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• Battle over Planned Parenthood heads to states, starting with Indiana (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Obama says devastation unlike any he has ever seen (AP)
• Trump’s latest scandal: draft-dodging (The Ticket)
• ‘Huckabee for 2012′ seems more and more likely (Daily Caller)
• Pawlenty to Attend Sparse First GOP Primary Debate (The Atlantic Wire)
• Democrats launch outside fundraising group (AP)
• Appeals court won't halt stem cell research funds (AP)
• Cover Story: Is the FBI Up to the Job 10 Years After 9/11? (Time.com)
• W.H., SF Chronicle spar over video (Politico)
• Obama witnesses storm devastation (Politico)
• Obama meets with wounded congresswoman Giffords (AP)
• Daniels to sign bill defunding Planned Parenthood (AP)
• Britain sees royal wedding electricity surge (AP)
• Utah suing federal government over wilderness plan (AP)
• Why some Americans still see Obama as foreign (The Week)
• Angle in for special election (Daily Caller)
• NBC’s Brian Williams tries to tie recent tornadoes to global warming … again (Daily Caller)
• Activist sues Sarah Palin for $100K over traffic (AP)
• Tea partier threatens to upend New York election to replace Craigslist congressman (The Ticket)

Battle over Planned Parenthood heads to states, starting with Indiana (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 06:09 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) is weighing whether to sign into law a bill that could establish a standard for other states targeting Planned Parenthood â€" and could help determine his future as a possible presidential candidate.

Obama says devastation unlike any he has ever seen (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:58 PM PDT AP - Expressing amazement at the destruction around him, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped through the wreckage left by rampaging tornadoes and pledged help to those who survived but lost their homes in a terrifying flash. Said the president: "I've never seen devastation like this."

Trump’s latest scandal: draft-dodging (The Ticket) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:24 AM PDT The Ticket - Yesterday, we reported on the growing number of accusations being lobbed at Donald Trump. And now, it seems, another one can be added to the list. This week, Trump told local Fox hosts at "Good Day New York" that he didn't serve in Vietnam because he "got lucky" with his draft lottery number. But The Smoking [...]

‘Huckabee for 2012′ seems more and more likely (Daily Caller) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:08 AM PDT Daily Caller - Rumors swirled in the blogosphere mid-week that former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee would not run for president in 2012. In denying the speculation, those in Huckabee’s corner revealed just how likely it is that Huckabee will run this cycle.

Pawlenty to Attend Sparse First GOP Primary Debate (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:33 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he'll show up at the first Republican primary debate in South Carolina next week. Pawlenty's statement urges his fellow likely candidates to show up--with good reason, because he might not have many people to debate. The first GOP debate had to be canceled for lack of candidates; this far, only Ron Paul and former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer have indicated they'll be next to Pawlenty at the podium May 5 in Greenville.

Democrats launch outside fundraising group (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:22 PM PDT AP - Democratic strategists close to President Barack Obama have launched an outside fundraising group to support his re-election, financed in part by the kind of large, undisclosed contributions the president has criticized.

Appeals court won't halt stem cell research funds (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:42 PM PDT AP - Opponents of taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research lost a key round Friday in a federal appeals court ruling that gives support to the Obama administration's expansion of the promising but disputed approach to finding disease cures.

Cover Story: Is the FBI Up to the Job 10 Years After 9/11? (Time.com) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:55 PM PDT Time.com - Inside Bob Mueller's 10-year campaign to fix the FBI

W.H., SF Chronicle spar over video (Politico) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:28 PM PDT Politico - Admin. denies threatening to exclude the paper from events.

Obama witnesses storm devastation (Politico) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:08 AM PDT Politico - Obama tours Alabama to witness the destruction caused by storms that ripped through the South.

Obama meets with wounded congresswoman Giffords (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:56 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama met Friday with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman who survived an assassination attempt in January. The reunion was a bright spot for the president in a day otherwise marked by storm devastation in Alabama and by disappointment in the cancellation of the space shuttle Endeavour's final launch.

Daniels to sign bill defunding Planned Parenthood (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:22 PM PDT AP - Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels said Friday he will sign restrictive abortion legislation and make Indiana the first state to cut off all government funding for Planned Parenthood, a move likely to boost his credentials among social conservatives as he considers whether to run for president.

Britain sees royal wedding electricity surge (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:31 AM PDT AP - The surge in electricity demand following the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton easily surpassed the impact of the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

Utah suing federal government over wilderness plan (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:38 PM PDT AP - The state of Utah filed a lawsuit Friday against the federal government over an Obama administration plan to make millions of acres of undeveloped land in the West eligible for federal wilderness protection.

Why some Americans still see Obama as foreign (The Week) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:14 AM PDT The Week - Our country has long been slow to accept any public figure who seems too 'exotic,' says Timothy Egan at The New York Times

Angle in for special election (Daily Caller) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:43 PM PDT Daily Caller - On Tuesday, Sharron Angle released a statement suggesting that she would not run in a special election to fill the seat that is about to vacated by Dean Heller, who has been appointed by Gov. Sandoval to fill the Senate seat vacated by John Ensign. But, in a Friday fundraising email, Angle seems to have changed her mind, telling supporters that she is running.

NBC’s Brian Williams tries to tie recent tornadoes to global warming … again (Daily Caller) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:26 AM PDT Daily Caller - With a death toll of 319 and rising throughout six states after a run of severe weather over the past few days, some think there is something man is doing that is causing this destructive weather.

Activist sues Sarah Palin for $100K over traffic (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:42 PM PDT AP - An activist is suing Sarah Palin for at least $100,000, saying she undertook a campaign to "punish, embarrass, discredit and silence" him while she was Alaska's governor.

Tea partier threatens to upend New York election to replace Craigslist congressman (The Ticket) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:18 PM PDT The Ticket - The election to choose a successor to scandal-plagued former Republican Rep. Chris Lee first appeared to be a virtual lock for the GOP. But a new poll shows that a tea party candidate threatens to change all that. Wealthy businessman Jack Davis, who is running as a third-party candidate in the 26th District special election, [...]

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