Despite controversies, Obama agenda marches on

Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week...

• Merkel and Pope talk about a 'strong' Europe
• Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes
• Myanmar leader, Obama to meet while reforms stall
• IRS probe ignored most influential groups
• SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles
• Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights
• Gunmen seize elderly father of Syria's deputy FM
• Gunmen kill 9 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped
• Politics, bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil