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• Gates: Report details highs, lows of Afghan fight (AP)
• Lessons from Mexico for next wave of swine flu (AP)
• Baucus predicts health care overhaul this year (AP)
• A 'civilian surge' to Afghanistan is just starting (AP)
• McDonnell defends thesis (Politico)
• Rare but deadly meningitis: Don't forget kid shots (AP)
• US officials cancel contract to profile reporters (AP)
• Gibbs: Obama has not yet read Afghan assessment (AP)
• Another Senator Kennedy in Massachusetts? (AP)
• Sen. Grassley hopeful on limited health reform (AP)
• Massachusetts governor backs naming Kennedy successor (Reuters)
• White House battles Cheney on security (AFP)
• Patrick Plans Interim Kennedy Successor, Special Vote (Bloomberg)
• Japan's victorious Democrats start forming government (AFP)
• Gay partnership referendum makes ballot (AP)
• Palin's PAC doles out cash to GOP (Politico)
• Ousted Ill. governor explains himself in new book (AP)
• George Will calls for pull-out (Politico)
• Gears move on possibly naming Kennedy replacement (AP)
• Gen.: Afghanistan success 'achievable' (Politico)

Gates: Report details highs, lows of Afghan fight (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 03:32 PM PDT AP - The United States and NATO need a new strategy to defeat the Taliban, the top commander in Afghanistan said Monday as he delivered a classified assessment that is widely seen as the groundwork for a fresh request to add more American forces next year.

Lessons from Mexico for next wave of swine flu (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 12:43 PM PDT AP - Mexico is preparing for a second wave of swine flu, looking at what worked and what didn't last spring when it banned everything from dining out to attending school in an effort to control the virus.

Baucus predicts health care overhaul this year (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 04:19 PM PDT AP - U.S. Sen. Max Baucus of Montana says a health care overhaul will happen this year even if Republicans back out of bipartisan talks under growing public pressure and that the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy could help hold together a compromise deal.

A 'civilian surge' to Afghanistan is just starting (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 12:39 PM PDT AP - Five months after President Barack Obama ordered a dramatic increase in American civilian experts in Afghanistan to undergird a new military push, the so-called civilian surge is moving too slowly, U.S. officials and outside experts warn.

McDonnell defends thesis (Politico) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 03:21 PM PDT Politico - Bob McDonnell, the Republican nominee for governor in Virginia, defended himself Monday after the Washington Post reported that his 1989 master’s degree thesis advocated a number of controversial, socially conservative positions.

Rare but deadly meningitis: Don't forget kid shots (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 12:23 PM PDT AP - Fever, chills, vomiting: It starts like a stomach bug or the flu. But bacterial meningitis can go on to kill terrifyingly fast — one of the few infections in the U.S. where someone can feel fine in the morning and be dead by night. And prime targets are tweens, teens and college freshmen.

US officials cancel contract to profile reporters (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 01:19 PM PDT AP - U.S. military authorities in Afghanistan have terminated a contract with a company that was producing profiles of reporters seeking to cover a war that's becoming increasingly unpopular with the American public.

Gibbs: Obama has not yet read Afghan assessment (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 10:58 AM PDT AP - The White House spokesman says President Barack Obama has not yet seen a new assessment of the Afghan war.

Another Senator Kennedy in Massachusetts? (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 03:31 PM PDT AP - Another Kennedy just might occupy the Kennedy seat in the Senate.

Sen. Grassley hopeful on limited health reform (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:40 PM PDT AP - Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley said Monday he remains hopeful a limited health care reform measure can be negotiated but a small group working on the issue agrees a government-run public option won't be part of a package.

Massachusetts governor backs naming Kennedy successor (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 05:05 PM PDT Reuters - Democrats pushed Monday to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Edward Kennedy, with the Massachusetts governor throwing his support behind a proposal to name an interim successor and help Democrats retain a critical margin in the chamber.

White House battles Cheney on security (AFP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 04:27 PM PDT AFP - The White House fought back fiercely Monday against former vice president Dick Cheney's charges that President Barack Obama has hurt US national security, as a feud over CIA interrogations deepened.

Patrick Plans Interim Kennedy Successor, Special Vote (Bloomberg) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 04:10 PM PDT Bloomberg - Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said he will work with state lawmakers to allow appointment of a temporary replacement for the late Senator Edward Kennedy before a Jan. 19 special election to choose someone to serve out his term.

Japan's victorious Democrats start forming government (AFP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 03:36 PM PDT AFP - Japan's Democratic Party began talks on Monday on forming a new government, faced with the challenge of reviving the economy and reshaping ties with key allies after its crushing election win.

Gay partnership referendum makes ballot (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 03:35 PM PDT AP - A referendum on an expansion of Washington's domestic partnership law for gay couples has qualified for the November ballot, election officials said Monday.

Palin's PAC doles out cash to GOP (Politico) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 03:31 PM PDT Politico - Sarah Palin's political action committee, facing scrutiny from the Federal Election Commission, revealed Monday that it had recently made contributions to a raft of mostly conservative Republicans, including Reps. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell and Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Orrin Hatch of Utah.

Ousted Ill. governor explains himself in new book (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 03:09 PM PDT AP - Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says in a new book that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel wanted his help in arranging to leave the Obama administration after two years to reclaim his seat in Congress.

George Will calls for pull-out (Politico) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:46 PM PDT Politico - George F. Will, the elite conservative commentator, will call in his next column for U.S. ground troops to leave Afghanistan, according to publishing sources.

Gears move on possibly naming Kennedy replacement (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:42 PM PDT AP - The push to name a successor to the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy gained momentum Monday, with state lawmakers scheduling a hearing on whether to allow an appointee to serve until a special election in January.

Gen.: Afghanistan success 'achievable' (Politico) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:39 PM PDT Politico - After two of the deadliest months of the war in Afghanistan, the commander of U.S. forces there said Monday that “success is achievable” but will require a change in strategy.

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