Politico - His campaign is pushing back hard against 'support' it has received.

The Christian Science Monitor - International pressure shifted higher for a new round of economic sanctions on Iran, as China signaled to its partners on the United Nations Security Council that it is ready to consider a council resolution.

Politico - Obama said the rhetoric employed by the chatterers of the conservative movement is 'troublesome.'

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.

Politico - In an Ideas piece, Miller says Obama should focus on borders and build Palestinian institutions.

AP - Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman on Monday gave her campaign for the GOP gubernatorial nomination another $20 million, bringing her contributions from her personal fortune to $59 million in what is expected to be the most expensive governor's race in California history.

AP - Under-inflated tires — a problem that may be widespread on business jets — caused a Learjet crash 18 months ago that killed four people and seriously injured Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and the celebrity disc jockey DJ AM, federal safety investigators said Tuesday.

AFP - The EU hopes to announce visa free travel for Bosnians in June, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Wednesday, urging local leaders to prove their readiness to undertake reforms.

CQPolitics.com - In a year when his party is bracing for potentially large losses, former Delaware Lt. Gov. John Carney (D) is a rare member of his party who has long been favored to win a Republican-held seat - in his case, the at-large district that GOP Rep. Michael N. Castle is giving up to run for the Senate.

AP - The highest risks identified by the Census Bureau that could derail the 2010 population count, as of early April. The risks are listed in order of threat level, with the red category posing the largest potential of harm in driving up costs, creating inaccuracies and causing delays. Risk factors are updated every month.

AP - A French explorer's team says he has made the first Arctic crossing by balloon, landing in the tundra of eastern Siberia five days after taking off in Norway.

Politico - Schmidt has a message for the staggering newspaper industry: Things will get better.

AP - One of nation's most politically powerful — and polarizing — union leaders is preparing to step down from his post.

Politico - The Democratic state Senator cruised to a win in Florida’s 19th District.

AP - With the health care reform bill approved at last, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a quip for fellow lawmakers she'd relied on to help make it happen: 'So what are we going to do now?'

Politico - After several days of hype, the Tax Day Tea Party Crash failed to produce a bang in D.C.

AP - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said Friday that the coalition depends too much on private-sector contractors, and insisted his forces are keeping close watch on the flow of Taliban fighters who are training in Iran.

AP - Sarah Palin criticized President Barack Obama on Saturday for saying America is a military superpower 'whether we like it or not,' saying she was taken aback by his comment.

Politico - Tea party activists are divided roughly into two camps, according to a new POLITICO/TargetPoint poll.

The Christian Science Monitor - The US Supreme Court on Monday took up a case testing whether a police officer who used his department-issued pager to transmit and receive sexually explicit messages had a reasonable expectation of privacy that the messages would not be viewed by police officials.

CQPolitics.com - House Republicans are so determined to have members fulfill their fundraising quotas this year that they have enlisted two of their own to act as the NRCC's repo team.

CQPolitics.com - As the midterms approach and substantial GOP Senate gains seem inevitable, more attention will fall on Connecticut's soon-to-be-senior senator, Joseph I. Lieberman. That's because Lieberman, one of two Independents in the Senate, could become a major target of Republicans if they net nine seats in November.

CQPolitics.com - With their campaign finance bill due to be introduced next week, House Democrats revealed on Thursday how they plan to sell it to colleagues and the public.

AP - Fearful of losing public support for the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. and NATO on Friday agreed to start transferring control of the country back to its leaders by year's end but acknowledged that achieving stability will take decades.

AP - Candidate Barack Obama repeatedly promised he'd call the almost century-old massacre of Armenians in Turkey a genocide. President Obama twice now has refused to do so.

CQPolitics.com - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer stands at a crossroads in the Democratic agenda.

Politico - Consultant denied re-entry to Caribbean nation where for campaign work.

CQPolitics.com - National Republicans are taking a page from the Senate GOP playbook in Massachusetts by appearing to keep out of the upcoming special House election in Hawaii.

AFP - President Barack Obama criticized Arizona's controversial new immigration law, which opponents fear could lead to ethnic profiling, saying it was 'polarizing.'

Politico - Greene's entry into the race would represent the latest turn in a dramatic campaign.