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Today's Politics - Bloomberg News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Senate Democrats plan immigration backup plan Romney targets Obama after sweeping five more primaries Obama stresses own struggle with loans on youth-focused trip U.S. says Marines punished over Brazil prostitute Gingrich to reassess bid for Republican nomination Romney rolls to wins in Connecticut, Rhode Island Two more Secret Service agents resign; Obama blames "knuckleheads" U.N. Council to consider next steps on Sudan, South Sudan NATO summit protesters to be kept away from leaders Obama energy critics in "fairy tale" world: U.S. official U.N. says Syria refusing observers by nationality: Rice California controller can't block lawmakers pay: judge U.S. senators question Okinawa base plans Factbox: Mad Cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Mad cow disease found in California; no human threat seen U.N. chief concerned by Bahrain hunger striker U.S. says Marines punished over Brazil prostitute Money scheme "smelled wrong": Senator Edwards' aide says Romney launches his campaign as presumptive nominee Annan tells U.N. Syria hasn't withdrawn heavy weapons Arizona sheriff locks down jail over racial tension Rupert Murdoch to face inquiry over media influence Pennsylvania lawmaker wins and loses on the same day Rupert Murdoch to face inquiry over media influence U.N. chief "deeply troubled" by new West Bank outposts Netanyahu says backs "contiguous" Palestinian state New York woman fired after donating kidney to help boss Two more Secret Service agents resign over Colombia scandal Two more US Secret Service agents resign over Colombia scandal U.S. beef, dairy in food supply safe: USDA secretary App aims to make "Hey Sexy" a sound of old New York Rocker Ted Nugent shoots one black bear too many Bank of Canada talks of rate hikes, frets on debt Gingrich to reassess bid for Republican nomination Obama calls misbehaving Secret Service agents "knuckleheads" U.S. urges North Korea not to engage in provocation FBI chief in Yemen as drone kills AQAP leader Exclusive: North Korea's nuclear test ready "soon" How the Supreme Court justices came to America WikiLeaks suspect Manning seeks dismissal of charges Senate Democrats plan immigration backup plan Tue,24 Apr 2012 07:35 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate are preparing a backup plan to thwart sweeping immigration laws in Arizona and other states if the nation's top court supports the hotly debated measures. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday in a case questioning an Arizona law that allows local police to check individuals' immigration status. The law, which was enacted in 2010 and is being copied in other states, has been criticized as promoting discrimination against minorities. ... Full Story Top Romney targets Obama after sweeping five more primaries Tue,24 Apr 2012 07:31 PM PDT Reuters - MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney launched his general election campaign against President Barack Obama after sweeping five primaries on Tuesday, condemning the president for false promises and weak leadership and declaring "a better America begins tonight." Romney claimed victory in the Republican nominating race and outlined the themes of his campaign against Obama, asking Americans if they were better off under his administration and accusing the president of failing to deliver on his campaign pledges of hope and change. ... Full Story Top Obama stresses own struggle with loans on youth-focused trip Tue,24 Apr 2012 07:21 PM PDT Reuters - CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Reuters) - Describing his own struggle to pay off college debt and taking another dig at his likely White House rival's wealth, President Barack Obama sought on Tuesday to expand his popularity among young voters with a call to make education more affordable. During a multi-state trip to highlight rising education costs, a key theme of his re-election campaign, Obama said he knew firsthand how paying for university could hurt families and ding the economy. "I didn't just get some talking points about this. I didn't just get a policy briefing on this. ... Full Story Top U.S. says Marines punished over Brazil prostitute Tue,24 Apr 2012 06:31 PM PDT Reuters - BRASILIA (Reuters) - Another embarrassing incident surfaced involving U.S. personnel and prostitution in Latin America on Tuesday, as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that Marines had been punished after allegedly injuring a prostitute in Brazil in December. Panetta told reporters during a visit to Brasilia that the incident was fully investigated and the military personnel involved had been "severely punished," demoted and withdrawn from Brazil. ... Full Story Top Gingrich to reassess bid for Republican nomination Tue,24 Apr 2012 06:27 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich's wild ride of a presidential campaign could soon be coming to an end. The Republican candidate is reassessing his candidacy after rival Mitt Romney easily won Delaware, one of five northeastern states holding presidential primaries on Tuesday, and the state where Gingrich campaigned most heavily. "I think we need to take a deep look at what we are doing," Gingrich told NBC in an interview on Monday. ... Full Story Top Romney rolls to wins in Connecticut, Rhode Island Tue,24 Apr 2012 06:25 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney rolled to easy wins in presidential primaries in Connecticut and