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• For Obama, bin Laden killing becomes campaign tool
• Romney predicts recovery, ignores new numbers
• Obama targets diploma mills that market to vets
• Blind China activist makes mystery "escape"
• Obama makes health care appeal to female voters
• PM Note: The Osama Election, Boehner's Tirade on the Floor, Red Carpet Flash Cards, Romney's Advice on Parental Loans
• Oil report seen supporting Iran sanctions
• Palin, McCain differ again in race for Indiana Senate seat
• Inventories, weak business spending curb first-quarter growth
• Lawyers argue over using sex tape at Edwards trial
• House OKs student loan bill, ignores veto threat
• Al Qaeda now incapable of 9/11-scale attack: U.S. officials
• Somali convicted in U.S. court on piracy charges
• For Obama, bin Laden killing becomes campaign tool
• Fire guts Miami offices of Cuba travel firm
• AP Exclusive: NM gov.'s grandfather was US citizen
• Child labor groups upset farm rules are dropped
• Canada offers more transparency on takeover rules
• U.S. House panel may send scandal investigators to Colombia
• Romney predicts recovery, ignores new numbers
• Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
• Biden to Donors: 'You All Look Dull as Hell'
• Iran says to resume talks with nuclear watchdog in May
• Geithner: U.S. can withstand any Europe stresses
• U.S. adds muscle to financial fraud investigations
• Bissau president and ex-premier freed by soldiers
• Republicans insert healthcare into student loan fight
• House puts its imprint on Obama's defense budget
• Protesters at party conventions could be armed
• Don't Believe Everything You Hear, Romney Tells Students
• Mitt Romney Offers Advice on Parental Loans and How to Succeed
• AP NewsAlert
• FCC: TV stations must post rates for campaign ads

For Obama, bin Laden killing becomes campaign tool Posted: The killing of Osama bin Laden, first presented as a moment of national unity by President Barack Obama, has become something else: a political weapon.

Romney predicts recovery, ignores new numbers Posted: Mitt Romney said Friday the nation's economy is recovering but blamed President Barack Obama for presiding over the "most anemic and tepid" comeback since the Great Depression.

Obama targets diploma mills that market to vets Posted: President Barack Obama reached out to a generation of young soldiers Friday as he added new protections for veterans and military families misled or bilked by career colleges and technical programs that target their federal education benefits. "They don't care about you," he declared, "they care about your cash."

Blind China activist makes mystery "escape" Posted: BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, one of China's most prominent human rights advocates, has escaped from home imprisonment, activists said on Friday, and there were unconfirmed reports he had taken refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. Chen, a self-schooled legal advocate who campaigned against forced abortions, had been restricted to his village home in Linyi in eastern Shandong province since September 2010 when he was released from jail. ...

Obama makes health care appeal to female voters Posted: Casting his re-election along gender lines, President Barack Obama told hundreds of female supporters Friday that Republicans seem determined to meddle in women's health decisions in ways that are "appalling, offensive and out of touch."

PM Note: The Osama Election, Boehner's Tirade on the Floor, Red Carpet Flash Cards, Romney's Advice on Parental Loans Posted: Live Red Carpet Coverage of the WHCD from ABC's Amy Walter and Yahoo! News Kristen Aldridge at OTUS News. Dinner Prep – FLASHCARD VIDEO – Amy and Kristen give each other a crash course on faces -  Amy Struggles with LiLo and Stephen Moyer ,...

Oil report seen supporting Iran sanctions Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global oil inventories grew over the last two months despite the loss of further supplies from Iran, according to a U.S. report that gave leeway for the Obama administration to press ahead with sanctions on the OPEC nation. The Energy Information Administration report, required every 60 days by the Iran sanctions law President Barack Obama signed in December, gave a mostly positive assessment of global oil supplies, which typically build at this time of year. ...

