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• Obama says spending deal close, Boehner doesn't (AP)
• For Romney, 2012 strategy runs through NH, Nevada (AP)
• Wisconsin union rights law on hold for 2 months (AP)
• RNC looks to leverage debates as fundraisers (AP)
• Mitt's health care defense (Politico)
• Obama '12 launch likely next week (Politico)
• Libya mission: US eases off, Gadhafi holds on (AP)
• AP sources: Obama set to launch re-election bid (AP)
• Irish and Greek debts sustainable: EU rescue fund chief (Reuters)
• Obama says time 'running short' on budget talks (AFP)
• Environmental groups have spent major green since 2009 on advertising, lobbying and political causes (Daily Caller)
• Cracked: The case of Trump’s ‘double comb-over’ (Daily Caller)
• Iowa Republican Party warms to Rand Paul message (AP)
• Rubio speaks out after low profile early in Senate (AP)

Obama says spending deal close, Boehner doesn't (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 10:13 PM PDT AP - A bullish President Barack Obama said Friday that compromise is close with Republicans on $33 billion in budget cuts, and he warned that without a deal the ensuing government shutdown would "jeopardize our economic recovery" just as jobs are finally being created.

For Romney, 2012 strategy runs through NH, Nevada (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 02:00 PM PDT AP - In his first presidential run in 2008, Mitt Romney sought back-to-back victories in Iowa and New Hampshire to propel him to the GOP nomination. He won neither, the two-state sprint failed and so did his candidacy.

Wisconsin union rights law on hold for 2 months (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:17 PM PDT AP - A week ago, Wisconsin Republicans thought they'd won the fight over the state's polarizing union rights bill. They'd weathered massive protests, outfoxed Senate Democrats who fled the state and gotten around a restraining order blocking the law by having an obscure state agency publish it. They even started preparations to pull money from public workers' paychecks.

RNC looks to leverage debates as fundraisers (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:10 PM PDT AP - The Republican National Committee on Friday asked the likely presidential candidates if they would be willing to participate in debates where the central committee picked the format, content and even the moderators in exchange for the White House hopefuls' help digging the party out of its $21 million debt.

Mitt's health care defense (Politico) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 01:43 PM PDT Politico - His responses leave him sounding presidential.

Obama '12 launch likely next week (Politico) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 06:52 AM PDT Politico - He's expected to file his papers with the Federal Election Commission as soon as next week.

Libya mission: US eases off, Gadhafi holds on (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 02:29 PM PDT AP - Two weeks after a dark-of-night barrage of mostly U.S. missiles and bombs opened the international air assault on Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, the American combat role is ending, the rag-tag rebels are reeling and the Pentagon is betting its European allies can finish the job.

AP sources: Obama set to launch re-election bid (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 02:27 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is about to make one of Washington's worst kept secrets official: He wants a second term.

Irish and Greek debts sustainable: EU rescue fund chief (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 04:52 AM PDT Reuters - European authorities and the International Monetary Fund believe Ireland and Greece can sustain their debts while it is up to Portugal whether it joins them in seeking help, the head of Europe's rescue fund said. Fears Ireland will not be able to shoulder the burden of one of the world's most costliest bank bailouts have overshadowed the government's pledge to recapitalize its financial system by 24 billion euros and draw a line under its woes.

Obama says time 'running short' on budget talks (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 02:59 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama told top congressional leaders Saturday that budget negotiators are "running short on time" to avoid a government shutdown.

Environmental groups have spent major green since 2009 on advertising, lobbying and political causes (Daily Caller) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:40 PM PDT Daily Caller - While groups such as the Chamber of Commerce and Koch Industries often get chided for the political spending, green groups are making their fair share of financial contributions to political causes, too.

Cracked: The case of Trump’s ‘double comb-over’ (Daily Caller) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:07 PM PDT Daily Caller - On Thursday, Vanity Fair’s Bruce Handy revealed that he had successfully demystified one of Donald Trump's most curious traits: his hair.

Iowa Republican Party warms to Rand Paul message (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 01:35 PM PDT AP - U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was hailed Saturday in Iowa as an emerging party player for his government-shrinking, deficit-cutting message — nearly four years after his father championed similar themes but was excluded from a Republican presidential forum in Des Moines because of his poor showing in the polls.

Rubio speaks out after low profile early in Senate (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 09:21 AM PDT AP - Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a breakout star of the 2010 election and a tea party favorite, kept a low profile early on in the Senate. That's begun to change.

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