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Today's Politics News: Obama, Sarkozy push for UN sanctions on Iran Obama takes care in sizing up 'tea party' movement Obama to allow oil drilling off Virginia coast Drug firm investigated FDA officials New partisan clash — most victimized Loan changes to help students, community colleges Chili Bowl, schoolkids for chic French first lady Democrats May Also See Contested Senate Primary in Arizona Significant inventors inducted into hall of fame Dad of a fallen Marine perseveres against protests at military funerals US says missing contractor in Iraq returns Atom smasher will help reveal 'the beginning' Turkey asks Germany for help if EU bid stalls U.S. seeks 4-month Jerusalem building freeze: report Judge raps government over ex-DEA agent's legal odyssey Gordon's Tennessee Seat All But Gone for Democrats Obama, Sarkozy push for UN sanctions on Iran Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:48 pm PDT AP - With the president of France at his side, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday he hopes to have international sanctions against Iran in place "within weeks," not months, because of its continuing nuclear program. But he acknowledged he still lacks full support at the United Nations. Full Story Top Obama takes care in sizing up 'tea party' movement Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:13 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama stepped carefully when talking for the first time about the conservative tea party movement, acknowledging it has legitimate concerns about federal reach and spending, but he contended the core of the loose anti-government network is "on the fringe." Full Story Top Obama to allow oil drilling off Virginia coast Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:37 pm PDT AP - In a reversal of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling, President Barack Obama is allowing oil drilling 50 miles off Virginia's shorelines. At the same time, he is rejecting some new drilling sites that had been planned in Alaska. Full Story Top Drug firm investigated FDA officials Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:45 pm PDT Politico - Amphastar paid private investigators to compile details on two government employees. Full Story Top New partisan clash — most victimized Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:07 pm PDT Politico - In the wake of health care reform, left and right do battle over who has suffered more. Full Story Top Loan changes to help students, community colleges Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:16 pm PDT AP - Bigger grants for college students who need them. Relaxed payment terms for students with loans. More money for community colleges and historically black institutions. Full Story Top Chili Bowl, schoolkids for chic French first lady Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:17 pm PDT AP - Forget tea with Michelle Obama. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, on her first trip to Washington as France's first lady, visited a school in a poor neighborhood and had lunch at Ben's Chili Bowl. Full Story Top Democrats May Also See Contested Senate Primary in Arizona Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:01 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Arizona Democrats are sensing a growing opportunity to capitalize on Republican divisions in the state's 2010 Senate race, but they may also have to contend with a contested primary of their own. Full Story Top Significant inventors inducted into hall of fame Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:01 pm PDT AP - The inventors of Post-it notes and the technologies that led to video games, modern scuba diving equipment and GPS technology are among the 16 new members of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Full Story Top Dad of a fallen Marine perseveres against protests at military funerals Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:09 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A father of a Marine killed in Iraq says he won't pay the legal fees of a protest group who picketed at his son's funeral in 2006 – at least not until he hears from the US Supreme Court on the matter. Full Story Top US says missing contractor in Iraq returns Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:45 pm PDT AP - The U.S. says an Iraqi-American contractor believed to have been kidnapped in Baghdad in January is back in American hands. Full Story Top Atom smasher will help reveal 'the beginning' Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:13 pm PDT AP - The world's largest atom smasher threw together minuscule particles racing at unheard of speeds in conditions simulating those just after the Big Bang — a success that kick-started a megabillion-dollar experiment that could one day explain how the universe began. Full Story Top Turkey asks Germany for help if EU bid stalls Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:03 pm PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan asked visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to help Turkey if its bid for EU membership becomes deadlocked, most probably because of a dispute with Cyprus. Full Story Top U.S. seeks 4-month Jerusalem building freeze: report Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:23 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama wants Israel to freeze construction in East Jerusalem for four months in exchange for an attempt to renew stalled Israeli peace talks with Palestinians, an Israeli newspaper said Wednesday. Full Story Top Judge raps government over ex-DEA agent's legal odyssey Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:44 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ An unhappy federal judge on Tuesday approved a $3 million settlement with a former narcotics officer who said the CIA spied on him overseas. Full Story Top Gordon's Tennessee Seat All But Gone for Democrats Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:02 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - With one day to go before Tennessee's filing deadline, it's safe to say that Democrats are waving the white flag in the race to hold the seat of retiring Rep. Bart Gordon (D) in Middle Tennessee's 6th district. Full Story Top

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