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• Boehner signals compromise in budget talks (AP)
• Ms. Popular: Clinton tops Obama, others in administration (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)
• Gates calls for limited role aiding Libyan rebels (AP)
• Cut oil imports by one-third: Did Obama set the right goal for the US? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Wis. judge halts gov's union law, at least for now (AP)
• Republican Pawlenty seeks to break out of 2012 pack (Reuters)
• GOP trying to use tax law to limit abortions (AP)
• Sarah Palin Is Definitely Not Done Whining About the Press (The Atlantic Wire)
• Tea party rally draws small 'shutdown' crowd (Politico)
• Ferraro remembered as pol, pioneer (Politico)
• Giving Gadhafi the boot? (AP)
• Death rate for lung cancer among women declines (AP)
• WTO rules some US state support for Boeing illegal (AFP)
• U.S. agents were in Libya before secret Obama order (Reuters)
• OBAMA CRIED, KIDS DIED (Ann Coulter)
• Sen. Scott Brown calls Republican spending cuts ‘irresponsible’ (Daily Caller)
• Don’t forget your hijab, soldier! American servicewomen encouraged to wear headscarves in Afghanistan (Daily Caller)
• Tea party demonstrators say no to compromise (AP)
• Tea Party pressures Republican leaders on budget (Reuters)

Boehner signals compromise in budget talks (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 03:27 PM PDT AP - Despite fresh pressure from tea party conservatives, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that Republicans "can't impose our will" on the White House and Senate Democrats on legislation to cut tens of billions of dollars in federal spending.

Ms. Popular: Clinton tops Obama, others in administration (Exclusive to Yahoo! News) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:40 AM PDT Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Rebecca Kaplan National Journal Move over, President Obama. You may have won the hearts of the electorate in 2008, but your former primary opponent is stealing them back. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's approval rating has reached 66 …

Gates calls for limited role aiding Libyan rebels (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 03:27 PM PDT AP - As the U.S. debates its future participation in the Libyan conflict, defense officials slammed the brakes Thursday on any major American role aiding opposition groups and insisted that the Obama administration should not be the one to arm the rebels.

Cut oil imports by one-third: Did Obama set the right goal for the US? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 04:37 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Amid a spike in gasoline prices and a bout of concern over the safety of nuclear power, President Obama called Wednesday for America to "finally get serious" about energy policy, and he laid out a specific new target: to cut oil imports by one-third by 2025.

Wis. judge halts gov's union law, at least for now (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 03:26 PM PDT AP - A Wisconsin judge on Thursday did what thousands of pro-union protesters and boycotting Democratic lawmakers couldn't, halting Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plans — at least temporarily — to cut most public workers' pay and strip them of most of their union rights.

Republican Pawlenty seeks to break out of 2012 pack (Reuters) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:25 PM PDT Reuters - Tim Pawlenty, battling to break out of a pack of potential Republican presidential hopeful, touted himself on Wednesday as a leader who can restore America's economic glory and stop it from losing ground to China.

GOP trying to use tax law to limit abortions (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:02 PM PDT AP - A House panel voted Thursday to limit tax breaks for insurance policies that cover abortions as House Republicans try to chip away at President Barack Obama's health overhaul.

Sarah Palin Is Definitely Not Done Whining About the Press (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 30 Mar 2011 02:22 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Sarah Palin said she was "through whining about a liberal press" last week, but evidently she's not done whining about the conservative press. The Daily Caller's Chris Moody contacted Palin for a response to reports that her reality show, Sarah Palin's Alaska, got $1.2 million in state tax credits. Palin demanded that Moody print her entire 650-word response to the news. And he did--but only on the second page of the article. So Palin took to Facebook to rant about "having to set the record straight on my Facebook page yet again is further proof that the media can't be trusted even to print a statement in a manner that people can read."

Tea party rally draws small 'shutdown' crowd (Politico) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:49 PM PDT Politico - Congressional lawmakers have a tough time selling compromise over a government shutdown.

Ferraro remembered as pol, pioneer (Politico) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 12:30 PM PDT Politico - The first woman to run on a national presidential ticket is remembered on Thursday.

Giving Gadhafi the boot? (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 01:45 PM PDT AP - When U.S. officials promise there will be no American "boots on the ground" in Libya, they aren't talking literally.

Death rate for lung cancer among women declines (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 01:03 PM PDT AP - For the first time, women's death rates from lung cancer are dropping, possibly a turning point in the smoking-fueled epidemic.

WTO rules some US state support for Boeing illegal (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:20 AM PDT AFP - The World Trade Organization on Thursday partly upheld an EU complaint against US state support for Boeing, saying that billions of state aid for the aircraft maker amounted to illegal subsidies.

U.S. agents were in Libya before secret Obama order (Reuters) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 03:21 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. intelligence operatives were on the ground in Libya before President Barack Obama signed a secret order authorizing covert support for anti-Gaddafi rebels, U.S. government sources told Reuters.

OBAMA CRIED, KIDS DIED (Ann Coulter) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 03:06 PM PDT Ann Coulter - "Humanitarian" seems to be the Democrats' new word for "absolutely no national interest."

Sen. Scott Brown calls Republican spending cuts ‘irresponsible’ (Daily Caller) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:45 PM PDT Daily Caller - Sen. Scott Brown called Republican efforts to cut government spending "irresponsible" and urged party leaders to get over their ideology and find an agreement on a final resolution to the government through the fiscal year.

Don’t forget your hijab, soldier! American servicewomen encouraged to wear headscarves in Afghanistan (Daily Caller) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 01:46 PM PDT Daily Caller - In an effort to get closer to the local population, American female soldiers stationed in Afghanistan are being encouraged to wear a Muslim headscarf when interacting with civilians. But some question whether the practice constitutes cultural sensitivity or a form of appeasement that is degrading to U.S. soldiers.

Tea party demonstrators say no to compromise (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:57 PM PDT AP - Jenny Beth Martin looked out on the rain-dampened crowd along Constitution Avenue and pointed over her shoulder at the Capitol.

Tea Party pressures Republican leaders on budget (Reuters) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:47 PM PDT Reuters - Supporters of the Tea Party fiscal conservative movement kept pressure on Republican leaders on Thursday not to bend in talks with Democrats over the biggest spending cuts in U.S. history.

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