Palin, McCain differ again in race for Indiana Senate seat Posted: INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - They disagreed as Republican running mates during the 2008 presidential campaign, and on Friday John McCain and Sarah Palin endorsed rival candidates in the tight Indiana primary to determine if U.S. Senator Richard Lugar gets a shot at a seventh term. "I join common sense conservatives in endorsing Richard Mourdock to be the next senator from Indiana," former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Palin said in a statement released by Tea Party favorite Mourdock's campaign. ...

Inventories, weak business spending curb first-quarter growth Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth cooled in the first quarter as businesses cut back on investment and restocked shelves at a slower pace, but the biggest rise in consumer spending in more than a year cushioned the blow. Gross domestic product expanded at a 2.2 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said on Friday, moderating from the fourth quarter's 3 percent rate. Economists had expected somewhat firmer growth, but were taken by surprise by another big drop in defense spending. Still, growth was stronger than the 1. ...

Lawyers argue over using sex tape at Edwards trial Posted: Opposing lawyers in the John Edwards trial wrangled with a judge over whether to admit into evidence a sex tape of the former presidential candidate and allegations of an affair involving an ex-aide who ended a week on the witness stand Friday.

House OKs student loan bill, ignores veto threat Posted: Republicans defied a veto threat and the House voted Friday to prevent federal loan costs from doubling for millions of college students. The vote gave the GOP a momentary election-year triumph on a bill that has become enmeshed in partisan battles over the economy, women's issues and President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Al Qaeda now incapable of 9/11-scale attack: U.S. officials Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's core organization is likely incapable of carrying out another mass-casualty attack on the scale of September 11, 2001, U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism officials said on Friday. U.S. government experts also believe that the likelihood of an attack using chemical, biological, atomic or radiological weapons over the next year was not high, said Robert Cardillo, deputy director of U.S. National Intelligence. Cardillo and other U.S. ...

Somali convicted in U.S. court on piracy charges Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Somali man was convicted on Friday in a U.S. court for serving as a ransom negotiator for Somali pirates and his role in the death of four Americans later killed by pirates, the U.S. Justice Department said. Mohammad Saaili Shibin, 50, was brought to the United States in April to face federal charges over the pirating of an American yacht in February off the coast of Somalia and taking hostage two American couples aboard who were later killed. ...

For Obama, bin Laden killing becomes campaign tool Posted: The killing of Osama bin Laden, first presented as a moment of national unity by President Barack Obama, has become something else: a political weapon.

Fire guts Miami offices of Cuba travel firm Posted: MIAMI (Reuters) - State and local officials were investigating a suspicious fire on Friday that gutted the Miami offices of a travel agency specializing in flights to Cuba. Fire rescue officials responded to a fire at Airline Brokers before dawn. The ground floor suite of offices was destroyed and an acrid smell hung in the air as police cordoned off the street outside. Investigators searched through the ashes assisted by dogs that are trained to detect accelerant. "There is an investigation currently underway," said Deborah Cox, a spokeswoman for the state Fire Marshals Office. ...

AP Exclusive: NM gov.'s grandfather was US citizen Posted: Ever since taking office last year as the nation's first Hispanic female governor, New Mexico's Susana Martinez found her family tree scrutinized over whether her Mexican-born paternal grandfather was an illegal immigrant.

Child labor groups upset farm rules are dropped Posted: The Obama administration's move to scrap a plan that would prevent some children from working in dangerous farm jobs drew sharp rebukes Friday from child welfare advocates who claim the president caved to election-year pressure from farmers and Republicans.

Canada offers more transparency on takeover rules Posted: (Reuters) - The Canadian government promised on Friday to make its reviews of foreign takeovers more transparent, allowing it to explain when it has concerns about a proposed investment and perhaps even saying why. A government statement said Canada will change the way it reviews foreign investments, a nod to those who have complained about opaque rules that allow the government to block takeovers that it does not think will provide a "net benefit" to Canada. ...

U.S. House panel may send scandal investigators to Colombia Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional committee is considering sending investigators to Colombia in the coming weeks to gather information in an expanded probe of alleged Secret Service misconduct with prostitutes, the chairman said on Friday. Representative Peter King, the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee, said his staff will move to a "full-scale" investigation after it receives answers to 50 questions the panel posed to Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan about this month's incident. ...

