US News - News April 7, 2011

Shutdown Tussle Recalls Gingrich Role In Last Spat (KFOXTV)
Newt Gingrich was the face of the last federal government shutdown, the fiery House speaker who led his Republican revolution headlong into a confrontation with a Democratic president.

Donald Trump Surprises GOP in WSJ / NBC Poll (huliq)
The early front-runner in the GOP race for the nomination for the 2012 presidential race is former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, according to a WSJ / NBC News Poll, but second place may surprise: it is a tie with real estate mogul Donald Trump one of the second place contenders.

Trump hammers away at Obama's citizenship issue (SavannahNow)
Real estate tycoon Donald Trump said Thursday he hopes questions surrounding Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship won't be the defining issue if he's chosen as the Republican candidate to challenge the president's re-election. Trump told NBC News in an interview that plans to decide by June whether to run.

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New Jobless Figures Drop Further Than Expected (huliq)
New jobless claims fell by more than expected, the latest Labor Department report issued on Thursday, April 7, 2011 said, as more evidence of an upswing in hiring and and downswing in layoffs continues to emerge.

Obama and Congress to try reaching spending-cut deal (reuters)
President Barack Obama and leaders in Congress will attempt to reach a spending-cut deal on Thursday that would avert a dangerous government shutdown at week's end. Mindful of a midnight Friday deadline when temporary government funding runs out, Obama called on negotiators to work around the clock to iron out "relatively narrow differences" between Democrats and Republicans over the level of federal spending between now and September 30.

Mitt Romney vs. Donald Trump in New Hampshire (thestatecolumn)
The New Hampshire primary election may see a battle between former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and New York Republican billionaire Donald Trump.

Senate rejects measure to stop EPA on climate (reuters)
The Senate rejected a measure on Wednesday to kill the Environmental Protection Agency's regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, handing President Barack Obama a victory in his effort to quicken the move to clean energy.

GOP prepares 1-week extension as shutdown looms (Log Cabin Democrat)
Republicans battling with President Barack Obama over budget cuts are moving one-week legislation Thursday to avoid a government shutdown, despite opposition from the White House and Senate Democrats pressing for a longer-term solution.

59 bodies found buried in pits in north Mexico area where 72 migrants massacred last year (Penticton Herald)
Fifty-nine bodies were found buried Wednesday in a series of pits in the northern Mexico state of Tamaulipas, near the site where suspected drug gang members massacred 72 migrants last summer, officials said.

Appeals court upholds ex-Enron CEO's convictions (KATU - News - Business)
Former Enron Corp. CEO Jeff Skilling should not receive a new trial on his convictions of 19 counts arising from the once-giant Houston-based energy company's downfall, a federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday.

Kaine defends request to send killer to Germany (Kansas City Star)
Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine on Wednesday defended his request to send a convicted killer and former German diplomat's son back to his homeland, saying his rationale was a fiscal one."I basically said, 'Look, Virginia taxpayers have borne the cost of this German citizen's incarceration for 20-plus years.' I thought it was time for German citizens ...

America's energy use, in one nifty chart (grist)
Periodically, it's nice to step back and get reacquainted with some energy basics. There's no better way to do it than with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's famed (or oughtta be famed) energy flow charts. Here's the most recent, from 2009 (click for larger version):

FAA Says Another Controller Went To Sleep On Job (FOXReno)
The Federal Aviation Administration has uncovered a second incident of an air traffic controller sleeping on the job, but in this case the napping was deliberate.

Upper Midwest braces for near-record spring flooding (WPMT-TV York)
North Dakota officials on Wednesday pushed for a federal disaster declaration, national guard troops patrolled dikes and volunteers helped distribute sandbags to hold back a rapidly rising Red River.

White House says shutdown will delay pay to troops (WFAA)
The Obama administration warned Wednesday that a federal shutdown would undermine the economic recovery, delay pay to U.S. troops fighting in three wars, slow the processing of tax returns and limit small business loans and government-backed mortgages during peak home buying season.

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