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...Tiger's triumphant return wasn't the only thing that made it a great day for golf. Two legends of the game, Fred Couples and Tom Watson - combined age of 110 - stood atop the field after Round One. Crowd-favorite Phil Mickelson was right there with them. Woods finished at 4-under par, two strokes (or one more eagle) behind the leader...
...Gainer says that since November, 11 Senators have received 17 threats that are being investigated, including the one against Murray. On the House side, there have been threats against nearly a dozen members - prompting Capitol police to hold a meeting with the Democratic caucus before Easter recess to encourage members to be vigilant and immediately report any suspicious activity. Local authorities are monitoring those who have been menaced as the police and FBI try to track down the perpetrators...
...sunk to its lowest approval rating since August 2008. Just 16% of Americans approved of the job Congress was doing last month, with 80% disapproving. And while they have mostly been aimed at Democrats who voted in favor of health care, threats have been made against at least one Republican, Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia. Last week a man was arrested in Philadelphia for making Internet video threats against Cantor and his wife, seemingly because of their Jewish faith. (See more about health care...
...threats as a "political weapon." And certainly Democrats haven't been shy about raising funds from the other side's ugly moments, like when Tea Party protesters hurled racial epithets against civil-rights legend Representative John Lewis, spat at other African-American members and called Representative Barney Frank, one of a handful of openly gay Congressmen, a "f_____." "Members have had death threats," read a fundraising missive from Mitch Stewart, the head of Organizing for America, an offshoot of President Obama's campaign website. "Democratic offices have been vandalized. Please chip in $5 or more to defend health reform...
...regret for the deaths, zu Guttenberg broke a long-held taboo by declaring that Germany was indeed at war in Afghanistan - confirming a reality on the ground that most Germans haven't been ready to stomach. "Even if not everyone likes it, regarding what happens in parts of Afghanistan, one can colloquially refer to it as war," he said on April 4, choosing his words carefully. (See pictures of the battle in Afghanistan's Kunar province...