Romney looks to fall campaign; doubts linger - The Washington Times

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Romney looks to fall campaign; doubts linger Appearing ever-more confident in Wisconsin's primary, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney focused entirely on Democratic President Barack Obama during a campaign trip through this upper Midwestern battleground and predicted a victory that could effectively seal the nomination for him Tuesday. Protesters march in Fla. town where teen was shot Thousands joined a march Saturday through the Florida town where 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer, vowing to continue protesting until an arrest is made. Obama clears Iran oil sanctions President Obama Friday signed off on tough new sanctions aimed at hitting Iran's oil exports, after determining there is enough crude supplies in the world market that taking the step won't harm U.S. allies or drive gas prices even higher. Army hero speaks for injured comrades A Medal of Honor recipient who lost part of his right arm in a firefight in Afghanistan says society doesn't fully understand the mental trauma and physical injury that today's veterans suffer. Big comeback lifts Kansas over Ohio State, into championship game The tightrope walk rocks on for the Jayhawks. 3 winners, over 100 million Mega Millions losers The Mega Millions winners — at least three of them — stayed out of sight. The losers, who could number 100 million, had plenty to say Saturday about losing out on the world's largest-ever lottery jackpot and their dashed dreams of colossal wealth. Myanmar's Sunday elections could be 'political theater' Recent polls predict that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will easily win a seat in Myanmar's parliamentary elections Sunday, amid expectations that Washington will respond by easing economic sanctions against the Southeast Asian country long ruled by a brutal military regime. Syria says it won't be first to lay down arms Syria rejected international envoy Kofi Annan's call for the regime to halt violence first just days after the government agreed to a cease-fire plan. A senior official declared victory over the opposition. Congressional recess tests White House deal Congress is taking its first real recess in nearly a year after the House and Senate agreed on Friday to a two-week adjournment for Easter — and a test of whether President Obama will abide by an agreement not to make any recess appointments while lawmakers are gone. Docs show evidence piled up in Utah disappearance In the quest to figure out what happened to Susan Powell in 2009, Utah authorities compiled a heap of evidence — finding blood in the family home, an eerie hand-written "will" and a young son who bluntly said that mom was dead. Obama calls on Congress to pass 'Buffett Rule' tax President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to increase taxes on millionaires, reviving a proposal he first pitched last September that aims to draw sharp election-year lines between the president and the Republican opposition. Clashes between Yemeni army, militants kill 30 Al Qaeda-linked militants staged a surprise attack on a Yemeni army base in the south Saturday, setting off clashes that left 30 dead on both sides before air strikes forced the militants to retreat, military officials said. Four qualify for GOP ballot in Va. Senate race Four candidates qualified for the GOP primary ballot for this year's U.S. Senate race in Virginia, state Republican Party officials announced Friday. World landmarks dimmed for Earth Hour Hundreds of world landmarks from Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to the Great Wall of China went dark Saturday, part of a global effort to highlight climate change. Ireland faces popular revolt over new property tax Debt-mired Ireland is facing a revolt over its new property tax. Railway project sparks hope, suspicion in Kyrgyzstan The Kyrgyz government is pushing to speed the construction of a trans-Asia railway, but the massive foreign investment needed to build Kyrgyzstan's stretch of the project has sparked a heated debate over the price the Central Asian nation would pay for the funding. Commentary MILLER: America's high tax leadership The United States is now, officially, the worst place to do business in the developed world. On Sunday, Japan lowered its corporate tax rate in the hopes of luring business to its shores, handing the title of highest tax rate to the Land of the Free. The market reaction on Monday will tell whether money will begin flowing away from us and toward the more business-friendly Asian country. MURRAY: War on coal escalates Faced with rising gas prices, President Obama recently outlined what he calls an "all-of-the-above" energy policy "that develops every available source of American energy - oil, gas, wind, solar, nuclear, biofuels and more." You may notice something missing there - coal, America's most abundant and affordable fuel source. The administration's "all of the above" strategy is anything but. ZUBRIN: Obama shoots down Mars exploration In its budget submitted to Congress Feb. 13, the Obama administration zeroed out funding for NASA's future Mars exploration missions. The Mars Science Lab Curiosity is en route to the red planet, and the nearly completed small Maven orbiter, scheduled for launch in 2013, will be sent, but that's it. No funding has been provided for the Mars probes planned as joint missions with the Europeans for 2016 and 2018, and nothing after that is funded, either. This poses a crisis for the American space program. KNIGHT: Overplaying the hate card If Oscars were awarded for liberal hysteria, California's Rep. Barbara Lee would be a perennial contender. On Tuesday, at a congressional forum on the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, Ms. Lee proclaimed that it was the result of "a toxic and deadly mix." EDITORIAL: Obama's lotto ticket White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters Thursday that President Obama wasn't going to buy a lottery ticket. That's a shame. By Friday, the multi-state Mega Millions jackpot had reached $640 million. The biggest spender in the history of the world could have had a fair shot at the world's biggest cash prize by matching the six numbers drawn. 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