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• Want to flash-read Palin's book?
  The Associated Press electronically scanned the book, "Going Rogue," and, using software to highlight the most common words, created a "word cloud" that captures the book in a nutshell.
  
• 2012 already? GOP wannabes jockeying early
  Sarah Palin is embarking on a book tour. Tim Pawlenty is building a national political operation. Mitt Romney is weighing in on the recession.
  
• Palin's book goes rogue on some facts
  Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time.
  
• FACT CHECK: Palin's book goes rogue on some facts
  Sarah Palin's new book goes rogue on some facts.
  
• Obama invites tribal leaders to Nov. WH conference
  President Barack Obama is inviting Native American leaders to a White House conference on Nov. 5.
  
• "The time for games is passed"
  About 17,000 people packing Target Center roared their approval again and again at a rally reminiscent of Obama's run-up to the presidency last year. Minneapolis was the first stop in what some regard as Obama's final and crucial push to make a deal with Congress.
  
• Obama to speak at Target Center on Saturday
  President Obama's appearance in the Twin Cities will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Target Center. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. for the free event.
  
• Pawlenty blasts Obama's health care plan
  For the second day in a row, Gov. Tim Pawlenty this morning ripped into the Obama administration's plan to overhaul the nation's health care system.
  
• Obama wants men to be better fathers than his own
  Barack Obama got a basketball, his first name and ambition from his father. Little else.
  
• Uptown students react to Obama's speech
  James Lileks talks to the principal and students at Uptown's Phoenix High School about their thoughts and opinions on President Obama's speech to the nation's students.
  
• Democrats to push through banking overhaul quickly
  Democratic leaders have committed to enacting by the end of the year the biggest regulatory revision to the U.S. financial system since the 1930s — an undertaking so ambitious it has some lawmakers worried about missteps.
  
• Obama talks titles with winning NBA, NHL coaches
  President Barack Obama took time out to chat with title-winning coaches Phil Jackson of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and Dan Bylsma of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins.
  
• Palin promises to keep on tweeting
  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin plans to stay in touch using Twitter even after leaving office on July 26.
  
• Obama: More benefits for gay workers only one step
  President Barack Obama signaled to gay-rights activists Wednesday that he's listening to their desire for greater equality in "a more perfect union." But he didn't give them even close to everything they want, bringing to the surface an anger that's been growing against the president.
  
• PETA wishes Obama hadn't swatted that fly
  The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the flyswatter in chief to try taking a more humane attitude the next time he's bedeviled by a fly in the White House.
  
• AG Holder: 50 or more Gitmo trials possible
  Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday there may be 50 or more trials of Guantanamo Bay detainees as the Obama administration works to shut the detention center by early next year.
  
• Obama urges Americans to volunteer this summer
  President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged Americans to volunteer in their communities this summer by tutoring students, picking up trash or getting involved in other projects that also might speed economic growth.
  
• Obama, Lee issue stern warning to NKorea
  In a show of unity, President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak have issued a stern warning to North Korea, vowing to stop the reclusive nation from using nuclear brinkmanship to squeeze concessions from a frightened world.
  
• Barack Obama: The human flyswatter
  Talk about flying at your own risk.
  
• Michelle Obama: Government alone can't rebuild
  First lady Michelle Obama said Tuesday that struggling communities shouldn't look to government alone for help.
  
• Ousted AmeriCorps watchdog defends waste probe
  An inspector general fired by President Barack Obama said Friday he acted "with the highest integrity" in investigating AmeriCorps and other government-funded national service programs. Gerald Walpin said in an interview with The Associated Press that he reported facts and conclusions "in an honest and full way" while serving as inspector general at the Corporation for National and Community Service.
  
• Obama confronts health care critics
  President Barack Obama challenged Republican critics Thursday to offer alternative plans for overhauling U.S. health care, declaring he's "happy to steal people's ideas" but that doing nothing about out-of-reach costs and uninsured Americans is not an option.
  
• Obama writes girl a note for missing school
  Ten-year-old Kennedy Corpus has a rock-solid excuse for missing the last day of school: a personal note to her teacher from President Barack Obama.
  
• President George H.W. Bush plans parachute jump to celebrate 85th birthday
  Former President George H.W. Bush is poised to celebrate his 85th birthday by making a parachute jump in Maine, but the weather could dampen his plans.
  
• Zimbabwe PM seeks US support in meeting with Obama
  President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet Friday with Zimbabwe's prime minister.
  

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