Rhode Island on Tuesday, NBC News projected, moving closer to the delegates needed to clinch the nomination as he shifted his focus to the general election battle with President Barack Obama. The two states were among five holding Republican primaries on Tuesday, and Romney was expected to score easy victories in all of them. Also voting are Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania, but results were not available yet in those states. ... Full Story Top Two more Secret Service agents resign; Obama blames "knuckleheads" Tue,24 Apr 2012 06:06 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two more U.S. Secret Service agents are resigning over a Colombia prostitution scandal, the agency said on Tuesday, as it sought to close a chapter in its worst case of alleged misconduct in decades. Even as the Secret Service announced the fates of all of the remaining employees under investigation, President Barack Obama defended those tasked with protecting him, saying a "couple of knuckleheads" should not discredit the entire agency. "What these guys were thinking, I don't know. ... Full Story Top U.N. Council to consider next steps on Sudan, South Sudan Tue,24 Apr 2012 05:32 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council demanded on Tuesday that Sudan immediately stop airstrikes on South Sudan and will consider in the coming days what further steps to take to stop clashes between the east African neighbors spiraling into war. Senior U.N. officials told the 15-nation body that aerial bombing of South Sudan's Unity State on Monday night had killed 16 civilians, injured several dozen and caused significant damage to infrastructure. The Sudanese army has denied carrying out air strikes. ... Full Story Top NATO summit protesters to be kept away from leaders Tue,24 Apr 2012 05:19 PM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday told Chicago anti-war demonstrators they will have to stay blocks from next month's NATO summit for security reasons, which protest leaders said violates their right to be within sight and sound of the delegates. "We'll be blocks away" said Andy Thayer of the Coalition Against NATO/G-8 War & Poverty Agenda, after meeting with the Secret Service, which is in charge of security for the two-day summit. Protesters had expected to be about one city block from the meeting site and now will be at least two. ... Full Story Top Obama energy critics in "fairy tale" world: U.S. official Tue,24 Apr 2012 05:15 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Obama administration official on Tuesday accused lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives of living in a world of "fairy tales and falsehoods" when it comes to energy. In a stinging rebuke to the administration's critics, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar strongly defended his department's record on energy policy. ... Full Story Top U.N. says Syria refusing observers by nationality: Rice Tue,24 Apr 2012 04:57 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria has refused at least one U.N. military observer because of his nationality and has made clear it will not allow in U.N. staff from any country in the "Friends of Syria" group, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Tuesday. Speaking after U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Herve Ladsous briefed the Security council, U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said Ladsous told the 15-nation panel that Damascus was putting restrictions on the deployment of truce monitors. "Mr. ... Full Story Top California controller can't block lawmakers pay: judge Tue,24 Apr 2012 04:49 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's controller improperly suspended the pay of lawmakers last year after deciding a budget they approved was not balanced, a state judge tentatively ruled on Tuesday. State Controller John Chiang in June 2011 blocked paychecks for lawmakers after fellow Democrats who control the legislature approved a state budget plan that he said did not "add up." Chiang said the move was in line with a law approved by voters in 2010 to withhold lawmakers' pay if they miss the June 15 budget deadline, which has been routine in California. ... Full Story Top U.S. senators question Okinawa base plans Tue,24 Apr 2012 04:37 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three influential Senators on Tuesday questioned an expected new U.S.-Japan agreement on relocating American military bases from Okinawa, raising concerns about costs and strategy of the latest effort to resolve a festering bilateral dispute. Senators Carl Levin, John McCain and Jim Webb - all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee - told Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that "no new basing proposal can be considered final until it has the support of Congress. ... Full Story Top Factbox: Mad Cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Tue,24 Apr 2012 04:37 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Mad cow disease, scientifically known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), is a fatal neurological disease in cattle caused by an abnormal form of a prion protein that destroys the brain and spinal cord. The disease was first identified in Great Britain in 1986, although research suggests that the first infections may have spontaneously occurred in the 1970s. The disease is believed to be spread by feeding calves meat and bone meal contaminated with BSE or scrapie, a prion disease in sheep. Illnesses similar to BSE also have been seen in