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• Obama pushes low-rate student loans, wooing young
• AP Sources: Romney to open fundraisers to media
• Obama visit to spotlight Iowa's high student debt
• Gingrich to decide next move after Tues. primaries
• Rocker Ted Nugent shoots one black bear too many
• Bank of Canada talks of rate hikes, frets on debt
• Gingrich to reassess bid for Republican nomination
• Ex-spy: Destroying CIA tapes purged 'ugly visuals'
• Obama calls misbehaving Secret Service agents "knuckleheads"
• Northeast Primary Day: What To Watch After Santorum's Exit
• Bradley Manning Judge to Rule on Request to Drop Charges
• Mad cow disease found in California; no human threat seen
• U.S. urges North Korea not to engage in provocation
• Two more Secret Service agents resigning: government sources
• FBI chief in Yemen as drone kills AQAP leader
• Exclusive: North Korea's nuclear test ready "soon"
• How the Supreme Court justices came to America
• Democrats' latest tax target: Private corporations
• US needs top-level approval to launch cyberattacks
• WikiLeaks suspect Manning seeks dismissal of charges
• AP Sources: Romney to open fundraisers to media
• Dick Clark had prostate surgery day before death
• U.N. council told of monitors' slow deployment to Syria
• Senators: Japan base plan needs Congress approval
• Obama stresses own struggles paying student loans
• GOP lawmaker: 3 more Secret Service employees out
• Recall news
• Alberta to push on Keystone pipeline, bigger markets
• Obama Courts Young Voters With Student Loan Appeal
• Instant View: Mad cow disease found in California
• Exclusive: U.S. eyes options to restart Afghan peace talks
• Mexico presidential front-runner builds on big lead: poll
• Senator: Aides checking tips on Secret Service

Obama pushes low-rate student loans, wooing young Posted: President Barack Obama went after the college vote Tuesday, pitching cheaper student loans as he courted the one age group where he has a decided advantage over Republican rival Mitt Romney. The twist? Romney, too, has endorsed the idea, though it's unclear whether deficit-leery Republicans in Congress will go along.

AP Sources: Romney to open fundraisers to media Posted: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is preparing to open some fundraisers to the media.

Obama visit to spotlight Iowa's high student debt Posted: President Barack Obama's visit to Iowa to talk about college costs is drawing attention to a surprising fact about a state known for education and frugality: its college students graduate with some of the highest debt in the nation.

Gingrich to decide next move after Tues. primaries Posted: Newt Gingrich declined to discuss his struggling presidential campaign Tuesday and said he would decide his next steps after the latest primaries, refusing to acknowledge the Republican nominating contest is essentially over.

Rocker Ted Nugent shoots one black bear too many Posted: ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Rock musician and conservative activist Ted Nugent pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal wildlife violation after he failed to track down and kill a black bear he wounded with bow and arrow in Alaska during filming for his reality television show three years ago. Nugent, 63, pleaded guilty by telephone in U.S. District Court in Ketchikan, Alaska to a single misdemeanor count of violating an environmental protection law, his attorney Wayne Anthony Ross said. ...

Bank of Canada talks of rate hikes, frets on debt Posted: OTTAWA (Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney repeated on Tuesday that the central bank might have to increase interest rates and he continued to fret about the high levels of debt that Canadians are taking on. Carney used an appearance at the House of Commons finance committee to stress the central bank's recent message that rates could have to go up despite global economic uncertainty. ...

Gingrich to reassess bid for Republican nomination Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tuesday could be the final stop in Newt Gingrich's wild ride of a U.S. presidential campaign. The Republican candidate told NBC News he would reassess his candidacy depending on his finish in Delaware, one of five northeastern states holding presidential primaries on Tuesday, and the state where Gingrich has campaigned most heavily. "I think we need to take a deep look at what we are doing," Gingrich told NBC in an interview on Monday. ...

Ex-spy: Destroying CIA tapes purged 'ugly visuals' Posted: The retired top CIA officer who ordered the destruction of videos showing waterboarding says in a new book that he was tired of waiting for Washington's bureaucracy to make a decision that protected American lives.

Obama calls misbehaving Secret Service agents "knuckleheads" Posted: CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday blamed a Colombia prostitution scandal engulfing the U.S. Secret Service on the misconduct of a "couple of knuckleheads" and insisted that the vast majority of agents perform their work admirably. Obama's comments appeared to play down the extent of the controversy, the worst in decades to hit the agency responsible for protecting the president, his family and other senior officials. "What these guys were thinking, I don't know. ...

