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• AP sources: Guantanamo might not close by January (AP)
• Obama warns Iran: `come clean' on nukes (AP)
• Obama: G20 brought economy back from brink (AP)
• Analysis: Obama welcomes help in confronting Iran (AP)
• Obama: Iran 'on notice' to comply (Politico)
• G-20 nations reach agreement on economic reforms (AP)
• Afghan war commander submits troop request (AP)
• VA to issue emergency checks for GI benefits (AP)
• Ascension of G-20 fits priorities of new century (AP)
• House Democrats considering insurance tax (AP)
• Obama's unplanned Iran announcement (Politico)
• Six-Figure Party Spending Surge in New York Special (CQPolitics.com)
• Obama: Global economy `back from the brink' (AP)
• Scrutiny rises over NJ kids singing Obama song (AP)
• Biden swears in Kirk, successor to Sen. Kennedy (AP)
• Former congressional aide gets probation for theft (AP)
• G-20 spouses tour Pittsburgh arts school (AP)
• House passes bill to prevent government shutdown (AP)
• Ginsburg released from hospital, back to work (AP)
• Obama accuses Iran of building secret nuclear plant (Reuters)

AP sources: Guantanamo might not close by January (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 06:04 PM PDT AP - The White House acknowledged for the first time Friday that it might not be able to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay by January as President Barack Obama has promised.

Obama warns Iran: `come clean' on nukes (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 05:57 PM PDT AP - Backed by other world powers, President Barack Obama declared Friday that Iran is speeding down a path to confrontation and demanded that Tehran quickly "come clean" on all nuclear efforts and open a newly revealed secret site for close international inspection. He said he would not rule out military action if the Iranians refuse.

Obama: G20 brought economy back from brink (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 05:48 PM PDT AP - World leaders on Friday issued sweeping promises to fix a malfunctioning global economic system in hopes of heading off future financial meltdowns. President Barack Obama said actions taken so far "brought the global economy back from the brink."

Analysis: Obama welcomes help in confronting Iran (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 01:41 PM PDT AP - The image of President Barack Obama standing alongside the leaders of France and Britain to denounce Iran left no doubt that he confronts dilemmas in a far more collaborative, multinational way than did his predecessor, George W. Bush.

Obama: Iran 'on notice' to comply (Politico) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 05:59 AM PDT Politico - PITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama on Friday warned Iran to “come clean” about its nuclear program and its once-secret underground fuel site, saying world powers are united like never before to curb Tehran's atomic ambitions and that “it's up to the Iranians to respond.”

G-20 nations reach agreement on economic reforms (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:50 AM PDT AP - The world's major countries are pledging to develop goals to fix destabilizing global economic imbalances that helped bring about the worst recession since the Great Depression.

Afghan war commander submits troop request (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 03:32 PM PDT AP - The Pentagon's top military officer flew to Europe to talk to the commander in the Afghanistan war Friday about how many troops he needs to turn around the faltering campaign.

VA to issue emergency checks for GI benefits (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 03:40 PM PDT AP - The Veterans Affairs Department said Friday it would begin issuing emergency checks of up to $3,000 to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans whose payments under the new GI Bill have been delayed.

Ascension of G-20 fits priorities of new century (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 05:09 PM PDT AP - For the world, apparently, eight is no longer enough.

House Democrats considering insurance tax (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 01:38 PM PDT AP - House Democrats are considering a tax on high-cost insurance plans to help pay for health care overhaul that tops President Barack Obama's domestic agenda.

Obama's unplanned Iran announcement (Politico) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 05:28 PM PDT Politico - Late Thursday night, two hours after it sent out President Barack Obama’s Friday schedule, the White House told reporters it was adding another event – a statement that he would give in the morning. Amid all the hoopla of the G-20 economic summit in Pittsburgh, there was scant indication the announcement would be dramatic.

Six-Figure Party Spending Surge in New York Special (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 03:17 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - The parties are revving up their campaign operations for the upcoming special House election in upstate New York, dropping a combined $181,000 on advertising this week on the closely contested swing district race.

Obama: Global economy `back from the brink' (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 02:24 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says action by the Group of 20 nations since April has "brought the global economy back from the brink."

Scrutiny rises over NJ kids singing Obama song (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 02:09 PM PDT AP - A school for kindergartners through second graders in this comfortable Philadelphia suburb has become the latest target of accusations by conservatives that schoolchildren are being indoctrinated to idolize President Barack Obama.

Biden swears in Kirk, successor to Sen. Kennedy (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 02:29 PM PDT AP - Former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. stepped in Friday as the temporary replacement in the Senate for his longtime friend, the late Edward Kennedy.

Former congressional aide gets probation for theft (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:11 AM PDT AP - A former executive assistant to California Rep. Loretta Sanchez was sentenced Friday to three years probation for stealing office funds to get herself pizza, groceries, airline tickets and an authorized bonus.

G-20 spouses tour Pittsburgh arts school (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:46 AM PDT AP - Comparing the arts to a form of diplomacy, first lady Michelle Obama on Friday promoted arts education while treating her counterparts to tours of two of this city's leading cultural institutions.

House passes bill to prevent government shutdown (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:06 AM PDT AP - The House passed legislation Friday to head off a government shutdown next week by temporarily extending spending on most federal programs at current levels, while boosting lawmakers' office budgets by more than 8 percent.

Ginsburg released from hospital, back to work (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 09:39 AM PDT AP - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, made a quick return to work Friday after feeling ill at the office and spending the night in a Washington hospital as a precaution.

Obama accuses Iran of building secret nuclear plant (Reuters) Posted: 25 Sep 2009 08:14 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama and other Western leaders accused Iran on Friday of building a secret nuclear fuel plant and demanded Tehran immediately halt what he called a "direct challenge" to the international community.

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