP)
• 'Trailblazer' Ferraro cracked US politics glass ceiling (AFP)
• Republican Gingrich seeks to clarify Libya remarks (Reuters)
• Obama leads tributes to 'trailblazer' Ferraro (AFP)
• Geraldine Ferraro Dies at 75 (The Daily Beast)

GOP 2012 hopefuls criticize Obama's Libyan policy (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 06:24 AM PDT AP - The Republicans looking to succeed President Barack Obama all say he's bungling Libya.

Nevada official reprimanded for racial remarks (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 05:01 PM PDT AP - Commissioners in central Nevada's Nye County have voted unanimously to reprimand the county assessor over e-mails questioning the citizenship of workers building a new county jail.

Analysis: Gambits abound in Wisconsin union fight (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 04:59 PM PDT AP - Wisconsin Republicans were accustomed to getting what they wanted after the election put Scott Walker in the governor's office and flipped legislative control to the GOP, even gaining some Democratic support for a series of economic measures in his first weeks in office. Then they took on unions.

First female VP candidate Ferraro dies at 75 (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 04:49 PM PDT AP - Geraldine Ferraro was a relatively obscure congresswoman from the New York City borough of Queens in 1984 when she was tapped by Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale to join his ticket.

Another milestone as Federer downs Stepanek (AFP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 04:32 PM PDT AFP - Roger Federer notched another match win and another career milestone Saturday as he launched his campaign at the $9 million Miami WTA and ATP Masters tournament with a victory over Radek Stepanek.

Obama Defends Libya Actions with War Powers Resolution (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:46 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - A few days ago, on March 22, President Barack Obama informed Congress formally about his unilateral decision to assist in the coalition of nations protecting rebel forces and civilians in Libya from attack from Col. Moammar Gadhafi's loyalist troops.

Geraldine Ferraro, First Female Vice Presidential Candidate, Dead of Blood Cancer at 75 (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:25 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - Geraldine Ferraro, a former congresswoman and Fox News contributor who was the first woman and Italian American to run as vice president of the United States, has died of blood cancer at the age of 75.

Huntsman campaign assembled, candidate needed (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 03:20 PM PDT AP - The campaign is revved and ready, a turn-key operation if there ever was one, with high-powered political strategists and big-time fundraisers who are more than eager to make a splash in the 2012 Republican presidential race as early as mid-May.

Sarah Palin Sees More Presidential Polling Bad News (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 05:42 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - It is often one thing to see bad poll numbers. They can be shrugged off.

Notable Quotes by Geraldine Ferraro (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 05:42 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - Geraldine Ferraro was the first female candidate to be listed on a major party ticket for a presidential election in American history.

How Obama Can Win the Budget Fight (The Daily Beast) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 05:33 PM PDT The Daily Beast - The president’s refusal to publicly call out the GOP over budget cuts has progressives terrified that he'll submit to their demands. But Ed Kilgore says Obama has no intention of caving.

Geraldine Ferraro Dies: Memories of Her 1984 Campaign (The Daily Beast) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 02:49 PM PDT The Daily Beast - America's first female VP candidate on a major party ticket died today at 75. Lynn Sherr, who traveled with Ferraro on her groundbreaking 1984 campaign, recalls the congresswoman's electrifying debut, the way she inspired women all over the country—and how she handled her loss with grace.

GOP presidential hopefuls hammer health care (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 04:55 PM PDT AP - A handful of high-profile Republicans who may be eyeing the White House told hundreds of conservative activists Saturday that most Americans agree with their values, and insisted that opposition to the president's health care overhaul could help the GOP make historic gains in 2012.

Reaction to death of Geraldine Ferraro (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 02:26 PM PDT AP - Here is some reaction to the death of Geraldine Ferraro, the first female vice presidential candidate:

'Trailblazer' Ferraro cracked US politics glass ceiling (AFP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 02:22 PM PDT AFP - She lost her bid to become history's first female US vice president, but Geraldine Ferraro scored a landmark victory for millions of women by offering heart that some day, one of them would win the White House.

Republican Gingrich seeks to clarify Libya remarks (Reuters) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 02:02 PM PDT Reuters - Republican Newt Gingrich, testing the waters for a possible presidential run in 2012, sought to explain on Saturday why he appeared to be for a U.S. military intervention in Libya before he was against it.

Obama leads tributes to 'trailblazer' Ferraro (AFP) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 02:00 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama led poignant tribute Saturday to Geraldine Ferraro, hailing the "trailblazer" who broke barriers when she became America's first female vice presidential candidate.

Geraldine Ferraro Dies at 75 (The Daily Beast) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:02 PM PDT The Daily Beast - The trailblazing U.S. politician and first female vice presidential candidate for a major party ticket died on Saturday. Watch her 1984 convention speech.

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