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• Signs of progress in averting government shutdown (AP)
• Labor rights protesters rally across United States (Reuters)
• Obama says Gadhafi must leave Libya 'now' (AP)
• Tea party uses Ariz. summit to scope out 2012 role (AP)
• Trump says presidential bid isn’t a publicity stunt (The Ticket)
• Georgia congressman condemns question about shooting president (The Ticket)
• Wisconsin fight rallies Democrats (Politico)
• Daniels: Other options to 'throwing yourself off that cliff' (Politico)
• Govs to feds: Avoid causing states any more pain (AP)
• US issues travel ban for senior Gadhafi officials (AP)
• Man blows himself up near Moscow supermarket (AP)
• U.S. says Libya has spoken, Gaddafi must leave now (Reuters)
• Lawmakers Come Under Rocket Fire in Iraq, Claim They Weren't Scared (The Atlantic Wire)
• Former Rep. Chris Lee may have been searching for transgender women on Craigslist (Daily Caller)
• No shutdown after all? Senate Dems ‘encouraged’ by GOP short-term funding plan (Daily Caller)
• Mulling 2012 run, Pawlenty hits "union-coddling" Obama (Reuters)

Signs of progress in averting government shutdown (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2011 06:49 AM PST AP - Lawmakers appear to be moving closer to a compromise that would prevent a government shutdown, at least for now.

Labor rights protesters rally across United States (Reuters) Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:26 PM PST Reuters - Tens of thousands of people protested in Wisconsin on Saturday against a state government push to curb the power of public sector unions, sparking solidarity rallies for labor rights around the United States.

Obama says Gadhafi must leave Libya 'now' (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:22 PM PST AP - Ratcheting up the pressure, President Barack Obama on Saturday said Moammar Gadhafi has lost his legitimacy to rule and urged the Libyan leader to leave power immediately.

Tea party uses Ariz. summit to scope out 2012 role (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2011 02:59 PM PST AP - Tea party supporters packed a Phoenix convention center Saturday to hear from two possible contenders for next year's Republican presidential nomination — an election the conservative populist movement is determined to shape after helping the GOP to big gains in the midterm elections.

Trump says presidential bid isn’t a publicity stunt (The Ticket) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:37 AM PST The Ticket - It's hard to take a prospective presidential candidate seriously when he has no political experience, and when his current claim to public renown is a reality TV franchise involving more than a little self-parody. But Donald Trump suggests he's going to have the last laugh when he announces a bid. Politico's Mike Allen reports that [...]

Georgia congressman condemns question about shooting president (The Ticket) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:42 PM PST The Ticket - Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) said Friday he was "stunned" that someone asked him "who's going to shoot Obama?" at a town hall earlier this week. Blake Aued of the Athens Banner-Herald reported Wednesday that the question elicited laughter and provoked a sympathetic response from Broun: "I know there's a lot of frustration with this president. [...]

Wisconsin fight rallies Democrats (Politico) Posted: 26 Feb 2011 11:29 AM PST Politico - The effort to strip public workers of collective bargaining rights riles them at the DNC meeting.

Daniels: Other options to 'throwing yourself off that cliff' (Politico) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 05:13 PM PST Politico - Mitch Daniels said he's "gratified" by David Brooks's words, but he's still not ready to jump into the 2012 race.

Govs to feds: Avoid causing states any more pain (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:14 PM PST AP - Their states on the brink of financial catastrophe, governors pleaded Saturday for the divided federal government to avoid doing anything that would hamper the tenuous economic recovery back home.

US issues travel ban for senior Gadhafi officials (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2011 01:50 PM PST AP - The United States has revoked visas for senior Libyan officials and their immediate family members as a further sanction to hold the government accountable for its attacks on opponents.

Man blows himself up near Moscow supermarket (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2011 10:12 AM PST AP - A man who apparently was distraught after an argument with his wife blew himself up near a Moscow supermarket, killing himself, ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

U.S. says Libya has spoken, Gaddafi must leave now (Reuters) Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:18 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama called on Saturday for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down from power, sharpening U.S. rhetoric after days of deadly violence and criticism that Washington was slow to respond.

Lawmakers Come Under Rocket Fire in Iraq, Claim They Weren't Scared (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:18 PM PST The Atlantic Wire - Five members of Congress came under rocket fire while visiting a military base in Iraq Friday, Politico's Marin Cogan reports. They were herded into a bunker and guarded by soldiers while they listened to the explosions. But don't worry folks--they weren't scared, not for a minute.

Former Rep. Chris Lee may have been searching for transgender women on Craigslist (Daily Caller) Posted: 26 Feb 2011 09:39 AM PST Daily Caller - The Craigslist cruising of former New York Republican Rep. Chris Lee may have been more expansive than first reported.

No shutdown after all? Senate Dems ‘encouraged’ by GOP short-term funding plan (Daily Caller) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:02 PM PST Daily Caller - Senate Democrats suggested Friday that the upper chamber could come to a short-term agreement to extend government funding with House Republicans after all, which would put off the threat of a government shutdown for at least two more weeks.

Mulling 2012 run, Pawlenty hits "union-coddling" Obama (Reuters) Posted: 26 Feb 2011 02:07 PM PST Reuters - Not known as a hard-hitting conservative, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty got a standing ovation from Tea Party activists on Saturday as he praised small government, the U.S. Constitution and took a swing at "union-coddling" President Barack Obama.

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