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Clinton: Specific demands will accompany US help (AP)

2009-11-15T17:10:00.001-08:00

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Clinton: Specific demands will accompany US help (AP)

AP - The United States is limiting its goals in Afghanistan and demanding better accountability from that country's underperforming leader, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday, and she tied additional U.S. civilian help to results from Kabul.

Officials discuss plans for Gitmo inmates in Ill. (AP)
AP - Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates.

Obama takes heat on Afghan timing (Politico)
Politico - Obama doesn't conceal irritation when the first question he's asked in Asia is about Afghanistan.

Obama Says Time Running Out for Iran in Negotiations (Bloomberg)

2009-11-15T16:10:00.001-08:00

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Obama Says Time Running Out for Iran in Negotiations (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said time is running short for Iran to accept terms of a deal offered by international negotiators seeking to prevent the Islamic republic from building a nuclear weapon.

Lawmakers discuss plan for Gitmo inmates in Ill. (AP)

2009-11-15T15:11:00.001-08:00

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Lawmakers discuss plan for Gitmo inmates in Ill. (AP)
AP - Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates.

In first visit to China, Obama walks a tightrope (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is walking a tightrope on his first trip to China, seeking to enlist help in tackling urgent global problems while weighing when and how — or if — he should raise traditional human rights concerns.

Dems, GOP split on NY trials of alleged terrorists (AP)

AP - Bringing those accused in the Sept. 11 attacks to New York for trial would increase the security threat to the city and give radical Islamists a platform to propagate their ideology, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Sunday.

Army says morale is down in Afghanistan (AP)

AP - Morale has fallen among soldiers in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war, while those in Iraq show much improved mental health amid much lower violence, the Army said Friday.

Britain to apologize to former child migrants (AP)
AP - British officials say Prime Minister Gordon Brown will apologize to thousands of British children who were shipped to new lives overseas, where many say they suffered neglect and abuse.

Clinton: Specific demands will accompany US help (AP)

2009-11-15T14:11:00.001-08:00

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Clinton: Specific demands will accompany US help (AP)

Obama begins China visit with full agenda (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - SHANGHAI — President Barack Obama kicks off his visit to China with a town-hall meeting Monday in Shanghai, a rare chance for the Chinese people — university students in the audience and people of all ages who sent questions via the Internet — to communicate directly with a Western leader.

US, Russia say sanctions a possibility for Iran (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama said Sunday that "time is running out" for Iran to sign on to a deal to ship its enriched uranium out of the country for further processing, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he still hopes to persuade Iran to send its enriched uranium to his country.

Army says morale is down in Afghanistan (AP)

Obama takes heat on Afghan timing (Politico)
Politico - Obama doesn't conceal irritation when the first question he's asked in Asia is about Afghanistan.

Excerpts from rulings in Guantanamo Bay cases (AP)

2009-11-15T13:10:00.001-08:00

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Excerpts from rulings in Guantanamo Bay cases (AP)
AP - Case summaries and excerpts from the opinions by U.S. District Court judges for the 30 terrorism detainees ordered released from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison and the eight denied release since late 2008:

Obama Says Time Running Out for Iran in Negotiations (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said time is running short for Iran to accept terms of a deal offered by international negotiators seeking to prevent the Islamic republic from building a nuclear weapon.

Dems, GOP split on NY trials of alleged terrorists (AP)
AP - Bringing those accused in the Sept. 11 attacks to New York for trial would increase the security threat to the city and give radical Islamists a platform to propagate their ideology, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Sunday.

Clinton: Specific demands will accompany US help (AP)

Judges could free detainees in U.S. (Politico)
Politico - The problem with keeping Gitmo detainees locked up in the U.S. isn't the jails, it's the judges, some say.

Army says morale is down in Afghanistan (AP)

2009-11-15T12:10:00.001-08:00

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Army says morale is down in Afghanistan (AP)

In China, Obama will glimpse world's new center of gravity (McClatchy Newspapers)

2009-11-15T11:10:00.001-08:00

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In China, Obama will glimpse world's new center of gravity (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - SHANGHAI — When President Barack Obama lands here Sunday night in China's largest city, he'll find many of its 20 million people intrigued by him and welcoming, but hardly deferential, and some openly skeptical of his promises of change.

Judges could free detainees in U.S. (Politico)
Politico - The problem with keeping Gitmo detainees locked up in the U.S. isn't the jails, it's the judges, some say.

Illinois prison eyed to house Guantanamo detainees (Reuters)
Reuters - Obama administration officials will visit a virtually empty Illinois prison this week as a possible location to house foreign terrorism suspects held at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama has vowed to shut by January, the state's governor's office said on Sunday.

