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Judge OKs settlement over Mojave cross on U.S. land

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has approved a land-swap settlement of a lawsuit over a remote site in the Mojave National Preserve where war memorial crosses have been erected for decades.

The settlement, announced Tuesday, calls for the site at Sunrise Rock to be turned over to a ...

Obama, Clinton to headline trio of NYC fundraisers

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is getting a little help from former President Bill Clinton at a trio of campaign fundraisers in New York....

DNC chair: GOP could lose house

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) says it's 'entirely reasonable' Speaker Boehner & GOP could lose House in November.
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Gingrich daughter: Campaign to 'reassess' standing

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Newt Gingrich's daughter said Tuesday that the former House speaker will "reassess" his campaign after the vote in Delaware, potentially setting the stage for his exit from the Republican presidential race....

Romney-Rubio 2012?

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
Was today a sneak preview of the GOP ticket for 2012? CNN's Jim Acosta reports.
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Feds make 1st arrest in BP oil spill case

NEW ORLEANS — A BP engineer intentionally deleted more than 300 text messages that said the company's efforts to control the Gulf of Mexico oil spill were failing, and that the amount of oil leaking was far more than what the company reported, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

In the ...

Missouri teen charged with setting child on fire

SAVANNAH, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri teenager accused of pouring gasoline on a 10-year-old and setting the child on fire has been charged with first-degree assault.

Seventeen-year-old Joseph D. Gardner was charged Monday in Andrew County Court. The St. Joseph News-Press reported that the 10-year-old child suffered first- and second-degree ...

THE RACE: Endorsements keep rolling in for Romney

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
The Republican primary race is effectively over but Mitt Romney keeps piling up delegates and endorsements....

THE RACE: Endorsements keep rolling in for Romney

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
The Republican primary race is effectively over but Mitt Romney keeps piling up delegates and endorsements....

THE RACE: Endorsements keep rolling in for Romney

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
The Republican primary race is effectively over but Mitt Romney keeps piling up delegates and endorsements....

THE RACE: Endorsements keep rolling in for Romney

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
The Republican primary race is effectively over but Mitt Romney keeps piling up delegates and endorsements....

A political postcard from Tokyo

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
If the U.S. election race conjures up images of mud flying through the air for many Japanese, campaigning politicians in the Land of the Rising Sun evoke visions of a more white-gloved affair.
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cnet.com: "Wireless providers side with cops over users on location privacy"

FourthAmendment.com - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55

cnet.com: Wireless providers side with cops over users on location privacy by Declan McCullagh:

The trade association representing AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint opposes a California proposal for search warrants to track mobile devices, claiming it will cause "confusion."

Romney super PAC gift among mysterious donations

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A once-mysterious $400,000 check written to a "super" political action committee supporting Mitt Romney's presidential campaign rekindled a nagging question this election season: Just how much disclosure is enough to satisfy transparency?...

Romney super PAC gift among mysterious donations

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A once-mysterious $400,000 check written to a "super" political action committee supporting Mitt Romney's presidential campaign rekindled a nagging question this election season: Just how much disclosure is enough to satisfy transparency?...

What if justices let states make immigration policy

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
Tamar Jacoby says SB 1070 should fall, but if the Supreme Court lets it stand, it should also free states to experiment with policies that combine enforcement with practial approaches
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In VP hunt, women still not taken seriously

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
Jennifer Lawless and Kathleen Dolan say women are treated like also-rans on lists of potential vice-presidential candidates, and woefully underrepresented in electoral politics.
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The danger of Twitter, Facebook politics

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
Wesley Donehue applauds the transparency of social media, except when it gets in the way of politicians working together to solve problems on behalf of the public
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Ledbetter: Romney's insult to all women

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
The bill that bears her name ensures that women who are paid less than a man for doing the same worrk can have their say in court. But Lilly Ledbetter says it's unsettling that Mitt Romney needs to think about whether he supports the principle.
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Romney says May jobs report is 'devastating news'

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-08 15:55
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seizing on what he called a "devastating" jobs report, Mitt Romney argued Friday that the best prescription for economic recovery is to replace President Barack Obama....
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