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• Lawmaker's 'You lie' outburst draws House rebuke (AP)
• U.S. military chief wants more troops for Afghan war (AP)
• Panel recommends 3 color-coded alerts for terror (AP)
• AP Exclusive: Probers find FBI, ATF bomb feud (AP)
• The media divided (Politico)
• AP-NCC Poll: Public opposes stake in ailing firms (AP)
• FDA approves new swine flu vaccine (AP)
• House votes to prevent Postal Service shortfall (AP)
• Obama administration unveils fuel economy rules (AP)
• Obama heckler gets formal reprimand (AFP)
• Obama to give Mass. soldier Medal of Honor (AP)
• President's opinion of Kanye West sparks debate (AP)
• House Admonishes Member Who Yelled ‘You Lie’ at Obama (Bloomberg)
• Resolution of disapproval passed (Politico)
• House vote of disapproval on Rep. Joe Wilson (AP)
• Obama Gets 56% Job Approval Amid Deficit Concerns, Poll Shows (Bloomberg)
• Bloomberg Poll on Obama, Health Care, Economy: Results Chart (Bloomberg)
• Obama campaigns for Specter in Pa. (AP)
• Obama tells unions, autoworkers his policies work (AP)

Lawmaker's 'You lie' outburst draws House rebuke (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:52 PM PDT AP - Bitterly divided along party lines, the House formally rebuked Republican Rep. Joe Wilson Tuesday for shouting "You lie" at President Barack Obama during last week's nationally televised speech to Congress.

U.S. military chief wants more troops for Afghan war (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:52 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's top military adviser endorsed an increase in U.S. forces for the worsening war in Afghanistan on Tuesday, setting up a split with leading Democrats in Congress and complicating an already-tough decision for the president himself.

Panel recommends 3 color-coded alerts for terror (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 03:48 PM PDT AP - A special task force recommended Tuesday that if the Obama administration keeps color-coded terror alerts, the number of colors and levels of risk should be reduced from five to three.

AP Exclusive: Probers find FBI, ATF bomb feud (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:26 PM PDT AP - Agents of the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives are feuding over bomb investigations — racing each other to crime scenes, failing to share information and refusing to train together, according to a draft report obtained by The Associated Press.

The media divided (Politico) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 02:29 PM PDT Politico - The right-wing media's single-minded focus on a handful of targets over the past months and its success in pushing those stories into the mainstream have underscored the sharp divide between traditional news organizations and the bloggers and talk show hosts aggressively pursuing an ideological agenda on-line and on TV and radio.

AP-NCC Poll: Public opposes stake in ailing firms (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 02:25 PM PDT AP - Americans decidedly oppose the government's efforts to save struggling companies by taking ownership stakes even if failure of the businesses would cost jobs and harm the economy, a new poll shows.

FDA approves new swine flu vaccine (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 02:17 PM PDT AP - The Food and Drug Administration approved the new swine flu vaccine Tuesday, a long-anticipated step as the government works to start mass vaccinations next month. Limited supplies should start trickling out the first week of October — about a week earlier than expected, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told Congress. Then about 45 million doses should arrive around Oct. 15, followed by more shipments each week.

House votes to prevent Postal Service shortfall (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 03:29 PM PDT AP - The House voted Tuesday to let the struggling U.S. Postal Service cover a budget shortfall by reducing its annual payment to a health care fund for retirees by $4 billion.

Obama administration unveils fuel economy rules (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 03:16 PM PDT AP - With global talks on climate change looming, the Obama administration sought to gain momentum Tuesday by unveiling its plan to require better gas mileage for cars and trucks and the first-ever rules on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.

Obama heckler gets formal reprimand (AFP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:59 PM PDT AFP - The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to reprimand Republican Joe Wilson for shouting "you lie" at President Barack Obama during the president's speech to Congress last week.

Obama to give Mass. soldier Medal of Honor (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:43 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is giving his first Medal of Honor to a soldier who sacrificed his life saving a comrade in Afghanistan.

President's opinion of Kanye West sparks debate (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:33 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's candid thoughts about Kanye West are provoking a debate over standards of journalism in the Twitter age.

House Admonishes Member Who Yelled ‘You Lie’ at Obama (Bloomberg) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:14 PM PDT Bloomberg - Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House voted to admonish South Carolina Republican Joe Wilson for shouting “you lie” during President Barack Obama’s speech on health care to Congress last week.

Resolution of disapproval passed (Politico) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 03:37 PM PDT Politico - House Democrats dealt South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson a formal rebuke Wednesday, taking the rare step of passing a resolution of disapproval for his famous “you lie!” outburst last week in the House chamber.

House vote of disapproval on Rep. Joe Wilson (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 03:34 PM PDT AP - The 240-179 roll call Tuesday by which the House passed a resolution of disapproval against Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., for Wilson's "You lie!" shout during President Barack Obama's health care address to a joint session of Congress.

Obama Gets 56% Job Approval Amid Deficit Concerns, Poll Shows (Bloomberg) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 03:00 PM PDT Bloomberg - Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama earns high marks for his performance even as Americans express anxiety about his domestic policies. One possible reason: Republicans aren’t offering an alternative.

Bloomberg Poll on Obama, Health Care, Economy: Results Chart (Bloomberg) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 03:00 PM PDT Bloomberg - Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Following are results of the Bloomberg Poll of 1,004 U.S. adults ages 18 or older, taken Sept. 10-14. The survey has an error margin of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. All numbers below are percentages.

Obama campaigns for Specter in Pa. (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 02:52 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama urged Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday to support the re-election bid of Sen. Arlen Specter in a personal appearance here for the Republican-turned-Democrat who represents an important test of the White House's political apparatus.

Obama tells unions, autoworkers his policies work (AP) Posted: 15 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PDT AP - Shoring up a key part of his political base, President Barack Obama turned to blue-collar crowds Tuesday to rally support for health care overhaul and claim credit for policies that have "stopped our economic free fall."

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