Excerpts from rulings in Guantanamo Bay cases (AP)
AP - Case summaries and excerpts from the opinions by U.S. District Court judges for the 30 terrorism detainees ordered released from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison and the eight denied release since late 2008:

Army says morale is down in Afghanistan (AP)

Judges could free detainees in U.S. (Politico)

2009-11-15T10:10:00.001-08:00

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Judges could free detainees in U.S. (Politico)
Politico - The problem with keeping Gitmo detainees locked up in the U.S. isn't the jails, it's the judges, some say.

Few call Venice home, but it's not history, either (AP)

AP - A dozen gondolas snaked down the Grand Canal on Saturday in a mock funeral procession bemoaning Venice's approach to the dreaded status of living museum, with a population now below 60,000.

Clinton: Specific demands will accompany US help (AP)

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2009-11-15T09:10:00.001-08:00

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AP - AP Source: Accused 9/11 mastermind and four other Gitmo detainees to go to New York for trial.

Kenya harvest example on reversing food shortage (AP)

AP - Joram Abiero remembers it was not too long ago that his neighbors went to bed hungry.

Obama Says Time Running Out for Iran in Negotiations (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said time is running short for Iran to accept terms of a deal offered by international negotiators seeking to prevent the Islamic republic from building a nuclear weapon.

Judges could free detainees in U.S. (Politico)
Politico - The problem with keeping Gitmo detainees locked up in the U.S. isn't the jails, it's the judges, some say.

Political Economy: Home Fires (CQPolitics.com)

2009-11-15T07:10:00.001-08:00

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Political Economy: Home Fires (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - One lesson that Washington might have taken from the past two years of financial and economic unpleasantness is that real estate isn't a fail-safe investment, not for individuals and not for the nation as a whole.

Giuliani says a trial in NYC puts people at risk (AP)
AP - The former mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, says putting suspected Sept. 11 terrorists on trial in New York City places residents there at unnecessary risk.

Clinton says she's not running for NY governor (AP)
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is waving off rumors that she is considering a run for governor of New York. And former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani says he hasn't decided whether he'll run.

Clinton welcomes 9/11 trials in New York City (AP)
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she has no problem with Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try in New York City five alleged terrorists involved in the Sept. 11 attacks.

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Nailing the funny shirt pic (AP)

AP - He couldn't bring home the Olympics, but he's nailed the funny shirt photo.

Retired Justice O'Connor's husband dies (AP)

2009-11-15T06:10:00.001-08:00

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Retired Justice O'Connor's husband dies (AP)

AP - John J. O'Connor III, the husband of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, has died.

In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuclear pact progress (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama said Sunday the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year's end, an announcement designed as an upbeat ending to a summit with Asia-Pacific leaders.

Gates to lead 6-month push against roadside bombs (AP)

AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he will lead an intensive push for new ways to defuse the threat from homemade bombs, the crude ambush weapons that account for eight in 10 casualties in Afghanistan.

Political Economy: Home Fires (CQPolitics.com)

2009-11-15T05:10:00.001-08:00

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Political Economy: Home Fires (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - One lesson that Washington might have taken from the past two years of financial and economic unpleasantness is that real estate isn't a fail-safe investment, not for individuals and not for the nation as a whole.

Obama: Hawaii to host Asian-Pacific summit in 2011 (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is steering some tourism trade and international attention to his native Hawaii in a couple of years.

Former ambassador to China during Tiananmen dies (AP)

AP - James R. Lilley, a longtime CIA operative and later the U.S. ambassador to China during the time of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, has died. He was 81.

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Nailing the funny shirt pic (AP)

AP - He couldn't bring home the Olympics, but he's nailed the funny shirt photo.

Obama: Hawaii to host Asian-Pacific summit in 2011 (AP)

2009-11-15T04:10:00.001-08:00

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Obama: Hawaii to host Asian-Pacific summit in 2011 (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is steering some tourism trade and international attention to his native Hawaii in a couple of years.

Gates to lead 6-month push against roadside bombs (AP)

In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact progress (AP)

2009-11-15T03:10:00.001-08:00

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In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact progress (AP)

Former ambassador to China during Tiananmen dies (AP)

AP - James R. Lilley, a longtime CIA operative and later the U.S. ambassador to China during the time of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, has died. He was 81.

'The Bloomberg Way' comes to D.C. (Politico)
Politico - 'The Bloomberg Way' is defining the ethos of one of D.C.'s fastest growing news organizations.

Obama's hesitancy on war buildup sends messages (AP)

2009-11-15T02:10:00.001-08:00

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Obama's hesitancy on war buildup sends messages (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama's drawn-out decision-making on Afghanistan is sending messages. To the Afghan government: Clean up your act. To the Pentagon: I'm no rubber stamp. To the American public: More troops can't be the sole answer.

Obama bowed to emperor as 'protocol' (Politico)
Politico - Obama bowed to Japanese emperor and empress at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.

Former ambassador to China during Tiananmen dies (AP)

AP - James R. Lilley, a longtime CIA operative and later the U.S. ambassador to China during the time of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, has died. He was 81.

Clinton: Would look forward to coffee with Palin (AP)

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would be happy to talk to Sarah Palin over coffee.

