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• Europe: Obama tends to old allies, new challenges (AP)
• Budget cuts force Pentagon to redefine priorities: What can't we afford to cut? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Obama: Schools can improve with right incentives (AP)
• GOP freshmen share how to handle town hall anger (AP)
• Businessman Cain enters 2012 GOP presidential race (AP)
• Would-be 2012 GOP candidate Romney returns to SC (AP)
• Republican dark horse Jon Huntsman courts New Hampshire (Reuters)
• Horton's ghost haunts GOP field (Politico)
• Cain: 'I'm not running for second' (Politico)
• Potential GOP candidate affirms Mormon heritage (AP)
• New app another tool for workers in wage disputes (AP)
• Palestinians set on U.N. statehood bid in September (Reuters)
• Palestinians more skeptical about Mideast talks (AP)
• Republicans Looking to Sweep Newt Gingrich Under the Rug Quickly (ContributorNetwork)
• Herman Cain: ‘I’m running for President of the United States and I’m not running for second’ (Daily Caller)
• A conversation with a New Zealander minutes before the world is supposed to end (Daily Caller)
• Sarah Palin: 'Fire in My Belly' for Presidential Run (ContributorNetwork)

Europe: Obama tends to old allies, new challenges (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 02:14 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.

Budget cuts force Pentagon to redefine priorities: What can't we afford to cut? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 May 2011 03:51 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Long immune from cost-cutting measures as it fights two tough wars, the US military has now come under increasing pressure to rein in its budget.

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.

GOP freshmen share how to handle town hall anger (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 02:27 PM PDT AP - U.S. Rep. Andy Harris answers Medicare questions before his Maryland constituents even ask them. Clear across the country, fellow freshman GOP Rep. Paul Gosar does the asking, in very generic terms.

Businessman Cain enters 2012 GOP presidential race (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 03:07 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 03:07 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.

Republican dark horse Jon Huntsman courts New Hampshire (Reuters) Posted: 20 May 2011 11:36 AM PDT Reuters - Jon Huntsman, little known outside his home state of Utah, is starting his bold play for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination by courting voters in the key state of New Hampshire.

Horton's ghost haunts GOP field (Politico) Posted: 21 May 2011 01:57 PM PDT Politico - The issue of pardons and furloughs could play an unexpected and damaging role for some campaigns.

Cain: 'I'm not running for second' (Politico) Posted: 21 May 2011 10:55 AM PDT Politico - He says he plans to alter the course of the election by competing aggressively across the early states.

Potential GOP candidate affirms Mormon heritage (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 02:38 PM PDT AP - Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman says he is Mormon, and he doesn't think his religion will be an issue if he decides to run for president.

New app another tool for workers in wage disputes (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 08:36 AM PDT AP - Workers who don't trust the boss to keep track of their wages can now do it themselves with a new smart phone application from the Department of Labor. But employers worry that the time sheet app, along with other new initiatives, could encourage even more wage and hour lawsuits.

Palestinians set on U.N. statehood bid in September (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2011 08:25 AM PDT Reuters - Palestinians will seek recognition as a U.N. member-state in September given the deadlock in U.S.-brokered peacemaking with Israel, a senior Palestinian official said on Saturday.

Palestinians more skeptical about Mideast talks (AP) Posted: 21 May 2011 03:06 PM PDT AP - Palestinian officials said Saturday that Israel's dismissive response to President Barack Obama's new Mideast peace proposal proves there's not enough common ground for meaningful negotiations.

Republicans Looking to Sweep Newt Gingrich Under the Rug Quickly (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 21 May 2011 10:32 AM PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | It appears those in the right-leaning media outlets are taking up a concerted effort to sweep Newt Gingrich under the rug before he gathers any steam in his quest to run for president. The early announcements of candidates jumping into the fray for president have been taking on the appearance of a vetting process for the Republican Party.

Herman Cain: ‘I’m running for President of the United States and I’m not running for second’ (Daily Caller) Posted: 21 May 2011 11:26 AM PDT Daily Caller - Former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain officially threw his hat into the 2012 ring on Saturday at a rally in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park.

A conversation with a New Zealander minutes before the world is supposed to end (Daily Caller) Posted: 21 May 2011 11:09 AM PDT Daily Caller - Harold Camping, the 86-year-old leader of the Family Radio and the driving force behind the May 21 Judgment Day prophesy said that the beginning of the end would be marked by a massive earthquake in New Zealand at 6:00pm NZST.

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.

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