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• No Social Security COLA could prod $250 payments (AP)
• Obama defends himself against New Orleans critics (AP)
• White House expects thousands on fall garden tours (AP)
• STIMULUS WATCH: Construction drives up new jobs (AP)
• Obama: We will rebuild this region (Politico)
• California water war spreads to Congress (AP)
• Envoy says Afghan runoff election is likely (AP)
• INSIDE WASHINGTON: Bank errors mar mortgage relief (AP)
• Judge declares mistrial in Abramoff-related case (AP)
• NRC raises concern about new reactor design (AP)
• Obama vows he won't repeat Katrina mistakes (Reuters)
• Obama wins first financial reform victory in months (Reuters)
• Va. Governor Candidates Have Hefty Cash Reports (CQPolitics.com)
• New DOD photo rules prompt outcry (Politico)
• US Congress sends Obama Iran sanctions bill (AFP)
• Venture Capital Has ‘Lovers’ Quarrel’ With Obama (Bloomberg)
• In New Orleans, Obama fires back at critics (Reuters)
• Deutch Makes It Official in Fla. Special Election (CQPolitics.com)
• Obama hits back at insurers over health reform (Reuters)
• Obama signs huge Pakistan aid package into law (AFP)

No Social Security COLA could prod $250 payments (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:30 PM PDT AP - Social Security recipients won't get a cost-of-living increase next year for the first time in more than a third of a century, and that could boost President Barack Obama's plan to send seniors another round of $250 payments before the congressional elections.

Obama defends himself against New Orleans critics (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:30 PM PDT AP - Insisting he's "just getting started," President Barack Obama defended his administration Thursday against complaints from some residents of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast that federal help in recovering from the 2005 disasters hasn't improved much since he took office.

White House expects thousands on fall garden tours (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:46 PM PDT AP - Tens of thousands of people are expected to stream through the White House gates this weekend for a rare opportunity to see the fragrant roses, blue salvias and towering, decades-old trees that beautify the president's back yard.

STIMULUS WATCH: Construction drives up new jobs (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:12 PM PDT AP - Businesses reported creating or saving more than 30,000 jobs in the first months of President Barack Obama's stimulus program, according to initial data released Thursday by a government oversight board. Military construction led the way, and states in the South and Southwest saw the biggest boost.

Obama: We will rebuild this region (Politico) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 01:00 PM PDT Politico - New Orleans – President Barack Obama jetted to this hurricane battered city Thursday to deliver a fiery call to action, vowing to rebuild to the Gulf Coast area as a boisterous crowd chanted “yes we can!”

California water war spreads to Congress (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:43 PM PDT AP - The House approved a seemingly benign water recycling program Thursday for the San Francisco Bay area, but only after Republicans fought to broaden drought relief to California's farm belt.

Envoy says Afghan runoff election is likely (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:50 PM PDT AP - A runoff vote is very likely between incumbent Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his closest challenger in the country's highly contested election, Karzai's ambassador to the United States said Thursday.

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Bank errors mar mortgage relief (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:46 AM PDT AP - Towana Gooch, a single mom who lives with her 10-year old daughter, was on the verge of losing her town house in suburban Maryland after her mortgage lender kicked her out of a government loan modification program. The problem, she says she was notified, was a 7-cent error.

Judge declares mistrial in Abramoff-related case (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:59 PM PDT AP - A judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of a former lobbyist caught up in the Jack Abramoff affair, the biggest setback in the government's long-running prosecution of the influence-peddling scandal.

NRC raises concern about new reactor design (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:35 PM PDT AP - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission raised safety concerns Thursday with the design of a proposed next-generation reactor to be built by Westinghouse Electric Co., saying a key part of the reactor may not withstand a tornado, earthquake or even high winds.

Obama vows he won't repeat Katrina mistakes (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:36 PM PDT Reuters - Barack Obama sought to reassure frustrated New Orleans residents of his commitment to their recovery on Thursday on his first presidential trip to a city still struggling to rebuild four years after Hurricane Katrina.

Obama wins first financial reform victory in months (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:49 PM PDT Reuters - The Obama administration scored its first financial regulation reform victory in months on Thursday when a U.S. congressional committee approved new regulations for over-the-counter derivatives.

Va. Governor Candidates Have Hefty Cash Reports (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:39 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Bob McDonnell, the front-running Republican nominee for the Virginia governorship, began October with nearly $2 million more in his campaign account than Democratic opponent Creigh Deeds, according to updated campaign finance reports filed Thursday by the two campaigns competing in the Nov. 3 election.

New DOD photo rules prompt outcry (Politico) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:29 PM PDT Politico - U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan are retreating somewhat from an effort to ban embedded journalists from publishing photos or video of American soldiers killed in action there, according to ground rules issued Thursday.

US Congress sends Obama Iran sanctions bill (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:27 PM PDT AFP - The US Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation Thursday that bars companies selling fuel to Iran from winning US government deals, piling pressure on Tehran over its suspect nuclear program.

Venture Capital Has ‘Lovers’ Quarrel’ With Obama (Bloomberg) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:11 PM PDT Bloomberg - Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- A year after venture capitalists backed Barack Obama’s election campaign, supporting his spending plans for energy and research, the industry’s relations with the president are deteriorating.

In New Orleans, Obama fires back at critics (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:01 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama fired back on Thursday at critics who say he has few accomplishments of note in his nine months in office and declared he was just getting started.

Deutch Makes It Official in Fla. Special Election (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:53 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - State Sen. Ted Deutch wasted no time Thursday, declaring his candidacy in the special election to replace Democratic Rep. Robert Wexler, one day after the seven-term lawmaker announced his intention to resign his 19th District seat in January.

Obama hits back at insurers over health reform (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:42 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama hit back at the health insurance industry on Thursday, accusing it of trying to deceive Americans about healthcare reform and vowing to overhaul the industry in Congress.

Obama signs huge Pakistan aid package into law (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:17 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama signed a 7.5 billion dollar aid package for Pakistan into law Thursday, after the US Congress acted to placate critics in Islamabad who warned it violated Pakistani sovereignty.

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