Obama's day: Meetings, meetings

Obama's day: Meetings, meetings

Good morning from The Oval, and Happy May Day.

It looks a slow public day for President Obama, who has only private meetings on his schedule so far.

Among his guests in the Oval Office: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.

In other news:

Governments are investigating the lingering contamination from closed lead plants, reports USA TODAY's Alison Young.

The U.S. is beginning to publish documents found in Osama bin Laden's compound, writes Aamer Madhani of USA TODAY.

White House counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan publicly acknowledges drone strikes.

Mitt Romney is giving tryouts to potential running mates, USA TODAY's Susan Page writes.

The U.S. and China are at odds over a blind Chinese dissident, reports USA TODAY's Calum MacLeod.

For his part, Obama prods China on human rights.

The Obama campaign confronts new voter ID laws.

And another part of Obama's constituency: Dog lovers.

We're loyal to you here The Oval, so please stick with us as we report on Obama's day. Have a good one.