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• Is Michele Bachmann opposition kiss of death for birthers? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
• Clemens' lawyer says accuser lying about steroids (Reuters)
• Biden, Putin discuss trade, missile defense (AFP)
• Nevada Sen. John Ensign to resign (The Ticket)
• Democrats widen assault on anonymous campaign cash (Reuters)
• PG&E exec. resigns in wake of Calif pipeline blast (AP)
• Obama says new task force will examine gas prices (AP)
• MT judge rules against gay couples seeking rights (AP)
• Nevada Sen. John Ensign announces resignation (AP)
• Recall petition filed against 5th Wis. GOP senator (AP)
• Heating oil phase-out part of NYC clean-air plan (AP)
• U.S. deficit deal could head off debt-limit fight (Reuters)
• New Haiti president calls for 'collaboration' (AFP)
• Trump Offers Meghan McCain a Job, She Offers Him Campaign Advice (The Atlantic Wire)
• Obama, Giffords Could Share Awkward Moment at Endeavour Launch (ContributorNetwork)
• Clinton compares Libya campaign to 1999 Kosovo (AFP)

Is Michele Bachmann opposition kiss of death for birthers? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:01 AM PDT Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Alex Roarty National Journal Rep. Michele Bachmann's declaration on Wednesday that so-called "birthers" should move on to other issues will relieve Republican strategists anxious that the revived disinformation campaign over President Obama's birthplace could damage the GOP in the …

Clemens' lawyer says accuser lying about steroids (Reuters) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:46 PM PDT Reuters - Roger Clemens' top lawyer on Thursday revealed his likely strategy to fight charges that the pitching ace lied to Congress when he said he had not taken performance-enhancing drugs -- his main accuser is himself a liar.

Biden, Putin discuss trade, missile defense (AFP) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:37 PM PDT AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday discussed Moscow's goal of joining the World Trade Organization and missile defense cooperation, the White House said.

Nevada Sen. John Ensign to resign (The Ticket) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:23 PM PDT The Ticket - Nevada Republican John Ensign is planning to resign from the Senate Friday, media outlets reported Thursday evening. John Ralston of the Las Vegas Sun first tweeted he was "hearing Ensign is out tomorrow" and subsequent news outlets, such as Roll Call, soon reported the news on background. Last month, Ensign announced plans to retire at [...]

Democrats widen assault on anonymous campaign cash (Reuters) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:16 PM PDT Reuters - A Democratic congressman filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Federal Election Commission, widening efforts to expose anonymous campaign donations as the 2012 U.S. election gets under way.

PG&E exec. resigns in wake of Calif pipeline blast (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:30 PM PDT AP - Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.'s top executive is stepping down with a $35 million retirement package following a "challenging year" that included a gas pipeline explosion in a San Francisco suburb that killed eight and destroyed 38 homes, the company announced Thursday.

Obama says new task force will examine gas prices (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:27 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will try to "root out" cases of fraud or manipulation in oil markets, even as Attorney General Eric Holder suggested a variety of legal reasons may be behind gasoline's surge to $4 a gallon.

MT judge rules against gay couples seeking rights (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:20 PM PDT AP - A Montana judge on Thursday rejected a lawsuit that sought to extend to gay couples the same legal protections as married couples, saying in his decision that he can't grant the benefits partly because of the state's voter-approved constitutional definition of marriage as between a man and a woman.

Nevada Sen. John Ensign announces resignation (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:17 PM PDT AP - Nevada Sen. John Ensign announced Thursday he will resign amid an ethics investigation, insisting he's done nothing wrong but saying he could no longer subject his family and constituents to further investigation.

Recall petition filed against 5th Wis. GOP senator (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:12 PM PDT AP - Wisconsin recall organizers Thursday added three Democratic state senators and one GOP senator to the list of lawmakers in line for recall elections over their opposition to or support of Republican Gov. Scott Walker's law curtailing collective bargaining rights for public employees.

Heating oil phase-out part of NYC clean-air plan (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:01 PM PDT AP - The city will phase out the use of polluting heavy oils to heat buildings and will begin building solar power plants on capped landfills, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday in his first update to a 4-year-old environmental plan that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent by 2030.

U.S. deficit deal could head off debt-limit fight (Reuters) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:09 PM PDT Reuters - As Washington gears up for a fight over the debt ceiling, lawmakers are considering an approach that would allow them to say they are adopting fiscal discipline over the long term even as they vote for increased borrowing.

New Haiti president calls for 'collaboration' (AFP) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:54 PM PDT AFP - Haiti's president-elect Michel Martelly urged opponents Thursday to work with him to rebuild the quake-hit Caribbean nation after being officially declared the winner of last month's run-off.

Trump Offers Meghan McCain a Job, She Offers Him Campaign Advice (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:28 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Donald Trump wants to run for president. Meghan McCain wants to be taken seriously. In their attempts to do these things, they made the mistake of turning to each other. For her fifth question in her remarkable, amusing interview with Trump, McCain asked him for a job. The reality star--who's declared bankruptcy multiple times and, at one point, had to fire 370 people from his casino and airline--said he'd love to have her. He then asked McCain--whose own father's losing campaign wouldn't tell her who his vice-presidential pick was--for advice on Republican pollsters and early primary states. Perhaps both Trump and McCain should be looking elsewhere for advice if they know what's best for them.

Obama, Giffords Could Share Awkward Moment at Endeavour Launch (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:17 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama intends to attend the last launch of the space shuttle Endeavour, STS 134, now scheduled for April 29. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., whose husband Mark Kelly commands the mission, is said to be pleased.

Clinton compares Libya campaign to 1999 Kosovo (AFP) Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:06 PM PDT AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called for patience in judging the NATO campaign in Libya, comparing it to the 1999 Kosovo intervention that ended up ousting Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic.

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