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Primaries put incumbents on the line

(CNN) – Tuesday's primary contests will put the nation's anti-Washington mood to the test as voters choose between incumbents and anti-establishment candidates.

The races come in the wake of some tough blows to sitting lawmakers: Sen. Bob Bennett, a three-term senator, failed to advance at the Utah GOP convention, and Rep. Alan Mollohan didn't win over fellow Democrats in last week's West Virginia primary.

Leaders of both parties agree - it's a tough year for experienced politicians.

"There is no question. There is, at this moment, an anti-incumbent mood," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California. And House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, warned, "It's 'politicians beware.' "

Contests are taking place across the country on what's been dubbed as this year's Super Tuesday. Read more

Oil spill 'not near the end' as Day 2 of hearings begins

Hearings continue for a second day in the Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers assess the response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, where a ruptured well continues to gush thousands of barrels of crude.

Three hearings are scheduled, with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar testifying to lawmakers in two of them. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen and BP America Chairman Lamar McKay will speak at the third.

On Monday, oil company BP touted its progress toward plugging the massive spill, but the Obama administration said the disaster is far from over. Read more

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Oil spill response to be assessed on Capitol Hill

(CNN) – Almost a month after an oil well ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico, BP says its latest attempt at capping the gushing crude is working while the Obama administration vows it won't rest until the company cleans up the spill and addresses its impact.

On Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and BP America Chairman Lamar McKay will appear before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to assess the response to what lawmakers are calling a "catastrophe."

"We will not rest until BP permanently seals the wellhead, the spill is cleaned up, and the communities and natural resources of the Gulf Coast are restored and made whole," Napolitano and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said in a statement Sunday. Read more

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3 from Pakistan arrested in NYC plot

(CNN) – Three people from Pakistan were taken into custody Thursday in raids in the Northeast by federal agents in connection with the failed Times Square car bombing, sources close to the investigation said.

Two individuals were taken into custody in Massachusetts, with a third arrested in Maine.

One focus of the probe, according to a source close to the investigation, is a system of "cash couriers" who bring money into the United States from overseas, a method thought to help finance operations like the attempted Times Square attack.

A statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed that three people were taken into custody on alleged immigration violations, but provided no further details. Read more

How bad is Gulf spill? Inquiry is launched to find out

A U.S. congressman said he will launch a formal inquiry Friday into how much oil is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico after learning of independent estimates that are significantly higher than the amount BP officials have provided.

Rep. Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, said he will send a letter to BP and ask for more details from federal agencies about the methods they are using to analyze the oil leak. Markey, who chairs a congressional subcommittee on energy and the environment, said miscalculating the spill's volume may be hampering efforts to stop it. Read more

Gut Check: Is the NRA bulletproof?

The National Rifle association is living large these days. Armed with key political victories, the group's annual meeting this weekend is more like a celebration, leading some to ask – is the NRA bulletproof? Our Carol Costello has a "Gut Check" for you this morning.

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[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/05/13/bp.oil.leak.art.jpg caption="Oil and gas stream from the riser of the Deepwater Horizon well May 11, 2010. "]

BP releases video of spewing oil & gas

(CNN) – We are getting our first look today at the source of the oil leak now menacing the Gulf coast. BP is finally releasing a 30-second clip that puts a face on the enemy. More than 4.5 million gallons of crude have spilled so far. The president is now calling on Congress for $58 million in new emergency funding to fight this looming catastrophe.

In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requesting congressional approval of the package, Obama said oil giant BP – which owns the leaking well at the source of the Gulf of Mexico spill – was responsible for all clean-up costs. In addition, Obama said, the government would seek full compensation for all damages from BP.

"We cannot allow the potentially protracted pursuit of claims to prevent us from swift action to help those harmed by this spill," Obama said in the letter.

Jeff Liebman, the acting deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, said the package called for an additional $118 million in spending. Read more

Arizona bans ethnic studies in public schools

Fresh on the heels of a new immigration law that has led to calls to boycott her state, Arizona's governor has signed a bill banning ethnic studies classes that "promote resentment" of other racial groups.

Gov. Jan Brewer approved the measure without public statement Tuesday, according to state legislative records. The new law forbids elementary or secondary schools to teach classes that are "designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group" and advocate "the overthrow of the United States government" or "resentment toward a race or class of people."

The bill was pushed by state school Superintendent Tom Horne, who has spent two years trying to get Tucson schools to drop a Mexican-American studies program he said teaches Latino students they are an oppressed minority. There was no immediate response from the Tucson Unified School District, the law's main target. Read more

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BP deploys second box to control massive oil leak

(CNN) – BP is lowering a second oil containment box in an effort to stop a weeks-long oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, the oil company said.

A larger containment vessel was unsuccessful in stopping the flow of oil from the gusher about 5,000 feet underwater. The spill is sending 210,000 gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico each day.

Called "top hat," the 5-foot-tall, 4-foot-diameter structure weighs less than two tons. The structure is being deployed by the drill ship Enterprise.

BP built the smaller dome after a much larger, four-story containment vessel designed to cap the larger of two leaks in the well developed glitches Saturday. Ice-like hydrate crystals formed when gas combined with water and blocked the top of the dome, making it buoyant. Read more

Would you consider boycotting BP?

There's a growing cry today both online and along the Gulf Coast to boycott BP. More protests are planned for today. Yesterday, the anti-war group Code Pink heckled the oil executives right before the hearings, holding up signs reading "BP kills" and "BP = bad people."

In South Florida, demonstrators carried "mobile oil slicks" in the form of large black plastic tarps that were placed along sensitive areas of Miami Beach. This environmental nightmare is now a full-blown public relations disaster for the British oil giant.

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[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/05/11/oil.uw.leak.video.bp.art.jpg caption="This is the most revealing image we've seen so far of the actual site where oil is leaking into the Gulf of Mexico."]

BP keeping cap on hours of oil leak video

(CNN) – A wind shift could push more oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon gusher into the Mississippi Delta and areas west of the river, which is "bad news for Louisiana," Gov. Bobby Jindal said Monday afternoon.

Louisiana has been mostly spared since the oil rig exploded April 20 and sank two days later about 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the southeast coast of Louisiana. The catastrophe is sending 210,000 gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico each day. Most of the slick has been centered in an area east of the environmentally sensitive delta.

Three weeks after the explosion, BP is releasing video of the first up close look at the underwater oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. This morning, we'll take a look at why the company's been so good at controlling the flow of information, but not the oil. Read more

Teen's battle & recovery from drug addiction

The White House today is set to release a new strategy to battle America's drug problem, shifting the focus from law enforcement to prevention and treatment. But that can be tricky, because the problem isn't always illegal drugs.

Across the nation, more and more teens are using prescription pills and over-the-counter medicines to get high. In our ongoing series, "Addicted," we're following the story of one teen, named Melissa. She nearly lost her life, and everything she used to get high could be right inside your medicine cabinet. Our Kiran Chetry has the report this morning.

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