AFP - Barack Obama surpassed Hillary Clinton for the first time Saturday in the fight for the all-important superdelegates whose votes will be decisive in choosing the Democratic party's White House nominee.

AP - Embattled and embarrassed by the confession he fathered a child from an extramarital affair, New York Rep. Vito Fossella is facing public calls for his resignation. Secluded with his family, he must decide if he wants to keep his job badly enough to grapple with the lingering questions and fallout from the scandal.

AP - The public must pressure Republicans in the White House and Congress to change directions in the country's energy policies, which have pushed oil and gas prices to record highs, a Democratic lawmaker said Saturday.

AP - The American Federation of Government Employees endorsed Barack Obama Friday, giving the Illinois senator fresh momentum toward capturing the Democratic nomination for president.

AFP - With the Democratic presidential nomination tantalizingly within his grasp, Barack Obama has begun to burnish his image as his party's standard-bearer in the quest to wrest the White House back from the Republicans.

Reuters - The White House on Friday set out terms for a possible deal on a housing market rescue plan, as a sweeping package backed by the House of Representatives was on its way to an uncertain greeting in the Senate.

AFP - Democrat Barack Obama promised Americans a clean break from Washington's politics-as-usual as he campaigned Saturday to sew up the Democratic presidential nomination and rally more superdelegates to his side.

AP - Embattled and embarrassed by the confession he fathered a child from an extramarital affair, New York Rep. Vito Fossella is facing public calls for his resignation. Secluded with his family, he must decide if he wants to keep his job badly enough to grapple with the lingering questions and fallout from the scandal.

AFP - The US House of Representatives adopted a bill Thursday aimed at taking South African former president Nelson Mandela and his party, the African National Congress, off a US terror black list.