elk, deer and exotic zoo animals. ... Full Story Top Mad cow disease found in California; no human threat seen Tue,24 Apr 2012 04:37 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities reported the first U.S. case of mad cow disease in six years on Tuesday and quickly assured consumers and global importers that meat from the California dairy cow did not enter the food chain. John Clifford, the USDA's chief veterinary officer, said the case was "atypical" and that there was "no cause for alarm" from the animal. Cows can contract the disease spontaneously in rare cases and that it cannot be transmitted unless the brain or spinal tissue is consumed by humans or another animal, according to scientists. ... Full Story Top U.N. chief concerned by Bahrain hunger striker Tue,24 Apr 2012 04:36 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called on Bahrain to respect the human rights of its people and expressed concern about a jailed Shi'ite activist, who led an uprising in the Gulf state last year and has been on a hunger strike for the past 10 weeks. Activists are pressing for democratic reforms in a country dominated by the ruling Al Khalifa family, a Sunni dynasty that rules a majority Shi'ite population. Activists protested during the Formula One Grand Prix last week to try and embarrass the rulers while the global focus was on the kingdom for the race. ... Full Story Top U.S. says Marines punished over Brazil prostitute Tue,24 Apr 2012 04:27 PM PDT Reuters - BRASILIA (Reuters) - Another embarrassing incident surfaced involving U.S. personnel and prostitution in Latin America on Tuesday, as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that Marines had been punished for allegedly injuring a prostitute in Brazil in December. Panetta told reporters during a visit to Brasilia that the incident was fully investigated and the military personnel involved had been "severely punished," demoted and withdrawn from Brazil. A U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the incident involved three Marine security guards assigned to the U.S. ... Full Story Top Money scheme "smelled wrong": Senator Edwards' aide says Tue,24 Apr 2012 04:23 PM PDT Reuters - GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - A disillusioned campaign aide testified on Tuesday about the cross-country trek he took with former Senator John Edwards' pregnant mistress to hide her from the media during Edwards' failed 2008 presidential bid. Andrew Young, the federal government's key witness in the criminal campaign finance case against Edwards, told jurors that he agreed to falsely claim paternity of the woman's child at Edwards' request. ... Full Story Top Romney launches his campaign as presumptive nominee Tue,24 Apr 2012 04:22 PM PDT Reuters - MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Mitt Romney was to launch himself as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee after an expected sweep of five primaries on Tuesday, turning his attention to the November general election showdown with President Barack Obama. In a speech in New Hampshire, Romney planned to pivot to the campaign against Obama and lay out his vision for the country and his differences with the incumbent. ... Full Story Top Annan tells U.N. Syria hasn't withdrawn heavy weapons Tue,24 Apr 2012 04:21 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria has failed to comply with a pledge to withdraw weapons from population centers, and towns where citizens met with U.N. truce monitors may have been attacked, international mediator Kofi Annan told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday. As violence flared in the Syrian capital of Damascus, Annan told the 15-nation body "we need eyes and ears on the ground, able to move freely and quickly" to watch over the ragged ceasefire. But the head of U.N. peacekeeping said deployment was moving slowly. ... Full Story Top Arizona sheriff locks down jail over racial tension Tue,24 Apr 2012 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - A hard-line Arizona sheriff under federal investigation for alleged racial profiling of Hispanics placed parts of a Phoenix jail on indefinite lockdown on Tuesday over what he said were rising racial tensions between Latino and black detainees. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said tensions at the jail's maximum security unit rose after the Mexican Mafia prison gang urged Hispanic inmates to refuse to be housed with black prisoners, and encouraged fights between them. ... Full Story Top Rupert Murdoch to face inquiry over media influence Tue,24 Apr 2012 04:01 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch makes a keenly anticipated appearance before a high-profile media inquiry on Wednesday to confront charges that he used his powerful stable of British newspapers to influence politicians for the benefit of his business interests. The 81-year-old mogul - his media empire already under fire from many sides in Britain - will testify before the Leveson inquiry a day after his son James appeared in a highly charged session that revealed how a government minister had advised Murdoch's News Corp in its bid to buy the successful pay-TV group BSkyB last year. ... Full Story Top Pennsylvania lawmaker wins and loses on the same day Tue,24 Apr 2012 03:59 PM PDT Reuters - HARRISBURG/WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - One of Pennsylvania's most influential politicians was certain he would rack up another election victory on Tuesday, but any celebration was spoiled by a hefty prison term handed down