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South Carolina's nasty gubernatorial fight heads to the polls
(CNN) – Voters in Utah, Mississippi, and North and South Carolina are heading back to the polls today in primary run-off elections. All eyes are on South Carolina where the governor's race could change the face of the state's Republican Party. Front-runner Nikki Haley is expected to win that primary, thanks in part to the very accusations that have dogged her campaign. Our Jim Acosta has the report. Watch 
Read more: South Carolina drama tops three primaries on Tuesday
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Obama's key budget guru leaving
(CNN) – Peter Orszag has told President Obama that he plans to leave his position as White House budget director in July, an Obama administration official said Monday evening.
Orszag, 41, has been a key part of Obama's economic team, serving in his role as director of the Office of Management and Budget during the passage of the economic stimulus bill and this year's health care reform legislation.
As budget director, he crafted policy, but also was a prime negotiator with congressional Republicans.
As one of the main negotiators in the final hours before lawmakers passed the economic stimulus package, Orszag tried to bridge differences and was keeper of the ever-changing numbers, often crunching them in his head. Read more
Judge to rule on drilling moratorium
A judge in New Orleans may rule Tuesday on whether to lift the federal government's moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
U.S. District Court Judge Martin Feldman has said he will give his decision between early Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon on whether to issue a preliminary injunction against the six-month ban, which halts all drilling in more than 500 feet of water and prevents new permits from being issued.
Brian Collins, an attorney for the Justice Department, insisted Monday that the suspension is necessary while officials conduct a safety review after the Deepwater Horizon explosion. Read more
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Federal lawsuit over AZ immigration law 'exceptionally rare'
(CNN) – The Obama administration is turning its legal team on Arizona's controversial new immigration law. An official tells CNN the Justice Department is looking over the case right now. The announcement first came from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton while she was giving an interview in Ecuador. Arizona's Governor Jan Brewer wasn't too happy after she heard what Clinton had to say. Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University's law school, says the Obama administration may be "biting off more than it can chew." He joined us on Monday's American Morning. Watch
Read more: Official: Justice Department plans to sue over Arizona law
Is the Internet changing how your brain works?
(CNN) – How many times a day do you check your e-mail, send a text, or update your Facebook status? Technology makes life a lot easier, but could it also be changing how we think? Journalist and author Nicholas Carr thinks so. It's the topic of his new book, "The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains." He joined us on Monday's American Morning to explain how the Internet could be changing how your brain works. Watch
Building Up America: Florida is open for business
(CNN) – Today is the first official day of summer, but across the Gulf Coast, beaches sit empty. People who depend on tourism dollars are wondering how they're going to make ends meet. But in Florida, most of the state's beaches are still untouched by the oil. Businesses are banding together to get the word out that they're still open for business. Our Tom Foreman reports from Pensacola Beach, Florida for today's "Building Up America" report. Watch
Fund overseer: BP must speed up payments
(CNN) – Shrimpers, oystermen and businesspeople all across the Gulf have their lives on hold as they wait for checks from BP for claims they've already filed. The oil giant says it has issued more than 32,000 checks already. Last week, BP agreed to a $20 billion escrow fund to compensate spill victims. Ken Feinberg is the man overseeing that fund and he joined us on Monday's American Morning to talk about the complications of paying out claims. Watch
Read more: BP pushed to speed up emergency claims
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