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Today's Politics News: Recharging debate, Obama expands offshore drilling Poll: Close to 9 in 10 Latinos to fill out census FBI sees little chance of copycat militia plots Palin to RNC: Take me off fundraiser Obama tries triangulation lite State says Kansas jobless rate fell last month DHS official: Napolitano to tour flood-damaged RI 1994 for Democrats Today - But Not in November? NKorean defector visits Washington Court: Defendants entitled to immigration advice Obama says wants Iran sanctions within weeks Security Council backs Iraq election results Russian police break up protests, dozens detained Democrats lie low after healthcare victory Air Force gives EADS another chance to submit tanker bid Hutchison to Stay in Senate Recharging debate, Obama expands offshore drilling Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:30 pm PDT AP - Shaking up years of energy policy and his own environmental backers, President Barack Obama threw open a huge swath of East Coast waters and other protected areas in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico to drilling Wednesday, widening the politically explosive hunt for more homegrown oil and gas. Full Story Top Poll: Close to 9 in 10 Latinos to fill out census Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:30 pm PDT AP - What boycott? Close to 9 in 10 Hispanics say they intend to participate in the 2010 census, with immigrants more likely to say the government count is good for their community and that personal information will be kept confidential, according to a new poll. Full Story Top FBI sees little chance of copycat militia plots Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:38 am PDT AP - There's a lot of anger out there. But the alleged plot by Midwestern militants and violent outbursts by scattered individuals don't signal any coming wave of extremist violence, federal investigators say. Full Story Top Palin to RNC: Take me off fundraiser Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:08 pm PDT Politico - The invitation promises that “other Republican superstars” will attend the fundraiser, Full Story Top Obama tries triangulation lite Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:05 pm PDT Politico - Offshore drilling move earns the president rare bipartisan plaudits. Full Story Top State says Kansas jobless rate fell last month Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:45 am PDT AP - Kansas saw modest but atypical growth in manufacturing jobs from January to February, a sign that its economy may be improving, the state Department of Labor reported Friday. Full Story Top DHS official: Napolitano to tour flood-damaged RI Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:53 pm PDT AP - U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano plans to travel to Rhode Island on Friday to assess damage caused by the worst flooding there in 200 years, a department official told The Associated Press. Full Story Top 1994 for Democrats Today - But Not in November? Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:04 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Stan Greenberg, a veteran Democratic pollster, was working in the White House for President Bill Clinton when a political backlash enabled Republicans to take over control of both chambers of Congress in the 1994 elections. So ears perked up at a press breakfast Wednesday morning when he said this year's midterm elections - the first of Democrat Barack Obama's presidency - would be much like 1994's if they were held today. Full Story Top NKorean defector visits Washington Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:14 pm PDT AP - The highest-ranking North Korean official ever to have defected to South Korea is making a rare visit to Washington this week. Full Story Top Court: Defendants entitled to immigration advice Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:10 pm PDT AP - Immigrants have a constitutional right to be told by their lawyers whether pleading guilty to a crime could lead to their deportation, the Supreme Court said Wednesday. Full Story Top Obama says wants Iran sanctions within weeks Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:22 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama says he wants to see U.N. sanctions in place against Iran within weeks. Full Story Top Security Council backs Iraq election results Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:20 pm PDT AP - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday called on all political parties to respect Iraq's election results and the choices of the Iraqi people. Full Story Top Russian police break up protests, dozens detained Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:09 pm PDT AP - Russian police broke up anti-Kremlin protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg on Wednesday, detaining dozens of demonstrators who had defied bans in holding the rallies. Full Story Top Democrats lie low after healthcare victory Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:31 pm PDT Reuters - The week after passing landmark healthcare reform and handing President Barack Obama an important victory, members of the U.S. Congress returned to their home districts for a recess to face constituents and justify their votes after the bruising legislative battle. Full Story Top Air Force gives EADS another chance to submit tanker bid Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:18 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ A day after President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy discussed it at the White House, the Pentagon said Wednesday it would delay for 60 days the deadline for submitting bids on a $35 billion contract for aerial refueling tankers if a European company promised to compete. Full Story Top Hutchison to Stay in Senate Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:18 am PDT CQPolitics.com - Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) will serve out the remaining 33 months of her term, reversing an earlier decision to resign from the Senate this year. Full Story Top

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