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Obama says he's expecting 'good health care bill' (AP)
Sebelius: Swine flu shots may start early October (AP)
Rep. Wilson: No second apology for `You lie' words (AP)
More in Congress question Afghanistan policy (AP)
Obama: National debate is 'coarsening' (Politico)
Obama deplores shooting of anti-abortion activist (AP)
Election trouble brewing for House Dems in 2010 (AP)
New plan lets Afghan detainees question detention (AP)
Sebelius: No abortion money in health overhaul (AP)
Lag in filling senior policy jobs at Treasury, HHS (AP)
No more Wilson apologies (Politico)
Obama heckler refuses to apologize in the House (AFP)
AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT (AP)
Obama lobbying rules having unintended effects (Reuters)
Parsing the 'Public Option' Post-Obama Speech (CQPolitics.com)
Axelrod says public option is alive (AP)
Lawmaker won't apologize to Obama in Congress (Reuters)
Wilson: 'Not going to apologize again' (Politico)
Feinstein exploring how to lower health costs (AP)
GOP senator: Public option on health care is dead (AP)

Obama says he's expecting 'good health care bill' (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 04:00 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama said he is confident Congress will pass "a good health care bill," as months of rancor over reforming the nation's health care system seemed to be easing Sunday, with the White House playing down an immediate role for a government insurance option.

Sebelius: Swine flu shots may start early October (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 11:56 AM PDT

AP - The nation's first round of swine flu shots could begin sooner than expected, with some vaccine available as early as the first week of October, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday.

Rep. Wilson: No second apology for `You lie' words (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 04:00 PM PDT

AP - One apology is enough, a digging-in-his-heels Rep. Joe Wilson said Sunday, challenging Democratic leaders who want him to say on the House floor that he's sorry for yelling "You lie!" during President Barack Obama's health care speech to Congress.

More in Congress question Afghanistan policy (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 10:12 AM PDT

AP - Congressional skepticism over the Obama administration's plans for Afghanistan mounted Sunday as four senators questioned whether more troops should head there and one lawmaker called for a withdrawal timeline.

Obama: National debate is 'coarsening' (Politico)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 09:05 AM PDT

Politico - President Barack Obama said in an interview to be aired Sunday night on “60 Minutes" that he sees “a coarsening of our political dialogue.”

Obama deplores shooting of anti-abortion activist (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 10:33 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is calling the shooting of a Michigan anti-abortion activist "deplorable."

Election trouble brewing for House Dems in 2010 (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 03:56 PM PDT

AP - Despite sweeping Democratic successes in the past two national elections, continuing job losses and President Barack Obama's slipping support could lead to double-digit losses for the party in next year's congressional races and may even threaten their House control.

New plan lets Afghan detainees question detention (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 10:37 AM PDT

AP - The Pentagon has begun putting into place a new program under which hundreds of prisoners being held by the military in Afghanistan will be given the right to challenge their detentions, a defense official said Sunday.

Sebelius: No abortion money in health overhaul (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 07:05 AM PDT

AP - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the president supports language in health overhaul legislation that explicitly prohibits money for abortions.

Lag in filling senior policy jobs at Treasury, HHS (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 07:15 AM PDT

AP - The White House has filled important policy jobs at the two departments essential to President Barack Obama's domestic priorities at a much slower rate than elsewhere in his administration after eight months in charge of the government.

No more Wilson apologies (Politico)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 04:32 PM PDT

Politico - A defiant Rep. Joe Wilson says he has no plans to make further apologies to President Barack Obama or House Democrats, setting up a showdown this week on sanctioning the South Carolina Republican for yelling out “You lie!” during Obama’s speech to Congress last week.

Obama heckler refuses to apologize in the House (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 04:26 PM PDT

AFP - The lawmaker who shouted "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during a speech to Congress called moves to censure him politically motivated, and vowed Sunday not to make a further apology.

AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 03:29 PM PDT

AP - Obama, Congress easing debate on public option, turning attention to insurance regulation

Obama lobbying rules having unintended effects (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 11:58 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's new special interest rules are having unexpected consequences with some lobbyists giving up their formal registrations and finding other ways to influence policy as they try to maintain access to key agencies or hope for future government jobs.

Parsing the 'Public Option' Post-Obama Speech (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 10:02 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Senators on Sunday gauged whether President Obama's speech improved chances for getting a health care overhaul through Congress this year, with assessments ranging from "good" to "strong" to "disaster," but the debate on a government-run public option still occupied the bulk of attention.

Axelrod says public option is alive (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 09:03 AM PDT

AP - The top adviser to President Barack Obama says the White House is "not willing to accept" that Congress will reject a government-run public option in the health care overhaul.

Lawmaker won't apologize to Obama in Congress (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 08:07 AM PDT

Reuters - South Carolina Republican Representative Joe Wilson, who faces possible censure in the U.S. House of Representatives for shouting "You lie!" during President Barack Obama's speech to Congress on healthcare reform, said on Sunday he would not apologize again.

Wilson: 'Not going to apologize again' (Politico)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 08:03 AM PDT

Politico - Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) said Sunday that he does not plan a second apology to the White House for his "liar" outburst, meaning that House Democratic leaders plan to pursue a resolution of disapproval this week. "I am not going to apologize again," Wilson told Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday."

Feinstein exploring how to lower health costs (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 07:06 AM PDT

AP - Sen. Dianne Feinstein says there's "more than one way to skin that cat" when it comes to lowering health care costs.

GOP senator: Public option on health care is dead (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 06:29 AM PDT

AP - A Republican lawmaker says it's clear to him that the White House is ready to abandon a government-run public health insurance option.