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Obama to tell Putin: Time to move past Cold War (AP)
GOP, White House at odds on Sotomayor documents (AP)
Senate bill fines people refusing health coverage (AP)
Obama calls Dems to talk health care (Politico)Politico - The president tells top Democrats he'll put his political capital behind health care reform.Capitol Hell: Worst states to govern (Politico)Politico - Serving as chief executive can be an unenviable task -- especially in these five states.Documents describe chaos of Gitmo's early months (AP)AP - Newly released Defense Department documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic and sometimes violent operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional.SC senator defends ouster of Honduran president (AP)AP - South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is defending the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and says the rule of law is working in Honduras.Pa. senator guilty of $3.5M fraud seeks new trial (AP)AP - A former Pennsylvania state senator convicted of a multimillion-dollar fraud is seeking a new trial on corruption charges, alleging the jury was tainted.FBI notes: Saddam feared Iran more than US attack (AP)AP - The farm where Saddam Hussein hid from U.S. forces before he was captured in December 2003 was familiar ground for the Iraqi dictator: It was the same place, he told an FBI agent, where he sought refuge 44 years earlier after taking part in a failed attempt to kill Iraq's president.Gay marriage case will go to Supreme Court: attorney (Reuters)
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Obama talks Russia, Sotomayor, jobs, Jackson
NSA to help watch feds' civilian networksA Bush-era plan to use National Security Agency help in screening government computer traffic on private-sector networks is proceeding, according to current and former government officials.Obama delays release of CIA reportThe Obama administration said Thursday that it needs two more months to review an internal CIA report on the agency's secret detention and interrogation program before making it public.Key Senate Dems trim cost of health care bill
Ex-Nixon aide Herbert Klein dies at 91Herbert G. Klein, Richard Nixon's former White House director of communications, has died. He was 91.Sen.: Sotomayor advised 'extreme' groupA top Republican senator said a Puerto Rican legal advocacy group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor took extreme positions on capital punishment, abortion and racial quotas.Biden to meet with Iraq leaders
GOP's Coleman may eye Minn. governor run
Obama pitches health plan, hugs cancer patient
S.C. first lady: I?m angry, can forgive him
White House not appealing transgender rulingThe Obama administration is not fighting a nearly $500,000 judgment for a Library of Congress hiree who lost the job while undergoing a gender change from a man to a woman. |
AP - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.
AP - A top Republican pressed for more information Thursday about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's ties to a Puerto Rican civil rights group he said took extreme positions on race, as the White House argued that the material was irrelevant to the judge's nomination.
AP - Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
Reuters - The attorney representing two same-sex couples who were denied a right to wed in California said on Thursday he expected the case to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court, which has yet to hear a case on the gay marriage issue.
Before departing for the holiday weekend, President Barack Obama sat down with The Associated Press, talking Russia (Putin "still has a lot of sway"), joblessness (he's "deeply concerned"), and Michael Jackson (he's got the late singer's songs on his iPod).
Determined to advance President Barack Obama's health care agenda, key Senate Democrats are calling for a government-run insurance option to compete with private plans, as well as a $750-per-worker annual fee on larger companies that do not offer coverage to employees.
Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Iraq to visit U.S. troops and meet with Iraqi leaders, including President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
The man who lost the 1998 Minnesota governor's race to pro wrestler Jesse Ventura now holds the distinction of losing his U.S. Senate seat to former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken.
President Barack Obama wanted to put a human face on his plans to overhaul health care, and a Virginia supporter did just that Wednesday.
South Carolina's first lady said Gov. Mark Sanford's actions were "inexcusable" but she was willing to forgive him.High Class Blogs Bookmarks - Politics
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