Obama: Hawaii to host Asian-Pacific summit in 2011 (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is steering some tourism trade and international attention to his native Hawaii in a couple of years.

Malta's bishop announces pope to visit April 17-18 (AP)

2009-11-15T01:10:00.001-08:00

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Malta's bishop announces pope to visit April 17-18 (AP)
AP - The bishop of Malta says Pope Benedict XVI will visit the tiny Mediterranean island April 17-18 to mark the 1950th anniversary of St. Paul's shipwreck.

Obama bowed to emperor as 'protocol' (Politico)

2009-11-15T00:10:00.001-08:00

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Obama bowed to emperor as 'protocol' (Politico)
Politico - Obama bowed to Japanese emperor and empress at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.

In China, Obama will glimpse world's new center of gravity (McClatchy Newspapers)

Clinton: Would look forward to coffee with Palin (AP)

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would be happy to talk to Sarah Palin over coffee.

Obama: Hawaii to host Asian-Pacific summit in 2011 (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is steering some tourism trade and international attention to his native Hawaii in a couple of years.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Abortion rights' scramble (AP)
AP - Abortion rights groups, outflanked and outnumbered in the health debate, are scrambling to regain lost ground after the House passed a health bill with strict abortion limits.

Political Economy: Home Fires (CQPolitics.com)

2009-11-14T23:11:00.001-08:00

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Political Economy: Home Fires (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - One lesson that Washington might have taken from the past two years of financial and economic unpleasantness is that real estate isn't a fail-safe investment, not for individuals and not for the nation as a whole.

Govt: Medicare paid $47 billion in suspect claims (AP)
AP - The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient's condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times the previous year.

Obama: Hawaii to host Asian-Pacific summit in 2011 (AP)

2009-11-14T22:10:00.001-08:00

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Obama: Hawaii to host Asian-Pacific summit in 2011 (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is steering some tourism trade and international attention to his native Hawaii in a couple of years.

In Asia, Obama talking climate, arms control (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama and other world leaders agreed Sunday that next month's much-anticipated climate change summit will be merely a way station, not the once hoped-for end point, in the search for a worldwide global warming treaty.

In China, Obama will glimpse world's new center of gravity (McClatchy Newspapers)

Malta's bishop announces pope to visit April 17-18 (AP)
AP - The bishop of Malta says Pope Benedict XVI will visit the tiny Mediterranean island April 17-18 to mark the 1950th anniversary of St. Paul's shipwreck.

Retired Justice O'Connor's husband dies (AP)

AP - John J. O'Connor III, the husband of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, has died.

In Asia, Obama talking climate, arms control (AP)

2009-11-14T21:10:00.001-08:00

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In Asia, Obama talking climate, arms control (AP)

Govt: Medicare paid $47 billion in suspect claims (AP)

2009-11-14T20:10:00.001-08:00

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Govt: Medicare paid $47 billion in suspect claims (AP)
AP - The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient's condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times the previous year.

CIA said to have won turf war against intel chief (AP)
AP - The CIA has won a turf battle over which government agency controls U.S. intelligence operations around the world.

Palin's five book tour goals (Politico)

2009-11-14T19:10:00.001-08:00

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Palin's five book tour goals (Politico)
Politico - The media blitz begins with an Oprah interview Monday.

Political Economy: Home Fires (CQPolitics.com)

2009-11-14T18:10:00.001-08:00

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Political Economy: Home Fires (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - One lesson that Washington might have taken from the past two years of financial and economic unpleasantness is that real estate isn't a fail-safe investment, not for individuals and not for the nation as a whole.

CIA said to have won turf war against intel chief (AP)

2009-11-14T17:10:00.001-08:00

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CIA said to have won turf war against intel chief (AP)
AP - The CIA has won a turf battle over which government agency controls U.S. intelligence operations around the world.

2012 already? GOP wannabes jockeying early (AP)

AP - Sarah Palin is embarking on a book tour. Tim Pawlenty is building a national political operation. Mitt Romney is weighing in on the recession.

Study suggests costs rise under health care bill (AP)

AP - Overall spending on health care would rise as a result of legislation approved a week ago by the House, and billions of dollars in projected savings contained in the measure will be difficult to maintain, according to a report by a top official at the agency that oversees Medicare.

Obama urges Congress to put off Fort Hood probe (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to hold off on any investigation of the Fort Hood rampage until federal law enforcement and military authorities have completed their probes into the shootings at the Texas Army post, which left 13 people dead.

Obama seeks rebalancing, Asia warns of protectionism (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama called on Saturday for a new strategy to rebalance global growth, but leaders around the Pacific rim, gathering for a weekend summit, took aim at signs of U.S. trade protectionism.

Palin's five book tour goals (Politico)

2009-11-14T16:10:00.001-08:00

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Palin's five book tour goals (Politico)
Politico - The media blitz begins with an Oprah interview Monday.