Roundup: Dozens arrested in Arizona
* Dozens of opponents of Arizona's immigration law were arrested during statewide protests that marked its partial enactment Thursday, USA Today reports.
* White House officials have drafted a memo that outlines how the administration could implement some aspects of amnesty without a comprehensive immigration bill, according to the Washington Times .
* Transgender activists have created a new coalition to work on issues that affect them but not necessarily the more dominant gay and lesbian factions of the larger gay-rights movement, the OutQ News Blog writes.
* Democrats are struggling to get the votes for a bill that would lift BP's $75-million liability cap for the Gulf Coast oil spill, the Associated Press reports.
-- Ambreen Ali, Congress.org
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