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• Wayward pilots say they were busy using laptops (AP)
• Obama says he will not rush Afghanistan decision (AP)
• Kerry: General's war plan goes too far (AP)
• Senate Leader Harry Reid faces tough re-election (AP)
• Pawlenty: Obama projects 'weakness' (Politico)
• AP source: Treasury near deal on 'too big to fail' (AP)
• Defense Department's top auditor forced from post (AP)
• US hits out at bid to bar religious defamation (AP)
• Dodd wants immediate rate freeze on credit cards (AP)
• Report: FBI not reviewing all of its evidence (AP)
• Obama repeats pledge to shut Guantanamo Bay prison (AP)
• N.Y. 23 race an early 2012 test (Politico)
• Obama marks peace deal between Jordan and Israel (AP)
• Senate health care bill to include public option (AP)
• Lawmakers wary of some Obama bank oversight plans (McClatchy Newspapers)
• NYC mayor takes voter targeting to the extreme (AP)
• DCCC Targets Conservative Candidate in N.Y. Special (CQPolitics.com)
• No prison for Calif. man convicted of Obama threat (AP)
• Obama remembers 14 Americans killed in Afghanistan (AP)
• Gates: injured troops face too much bureaucracy (AP)

Wayward pilots say they were busy using laptops (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT AP - Not sleeping, the pilots say. They were engrossed in a complicated new crew-scheduling program on their laptop computers as their plane flew past its Minneapolis landing by 150 miles — a cockpit violation of airline policy that could cost them their licenses.

Obama says he will not rush Afghanistan decision (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:08 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama mourned 14 Americans killed Monday in helicopter crashes in Afghanistan and told a military audience he will not be hurried as he evaluates whether to alter U.S. strategy in the war.

Kerry: General's war plan goes too far (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 01:00 PM PDT AP - A war plan that asks President Barack Obama to commit tens of thousands of additional U.S. forces to Afghanistan is too ambitious, a top Senate Democrat said Monday.

Senate Leader Harry Reid faces tough re-election (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:11 PM PDT AP - Along a curve of desert highway near the gated home of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, mechanic Bill Johnson is struggling to keep his checkbook balanced.

Pawlenty: Obama projects 'weakness' (Politico) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:17 AM PDT Politico - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty criticized President Barack Obama on Monday for “projecting potential weakness” on national security.

AP source: Treasury near deal on 'too big to fail' (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:00 PM PDT AP - The Treasury Department and a senior House Democrat have decided against making financial firms pay upfront the costs of dismantling them if regulators decide they have grown "too big to fail," according to a House aide familiar with the plan.

Defense Department's top auditor forced from post (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:10 PM PDT AP - The Pentagon's chief auditor was forced from her post Monday following sharp criticism from lawmakers over failures to hold defense contractors accountable for overcharges and poor performance.

US hits out at bid to bar religious defamation (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:01 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration on Monday came out strongly against efforts by Islamic nations to bar the defamation of religions, saying the moves would restrict free speech.

Dodd wants immediate rate freeze on credit cards (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 01:44 PM PDT AP - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, who is fighting for his political survival, proposed Monday an immediate interest rate freeze on existing balances for the estimated 700 million credit cards in circulation.

Report: FBI not reviewing all of its evidence (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 01:36 PM PDT AP - The FBI is still not reviewing reams of evidence collected in counterterrorism cases, and has fewer translators than it did a few years ago, an internal government watchdog said Monday.

Obama repeats pledge to shut Guantanamo Bay prison (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:06 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says he's serious about closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

N.Y. 23 race an early 2012 test (Politico) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 04:43 PM PDT Politico - The Nov. 3 House special election in New York is emerging as a early conservative test for the 2012 GOP presidential field, with three prospective candidates for the nomination breaking with the party establishment in recent days to endorse Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman.

Obama marks peace deal between Jordan and Israel (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:57 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama says a peace treaty signed 15 years ago between Jordan and Israel is a reminder that peace is always possible, despite obstacles that may seem impossible to overcome.

Senate health care bill to include public option (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 04:35 PM PDT AP - Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although he stopped short of claiming the 60 votes needed to pass a plan steeped in controversy. Reid, D-Nev., said individual states would have the choice of opting out of the program.

Lawmakers wary of some Obama bank oversight plans (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 03:10 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON -- The chairman of a key congressional panel Monday scaled back important parts of the Obama administration's plan to dismantle financial institutions that are deemed "too big to fail."

NYC mayor takes voter targeting to the extreme (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:32 PM PDT AP - NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent millions of dollars to get inside the head of every New York City voter, hundreds of thousands of whom will get pre-recorded "robocalls" narrowly targeted to appeal to their tastes and urging them to get out and vote.

DCCC Targets Conservative Candidate in N.Y. Special (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 01:18 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Democrats are turning their TV ad fire on Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman in upstate New York's special election to succeed former Rep. John M. McHugh, reflecting the belief that he is a growing threat to Democratic candidate Bill Owens, who has benefited from the ideological split among Republicans in the race.

No prison for Calif. man convicted of Obama threat (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 01:05 PM PDT AP - A California man who posted Internet messages about killing Barack Obama during last year's presidential campaign has avoided federal prison.

Obama remembers 14 Americans killed in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 12:32 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is remembering 14 Americans killed Monday in helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, saying "they gave their lives to protect ours."

Gates: injured troops face too much bureaucracy (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 11:18 AM PDT AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that troops injured in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to face too many bureaucratic hurdles.

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