earlier in the day. H. William DeWeese ran unopposed to be the Democratic nominee for the state House of Representatives seat he first won in 1976, and his name will be on the November ballot in the general election. The problem with his candidacy, though, is that as a felon he is ineligible to hold state office unless he wins on appeal. ... Full Story Top Rupert Murdoch to face inquiry over media influence Tue,24 Apr 2012 03:54 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch makes a keenly anticipated appearance before a high-profile media inquiry on Wednesday to confront charges that he used his powerful stable of British newspapers to influence politicians for the benefit of his business interests. The 81-year-old mogul - his media empire already under fire from many sides in Britain - will testify before the Leveson inquiry a day after his son James appeared in a highly charged session that revealed how a government minister had advised Murdoch's News Corp in its bid to buy the successful pay-TV group BSkyB last year. ... Full Story Top U.N. chief "deeply troubled" by new West Bank outposts Tue,24 Apr 2012 03:49 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that he was "deeply troubled" by Israel's decision to grant legal status to three settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, describing the activity as illegal under international law. The three outposts - Bruchin, Sansana and Rechelim - were built on land Israel declared "state-owned" in the West Bank, an area it captured in the 1967 Middle East war and which Palestinians want as part of a future state. ... Full Story Top Netanyahu says backs "contiguous" Palestinian state Tue,24 Apr 2012 03:49 PM PDT Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced support on Tuesday for the first time for Palestinians to establish a contiguous state, saying their future country should not look like "Swiss cheese". But only hours earlier, a ministerial committee in his right-wing government granted Israeli legal status to three previously unauthorized Jewish settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, drawing Palestinian and international criticism. ... Full Story Top New York woman fired after donating kidney to help boss Tue,24 Apr 2012 03:46 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York woman who donated a kidney so her ailing boss would move up the transplant waiting list says she was fired shortly after the operation, according to a complaint she filed with the New York State Division of Human Rights. Deborah Stevens said her former employer, Atlantic Automotive Group, discriminated against her over disabilities brought about by complications from the surgery, and she plans to sue the company for lost earnings and damages. The company, which runs car dealerships on Long Island, said Stevens's complaint is groundless. ... Full Story Top Two more Secret Service agents resign over Colombia scandal Tue,24 Apr 2012 03:26 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two more U.S. Secret Service agents are resigning over a scandal in Colombia involving prostitutes, the U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday. Out of the five remaining employees on administrative leave over the scandal, the Secret Service said in a statement, two were cleared, two resigned and one was having his security clearance revoked. Six other agents have already left the agency over the alleged misconduct with prostitutes earlier this month in Cartagena, Colombia, before the president arrived for a summit. ... Full Story Top Two more US Secret Service agents resign over Colombia scandal Tue,24 Apr 2012 03:26 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two more U.S. Secret Service agents are resigning over a scandal in Colombia involving prostitutes, the U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday. Out of the five remaining employees on administrative leave over the scandal, the Secret Service said in a statement, two were cleared, two resigned and one was having his security clearance revoked. Six other agents have already left the agency over the alleged misconduct with prostitutes earlier this month in Cartagena, Colombia, before the president arrived for a summit. ... Full Story Top U.S. beef, dairy in food supply safe: USDA secretary Tue,24 Apr 2012 03:25 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Beef and dairy products in the U.S. food supply are safe, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Tuesday after the Agriculture Department reported the first U.S. case of mad cow disease in six years. "The systems and safeguards in place to protect animal and human health worked as planned to identify this case quickly and will ensure that it presents no risk to the food supply or to human health," Vilsack said in a statement. (Reporting By Emily Stephenson; Editing by Gary Hill) Full Story Top App aims to make "Hey Sexy" a sound of old New York Tue,24 Apr 2012 03:19 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exasperated by the wolf whistles and cat calls that seem to be the universal welcome for women passing construction sites? New York City is creating an app for that. