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Levin: More e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect possible (AP)
AP - WASHINGTON — The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or ...
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Reid Wins Over Holdouts, Clearing Way for Senate Health Debate (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
won over the last of his partyâs holdouts, bringing him to the
verge of victory in the first big test of whether he can keep
Democrats united behind health-care legislation.
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Political Economy: Hatin' on the Fed (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Andrew Jackson would assuredly be pleased at the rising congressional distrust of the Federal Reserve. The populist president, who won re-election in 1832 on a platform of abolishing the Second Bank of the United States, was an ...
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Obama health drive faces critical vote (AFP)
AFP - President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care strode closer to clearing a key Senate hurdle Saturday as the last two wavering Democrats agreed to vote to formally start debate on the bill.
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Three Key Lessons from Obama's China Tour (Time.com)
Time.com - What we learned from the American President's journey through the Middle Kingdom
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Landrieu to vote to move ahead on health care bill (AP)
AP - Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu says she will vote "yes" on a crucial test vote on the health care bill.
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AP - Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu says she will vote with party to move ahead on health care bill.
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Landrieu a 'yes,' all eyes on Lincoln (Politico)
Politico - Democrats announce Saturday that Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) will vote to start the debate.
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Terror trials differ in civilian, military courts (AP)
AP - The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence. But the Obama administration has so far offered no clear-cut rationale for how it chooses ...
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Iowa3 (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Iowa Legislator to Join GOP Race Against Boswell
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Rating Change: Iowa GOP Gets Serious About Boswell Challenge (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - After passing on a vigorous campaign against Rep. Leonard L. Boswell in 2008, Republicans in Iowa are signaling that they are more serious about challenging the seven-term congressman next year.
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Dalai Lama praises Obama on Tibet issue (AFP)
AFP - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday praised US President Barack Obama for taking up the issue of Tibet "very seriously" with Chinese leaders on his recent trip to China.
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Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.
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US Senate gears up for key health vote (AFP)
AFP - President Barack Obama's health reform faces a landmark first test in the US Senate Saturday as Democratic leaders strive to lock down support for a vote that would allow them to launch a formal floor debate on the proposal.
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Obama touts Asia trade to create jobs (AFP)
AFP - US President Barack Obama, back from a tour of Asia, called Saturday for the United States to produce more goods to sell across the Pacific, touting trade as a way to revive the troubled US economy.
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What to watch for in today's debate (Politico)
Politico - Two Saturdays ago, Pelosi passed health reform on a squeaker of a House vote. Today, Reid can’t spare a single Democrat as the Senate decides whether to start debate. If not, President Barack Obama’s reform hopes suffer ...
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Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect (AP)
AP - WASHINGTON — The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or ...
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Obama Afghan decision to come after Thanksgiving (AFP)
AFP - US President Barack Obama has put off a decision on whether to send reinforcements to Afghanistan until after next week's Thanksgiving holiday amid resistance to a troop buildup among key Democrats and criticism from the right.
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Upper-Bracket Tax May Be Needed for Afghan War Cost, Levin Says (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Higher-income Americans should be
taxed to pay for more troops sent to Afghanistan and NATO should
provide half of the new soldiers, said Carl Levin, chairman of
the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Museum: Galileo's fingers, tooth are found (AP)
AP - Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday.
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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care (AP)
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 ...
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US lawmakers press on Taiwan arms sales (AFP)
AFP - Supporters of Taiwan in the US Congress pushed for President Barack Obama to move toward selling arms to the island, a step that would likely set back warming US ties with China.
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Senate Democrats eye key US health care victory (AFP)
AFP - Democrats in the US Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote of President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system.
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Obama Afghan decision to come after Thanksgiving (AFP)
AFP - President Barack Obama will wait until after Americans mark Thanksgiving on November 26 to announce whether or not he sends reinforcements to Afghanistan, his spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
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US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard (AP)
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.
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Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote (AP)
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.
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Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event (AP)
AP - The U.S. Army has reversed its position and now says it will open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media despite fears the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.
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Levin: Fort Hood probe may reveal more e-mails (AP)
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.
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Levin: May be more troubling emails from Hasan (AP)
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 rampage, a top senator said Friday.
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FAA says equipment outage caused 819 flight delays (AP)
AP - The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights.
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Obama job approval rating drops under 50 percent (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday.
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Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland (AP)
AP - Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.
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Colo. billboard links Obama with jihadists (AP)
AP - A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up.
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Is imam a terror recruiter or just an incendiary preacher? (McClatchy Newspapers)
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 ...
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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care (AP)
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 ...
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Levin: May be more troubling e-mails from Hasan (AP)
AP - A Democratic senator says 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 rampage.
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Lawmaker asks people to stop complaining, and gets an earful (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Rep. Emanuel Cleaver wanted people to stop complaining for a day and count their blessings.
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Obama Afghan decision to come after Thanksgiving (AFP)
AFP - President Barack Obama will wait until after Americans mark Thanksgiving on November 26 to announce whether or not he sends reinforcements to Afghanistan, his spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.
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McCain predicts success in Afghanistan in 12-18 months (AFP)
AFP - US Senator John McCain predicted an allied win in Afghanistan in one year to 18 months if sufficient troops are sent, as the White House mulls sending tens of thousands of reinforcements.
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US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard (AP)
AP - Prosecutors say they'll drop manslaughter charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide contractors charged in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting.
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US lawmakers press on Taiwan arms sales (AFP)
AFP - Supporters of Taiwan in the US Congress on Friday pushed for President Barack Obama to move toward selling arms to the island, a step that would almost certainly anger China.
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Ethics panel admonishes Obama US Senate replacement (Reuters)
Reuters - The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Roland Burris, saying he had been less than candid about his gubernatorial appointment to the Senate seat previously held by President Barack Obama.
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AP - US says it will drop manslaughter case against former Blackwater guard in 2007 Iraq shooting.
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Cosmetic surgeons frown on Senate's 'botax' plan (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — If you're considering Botox to erase frown lines or liposuction to get rid of love handles, you might want to move fast. The "botax" may be on the way.
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Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote (AP)
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.
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Beck to be more active in movement (Politico)
Politico - Fox News host plans on becoming more active in the populist conservative movement he spawned.
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US Senate puts off action on military ban on gays (AFP)
AFP - A planned November hearing by the US Senate Armed Services Committee to consider ending a ban on gays serving openly in the US military will be postponed, a spokeswoman indicated Friday.
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Senate leader at risk in healthcare battle (Reuters)
Reuters - Other than President Barack Obama, perhaps no one's political future is riding more on the Senate battle to revamp the healthcare system than the chamber's Democratic majority leader, Harry Reid.
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Gates: US to do its part to slow Afghan corruption (AP)
AP - The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
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Court filing: Cuba spy suspect to plead guilty (AP)
AP - The government says an accused spy for Cuba has agreed to plead guilty.
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