WSJ: The Obama administration used the threat of withholding more bailout money to force out General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Rick Wagoner, marking one of the most dramatic government interventions in private industry since the economic crisis began last year. More...AP: Denouncing a "squandering of the people's money," lawmakers voted decisively Thursday to impose a 90 percent tax on millions of dollars in employee bonuses paid by troubled insurance giant AIG and other bailed-out companies. More...
WP: President Obama's apparent inability to block executive bonuses at insurance giant AIG has dealt a sharp blow to his young administration and is threatening to derail both public and congressional support for his ambitious political agenda. More...
AP: Barack Obama's optimistic campaign rhetoric has crashed headlong into the stark reality of governing. In office two months, he has backpedaled on an array of issues, gingerly shifting positions as circumstances dictate while ducking for political cover to avoid undercutting his credibility and authority. That's happened on the Iraq troop withdrawal timeline, on lobbyists in his administration and on money for lawmakers' pet projects. More...
FoxNews: Obama drops controversial health care plan for wounded veterans. More...
Politico: National debt hits record $11 trillion. More...
Politico: Some Dems want brake in Obama plans. More...
AP: 8 Dems oppose quick debate on global warming bill. More...
FoxNews: Gates says U.S. not prepared to respond to North Korea missile launch. More...
FoxNews: Obama says 'America's War' in Afghanistan will not be open-ended. More...
NYP: Friend of Biden's daughter shopping tape of her allegedly doing cocaine. More...
Politico: Obama apologizes for 'special olympics' remark. More...
ChigTrib: Obama's 'Tonight Show' gaffe one of many for president. More...
Telegraph: Top 10 gaffes by Barack Obama and Joe Biden. More...
IHT: Obama will face a defiant world on foreign visit. More...
YouTube: Member of the European Parliament lays into Gordon Brown. Video
AP: Duke's Coach K tells Obama to worry about the economy, not NCAA picks. More...
Wilmington Journal: Senator Hagan's office mum on firing of two staffers. More...
AFP: Vexing computer worm to evolve on April Fool's Day. More...
WRAL: Eight dead in North Carolina nursing-home shooting. More...
OPINION:
Washington Times: Obama's reliance on teleprompters. More...
Soderstrom: TOTUS- the Teleprompter of the United States. More...
Rove: Obama give the GOP an opening. More...
Rove: Obama points back to the GOP's future. More...
Soderstrom: Bush deficit vs projected Obama deficit. More...
Krauthammer: Bonfire of the trivialities. More...
Brooks: The winnable war. More...
Noonan: Neither a hedgehog nor a fox. More...
Soderstrom: U.S. not responsible for Mexico's violence. More...
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