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• Dems sharpen attack as GOP rallies behind Romney
• Santorum: Wisconsin vote will send 'strong signal'
• Top Obama campaign donor accused of fraud
• Analysis: Santorum faces brutal April, slim hope for May
• Syria "friends" warn Assad time is short to end bloodshed
• Top Obama aides hit back at Romney over Russia
• Top Obama campaign donor accused of fraud
• Analysis: A Romney win would likely change little at Federal Reserve
• Romney's staff pulls April Fools' gag on candidate
• Florida teenager's home town turns out in Miami protest
• Sudan, South Sudan accuse each other of attacks, talks delayed
• Romney predicts victory in Wisconsin primary
• Mali junta backs down as rebels seize Timbuktu
• Romney Gets Punked by Staff on April Fool's Day
• Biden Attacks Romney, GOP as 'Out of Touch'
• Dems sharpen attack as GOP rallies behind Romney
• Romney falls for elaborate April Fool's prank
• Malta delists Iranian tanker breaching Syria sanctions
• Swiss spy charge signals German tax deal trouble
• MTN former CEO denies bribes to Iran, South Africa
• Falklands row could hit UK's South American ambitions
• Brotherhood presidency bid turns up heat in Egypt race
• Gingrich and Santorum: If Kansas Can Come Back in Final Four, So Can We
• Al Qaeda is exploiting Yemen military split: minister
• Brotherhood presidency bid turns up heat in Egypt race
• Democrats Defend Health Care Law
• Biden: Republican Party Has Changed
• Santorum Calls Rubio, Ryan Endorsements 'A Mistake'
• Santorum Acknowledges Pennsylvania Is a Must-Win State
• Israel kills Gaza gunman along tense border
• Romney's Staff Plays April Fool's Prank on Boss
• Van Jones Says Trayvon Martin Case Makes Him Fear For Sons' Lives
• Transcript: Vice President Joe Biden on CBS' Face the Nation

Dems sharpen attack as GOP rallies behind Romney Posted: President Barack Obama's administration launched a multi-pronged assault on Mitt Romney's values and foreign policy credentials Sunday, while a fresh set of prominent Republicans rallied behind the GOP front-runner as the odds-on nominee, further signs the general election is overtaking the primary season.

Santorum: Wisconsin vote will send 'strong signal' Posted: Rick Santorum said Sunday that his presidential campaign will continue even if he loses the Wisconsin primary Tuesday, and he balked at suggestions by fellow conservatives that he step aside so front-runner Mitt Romney can build momentum ahead of November's election.

Top Obama campaign donor accused of fraud Posted: A major donor to President Barack Obama has been accused of defrauding a businessman and impersonating a bank official, creating new headaches for Obama's re-election campaign as it deals with the questionable history of another top supporter.

Analysis: Santorum faces brutal April, slim hope for May Posted: MILWAUKEE, Wisc. (Reuters) - For Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, it is shaping up to be a cold and lonely spring. Trailing Mitt Romney in the polls, the conservative former senator is pinning his slim hopes on surviving difficult primary votes in April that favor his rival, and then trying to recover in May when the calendar looks better for him. "There were lots of times throughout the course of this campaign where, as I've said before, we were running a marathon breathing through a swizzle stick. ...

Syria "friends" warn Assad time is short to end bloodshed Posted: BEIRUT (Reuters) - Western and Arab nations warned President Bashar al-Assad not to delay adopting a plan to end a year of bloodshed in Syria and called on peace envoy Kofi Annan to set a timetable for action if the violence continues. Annan is due to brief the U.N. Security Council on Monday about whether he has seen any progress towards implementing his proposals, which Damascus has accepted but not yet carried out. ...

Top Obama aides hit back at Romney over Russia Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Sunday came under political fire from two of President Barack Obama's top lieutenants, who dismissed Romney's tough talk on Russia as being behind the times. In separate interviews, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought to cast Romney as stuck in the days of the Cold War and unaware of the strategic interests that the United States and Russia share on Iran, Afghanistan and the world's oil supply. ...

Top Obama campaign donor accused of fraud Posted: A major donor to President Barack Obama has been accused of defrauding a businessman and impersonating a bank official, creating new headaches for Obama's re-election campaign as it deals with the questionable history of another top supporter.

Analysis: A Romney win would likely change little at Federal Reserve Posted: (Reuters) - For all the derision Republican presidential hopefuls have heaped on the Federal Reserve, a November win by lead contender Mitt Romney would likely change little at the central bank, at least in the short term. That might seem surprising, given the unprecedented barrage of criticism levied this campaign season at Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, whose aggressive efforts to support the economy have sparked accusations that he is setting the table for future inflation. Texas Governor Rick Perry, who has since dropped out of the race, called Bernanke's policies "treasonous. ...

