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Confirmation Expected of First Latina Supreme Court Justice NYT sizes up the SCOTUS battle ahead, or lack thereof: "The left was quiet Tuesday. Aside from commending the president’s pick of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, most liberal groups kept their comments to a minimum so...

Credit Card Bill Expected To Pass Today Politico reports Senate expected to pass credit card reform bill today as President demands final bill by Friday. Banks respond, reports NYT, by "going after those people with sterling credit." New Fuel-Efficiency Standard, May...

Climate Bill Moves To Mark-Up Today "The House Energy and Commerce Committee planned to begin work [today] on legislation that, for the first time, would limit the emissions blamed for global warming … The House Energy committee wants to complete work and vote...

Unemployment Up in April Labor Dept. reports this AM: " Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in April (-539,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 8.5 to 8.9 percent … Since the recession began in December 2007, 5.7 million jobs have been lost. In...

Unemployment Up in April Labor Dept. reports this AM: " Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in April (-539,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 8.5 to 8.9 percent … Since the recession began in December 2007, 5.7 million jobs have been lost. In...

Unemployment Up in April Labor Dept. reports this AM: " Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in April (-539,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 8.5 to 8.9 percent … Since the recession began in December 2007, 5.7 million jobs have been lost. In...

Unemployment Up in April Labor Dept. reports this AM: " Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in April (-539,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 8.5 to 8.9 percent … Since the recession began in December 2007, 5.7 million jobs have been lost. In...

Unemployment Up in April Labor Dept. reports this AM: " Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in April (-539,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 8.5 to 8.9 percent … Since the recession began in December 2007, 5.7 million jobs have been lost. In...

AIG Bonuses Spark Outrage, Frustration LA Times reports on conversation between Treasury and AIG chiefs: In his initial call to Liddy, Geithner asked the AIG boss to renegotiate the bonuses, according to an Obama administration official who was not authorized to...

Ready For Resistance WH signals it's ready to fight obstructionists for critical needs. W. Post: Obama will face increasing partisan opposition to major elements of his plan, even as he attempts to change the tone of political debate in Washington. But he may run into...