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• Obama birth certificate release marks change in political game (Politico)
• In one stroke, a new Obama national security team (AP)
• Donald Trump faces scrutiny over donations, merch made in China (The Ticket)
• The Left's Stealth Budget Plan (The Daily Beast)
• Obama goes to NYC for money, Chicago for Oprah (AP)
• Cyberespionage: US finds FBI agents in elite unit lack necessary skills (The Christian Science Monitor)
• McConnell wants vote on W.H. budget (Politico)
• Oil and Obama don't mix (Politico)
• Obama: Storm damage in Southeast 'catastrophic' (AP)
• Kids visit first lady for take child to work day (AP)
• Finmeccanica 1Q earns down 92 percent (AP)
• Obama assembles all-star cast to talk immigration (AP)
• OBAMA'S BUDGET: MORE WASTE, FRAUD AND SELF-ABUSE (Ann Coulter)
• Trump calls Krauthammer a ’sad fool’ for opposing seizure of Iraq’s oil (Daily Caller)
• Santorum says he has no plans to fix his ‘Google problem’ (Daily Caller)
• GOP Will Find Socialist Tendencies in Tea Party Hard to Overcome (ContributorNetwork)
• Tea Party Express chairman to Congress: 'Make the hard decisions' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Obama birth certificate release marks change in political game (Politico) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:47 AM PDT Politico - President Barack Obama's appearance Wednesday in the White House briefing room to present a documented rebuttal of suspicions that he was not born on U.S. soil was more than just a surprise. It was a decisive new turn in the centuries-long American history of political accusation and innuendo.

In one stroke, a new Obama national security team (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:39 PM PDT AP - The reshuffled national security team President Barack Obama introduced on Thursday will be charged with fighting not only the overseas war in Afghanistan but also budget battles on the home front over Pentagon spending that has ballooned into a fat target for deficit hawks.

Donald Trump faces scrutiny over donations, merch made in China (The Ticket) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:24 PM PDT The Ticket - Donald Trump is used to being on the firing end of accusations. But Trump, who's spent the last few months using flimsy questions about President Obama's birth and college credentials to gin up attention for a possible presidential run, now finds himself on the receiving end of a fresh round of public scrutiny. Critics are [...]

The Left's Stealth Budget Plan (The Daily Beast) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 08:36 PM PDT The Daily Beast - Unlike unpopular budget plans by Obama and Paul Ryan, the People’s Budget saves Social Security, jacks up taxes on the rich, and produces a surplus within a decade. David A. Graham explains why the plan is flying under the radar.

Obama goes to NYC for money, Chicago for Oprah (AP) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 07:50 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama plunged into donor-rich New York on Wednesday, his first fundraising sweep of the city since announcing his re-election bid this month, with a lament that he has not seen his wish for less-polarizing politics realized.

Cyberespionage: US finds FBI agents in elite unit lack necessary skills (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:41 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Many of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's field agents assigned to an elite cyber investigative unit lack the skills needed to investigate cases of cyberespionage and other computerized attacks on the US, the Justice Department inspector general reported Wednesday.

McConnell wants vote on W.H. budget (Politico) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:42 PM PDT Politico - The Senate minority leader pushes a dueling litmus-test vote on spending.

Oil and Obama don't mix (Politico) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:59 AM PDT Politico - Soaring gas prices have left the White House scrambling to control something it can’t.

Obama: Storm damage in Southeast 'catastrophic' (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:02 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says the damage in tornado-stricken states in the Southeast is "nothing short of catastrophic."

Kids visit first lady for take child to work day (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:13 PM PDT AP - Michelle Obama talked with kids about a few of her favorite things for the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.

Finmeccanica 1Q earns down 92 percent (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:59 AM PDT AP - Italian defense and aerospace company Finmeccanica SpA on Thursday said first-quarter earnings dropped by 92 percent due to higher financial expenses and lower energy and aeronautics revenues.

Obama assembles all-star cast to talk immigration (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:29 PM PDT AP - His immigration overhaul stalled, President Barack Obama is enlisting an array of voices, including Latino entertainment and media stars, to help jump-start legislation and reassure crucial but restless Hispanic voters that he has not abandoned his campaign pledge to change the law.

OBAMA'S BUDGET: MORE WASTE, FRAUD AND SELF-ABUSE (Ann Coulter) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:15 PM PDT Ann Coulter - In a priceless formulation in his budget speech two weeks ago, Obama said that Americans look at the poor and say, "There but for the grace of God go I." And so, in the president's words, "we contribute to programs like Medicare and Social Security."

Trump calls Krauthammer a ’sad fool’ for opposing seizure of Iraq’s oil (Daily Caller) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:58 PM PDT Daily Caller - During a Wednesday trip to New Hampshire, businessman Donald Trump told Fox News that Charles Krauthammer was a "sad fool" for dismissing his proposal to seize Iraq's oil.

Santorum says he has no plans to fix his ‘Google problem’ (Daily Caller) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:05 PM PDT Daily Caller - Former Sen. Rick Santorum, who is expected to announce his run for the White House very soon, said he is taking no active steps to fix his so-called "Google problem," an issue that has plagued the Pennsylvania Republican's online presence for years.

GOP Will Find Socialist Tendencies in Tea Party Hard to Overcome (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:02 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | "Those people who insist that Hitler was a socialist show their ignorance about Nazi Germany.

Tea Party Express chairman to Congress: 'Make the hard decisions' (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:30 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Tea party leader Amy Kremer is chairwoman of the Tea Party Express. She left the real estate and airline industries to enter politics in 2009, helping to found the Atlanta Tea Party. She went on to found Tea Party Patriots, left it amid a dispute, and then joined Tea Party Express. She was the guest speaker at the April 5 Monitor breakfast in Washington.

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