Romney's staff pulls April Fools' gag on candidate Posted: Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney may have forgotten that Sunday was April Fools' Day.

Florida teenager's home town turns out in Miami protest Posted: MIAMI (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters gathered in a downtown bayfront park on Sunday demanding the arrest of the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, in central Florida a month ago. Civil rights leaders were joined by Martin's parents who were making their first major public appearance in the family's home city since a news conference on the steps of the Baptist Church where the funeral for their son was held last month. ...

Sudan, South Sudan accuse each other of attacks, talks delayed Posted: ADDIS ABABA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan and South Sudan on Sunday accused each other of launching attacks in the oil-producing area straddling their border after talks aimed at ending the worst hostilities since Juba declared its independence were delayed. The United Nations and the United States fear the border clashes, which broke out on Monday, could escalate and re-ignite a civil war between the mainly Muslim north and the South where most adhere to Christian and animist beliefs. ...

Romney predicts victory in Wisconsin primary Posted: FITCHBURG, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Saturday predicted a victory in Wisconsin's upcoming primary contest and said he believed it could help put him on a path to clinching the nomination. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, has come from behind in the polls in Wisconsin to take the lead over chief rival Rick Santorum. The state will vote on Tuesday along with Maryland and Washington, D.C. "This was an uphill battle for me if you looked back three or four weeks ago. ...

Mali junta backs down as rebels seize Timbuktu Posted: BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's junta yielded to the threat of sanctions on Sunday, pledging to start handing power back to civilians before a midnight deadline, while in the north, separatist rebels seized the ancient trading post of Timbuktu. Amadou Sanogo, an army captain who led a March 21 coup, pledged to reinstate the constitution and all state institutions before transferring power back to civilians via elections. His promise followed last week's threat by West African regional bloc ECOWAS to impose sanctions, including the potentially crippling closure of borders around the land-locked ...

Romney Gets Punked by Staff on April Fool's Day Posted: MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The joke was on Mitt Romney today when his staff played an April Fool's trick on him, directing him to speak to an empty room instead of the packed ballroom where his event was actually scheduled to be held, shocking him with...

Biden Attacks Romney, GOP as 'Out of Touch' Posted: Vice President Joe Biden "can't remember" a candidate as out of touch with the American middle class as Mitt Romney, he said in an interview that aired today. The claim is not new to the Obama campaign, but in a CBS interview broadcast this morning...

Dems sharpen attack as GOP rallies behind Romney Posted: President Barack Obama's administration launched a multi-pronged assault on Mitt Romney's values and foreign policy credentials Sunday, while a fresh set of prominent Republicans rallied behind the GOP front-runner as the odds-on nominee, further signs the general election is overtaking the primary season.

Romney falls for elaborate April Fool's prank Posted: MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney likes to play the occasional prank on his staff. On Sunday, his aides got him back. They made him victim of an elaborate April Fool's prank when he was introduced into an empty room, telling him beforehand, "We didn't get much of a turnout this morning." In on the joke were Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan and Senator Ron Johnson, both of whom have endorsed Romney. The prank was elaborate. ...

Malta delists Iranian tanker breaching Syria sanctions Posted: VALLETTA (Reuters) - The Maltese Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that it was delisting a Maltese-flagged, Iranian-owned tanker which was carrying Syrian crude oil in breach of international sanctions. Reuters reported on Friday that the M.T.Tour, owned by ISIM Tour Ltd, identified by the U.S. Treasury Department as a sanctions-evading company set up by Iran, was shipping a cargo of Syrian crude to a state-run Chinese company. The M.T. ...

Swiss spy charge signals German tax deal trouble Posted: ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss decision to pursue German tax inspectors for industrial espionage is a sign of growing tension that could make it hard for both sides to secure parliamentary ratification of a deal preventing Germans dodging tax on their Swiss deposits. While Berlin is trying to tax an estimated 150 billion Swiss francs ($166 billion) hidden by Germans in Swiss accounts, Berne wants to avoid revealing the identities of wealthy customers who are a mainstay of its offshore financial services industry. ...

MTN former CEO denies bribes to Iran, South Africa Posted: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The former chief executive of MTN Group denied on Sunday that he authorized bribes to Iranian and South African government officials in return for a cellular license in Iran. "I can state quite categorically that during my tenure as group CEO of MTN no bribes were authorized or paid by the MTN Group to any South African or Iranian government officials to secure the mobile license in Iran," Phuthuma Nhleko said in a statement. Turkish mobile operator Turkcell this week filed a $4. ...

