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• Health bill clears hurdle with support from Snowe (AP)
• AP sources: Commander frets over Afghan corruption (AP)
• 1st debate: Dem foe rips NYC mayor on term limits (AP)
• US seeks to soothe Pakistani anger over aid (AP)
• New RNC website stumbles out of gate (Politico)
• Iraq vets at treatment plant asked to get exam (AP)
• Pentagon: recruiting last year was best since 1973 (AP)
• White House celebrates Hispanic musical heritage (AP)
• Where things stand with health care overhaul (AP)
• The real female maverick in GOP: Olympia Snowe (AP)
• Inouye embraces McChrystal strategy (Politico)
• Snowe's vote arms Baucus for party war (Politico)
• Boxer: Climate bill ready (Politico)
• Russian FM: Iran sanctions threats won't work (AP)
• GOP NJ governor candidate's spending questioned (AP)
• U.S. corporate tax hikes likely delayed (Reuters)
• Obama EPA releases Bush-era global warming finding (AP)
• Obama: Senate panel OK 'critical milestone' (AP)
• Swastika, 'Obama' carved into Mass. golf course (AP)
• Intel chief's No. 2 likely to get Senate approval (AP)

Health bill clears hurdle with support from Snowe (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:50 PM PDT AP - Historic legislation to expand U.S. health care and control costs won its first Republican supporter Tuesday and cleared a key Senate hurdle, a double-barreled triumph that propelled President Barack Obama's signature issue toward votes this fall in both houses of Congress.

AP sources: Commander frets over Afghan corruption (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 04:33 PM PDT AP - Rampant government corruption may derail the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan even if as many as 80,000 additional U.S. troops are sent to the war, the top military commander there has concluded, according to U.S. officials briefed on his recommendations.

1st debate: Dem foe rips NYC mayor on term limits (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:02 PM PDT AP - The Democrat trying to unseat popular New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has lobbed multiple attacks at him during their first debate.

US seeks to soothe Pakistani anger over aid (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:50 PM PDT AP - Senior lawmakers sought Tuesday to soothe anger in Pakistan over a proposed multibillion-dollar aid package, saying they would provide assurances that the United States has no intention of interfering with Pakistan's sovereignty.

New RNC website stumbles out of gate (Politico) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 04:56 PM PDT Politico - The Republican National Committee on Tuesday tried to downplay criticism of its newly unveiled website www.gop.com, which was plagued by embarrassing omissions and numerous crashes on its first day of operation.

Iraq vets at treatment plant asked to get exam (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:23 PM PDT AP - Six years after nearly 1,200 U.S. soldiers in Iraq were potentially exposed to a sometimes deadly chemical linked to cancer, the military and Veterans Affairs Department have been tracking them down and asking them to get a medical exam.

Pentagon: recruiting last year was best since 1973 (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:17 PM PDT AP - The Pentagon's personnel chief said Tuesday the military has completed its best recruiting year since 1973, meeting all its goals and bringing in a better educated group of young people.

White House celebrates Hispanic musical heritage (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:40 PM PDT AP - The White House became "La Casa Blanca" on Tuesday, celebrating Hispanic musical heritage with a South Lawn concert and such guests as Gloria Estefan, George Lopez, the Bachata music group Aventura, Jose Feliciano and more.

Where things stand with health care overhaul (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 02:11 PM PDT AP - A top-to-bottom remake of the U.S. health care system along the lines sought by President Barack Obama moved a step closer to reality Tuesday as the Senate Finance Committee approved a 10-year, $829 billion plan that would extend coverage to millions more Americans and seek to hold down spiraling health costs over the long term.

The real female maverick in GOP: Olympia Snowe (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 02:36 PM PDT AP - Forget Sarah Palin. The female maverick of the Republican Party is Sen. Olympia Snowe.

Inouye embraces McChrystal strategy (Politico) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:04 PM PDT Politico - Without committing himself to specific troop increases, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye returned Tuesday from Afghanistan, seeming to fully embrace Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s counterinsurgency strategy that would demand more American resources and manpower.

Snowe's vote arms Baucus for party war (Politico) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 04:37 PM PDT Politico - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) staked a powerful claim Tuesday that his health care bill is about as far as his party is willing to go in turning the president’s vision of reform into reality.

Boxer: Climate bill ready (Politico) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 04:29 PM PDT Politico - A major Senate climate change bill is written and ready to be debated before the Environment and Public Works committee, the chairwoman of the panel said Tuesday.

Russian FM: Iran sanctions threats won't work (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 04:09 PM PDT AP - Russia publicly pushed back Tuesday against U.S. efforts to threaten tough new sanctions if Iran fails to prove its nuclear program is peaceful, dealing an apparent setback to President Barack Obama's hopes for Moscow's backing for fresh penalties against Tehran.

GOP NJ governor candidate's spending questioned (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:08 PM PDT AP - The Republican candidate for New Jersey governor, who has campaigned on a platform of ethical integrity and cutting government waste, regularly spent beyond federal guidelines on business travel while U.S. attorney, records show.

U.S. corporate tax hikes likely delayed (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 02:43 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama remains committed to ending "unfair loopholes" and tax breaks for international corporations, but congressional tax writers and others doubt that will happen without broader reforms, such as cutting the top corporate tax rate.

Obama EPA releases Bush-era global warming finding (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 02:34 PM PDT AP - A controversial e-mail message buried by the Bush administration because of its conclusions on global warming surfaced Tuesday, nearly two years after it was first sent to the White House and never opened.

Obama: Senate panel OK 'critical milestone' (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 02:27 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says passage of legislation by a key Senate committee is "a critical milestone" toward getting a health care overhaul this year, but that "now is not the time to pat ourselves on the back."

Swastika, 'Obama' carved into Mass. golf course (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 02:08 PM PDT AP - The Secret Service and local police are investigating after a swastika was found carved into a Massachusetts golf course green next to President Barack Obama's name.

Intel chief's No. 2 likely to get Senate approval (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 01:58 PM PDT AP - National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair is one step closer to getting the final member of his senior team in place after a Senate confirmation hearing for David C. Gombert (GOM'-bert).

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