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After Obama's European tour, challenges at home
AP – Fri May 27, 5:42 pm ET

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WARSAW, Poland - Hope you've enjoyed your European trip, Mr. President. A lot's awaiting your attention on your return Saturday. Full Story »
Clinton: Bin Laden raid a watershed for Pakistan
AP – Fri May 27, 6:46 pm ET

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ISLAMABAD - The killing of Osama bin Laden is a watershed moment for Pakistan's confrontation with homegrown terrorism, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday. She sought to patch relations rocked by knowledge that the terror mastermind lived for years in a country receiving billions in U.S. counter-terror aid and that the U.S. didn't trust its ally enough to alert Pakistani leaders that the raid was coming. Full Story »
Texas governor will consider running for president
AP – 1 hr 27 mins ago

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AUSTIN, Texas - After months of resisting calls to join the race, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Friday he would consider seeking the Republican presidential nomination, potentially reshaping the GOP field. Full Story »
GOP presidential hopefuls shift on global warming
AP – Fri May 27, 4:33 pm ET

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WASHINGTON - One thing that Tim Pawlenty, Jon Huntsman, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have in common: These GOP presidential contenders all are running away from their past positions on global warming, driven by their party's loud doubters who question the science and disdain government solutions. Full Story »
Giuliani to visit NH, 1st primary state
AP – Fri May 27, 4:36 pm ET

NEW YORK - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is heading to New Hampshire next week, stirring further speculation that he may jump into the 2012 Republican presidential field. Full Story »
Huntsman to skip New Hampshire debate
AP – Fri May 27, 7:58 pm ET

WASHINGTON - Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman won't participate in a June debate in New Hampshire. Full Story »
Sotomayor gets nearly $1.2 million for memoir
AP – Fri May 27, 3:45 pm ET

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WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says she received nearly $1.2 million to write a memoir of her rise from a South Bronx housing project to the nation's highest court. Full Story »
Obama, in Europe, signs Patriot Act extension
AP – Fri May 27, 9:15 am ET

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WASHINGTON - Minutes before a midnight deadline, President Barack Obama signed into law a four-year extension of post-Sept. 11 powers to search records and conduct roving wiretaps in pursuit of terrorists. Full Story »
Romney hedges on support for GOP budget outline
AP – Fri May 27, 5:15 pm ET

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DES MOINES, Iowa - Likely presidential candidate Mitt Romney hedged Friday on his support for a House Republican budget outline that seeks to reduce spending by cutting federal programs such as Medicare. Full Story »
McConnell: GOP, Dems should seek Medicare savings
AP – Fri May 27, 2:58 pm ET

WASHINGTON - The Senate's top Republican said Friday that lawmakers should not fear voter backlash for trying to squeeze savings from Medicare to reduce federal debt, because it will take a bipartisan deal to tackle the popular program. Full Story »