Falklands row could hit UK's South American ambitions Posted: LONDON (Reuters) - Thirty years after Britain and Argentina went to war over the Falklands, relations are at their chilliest in years as Buenos Aires launches a multi-pronged diplomatic offensive to assert its claim to sovereignty over the South Atlantic islands. While a new military conflict is seen as highly unlikely, the dispute could jeopardize Britain's drive for closer economic and trade ties with emerging Latin America powers such as Brazil that it hopes will kickstart the stagnating British economy. ...

Brotherhood presidency bid turns up heat in Egypt race Posted: CAIRO (Reuters) - A deft businessman and politician tempered by years in Hosni Mubarak's prisons, Khairat al-Shater is aiming to bring Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to the pinnacle of power for the first time in its 84-year history. But his candidacy for the presidency has exposed rifts in the Islamist group's ranks, worried liberals and could turn up the heat in a row with Egypt's ruling army. ...

Gingrich and Santorum: If Kansas Can Come Back in Final Four, So Can We Posted: At halftime in the Kansas-Ohio State NCAA Final Four game Saturday night, things were not looking good for the Kansas Jayhawks. The team trailed by 9 points heading into the second half, but after tension-filled fight, squeaked by with a 2-point victory to snag a...

Al Qaeda is exploiting Yemen military split: minister Posted: ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - Al Qaeda is successfully exploiting splits within Yemen's armed forces, Defense Minister Mohammad Naser Ahmed warned on Sunday as suspected Islamist militants killed seven soldiers in the second such attack in two days. The Yemeni military split last year during protests against the 33-year rule of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, with some forces remaining loyal and others joining the opposition. ...

Brotherhood presidency bid turns up heat in Egypt race Posted: CAIRO (Reuters) - A deft businessman and politician tempered by years in Hosni Mubarak's prisons, Khairat al-Shater is aiming to bring Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to the pinnacle of power for the first time in its 84-year history. But his candidacy for the presidency has exposed rifts in the Islamist group's ranks, worried liberals and could turn up the heat in a row with Egypt's ruling army. ...

Democrats Defend Health Care Law Posted: Democrats at all levels were out in full force on Sunday, arguing that the intense scrutiny of the 2010 health reform law by the Supreme Court last week doesn't mean the outcome will be as bad as some court observers predict.

Biden: Republican Party Has Changed Posted: Vice President Joe Biden said Mitt Romney's platform is "not fundamentally different" from Rick Santorum's, arguing the entire Republican Party has changed dramatically in the last few presidential election cycles.

Santorum Calls Rubio, Ryan Endorsements 'A Mistake' Posted: Both Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan endorsed Mitt Romney recently, moves that Rick Santorum calls "a mistake."

Santorum Acknowledges Pennsylvania Is a Must-Win State Posted: Rick Santorum acknowledged this morning that the Pennsylvania primary April 24 in his home state is a must-win for his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. "We have to win Pennsylvania and we're going to win Pennsylvania. I have no doubt about that," Santorum said...

Israel kills Gaza gunman along tense border Posted: JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian gunman suspected of trying to plant explosives beneath a fence at the border with Gaza, the Israeli military said on Sunday. Soldiers on Sunday recovered the remains of the gunman alongside an assault rifle, a statement from the Israeli military spokesman said. None of the militant groups in the Hamas Islamist-ruled Gaza Strip claimed responsibility for the incident, which Israel said occurred after dark on Saturday. ...

Romney's Staff Plays April Fool's Prank on Boss Posted: MILWAUKEE -- Mitt Romney, who's known for his fondness of playing practical jokes, on Sunday found himself the victim of an April Fool's Day prank orchestrated by his staff -- with help from Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson and Rep. Paul Ryan.

Van Jones Says Trayvon Martin Case Makes Him Fear For Sons' Lives Posted: After 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot dead, in part, for apparently looking suspicious in a hooded sweatshirt, former Obama administration adviser Van Jones said he now feels like he has to dress his sons to the nines every day for their safety. "I think I'm going...

Transcript: Vice President Joe Biden on CBS' Face the Nation Posted: On CBS' Face the Nation, Vice President Joe Biden questioned Romney's foreign policy grasp, Texas Rep. Ron Paul said he wouldn't run as VP to Romney, and Newt Gingrich said he's working for a comeback. Read the full transcript here.

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