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Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:44:31 GMT

AP - Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.

Analysis: Outlook for tough Iran sanctions is dim (AP) -- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:47:57 GMT

AP - The Obama administration is shifting the focus of its Iran policy from talk to sanctions, but the prospect of winning early international support for toughened new penalties appears dim.

GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:48:48 GMT

AP - Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.

Stores try to max out on Palin visits (Politico) -- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:18:58 GMT

Politico - With 29 announced stops, that adds up to at least 72,500 copies of her book - just from the stores she is visiting.

Landrieu leans yes in Sat. cliffhanger (Politico) -- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:52:51 GMT

Politico - Landrieu and Lincoln hold the keys to the kingdom.

FAA says equipment outage caused 819 flight delays (AP) -- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:48:20 GMT

AP - The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights.

Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris (AP) -- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:14:27 GMT

AP - The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading investigators about his maneuvering to get Barack Obama's old Senate seat from the governor who was ousted for trying to sell it.

Levin: May be more troubling e-mails from Hasan (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:32:46 GMT

AP - There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee said Friday.

US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:47:29 GMT

AP - The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.

Black firefighters object to white promotions (AP) -- Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:22:52 GMT

AP - A group of black Connecticut firefighters hopes to block promotions for white firefighters who won a discrimination case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Obama, revisiting Nixon, says 9/11 suspect guilty (AP) -- Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:11:03 GMT

AP - President Barack Obama appeared to be taking a page from Richard Nixon's playbook Wednesday when he seemed to declare the suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed guilty and deserving of the death penalty.

The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who? (AP) -- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:41:56 GMT

AP - Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery.

New EU president raises fears in aspirant Turkey (Reuters) -- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:35 GMT

Reuters - Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the first European Union president provoked fears in Turkey that he might hinder Ankara's hopes of joining the bloc, with some media declaring outright that he is anti-Turkish.

Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:56:36 GMT

AP - The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.

Is imam a terror recruiter or just an incendiary preacher? (McClatchy Newspapers) -- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:12:00 GMT

McClatchy Newspapers - CAIRO, Egypt — The Yemeni-American imam who's been under renewed scrutiny after the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, preaches against alcohol, birthday parties, black magic and extramarital sex. He also supports armed struggle — jihad — against the U.S. military in Afghanistan and Iraq, and has encouraged extremist insurgents in Pakistan and Somalia.

Romney Leads In PAC Fundraising (CQPolitics.com) -- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:16 GMT

CQPolitics.com - After spending millions of his own money during his unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney apparently has learned a thing or two about fundraising.

High-Income Tax May Be Needed for Afghan War Cost, Levin Says (Bloomberg) -- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:28:57 GMT

Bloomberg - Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for additional troops sent to Afghanistan and that NATO should provide half of the new soldiers.