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• Obama calls for $250 payments to seniors (AP)
• No quiet fadeaway for federal insurance option (AP)
• FACT CHECK: Health insurers cherry-pick facts (AP)
• Obama talks US nonmilitary efforts in Afghanistan (AP)
• Dems launch attack on insurers (Politico)
• Justice Dept. seeks action vs. gay discrimination (AP)
• Senate Dems seek higher doctor payments (AP)
• House passes bill to toughen pilot training rules (AP)
• From Baghdad to Boston, Biden re-redefining VP job (AP)
• House lets states get rid of Iran-linked funds (AP)
• Obama praises late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (AP)
• Clinton would have tapped Obama if elected (AFP)
• Obama asks Congress to back new payments to elderly (Reuters)
• No Snowementum: Centrists still not sold (Politico)
• NTSB faults pilot, first officer for plane crash (AP)
• A weary, hopeful New Orleans awaits Obama's visit (AP)
• Obama says he's looking at any way to create jobs (AP)
• Obama To Campaign Again With Corzine (CQPolitics.com)
• Obama security team studies Afghan army, police (AP)
• Obama restores federal panel on Asian-Americans (AP)

Obama calls for $250 payments to seniors (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 04:07 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama called on Congress Wednesday to approve $250 payments to more than 50 million seniors to make up for no increase in Social Security next year. The Social Security Administration is scheduled to announce Thursday that there will be no cost of living increase next year. By law, increases are pegged to inflation, which has been negative this year.

No quiet fadeaway for federal insurance option (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:07 PM PDT AP - Fears about high costs of the health care overhaul and mistrust of insurers are rekindling interest in letting the government sell health insurance as part of the plan.

FACT CHECK: Health insurers cherry-pick facts (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 02:41 PM PDT AP - In its assaults on a Democratic health care overhaul bill, the insurance industry uses facts selectively and mixes accurate assertions with misleading spin and an embrace of worst-case scenarios.

Obama talks US nonmilitary efforts in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 03:55 PM PDT AP - As President Barack Obama inches closer to a decision on new troops for Afghanistan, his latest war council debate Wednesday centered on how to strengthen U.S. civilian efforts there and significantly ramp up training of the Afghan police and army.

Dems launch attack on insurers (Politico) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 07:59 AM PDT Politico - The long-simmering tension between insurers and congressional Democrats is erupting into open warfare, with lawmakers stepping up their push to revoke a key federal protection for the insurance industry.

Justice Dept. seeks action vs. gay discrimination (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:48 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration's point man on civil rights said Wednesday he will seek to fight discrimination against gays, an area in which the Justice Department has had only a small role in the past.

Senate Dems seek higher doctor payments (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 02:05 PM PDT AP - Maneuvering to boost prospects for sweeping health care legislation, Senate Democrats hope first to win quick approval for a bill that grants doctors a $247 billion increase in Medicare fees over a decade but raises federal deficits in the process, officials said Wednesday.

House passes bill to toughen pilot training rules (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 02:42 PM PDT AP - The House voted Wednesday to toughen regulations on pilot training, qualifications and work schedules, a response to a fatal crash in upstate New York in February and other accidents involving regional airlines.

From Baghdad to Boston, Biden re-redefining VP job (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 03:34 PM PDT AP - Early in the 2008 campaign, when high hopes hadn't given way to harsh realities, presidential candidate Joe Biden told his wife, Jill, "I can picture myself sitting in the Oval Office. I can picture who I'd pick up the phone and call."

House lets states get rid of Iran-linked funds (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:01 PM PDT AP - The House on Wednesday sent a message to Iran that pursuit of nuclear capability will not go unpunished, approving legislation that allows state and local governments to curtail investments in international corporations doing business in Iran's energy sector.

Obama praises late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:40 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama said Wednesday there never will be another senator like the late Edward M. Kennedy, whose voice the president said has been missed during congressional deliberations over remaking the nation's health care system.

Clinton would have tapped Obama if elected (AFP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 04:40 PM PDT AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would "absolutely" have selected Barack Obama to serve in her administration if she had of won last November's US presidential elections, she said Wednesday.

Obama asks Congress to back new payments to elderly (Reuters) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 04:29 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed another $13 billion in spending next year -- or $250 per person -- to help some 57 million senior citizens, disabled people and military veterans weather the economic recession.

No Snowementum: Centrists still not sold (Politico) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 03:51 PM PDT Politico - Senate Democrats took their newfound momentum for health reform into closed-door talks with White House aides Wednesday but still faced a months-old problem: centrist Democrats who aren’t sold on Obama-style reform even now.

NTSB faults pilot, first officer for plane crash (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 02:42 PM PDT AP - The pilot of a 2007 medical flight that crashed into Lake Michigan, killing all six aboard, mishandled an unusual flight situation and was unable to properly coordinate with his first officer, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.

A weary, hopeful New Orleans awaits Obama's visit (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:48 PM PDT AP - Subrina McCrary believes President Barack Obama can support New Orleans' recovery from Hurricane Katrina by creating more jobs and helping build better schools. What she doesn't want is Obama using her Lower 9th Ward neighborhood as just another photo op.

Obama says he's looking at any way to create jobs (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 03:05 PM PDT AP - Standing at the site of a highway project funded by his economic stimulus plan, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he is committed to exploring all avenues to create jobs.

Obama To Campaign Again With Corzine (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:38 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - President Obama is returning to New Jersey to try to help Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine, who could use a bump from the president in his neck-and-neck contest with Republican Chris Christie.

Obama security team studies Afghan army, police (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:31 PM PDT AP - The White House says the latest three-hour meeting on the United States' next moves in Afghanistan dealt at length with strengthening the civilian mission and training of Afghan police and army.

Obama restores federal panel on Asian-Americans (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:04 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is re-creating a federal panel to address concerns of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders and to work on improving their health, education and economic status.

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