AP - A federal court sent a message Friday that the Texas primaries shouldn't be pushed past April because of bitterly disputed voting maps and ordered the state and minority rights groups to spend the weekend back at the bargaining table.
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Reuters - A top Republican lawmaker predicted on Friday he would be exonerated by a congressional investigation into whether he broke any insider trading laws or ethics rules, but it was unclear if he would be able to retain his job as the chairman of a key committee.
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Reuters - Republicans in the House of Representatives will take an election-year dig at top Democrat Nancy Pelosi in changes added to a fast-moving ethics bill, adding new curbs to prevent government officials from gaining special access to initial public stock offerings.
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AP - President Barack Obama says he deserves re-election, despite the nation's economic troubles.
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Reuters - Representative Gabrielle Giffords, wounded a year ago in a deadly Tucson shooting spree, stepped down from Congress on Wednesday to focus on her recovery.
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