Northeast Primary Day: What To Watch After Santorum's Exit Posted: Five Northeastern states hold their primaries today: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island and Connecticut will each hold contests, with a total of 231 delegates  at stake. Before Rick Santorum dropped out of the race, polling had indicated that Romney was the strong favorite in these...

Bradley Manning Judge to Rule on Request to Drop Charges Posted: An Army judge said she will rule Wednesday on a defense request to drop the charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning, and set deadlines for various government agencies to provide assessments of the impact of Manning's alleged leaking of classified materials to Wikileaks. The bulk of...

Mad cow disease found in California; no human threat seen Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities reported the first U.S. case of mad cow disease in six years on Tuesday and quickly assured consumers and global importers that meat from the California dairy cow did not enter the food chain. John Clifford, the USDA's chief veterinary officer, said the case was "atypical" and that there was "no cause for alarm" from the animal. Cows can contract the disease spontaneously in rare cases and that it cannot be transmitted unless the brain or spinal tissue is consumed by humans or another animal, according to scientists. ...

U.S. urges North Korea not to engage in provocation Posted: BRASILIA (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged North Korea on Tuesday not to engage in any provocation that could increase instability, as speculation mounts about a possible third nuclear test. "I do not have any specific information as to whether or not they will proceed or not with additional provocations at this time," Panetta said on a trip to Brasilia, when asked about the possibility of a nuclear test. ...

Two more Secret Service agents resigning: government sources Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two more U.S. Secret Service agents are resigning over a scandal in Colombia involving prostitutes, two government sources told Reuters on Tuesday. A third agent faced termination proceedings, said one of the sources, who asked not to be named. Six other agents have already left the agency over the alleged misconduct with prostitutes earlier this month in Cartagena, Colombia, before the president arrived for a summit. (Reporting By Susan Cornwell; Editing by Sandra Maler)

FBI chief in Yemen as drone kills AQAP leader Posted: SANAA (Reuters) - FBI director Robert Mueller visited Yemen on Tuesday, pledging to help quell an Islamist insurgency, as security and government sources said a drone had killed a prominent al Qaeda leader linked to an attack on a French oil tanker. In a meeting with President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who took office earlier this year, Mueller promised the United States would support Yemen "with full force" in all respects. "Mueller visits Yemen on an annual basis so this is not a special or secret occasion," said Mohammed Al-Basha, Yemen's embassy spokesman in Washington. ...

Exclusive: North Korea's nuclear test ready "soon" Posted: BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea has almost completed preparations for a third nuclear test, a senior source with close ties to Pyongyang and Beijing said, an act that would draw further international condemnation following a failed rocket launch. The isolated and impoverished state sacrificed the chance of closer ties with the United States when it launched the long-range rocket on April 13 and was censured by the U.N. Security Council, which includes the North's sole major ally, China. ...

How the Supreme Court justices came to America Posted: (Reuters) - On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will close out the 2011-2012 term with another controversial case: Arizona v. United States, which challenges Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants. The case will be heard by nine justices, each of whom has his or her own immigration story. There is geographic reach -- from the British Isles to Russia to Puerto Rico -- and also generational, with some members of the bench tracing their roots to pre-Revolutionary times. In his confirmation hearing, Justice Samuel Alito referred to his own father's experience. ...

Democrats' latest tax target: Private corporations Posted: First it was people earning at least $1 million a year. Now Democrats seeking their next election-year target for tax increases on better-off Americans may have found it: the owners of many privately held corporations.

US needs top-level approval to launch cyberattacks Posted: The United States would use cyber weapons against an adversary's computer networks only after officials at the highest levels of government approved of the operation because of the risks of collateral damage, a senior U.S. military official said Tuesday.

WikiLeaks suspect Manning seeks dismissal of charges Posted: FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified U.S. government cables, argued on Tuesday for the dismissal of the charges against him based on what his lawyer called "irreparable prejudice" caused by the government's withholding of evidence. Manning, 24, is accused of the largest leak of classified documents in U.S. history, to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, and faces life in prison if convicted of aiding the enemy, the most serious of 22 charges against him. ...

