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 Obama at kickoff rally hits Romney as blast from the pastPresident Obama shifted his campaign to high gear in rallies in Ohio and Virginia – billed as the official kickoff of his quest for a second term – by asking voters for more patience to allow his policies time to work and casting his Republican rival Mitt Romney as an out-of-touch defender of Wall Street and the rich. Activists: Chen case does not mean controls easingEven if China makes a rare concession and allows legal activist Chen Guangcheng to leave the country with his family, other dissidents say they don't expect a broader easing of controls. Authorities might even tighten the screws on prominent critics to prevent them from taking encouragement from Chen's case to challenge the leadership. 'Ladder of Escape' celebrates the range of Joan MiroOf the three great Spanish artists of the 20th century — Picasso, Salvador Dali and Joan Miro — the first is a recurring subject of National Gallery of Art exhibitions, with seven shows in the past three decades. But while Dali awaits his turn, beginning Sunday Miro gets some overdue attention from the National Gallery in "Joan Miro: The Ladder of Escape," a major new exhibition of well over a hundred works spanning his long, productive life. Obama tells Congress: Use war savings to pay down debt, rebuild nationPresident Obama used his weekly address to highlight his trip this week to Afghanistan and call on Congress to use half the money the nation is no longer spending on war to pay down our debt, and use the other half on infrastructure projects to help create jobs and spur the still-sputtering economy. I'll Have Another wins the Kentucky DerbyI'll Have Another ran down Bodemeister in the final furlong Saturday to win the Kentucky Derby, winding up in the winner's circle despite a rookie jockey, a more famous stable pony, and a price tag of just $11,000 as a yearling. Young guns lead Caps to Game 4 win over RangersLast year when the Washington Capitals' season ended, the core Young Guns were battered and bruised. Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom were playing hurt, Alexander Semin wasn't producing and Mike Green even got knocked out with a hip injury. The Tampa Bay Lightning were able to sweep them out of the playoffs because the best players didn't look at all like that. 5 charged in 9/11 attack resist Gitmo hearingThe self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks repeatedly declined to answer a judge's questions Saturday and his co-defendants knelt in prayer in what appeared to be a concerted protest against the military proceedings. 2 hikers held in Iran to marry in SF Bay areaTwo Americans detained and accused of spying after hiking near the Iraq-Iran border three years ago will marry Saturday in the San Francisco Bay area. Afghan child bride's in-laws sentenced for tortureThe in-laws of a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for torture, abuse and human rights violations, a judge said Saturday. Buffett's health on minds of Berkshire investorsWhile 81-year-old Warren Buffett's health has been on investors' minds, many shareholders at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting said Saturday that they aren't that worried about Buffett's prostate cancer diagnosis. Nurse in Afghanistan dies in Skype chat with wifeThe wife of an Army officer serving in Afghanistan witnessed her husband's death as the two video chatted via Skype, his family said Friday. Conservatives punished in British local electionsLondon's rumpled, comic and outspoken Boris Johnson has won a second term as mayor of the British capital, triumphing in a surprisingly close election that installs the unvarnished and unpredictable Conservative as host of the 2012 Olympics. Unemployment falls to 8.1 percent in April, but Dow dropsThe nation's unemployment rate continued its rapid decline last month, falling to 8.1 percent as another 115,000 jobs were added throughout the economy, the Labor Department reported Friday morning. Metro closes ranks against outside 'attacks'A top official at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, in response to a Washington Times investigation that found a lack of accountability and racism at the transit agency, has issued a memo to all rail employees quoting Whitney Houston and encouraging employees to band together against the outside world. Obama again serves up contested claims on loans, women's healthPresident Obama trained his fire on Republicans during in a speech at an Arlington, Va., high school Friday, the day before he officially kicks off his re-election campaign. Lawyer: Edwards knew money was for his benefitThe lawyer for a wealthy heiress who provided secret payments intended to help John Edwards testified Friday that the former presidential candidate acknowledged the money had been given for his benefit.
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