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UN council stops short of blaming Sudan
AP - The U.N. Human Rights Council expressed concern over the situation in Darfur on Friday, but stopped short of criticizing Sudan's government.
Britain has few options in Iran standoff
AP - Tough talk hasn't worked. Britain didn't get far at the United Nations. And the public doesn't have much of an appetite for military adventures.
Nations quickly sign U.N. disabled rights treaty
Reuters - More than 80 countries signed a
U.N. treaty on Friday to promote and protect the rights of the
world's 650 million disabled people, paving the way for it to
come into force within the next few years.
Rep. Pelosi tours Jerusalem holy sites
AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi toured Jerusalem holy sites Saturday alongside a congressional delegation that included the first Muslim elected to Congress.
Real deadline for Iraq war money is May
AP - The real deadline for Congress to provide more money for the war in Iraq is several weeks beyond the April 15 deadline cited by President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Clout Glance
AP - Notable Southern lawmakers from the past:
Bush, Brazil's Silva to discuss trade
AP - The backdrop is different but the issues the same as President Bush and Brazil's leader hold their second meeting in less than a month.
In Iowa visit, Obama focuses on Iraq war
AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Saturday it is difficult to make progress on important domestic issues until the Iraq war has ended.
Clinton wants stricter loan standards
AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday she favors stricter home loan standards, clearer mortgage documents and better counseling for borrowers to stave off delinquencies and foreclosures.
Bush, Brazil leader talk trade, ethanol
AP - President Bush welcomed Brazil's leader to Camp David on Saturday for their second round of talks on trade and ethanol in less than a month.
Romney faces skewering at Gridiron Club
AP - 'Preordained' to be president? At least that was the parody planned of GOP White House hopeful Mitt Romney at the annual Gridiron Club dinner.
Election 2008: After Public Learns of Wife's Cancer, Edwards Leads McCain 47
Rasmussen Reports - A Rasmussen Reports survey conducted shortly after former Senator John Edwards announced last week that his wife's breast cancer had returned shows the Democratic presidential candidate leading Senator John McCain (R) 47% to 38%.
EU calls on UN Security Council to back Kosovo independence
AFP - The European Union on Friday called on UN Security Council members, including Russia, to back moves to offer supervised independence to Kosovo, despite some divergences in its own ranks.
Cheney teases Bush and Gore at Gridiron
AP - Vice President Dick Cheney poked fun at his boss' relationship with the press corps as he spoke to a gathering of Washington journalists Saturday night.
Former top election strategist breaks up with Bush: report
AFP - A man who played a key role in securing George W. Bush's reelection has become the first member of the president's inner circle to publicly break up with him insisting that Bush's 2004 rival, Democratic Senator John Kerry, was right on Iraq, The New York Times reported on its website late Saturday.
Organ demand outstrips supply
AP - Demand for human organ transplants far exceeds supply, fueling a growth in 'transplant tourism' to developing nations where organs can be bought, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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