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Today's Politics News: Justice Stevens to leave while Obama in office Lapses hinder rescue teams hunting for lost planes Obama urges people to retain values amid rancor Dem rage fades on health care heretics Obama sends holiday greetings US delaying currencies report amid China dispute Rory Reid takes on name in NV governor's race Democrats stand by candidate seeking Obama seat 2nd American woman charged in 'Jihad Jane' case US high court justice again hints at retirement AP Exclusive: US aid going to Afghanistan partners One of Moscow subway bombers was 17-year-old widow Talat: Election loss would kill Cyprus peace talks Philippine business icon quits over borrowed speech School group's reason for Palin speech: It needs the money Political Economy: Nailing Jello Justice Stevens to leave while Obama in office Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:25 pm PDT AP - Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says he "will surely" retire while President Barack Obama is still in office, giving the president the opportunity to maintain the high court's ideological balance. Full Story Top Lapses hinder rescue teams hunting for lost planes Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:01 pm PDT AP - On a cloudy April afternoon nearly three years ago, Sam Smiley's single-engine plane failed to clear a north Georgia mountain ridge and slammed into rugged woods. Full Story Top Obama urges people to retain values amid rancor Sat, 3 Apr 2010 06:44 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama's Easter address calls on people of all faiths, as well as nonbelievers, to embrace their common aspirations and "shared spirit of humanity." Full Story Top Dem rage fades on health care heretics Sat, 3 Apr 2010 02:58 pm PDT Politico - Zack Space's once-strong relationship with local labor chapters is strained as a result, however. Full Story Top Obama sends holiday greetings Sat, 3 Apr 2010 04:17 am PDT Politico - "We have a long way to go to repair the damage from this recession," he says. Full Story Top US delaying currencies report amid China dispute Sat, 3 Apr 2010 08:04 pm PDT AP - The Obama administration is delaying a report to Congress on currency policies amid calls from some lawmakers that it should cite China as a currency manipulator harmful to the U.S. economy. Full Story Top Rory Reid takes on name in NV governor's race Sat, 3 Apr 2010 07:51 pm PDT AP - As chairman of the powerful Clark County Commission in Las Vegas, Rory Reid, 47, is not exactly a newcomer to the public spotlight. Full Story Top Democrats stand by candidate seeking Obama seat Sat, 3 Apr 2010 07:56 pm PDT AP - Democrats are quietly worrying about whether Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias can win President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. His family's bank is believed to be on the verge of collapse and reportedly made $20 million in loans to two convicted felons. Full Story Top 2nd American woman charged in 'Jihad Jane' case Fri, 2 Apr 2010 03:31 pm PDT AP - Federal prosecutors filed terrorism charges Friday against a pregnant American woman in the so-called Jihad Jane case. The two American women are accused of plotting online to attend a terror training camp. Full Story Top US high court justice again hints at retirement Sat, 3 Apr 2010 05:55 pm PDT AFP - The leader of the liberal wing of the US Supreme Court, John Paul Stevens, again has said he may soon bow out, which would open a door to President Barack Obama's second pick to the high court. Full Story Top AP Exclusive: US aid going to Afghanistan partners Thu, 1 Apr 2010 04:48 pm PDT AP - The Pentagon is pouring millions of dollars into equipment and training for its smaller partner nations in the Afghanistan war, a new effort that could encourage some countries not to abandon the increasingly unpopular conflict. Full Story Top One of Moscow subway bombers was 17-year-old widow Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:05 pm PDT AP - The image is striking: a sultry teenager, partly veiled, in the embrace of a bearded man — both grasping handguns. Full Story Top Talat: Election loss would kill Cyprus peace talks Fri, 2 Apr 2010 09:55 pm PDT AP - The leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots has warned that talks to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus would collapse if he loses to a hardliner in elections this month. Full Story Top Philippine business icon quits over borrowed speech Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:27 pm PDT AFP - One of the Philippines' most powerful men has quit an academic post after admitting that an address he delivered was copied from speeches by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and US leader Barack Obama. Full Story Top School group's reason for Palin speech: It needs the money Fri, 2 Apr 2010 02:23 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ Tax records show leaner times for the college foundation now drawing fire for paying Sarah Palin an undisclosed sum to speak at Stanislaus State. Full Story Top Political Economy: Nailing Jello Sat, 3 Apr 2010 04:03 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Last week, with the enactment of the health care reconciliation package, Congress struck a blow to the tax shelter business after many years of trying. There's a good chance, though, that the blow will be glancing and that the lawmakers' intent won't be achieved. Full Story Top

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