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5:15pm Every Wednesday afternoon... it's Attorney Paul Samakow with his legal perspective on the top stories of the week:
Obama budget defeated 99-0 in Senate
President Obama's budget suffered a second embarrassing defeat on Wednesday when senators voted 99-0 to reject it.
Obama order aimed at preserving Yemeni political transition
President Obama issued an executive order Wednesday allowing the Treasury Department to freeze the U.S.-based assets of anyone obstructing the administration-backed political transition in Yemen.
PICKET: S&P cautions California on its budget
Four months after Standard and Poor's rating agency upgraded California's financial future from "stable" to "positive" the S&P is noting they could reverse that rating anytime soon if state lawmakers do not pass a solid budget this year.
PICKET: Boehner to Obama - Tell Holder to cooperate with Issa on Fast and Furious
House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to tell Attorney General Eric Holder to cooperate with the congressional investigation relating to the now defunct Fast and Furious gun walking operation.
Preakness field set at 11 horses
Bodemeister expected to be morning-line favorite.
Romney hits Obama over red ink
Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney said Wednesday that President Obama has failed to follow through on his vow to end the kind of debt spending racked up during the George W. Bush years — creating a cloud of economic uncertainty that is hurting graduating college students, homeowners and seniors alike.
Boston Globe corrects claim of Warren's ancestry
The Boston Globe ran a correction in Tuesday's paper admitting an error in its reporting of Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren's ancestry in a May 1 article titled "Document ties Warren kin to Cherokees," saying they have no proof that the Democrat is part Cherokee as she has claimed.
I'll Have Another enjoys another strong gallop
Horse has been at Pimlico for over a week.
Obama's, Democrats' fundraising efforts slump in April
President Obama's campaign and the Democratic Party committee helping him get re-elected raised $43.6 million in April, down from the previous month's take, despite the beginning of the general election campaign, with Mitt Romney all but securing the Republican presidential nomination.
Club for Growth cool on some 'tea party' freshmen
An influential conservative advocacy group says many House Republican freshmen have abandoned the "tea party" values they promised to uphold while campaigning for office two years ago.
Obama takes Wall Street cash while attacking Romney
The Obama campaign and the White House labored to explain the logic behind the president's decision to hold a fundraiser at the home of a hedge fund president the same day the re-election team released an advertisement bashing Mitt Romney for his tenure at Bain Capital.
PICKET: (VIDEO) Bernie Sanders angrily defends so-called 'passed' year old Senate budget
Senator Bernie Sanders, Vermont Independent, was approached by the Washington Times affiliated radio program America's Morning News and was asked why Senate Democratic leadership has not passed a budget for three years. Mr. Sanders, who caucuses with the Democrats, answered angrily that the Senate passed a budget last year and blamed the trillions of dollar debt on billionaires "who want to cut" social security.
Super PAC to spend $1 million in Texas Senate race
An independent "Super PAC" has made a $1 million media buy in support of Texas Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's Senate bid.
Warren takes advantage of JPMorgan loss
U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren hasn't hesitated to jump into the storm over JPMorgan's $2 billion trading loss, seizing the opportunity to remind voters of her record of taking on Wall Street.
Longtime Democratic senator predicts Keystone will be built
Former North Dakota Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan, a leading voice in his party on energy issues during his 30 years in Congress, said Tuesday that he believes the massive Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline will eventually be built, even if President Obama wins re-election in the fall.
Hoyer: House running out of time to get work done
The No. 2 House Democrat accused Republican leaders of dragging their feet on this year's legislative agenda and warned the chamber will run out of time to address key fiscal issues before the November elections.
Terry Allen latest ex-Redskins player to sue NFL over concussions
Terry Allen is the latest former Washington Redskins standout to sue the NFL over concussions sustained during his career, according to court records reviewed by The Washington Times.
