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• Analysis: GOP race more about who's out than in (AP)
• The Fast Fix: Donald Trump’s lasting impact on the GOP presidential race (The Fast Fix)
• Romney has it all — except GOP stalwart support (AP)
• Mayor Rahm Emanuel Victorious in First City Council Meeting (ContributorNetwork)
• Falcao fires Porto to Europa League glory (AFP)
• Gay RI House speaker takes heat for marriage vote (AP)
• Newt Flash: Gingrich Played Politics in '93, Staffer Hates Literati Sheep (The Atlantic Wire)
• Circumcision ban to appear on San Francisco ballot (AP)
• Gingrich campaign off to bad start, looks forward (AP)
• Spanish anti-crisis protesters defy ban (AFP)
• IMF chief lawyers propose $1 million bail: court papers (Reuters)
• Giffords recovering from cranioplasty in Houston (Reuters)
• Obama to cadets: Role more important than ever (AP)
• River rises; Northwest wind farms, plants cut back (AP)
• Obama mugs for 'Made in the USA' cup (AFP)
• AP NewsBreak: Romney making key SC visit (AP)
• Healthcare ills infect 2012-bound Republicans (Reuters)
• Hill Staffers Head to Medicare Proxy War in New York (The Atlantic Wire)
• Navy names new ship for labor leader Cesar Chavez (AP)

Analysis: GOP race more about who's out than in (AP) Posted: 17 May 2011 04:13 PM PDT AP - Huck's out. So is The Donald. Haley pulled the plug a few weeks back, following John Thune and Mike Pence. These days it seems the race for the GOP presidential nomination is more about who isn't running than who is.

The Fast Fix: Donald Trump’s lasting impact on the GOP presidential race (The Fast Fix) Posted: 18 May 2011 07:16 AM PDT The Fast Fix - Donald Trump may no longer be a 2012 GOP presidential contender, but he'll have a lasting impact on the race and the remaining candidates. Donald Trump isn't running for president in 2012. But, he may wind up having a real impact on the race anyway. That impact? Confrontation works. From the moment he emerged as [...]

Romney has it all — except GOP stalwart support (AP) Posted: 18 May 2011 06:13 AM PDT AP - Mitt Romney has all the trappings of a GOP presidential front-runner except for one important thing: enthusiasm from party activists.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel Victorious in First City Council Meeting (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 18 May 2011 03:36 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - According to the Chicago Tribune, newly inaugurated Mayor Rahm Emanuel has presided over his first City Council meeting today. The meeting focused on getting to know the new Chicago City Council members who were elected this year and introducing the new mayor.

Falcao fires Porto to Europa League glory (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2011 03:26 PM PDT AFP - Falcao fired FC Porto to Europa League glory as the Colombia striker capped a remarkable campaign by clinching his side's 1-0 win over Braga in the all-Portuguese final in Dublin on Wednesday.

Gay RI House speaker takes heat for marriage vote (AP) Posted: 18 May 2011 03:18 PM PDT AP - The protests started as soon as Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox sounded the death knell for gay marriage legislation and said he'd back civil unions instead. A cop-out, gay marriage supporters said. A compromise for no one. One man made a sign proclaiming, "Fox Hunting Season is Open."

Newt Flash: Gingrich Played Politics in '93, Staffer Hates Literati Sheep (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 18 May 2011 02:57 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - When Donald Trump dropped out of the 2012 race, some bloggers were sad they'd no longer be able to unleash their most creative insults on a presidential candidate every day. Who else could possibly provide so much joke fodder? But the anguish did not last for long. We're only one week into Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign, and he's already become a media meme-plosion. Did you miss our (almost) daily Trumpdate? Perhaps Newt Flash will satisfy you.

Circumcision ban to appear on San Francisco ballot (AP) Posted: 18 May 2011 05:15 PM PDT AP - A group seeking to ban the circumcision of male children in San Francisco has succeeded in getting their controversial measure on the November ballot, meaning voters will be asked to weigh in on what until now has been a private family matter.

Gingrich campaign off to bad start, looks forward (AP) Posted: 18 May 2011 05:14 PM PDT AP - Hardly the start he'd hoped for, Newt Gingrich's first week as a presidential candidate has been riddled with missteps that have angered many of his fellow Republicans and exposed campaign vulnerabilities.

Spanish anti-crisis protesters defy ban (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2011 04:52 PM PDT AFP - Several thousand protesters angry over Spain's economic crisis and soaring jobless rate defied a ban by Madrid authorities and pressed on Wednesday with demonstrations ahead of weekend local elections.

IMF chief lawyers propose $1 million bail: court papers (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2011 04:51 PM PDT Reuters - Defense lawyers for IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who is charged with trying to rape a hotel maid, want him released on $1 million cash bail and placed under 24-hour home detention with electronic monitoring, court papers showed on Wednesday.

Giffords recovering from cranioplasty in Houston (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2011 04:36 PM PDT Reuters - Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on Wednesday underwent a cranioplasty in Houston, a critical step in her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head, according to hospital officials.

Obama to cadets: Role more important than ever (AP) Posted: 18 May 2011 04:22 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama told U.S. Coast Guard graduates Wednesday to prepare for years filled with vital but dangerous tasks, tempering congratulations and praise with words of caution about a world full of threats.

River rises; Northwest wind farms, plants cut back (AP) Posted: 18 May 2011 02:39 PM PDT AP - For five hours early Wednesday the Pacific Northwest was running green, almost all of its electricity coming from hydroelectric dams in a river system flush with spring runoff.

Obama mugs for 'Made in the USA' cup (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2011 02:04 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama has seen off the "birther" conspiracists who hyped rumors he was not American -- now he is trying to rake in campaign cash from the row with a "Made in the USA" campaign mug.

AP NewsBreak: Romney making key SC visit (AP) Posted: 18 May 2011 01:40 PM PDT AP - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is making his first trip to South Carolina since forming a presidential campaign exploratory committee.

Healthcare ills infect 2012-bound Republicans (Reuters) Posted: 18 May 2011 01:25 PM PDT Reuters - The troubled healthcare industry, recently a problem for Democrats facing voter anger over President Barack Obama's overhaul law, is now plaguing Republicans hoping to take the White House in 2012.

Hill Staffers Head to Medicare Proxy War in New York (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 18 May 2011 01:19 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Back in April, a little special election in Wisconsin became a proxy war for Republicans' and Democrats' fight over union power. Now next week's special election to Rep. Chris Lee has become a proxy war over Medicare. The race, in one of New York's most conservative districts, has become surprisingly competitive as Democrat Kathy Hochul hammers Republican Jane Corwin over Paul Ryan's plan to overhaul entitlements, and Tea Party candidate Jack Davis takes votes from Corwin. Outside groups, like Karl Rove's American Crossroads, have poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into ad campaigns in the district, and an army of Republican Capitol Hill staffers are headed upstate to get out the vote, Roll Call's Steve Peoples reports.

Navy names new ship for labor leader Cesar Chavez (AP) Posted: 18 May 2011 04:36 PM PDT AP - Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on Wednesday said it was an honor to name the last of 14 Lewis and Clark-class cargo ships after the late farm worker activist Cesar Chavez — pointing out that the vessels recognize American pioneers and visionaries who changed the country and the world for the better.

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