Romney predicts recovery, ignores new numbers Posted: Mitt Romney said Friday the nation's economy is recovering but blamed President Barack Obama for presiding over the "most anemic and tepid" comeback since the Great Depression.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows Posted: Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Biden to Donors: 'You All Look Dull as Hell' Posted: Vice President Joe Biden stumped on foreign policy this morning at a $2,500-a-plate campaign fundraiser with 200 Turkish and Azerbaijani supporters in Washington. But the audience apparently didn't find Biden's remarks — on foreign policy, on the Obama administration's economic and social policy record —...

Iran says to resume talks with nuclear watchdog in May Posted: DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will resume talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog in Vienna on May 13-14, state media quoted the Iranian ambassador to the body as saying on Friday. Western diplomats said last week Iran had expressed readiness to restart discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) two months after their last meeting ended in failure. But they added that Tehran still appeared to be stonewalling over the body's most pressing demand to let its inspectors visit a key military site. ...

Geithner: U.S. can withstand any Europe stresses Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday that if Europe mismanages its crisis it could slow U.S. growth but said the U.S. financial system could handle any resulting pressures. "The U.S. financial system is in a very strong position to withstand the foreseeable pressures we might face from Europe," he said in an interview on American Public Media's Marketplace program. Geithner said that, on balance, Europe was making headway in efforts to deal with its sovereign debt crisis. ...

U.S. adds muscle to financial fraud investigations Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Obama administration task force probing misconduct that fueled the financial crisis is increasing its ranks, adding five financial analysts and 10 new federal prosecutors spread across the country, according to a senior Justice Department official. The increased staffing reflects a new push by the administration to aggressively pursue cases against firms and individuals who contributed to the 2007-2009 financial crisis, especially ahead of the November election. The U.S. Justice Department has so far brought few cases against high-profile targets since the crash. ...

Bissau president and ex-premier freed by soldiers Posted: BISSAU (Reuters) - Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau released two leading politicians they had arrested in an April 12 coup and said on Friday they would accept the planned deployment to the country of over 600 soldiers from West African regional bloc ECOWAS. Carlos Gomes Junior, the ex-premier and presidential election front-runner, and interim President Raimundo Pereira were freed on Friday afternoon after a visit by ECOWAS military chiefs and later flown to Abidjan in Ivory Coast, according to local media in Bissau and an Ivorian minister. ...

Republicans insert healthcare into student loan fight Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives defied a veto threat by President Barack Obama on Friday and voted to take money from his healthcare overhaul to extend low-interest rates for federal student loans. On a mostly party-line vote of 215-195, the House sent the measure to the Senate where Obama's Democrats are certain to reject it. Like Obama, they want to renew the low rate, but favor covering the one-year, $6 billion cost by ending a tax break for the rich. ...

House puts its imprint on Obama's defense budget Posted: Domestic military base closings are out. The Global Hawk drone is back in.

Protesters at party conventions could be armed Posted: The thousands of protesters expected at the Democratic and Republican national conventions can come armed with a lot more than signs and slogans: State law in Florida and North Carolina allows concealed weapons, including guns.

Don't Believe Everything You Hear, Romney Tells Students Posted: WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Mitt Romney warned an auditorium of college students and faculty not to believe everything they hear during the upcoming election cycle, saying that sometimes what politicians say is "not a perfect example of what they're going to do." "Your challenge in all...

Mitt Romney Offers Advice on Parental Loans and How to Succeed Posted: WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Mitt Romney warned an auditorium of college students and faculty not to believe everything they hear during the upcoming election cycle, saying that sometimes what politicians say is "not a perfect example of what they're going to do." "Your challenge in all...

AP NewsAlert Posted: AP source: Secret Service tightens conduct rules after prostitution scandal.

FCC: TV stations must post rates for campaign ads Posted: The Federal Communications Commission voted Friday to require broadcast TV stations to post online the advertising rates they charge political candidates and advocacy groups.

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