AP Sources: Romney to open fundraisers to media Posted: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is preparing to open some fundraisers to the media.

Dick Clark had prostate surgery day before death Posted: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television producer Dick Clark had routine prostate surgery the day before he died last week of a massive heart attack, according to his death certificate. Clark, who created long-running music show "American Bandstand" and produced the American Music Awards and the Golden Globes, died at a Santa Monica, California hospital on April 18, at the age of 82. ...

U.N. council told of monitors' slow deployment to Syria Posted: UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Tuesday it will take a month to deploy 100 unarmed military observers to Syria, envoys said, though international mediator Kofi Annan argued that a few monitors on the ground can make a difference. Herve Ladsous, U.N. under-secretary-general for peacekeeping, told the council that there will be 30 monitors in place in Syria by the end of April out of a total of up to 300 authorized by the Security Council on Saturday to supervise the country's fragile 12-day-old ceasefire, diplomats told Reuters. ...

Senators: Japan base plan needs Congress approval Posted: The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee are voicing concern over an agreement with Japan on the reorganization of U.S. forces based on the southern island of Okinawa.

Obama stresses own struggles paying student loans Posted: CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Reuters) - Describing his own struggle to pay off college debt and taking another dig at his likely White House rival's wealth, President Barack Obama sought on Tuesday to expand his advantage with young voters with a call to make education more affordable. In a speech about rising education costs, a key theme of his re-election campaign, Obama said he knew firsthand how paying for university could hurt families and ding the economy. "I didn't just read about this. I didn't just get some talking points about this. I didn't just get a policy briefing on this. ...

GOP lawmaker: 3 more Secret Service employees out Posted: A Republican lawmaker says three Secret Service employees are being forced out of the agency and two others have been cleared of serious misconduct in the agency's investigation into the prostitution scandal in Colombia.

Recall news Posted: The following recall has been announced:

Alberta to push on Keystone pipeline, bigger markets Posted: CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Alberta remains a strong supporter of its oil industry after a provincial election that left the Progressive Conservatives in power to focus on new markets for Canadian crude and to try to persuade Washington to let the Keystone XL Pipeline go ahead. The Conservatives, led by Alison Redford, won 61 of 87 seats in the provincial legislature in Monday's election, capturing 44 percent of the popular vote despite lagging in opinion polls throughout the campaign. ...

Obama Courts Young Voters With Student Loan Appeal Posted: Wooing the young voters crucial to his re-election, President Obama today launched a passionate campaign-style appeal to students as he pressed lawmakers to prevent the cost of college from rising. Speaking to a rowdy crowd at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the...

Instant View: Mad cow disease found in California Posted: (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department confirmed on Tuesday that it found a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, the nation's fourth, in a dairy cow in California. The USDA has begun to notify the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as well as its trading partners, but the finding should not affect U.S. beef exports, said John Clifford, the USDA's chief veterinary officer. COMMENTS: US Meat Export Federation spokesman Joe Schuele: Said they were told that U.S. ...

Exclusive: U.S. eyes options to restart Afghan peace talks Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration, seeking to revive stalled Afghan peace talks, may alter plans to transfer Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison after its initial proposal fell foul of political opponents at home and the insurgents themselves. As foreign forces prepare to exit Afghanistan, the White House had hoped to lay the groundwork for peace talks by sending five Taliban prisoners, some seen as among the most threatening detainees at Guantanamo, to Qatar to rejoin other Taliban members opening a political office there. ...

Mexico presidential front-runner builds on big lead: poll Posted: MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's presidential front-runner, Enrique Pena Nieto of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), widened his lead over the ruling party candidate ahead of the July 1 election, a survey showed on Tuesday. The latest opinion poll by pollster Consulta Mitofsky showed Pena Nieto extending his advantage with 40.1 percent support, down 0.1 percentage points from the Mitofsky survey published on April 17. Though his support slipped slightly, Pena Nieto's lead over Josefina Vazquez Mota from the ruling National Action Party (PAN) widened. Her support of 21. ...

Senator: Aides checking tips on Secret Service Posted: The chairman of the Senate homeland security committee says whistleblowers are calling in tips about the Secret Service in the wake of the Colombia prostitution scandal. Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman was mum on the details Tuesday, but he said any revelations would be part of public hearings into misconduct in the agency going back a decade.

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