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• A foreign policy void in GOP 2012 field (AP)
• Senate GOP won't vote for consumer protection head (AP)
• Pakistan threatens U.S. on cooperation if more raids (Reuters)
• GOP candidates want to see photo of bin Laden body (AP)
• Wis. railroad CEO pleads to illegal donations (AP)
• Obama in NY: We never forget, we mean what we say (AP)
• Ground zero crowd voices hope, apprehension (AP)
• 1st responders see Obama visits as sign of hope (AP)
• Obama talks immigration at Cinco de Mayo event (AP)
• Ind. ethics chief clears White in viewing report (AP)
• NPR hires firm to lobby for its taxpayer funding (Daily Caller)
• US defends against charges it is too soft on Syria (AFP)
• Obama closes the circle with visit to ground zero (AP)
• US Rep. Mike Pence to run for Indiana governor (AP)
• Nevada GOP sues over special election rules (Daily Caller)
• US House votes to boost oil, gas drilling (AFP)
• Official: US bolstering ties to pressure AQIM (AFP)
• Report: Fox News Terminates Contracts With Gingrich and Santorum (The Atlantic Wire)

A foreign policy void in GOP 2012 field (AP) Posted: 05 May 2011 04:42 AM PDT AP - The daring nighttime raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan draws a sharp contrast between President Barack Obama and a field of potential Republican challengers who have comparatively scant foreign policy experience.

Senate GOP won't vote for consumer protection head (AP) Posted: 05 May 2011 04:10 PM PDT AP - Almost every Senate Republican said Thursday they will vote against any Obama administration choice to head a new agency designed to protect consumers from harmful financial activities unless changes are made in the agency that Republicans say has been given too much power.

Pakistan threatens U.S. on cooperation if more raids (Reuters) Posted: 05 May 2011 04:04 PM PDT Reuters - Pakistan's army threatened on Thursday to reconsider its anti-terrorism cooperation with the United States if Washington carried out another unilateral attack like the killing of Osama bin Laden.

GOP candidates want to see photo of bin Laden body (AP) Posted: 05 May 2011 03:53 PM PDT AP - Several Republican presidential hopefuls want President Barack Obama to release photos that prove U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden during a covert raid in Pakistan, criticizing the Democrat's decision-making just days after many praised him for getting the world's most-wanted terrorist.

Wis. railroad CEO pleads to illegal donations (AP) Posted: 05 May 2011 03:52 PM PDT AP - A Wisconsin railroad magnate pleaded guilty Thursday to making illegal political contributions in a deal with prosecutors.

Obama in NY: We never forget, we mean what we say (AP) Posted: 05 May 2011 05:05 PM PDT AP - Solemnly honoring victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, President Barack Obama hugged survivors, thanked the heroes of one of the nation's darkest days and declared Thursday that the killing of Osama bin Laden after all these years was an American message to the world: "When we say we will never forget, we mean what we say."

Ground zero crowd voices hope, apprehension (AP) Posted: 05 May 2011 04:46 PM PDT AP - Yolanda Moreno was so happy to live in a world without Osama bin Laden that she skipped work to meet and thank President Barack Obama on Thursday.

1st responders see Obama visits as sign of hope (AP) Posted: 05 May 2011 04:39 PM PDT AP - As President Barack Obama visited with firefighters and police officers in New York City on Thursday, some saw a glimmer of hope that Osama bin Laden's death may help bring an end to the decade of war and grief that began on Sept. 11, 2001.

Obama talks immigration at Cinco de Mayo event (AP) Posted: 05 May 2011 04:29 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says it will take changing minds, hearts and votes to fix a broken immigration system.

Ind. ethics chief clears White in viewing report (AP) Posted: 05 May 2011 04:24 PM PDT AP - Indiana's top ethics officer cleared embattled Secretary of State Charlie White of wrongdoing Thursday for reading or otherwise accessing his predecessor's report on possible vote fraud committed by White.

NPR hires firm to lobby for its taxpayer funding (Daily Caller) Posted: 05 May 2011 04:16 PM PDT Daily Caller - National Public Radio (NPR) is paying the lobbying firm Bracy, Tucker, Brown & Valanzano to defend its taxpayer funding stream in Congress, according to lobbying disclosure forms filed with the Secretary of the Senate. The taxpayer-funded radio network hired the firm in the second quarter of 2011 to work on issues regarding “funding for NPR and affiliate stations.”

US defends against charges it is too soft on Syria (AFP) Posted: 05 May 2011 03:50 PM PDT AFP - The Obama administration on Thursday defended itself against charges in Congress it has been too soft with the Syrian government over its deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

Obama closes the circle with visit to ground zero (AP) Posted: 05 May 2011 03:42 PM PDT AP - In the days after Sept. 11, a president hoisted a bullhorn and raised his voice in the smoldering ruins of the World Trade Center to galvanize a nation. On Thursday, nearly a decade later, another president brought a wreath to ground zero and bowed his head in silence.

US Rep. Mike Pence to run for Indiana governor (AP) Posted: 05 May 2011 03:32 PM PDT AP - Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Pence ended lengthy speculation Thursday in announcing his bid for Indiana governor, saying his conservative principles would appeal to voters beyond his party and guide the state well.

Nevada GOP sues over special election rules (Daily Caller) Posted: 05 May 2011 03:26 PM PDT Daily Caller - The Nevada Republican Party today filed suit against Nevada's secretary of state over the rules for the special election to fill the now vacant congressional seat in the state’s second district. The suit seeks to prevent Secretary of State Ross Miller from placing any candidate on the ballot who has not been nominated by his or her party. Miller announced earlier this week that the election would be a ‘free-for-all’ in which any candidate who wished to run need only file a petition with Miller’s office.

US House votes to boost oil, gas drilling (AFP) Posted: 05 May 2011 03:02 PM PDT AFP - Amid a political war over painfully high gasoline prices, US President Barack Obama's Republican foes on Thursday pushed a bill to boost offshore oil drilling through the House of Representatives.

Official: US bolstering ties to pressure AQIM (AFP) Posted: 05 May 2011 02:58 PM PDT AFP - The US is strengthening its cooperation with France and other European countries in order to continue to pressure Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, a top US terrorism official told Congress on Thursday.

Report: Fox News Terminates Contracts With Gingrich and Santorum (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 05 May 2011 02:54 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - In the kabuki that is signaling your intention to enter the Republican presidential nomination contest, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum have passed a key hurdle: Fox News has cancelled their contributor contracts, reports Politico's Ben Smith. Both moves do not come as a shock. Appearing on Fox News at the end of March, Gingrich said "we'll be running" in a month. Santorum has said he'll announce his candidacy "in the next few weeks" though he barely registers on national polls. Fox News had given Gingrich until May 1 to decide. With the deadline passed, the company cut him off and now may "intensify pressure on Mike Huckabee" who has his own show on the network, says Smith.

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