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who is expected to run for mayor in 2013, said on Tuesday that $20,000 in city funding has been approved for development of a mobile-phone application to fight sexual harassment on the streets and subways. It will be developed by the creators of hollabacknyc.com, a website that asks people to use camera phones to take a photo or video of their harasser and post it online. ... Full Story Top Rocker Ted Nugent shoots one black bear too many Tue,24 Apr 2012 03:13 PM PDT Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Rock musician and conservative activist Ted Nugent pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal wildlife violation after he failed to track down and kill a black bear he wounded with bow and arrow in Alaska during filming for his reality television show three years ago. Nugent, 63, pleaded guilty by telephone in U.S. District Court in Ketchikan, Alaska to a single misdemeanor count of violating an environmental protection law, his attorney Wayne Anthony Ross said. ... Full Story Top Bank of Canada talks of rate hikes, frets on debt Tue,24 Apr 2012 03:09 PM PDT Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney repeated on Tuesday that the central bank might have to increase interest rates and he continued to fret about the high levels of debt that Canadians are taking on. Carney used an appearance at the House of Commons finance committee to stress the central bank's recent message that rates could have to go up despite global economic uncertainty. ... Full Story Top Gingrich to reassess bid for Republican nomination Tue,24 Apr 2012 03:05 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tuesday could be the final stop in Newt Gingrich's wild ride of a U.S. presidential campaign. The Republican candidate told NBC News he would reassess his candidacy depending on his finish in Delaware, one of five northeastern states holding presidential primaries on Tuesday, and the state where Gingrich has campaigned most heavily. "I think we need to take a deep look at what we are doing," Gingrich told NBC in an interview on Monday. ... Full Story Top Obama calls misbehaving Secret Service agents "knuckleheads" Tue,24 Apr 2012 03:01 PM PDT Reuters - CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday blamed a Colombia prostitution scandal engulfing the U.S. Secret Service on the misconduct of a "couple of knuckleheads" and insisted that the vast majority of agents perform their work admirably. Obama's comments appeared to play down the extent of the controversy, the worst in decades to hit the agency responsible for protecting the president, his family and other senior officials. "What these guys were thinking, I don't know. ... Full Story Top U.S. urges North Korea not to engage in provocation Tue,24 Apr 2012 02:54 PM PDT Reuters - BRASILIA (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged North Korea on Tuesday not to engage in any provocation that could increase instability, as speculation mounts about a possible third nuclear test. "I do not have any specific information as to whether or not they will proceed or not with additional provocations at this time," Panetta said on a trip to Brasilia, when asked about the possibility of a nuclear test. ... Full Story Top FBI chief in Yemen as drone kills AQAP leader Tue,24 Apr 2012 02:52 PM PDT Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - FBI director Robert Mueller visited Yemen on Tuesday, pledging to help quell an Islamist insurgency, as security and government sources said a drone had killed a prominent al Qaeda leader linked to an attack on a French oil tanker. In a meeting with President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who took office earlier this year, Mueller promised the United States would support Yemen "with full force" in all respects. "Mueller visits Yemen on an annual basis so this is not a special or secret occasion," said Mohammed Al-Basha, Yemen's embassy spokesman in Washington. ... Full Story Top Exclusive: North Korea's nuclear test ready "soon" Tue,24 Apr 2012 02:51 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea has almost completed preparations for a third nuclear test, a senior source with close ties to Pyongyang and Beijing said, an act that would draw further international condemnation following a failed rocket launch. The isolated and impoverished state sacrificed the chance of closer ties with the United States when it launched the long-range rocket on April 13 and was censured by the U.N. Security Council, which includes the North's sole major ally, China. ... Full Story Top How the Supreme Court justices came to America Tue,24 Apr 2012 02:44 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will close out the 2011-2012 term with another controversial case: Arizona v. United States, which challenges Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants. The case will be heard by nine justices, each of whom has his or her own immigration story. There is geographic reach -- from the British Isles to Russia to Puerto Rico -- and also generational, with some members of the bench tracing their roots to pre-Revolutionary times. In his confirmation hearing, Justice Samuel Alito referred to his own father's experience. ... Full Story Top WikiLeaks suspect Manning seeks dismissal of charges Tue,24 Apr 2012 02:37 PM PDT Reuters - FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified U.S. government cables, argued on Tuesday for the dismissal of the charges against him based on what his lawyer called "irreparable prejudice" caused by the government's withholding of evidence. Manning, 24, is accused of the largest leak of classified documents in U.S. history, to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, and faces life in prison if convicted of aiding the enemy, the most serious of 22 charges against him. ... Full Story Top

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