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Today's Politics News: Official says new checks set for travelers to US Obama talks to Chinese leader while plane idles Obama urges patience as health care law kicks in McHugh reversal: No DADT change Debt disaster dead ahead Army: Gays still can be dismissed if they speak up Obama visits flood emergency site in Massachusetts Governor Race Outlook in the Net-Zero Remap States: Part I Former Ford press secretary Jerald terHorst dies SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Looking abroad for tips Panel urges long-term planning to care for vets Deterring nuclear weapons: China ready to talk new Iran sanctions Russia's Medvedev promises 'crueler' measures Obama calls on Hu to support action on Iran Gloria Estefan, husband edge from musical to political arena GOP Takes Aim at Fincher's Primary Opponent in Tennessee Official says new checks set for travelers to US Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:50 pm PDT AP - Travelers from 14 countries that have been home to terrorists will no longer automatically face extra screening before they fly to the U.S. Full Story Top Obama talks to Chinese leader while plane idles Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:54 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama spoke for an hour with China's president on the phone from Air Force One Thursday night, welcoming the Chinese leader's decision to attend a nuclear security summit in Washington and discussing how to deal with Iran's nuclear program. Full Story Top Obama urges patience as health care law kicks in Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:59 pm PDT AP - Facing a public still wary of his massive health care overhaul, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged Americans not to judge the nearly $1 trillion legislation he signed into law last week until the reforms take hold. Full Story Top McHugh reversal: No DADT change Thu, 1 Apr 2010 03:59 pm PDT Politico - No guarantee gay soldiers will keep jobs, he says. Full Story Top Debt disaster dead ahead Thu, 1 Apr 2010 02:50 pm PDT Politico - In an Ideas piece, Berman says creating a new spending entitlement nears a precipice that has no precedent. Full Story Top Army: Gays still can be dismissed if they speak up Thu, 1 Apr 2010 05:00 pm PDT AP - Reversing course, Army Secretary John McHugh warned soldiers Thursday that they still can be discharged for acknowledging they are gay, saying he misspoke earlier this week when he suggested the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy had been temporarily suspended. Full Story Top Obama visits flood emergency site in Massachusetts Thu, 1 Apr 2010 05:02 pm PDT AP - Detouring from his schedule, President Barack Obama on Thursday thanked emergency workers struggling against disastrous flooding in the Northeast. Full Story Top Governor Race Outlook in the Net-Zero Remap States: Part I Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:59 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Congressional redistricting will follow on the heels of the November elections, and the races for governor are most crucial for control of redistricting in the states where major map overhauls are absolutely unavoidable. Full Story Top Former Ford press secretary Jerald terHorst dies Thu, 1 Apr 2010 11:19 am PDT AP - A press secretary to President Gerald Ford who resigned over the pardon of Richard Nixon has died. Full Story Top SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Looking abroad for tips Thu, 1 Apr 2010 12:18 am PDT AP - The debate over whether the Supreme Court should look to foreign law when interpreting the Constitution is ultimately irrelevant because justices can read whatever they want when they are formulating their opinions, Justice Stephen Breyer said Wednesday. Full Story Top Panel urges long-term planning to care for vets Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:48 pm PDT AP - Too little is known about how to care long-term for veterans with a traumatic brain injury, the most common injury among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, the Institute of Medicine said Wednesday. Full Story Top Deterring nuclear weapons: China ready to talk new Iran sanctions Thu, 1 Apr 2010 11:09 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - International pressure shifted higher for a new round of economic sanctions on Iran, as China signaled to its partners on the United Nations Security Council that it is ready to consider a council resolution. Full Story Top Russia's Medvedev promises 'crueler' measures Thu, 1 Apr 2010 10:46 am PDT AP - President Dmitry Medvedev made a surprise visit Thursday to the violence-wracked southern province of Dagestan, telling police and security forces to use tougher, "more cruel" measures to fight the "scum" responsible for terrorist attacks. Full Story Top Obama calls on Hu to support action on Iran Thu, 1 Apr 2010 11:27 pm PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama urged Chinese President Hu Jintao for cooperation on the Iranian nuclear standoff, the White House said, as Hu appealed for "healthy and stable" relations between the two nations. Full Story Top Gloria Estefan, husband edge from musical to political arena Thu, 1 Apr 2010 03:37 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama conveyed his harshest rebuke yet of Havana's government last week, just hours before Gloria Estefan protested repression in Cuba from the streets of Miami. Full Story Top GOP Takes Aim at Fincher's Primary Opponent in Tennessee Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:59 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Republican leaders in Washington, D.C., who have spent months lauding the candidacy of farmer Stephen Fincher in Tennessee's 8th district are now beginning to attack his primary opponents in the battleground open-seat race. Full Story Top

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