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The Hill: Michael Bloomberg is giving Rep. Charles Rangel (N.Y.) some last-minute help before the Democratic primary.

AZ Central: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Scottsdale-based GoDaddy.com, a website that registers Internet domain names, is for sale. According to WSJ, GoDaddy.com is on the auction block and could be worth more than $1 billion. Elizabeth Driscoll, vice president of public relations, said in an e-mail Friday “GoDaddy does not comment on [...]

Newsweek: A London-based journalism nonprofit is working with the WikiLeaks Web site and TV and print media in several countries on programs and stories based on what is described as massive cache of classified U.S. military field reports related to the Iraq War. Iain Overton, editor of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, tells Declassified that [...]

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – Eighty-five prisoners escaped from a jail near the U.S. border on Friday, authorities and media said, the latest prison break underscoring the challenges Mexico faces as it battles powerful drug cartels.

Washington Examiner: Things have gotten out of hand when it comes to predictions of a Republican victory in the upcoming midterm elections. In recent days, talk of a GOP edge has turned into talk of a GOP blowout. Prognosticators have upgraded the coming political storm from Category 4 to Category 5. Republican control of the [...]

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USA Today: GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The son of Florida Pastor Terry Jones said his father will fly to New York sometime Friday for a meeting with the New York imam behind the planned mosque and cultural center near Ground Zero.

Washington Time: Noticeably absent from President Obama’s latest economic-stimulus package are any further attempts to create jobs through “green” energy projects, reflecting a year in which the administration’s original, loudly trumpeted efforts proved largely unfruitful. The long delays typical with environmentally friendly projects – combined with reports of green stimulus funds being used to create [...]

Tehran (AP) – An Iranian news agency says Tehran has canceled the planned release of a jailed American woman because the necessary legal procedures have not been completed. The report about the delayed release of Sarah Shourd has not appeared on official news agencies or state television and could not be confirmed. ILNA quotes Tehran [...]

The Hill: The Tea Party Express fired back Friday after the Delaware Republican Party filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against the group, alleging illegal coordination with the Senate campaign of Christine O’Donnell. O’Donnell is challenging Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) in the state’s GOP Senate primary set for Tuesday. “These are desperate and [...]

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy At today’s press conference, President Obama pledged to push Congress to fund the Pigford settlement involving the USDA and black farmers in the South. April Ryan, the White House correspondent who asked the question, has said that the funding of the Pigford settlement [...]

Politico: REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — Two days after hinting at her support for the Tea Party Express-backed Delaware Senate candidate, former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin officially endorsed Christine O’Donnell’s GOP primary bid against Rep. Mike Castle Thursday. Palin made the news during an unexpected call into Sean Hannity’s radio program. “Thanks @SarahPalinUSA for the [...]