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• 2012 courting fuels tension between GOP factions (AP)
• Huntsman Hones a Dovish Foreign Policy Pitch to Republicans (The Atlantic Wire)
• Huntsman: Ditch bickering in name of patriotism (AP)
• Senate Demands Documentation from NASA Regarding Heavy Life Vehicle, Orion Space Craft (ContributorNetwork)
• Defiant Spanish protesters warn 'we're here to stay' (AFP)
• Obama: Schools can improve with right incentives (AP)
• Businessman Cain enters 2012 GOP presidential race (AP)
• Would-be 2012 GOP candidate Romney returns to SC (AP)
• Europe: Obama tends to old allies, new challenges (AP)
• Top Jewish Americans ponder support for Obama (Reuters)
• First Person: Herman Cain's 2012 Presidential Candidacy Announcement (ContributorNetwork)
• Sarah Palin: 'Fire in My Belly' for Presidential Run (ContributorNetwork)
• Cost of Houston Drainage Fee Angering City Homeowners (ContributorNetwork)
• Poll: Pakistanis Don't Think Osama Bin Laden Should Have Been Killed (ContributorNetwork)
• Pennsylvania Congressmen Believe in Miniature Nuclear Reactors (ContributorNetwork)
• Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain to run for president (Reuters)
• Ex-pizza chain boss announces White House bid (AFP)
• Election 101: Is Herman Cain's media savvy enough to make him presidential? 10 things to know about him (The Christian Science Monitor)

2012 courting fuels tension between GOP factions (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 05:17 PM PDT AP - Some leading Republicans are trying to entice a more established candidate to jump into the presidential race, a courtship that's aggravating tensions between tea partyers and the GOP's traditional business wing, a deep-pocketed source of financial support in the campaign.

Huntsman Hones a Dovish Foreign Policy Pitch to Republicans (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 20 May 2011 10:30 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Huntsman is not the first Republican presidential contender to advance a more dovish position on our three wars. But as a former diplomat, his foreign policy credetials make him the most credible one so far. At the first GOP primary debate, Ron Paul and Gary Johnson, both polling in the single digits, called for a withdrawal from Afghanistan. Before he dropped out of the race, Haley Barbour, too, questioned the need for 100,000 soldiers deployed there,. Time's Adam Sorensen notes that, "The war has become increasingly unpopular, even among Republican voters and especially in the fiscally focused Tea Party wing. But the candidates speaking to those concerns, like Ron Paul for one, aren’t really mainstream contenders for the nomination. With Barbour out, that space remains in the GOP field." And that's Huntsman's opening.

Huntsman: Ditch bickering in name of patriotism (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 02:11 PM PDT AP - Pitching himself as a politician with international experience who would help the United States' economy rebound, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman on Saturday told college graduates in this key early nominating state that the nation must set aside its partisan sniping.

Senate Demands Documentation from NASA Regarding Heavy Life Vehicle, Orion Space Craft (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 21 May 2011 02:06 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - Relations between NASA and Congress took a turn from bad to worse when two key senators sent a letter to NASA administrator Charles Bolden demanding that he document compliance with the 2010 NASA Authorization Bill.

Defiant Spanish protesters warn 'we're here to stay' (AFP) Posted: 21 May 2011 01:59 PM PDT AFP - Tens of thousands of Spanish protesters furious over soaring unemployment kept up their week-long movement on the eve of Sunday's local elections expected to hand the ruling Socialists a crushing defeat.

Obama: Schools can improve with right incentives (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 01:36 PM PDT AP - Trying to make his case for overhauling the nation's education laws, President Barack Obama is highlighting progress at a Tennessee high school as evidence that the proper incentives can help all schools succeed.

Businessman Cain enters 2012 GOP presidential race (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 05:17 PM PDT AP - Herman Cain has run a pizza chain, hosted a talk radio show and sparred with Bill Clinton over health care. He's never held elected office. Now the tea party favorite wants to be president.

Would-be 2012 GOP candidate Romney returns to SC (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 05:17 PM PDT AP - South Carolina wasn't kind to Mitt Romney in 2008, but the ex-Massachusetts governor and presidential contender is hoping for a better fate in this Southern bellwether in 2012.

Europe: Obama tends to old allies, new challenges (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 03:47 PM PDT AP - Weaving together strands of pomp, policy and summitry, President Barack Obama's weeklong European tour is all about tending to old friends in the Western alliance and securing their help with daunting challenges, from the political upheaval in the Mideast and North Africa to the protracted war in Afghanistan.

Top Jewish Americans ponder support for Obama (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2011 02:51 PM PDT Reuters - Some prominent Jewish Americans are rethinking their support for President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election bid after he effectively called on Israel to give back territory it has occupied since 1967 to Palestinians.

First Person: Herman Cain's 2012 Presidential Candidacy Announcement (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 21 May 2011 02:16 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - It was hard to tell who was more giddy, the children playing in the Fountain of Rings or the 15,000 supporters who cheered Herman Cain's announcement of his candidacy for president. My son and I joined in both today at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park.

Sarah Palin: 'Fire in My Belly' for Presidential Run (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 21 May 2011 01:32 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - Sarah Palin, apparently still considering a presidential run in 2012, went on Greta van Susteren's "On The Record" this past week and admitted she had a passion for becoming the president of the United States.

Cost of Houston Drainage Fee Angering City Homeowners (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 21 May 2011 01:06 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - Several months ago, the voters in the city of Houston narrowly voted in favor of a "drainage fee" that would be attached to city water bills that was advertised as being "an average" of five dollars per household.

Poll: Pakistanis Don't Think Osama Bin Laden Should Have Been Killed (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 21 May 2011 01:06 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - What a difference a country makes when asking questions.

Pennsylvania Congressmen Believe in Miniature Nuclear Reactors (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 21 May 2011 12:30 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - At least two Pennsylvania politicians believe the solution to skyrocketing fuel prices lies in the development of nuclear mini-reactors.

Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain to run for president (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2011 11:59 AM PDT Reuters - Herman Cain, a radio talk show host and former CEO of a chain of pizza parlors, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president on Saturday.

Ex-pizza chain boss announces White House bid (AFP) Posted: 21 May 2011 11:20 AM PDT AFP - Radio talkshow host Herman Cain, who once ran the Godfather's Pizza chain, announced Saturday his bid oust President Barack Obama from the White House in 2012.

Election 101: Is Herman Cain's media savvy enough to make him presidential? 10 things to know about him (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 May 2011 10:11 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor -

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