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Today's Politics News: White House braces unemployed for slow job rebound Easter service at DC church draws Obama family Top GOP lawmakers want accountability at RNC U.S., Israel get back into the ring Spring forecast: Incivility with a chance of rage Senator says domestic terror threat is real danger Specter hopes Justice Stevens doesn't quit in 2010 Hostettler's Unorthodox Senate Campaign Lapses hinder rescue teams hunting for lost planes Battle royal brews as liberal US justice signals departure AP Exclusive: US aid going to Afghanistan partners Small coterie advises pope, but decisions his own China quiet on U.S. currency report delay School group's reason for Palin speech: It needs the money Should Crist Roll the Dice to Save Long-Shot Senate Bid? White House braces unemployed for slow job rebound Sun, 4 Apr 2010 05:21 pm PDT AP - Buoyed by good news on the jobs front, the White House claimed credit Sunday for reversing the downward economic spiral while bracing out-of-work Americans for a slow recovery. Full Story Top Easter service at DC church draws Obama family Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:18 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama and his family marked the Easter holiday by attending a music-filled service at a historically black Methodist church in southeast Washington, an area that was rocked by violence last week. Full Story Top Top GOP lawmakers want accountability at RNC Sun, 4 Apr 2010 05:14 pm PDT AP - Two top congressional Republicans said Sunday the Republican National Committee must be held accountable for the way it uses the money it raises in light of nearly $2,000 spent for a night at a sex-themed Hollywood nightclub. Full Story Top U.S., Israel get back into the ring Sun, 4 Apr 2010 08:46 pm PDT Politico - In an Ideas piece, Miller says Obama should focus on borders and build Palestinian institutions. Full Story Top Spring forecast: Incivility with a chance of rage Sun, 4 Apr 2010 03:12 pm PDT Politico - The political pivot from health care to economic issues is going to be arduous for Dems. Full Story Top Senator says domestic terror threat is real danger Sun, 4 Apr 2010 07:20 am PDT AP - The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee says domestic terrorism is a real and growing danger. Full Story Top Specter hopes Justice Stevens doesn't quit in 2010 Sun, 4 Apr 2010 06:34 am PDT AP - A leading Democratic senator hopes Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens doesn't decide to retire this year. Full Story Top Hostettler's Unorthodox Senate Campaign Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:07 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Four years ago, Indiana Republican John Hostettler was defeated for re-election by nearly 50,000 votes and 22 points -- the most lopsided defeat of a House incumbent in the 2006 cycle and the kind of drubbing that might have convinced any other departing member to exit politics for good. 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 Battle royal brews as liberal US justice signals departure Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:54 am PDT AFP - The leading liberal on the US Supreme Court dropped more hints Sunday about his imminent departure, which has the White House bracing for a tricky confirmation battle as early as this summer. 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 Small coterie advises pope, but decisions his own Sun, 4 Apr 2010 12:08 am PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI has surrounded himself with a small group of men he feels he can trust, but he acts very much on his own. That isolation and shunning of advice have frequently created problems and are increasingly under scrutiny as the clerical sex scandal inches closer to him. Full Story Top Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:32 pm PDT AP - Russian space official says Soyuz craft has docked successfully at International Space Station. Full Story Top China quiet on U.S. currency report delay Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:41 pm PDT Reuters - A Chinese central bank adviser said Beijing could ease pressure over the yuan by buying more from recession-hit U.S. states, but China had no official reaction on Monday to the Obama administration's delay of a contentious currency report. 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 Should Crist Roll the Dice to Save Long-Shot Senate Bid? Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:06 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - In less than a month, we will know whether Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is absolutely committed to running for the Senate this year as a Republican. Full Story Top

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