AP - In an echo of his campaign, President Barack Obama tackled questions on education, jobs, autos even whether legalizing marijuana could jolt the economy at a first-of-its-kind Internet-era town hall at the White House on Thursday.
AP - House Republicans have released their response to President Barack Obama"s deficit-laden budget, but their glossy pamphlet offers little beyond campaign-style talking points.
Politico - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she"s still committed to using a procedural trick to fast-track health care reforms this year — despite opposition from Sen. Max Baucus, the powerful chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
AP - Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee defeated a Republican attempt Thursday to reduce recommended spending across hundreds of programs over the next five years as they moved toward approval of a blueprint that preserves President Barack Obama"s top priorities.
AP - The IRS is ratcheting up the pressure on Americans who kept secret Swiss bank accounts, giving them six months to come clean and cough up any evidence against their advisers or bankers.
AP - The prime minister of the Czech Republic, Mirek Topolanek, formally resigned on Thursday, two days after his three-party coalition government lost a parliamentary vote of no confidence.
AP - President Barack Obama says when it comes to making sure returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan have the support they need, government can"t do the job alone.
AP - President Barack Obama says job-creation in America is difficult in a time of economic hardship and that the work of the future should be in more high-paying, high-skill areas like clean energy technology.
AP - The Supreme Court has ruled that a man convicted of armed robbery may not withdraw a guilty plea even though the government reneged on a plea agreement and argued for a longer prison sentence.
