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• NYC trial of 9/11 suspects poses legal risks (AP)
• Obama in Asia: Setting a newly cooperative tone (AP)
• Obama wants domestic spending cuts in next budget (AP)
• On health, Senate awaits go from green eyeshaders (AP)
• Bauer pick panned, praised (Politico)
• FACT CHECK: Palin's book goes rogue on some facts (AP)
• Top White House lawyer Greg Craig quitting (AP)
• Army says morale down among troops in Afghanistan (AP)
• FDA backs off oyster ban after strong criticism (AP)
• Can baseball help bring US and Cuba together? (AP)
• A look at the 10 Gitmo detainees headed to US (AP)
• Napolitano pronounces US border more secure now (AP)
• Palin stirs controversy ahead of book release (Reuters)
• Hutchison won't resign seat before Texas primary (AP)
• Craig: 'I still think we were right' (Politico)
• Obama eyes domestic spending freeze (AP)
• Japan's Hatoyama eyes civilian role in Afghanistan (AP)
• Federal judge sues impeachment panel (AP)
• Congressional Republicans Furious Over Decision to Try Gitmo Detainees (CQPolitics.com)

NYC trial of 9/11 suspects poses legal risks (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 04:33 PM PST AP - In the biggest trial for the age of terrorism, the professed 9/11 mastermind and four alleged henchmen will be hauled before a civilian court on American soil, barely a thousand yards from the site of the World Trade Center's twin towers they are accused of destroying.

Obama in Asia: Setting a newly cooperative tone (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:41 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama is emphasizing cooperation on his first major trip to Asia, opening with a warning to North Korea that there will be tough, unified action by the U.S. and its Asian partners if the Koreans fail to abandon their nuclear weapons programs.

Obama wants domestic spending cuts in next budget (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 02:26 PM PST AP - The Obama administration, mindful of public anxiety over the government's mushrooming debt, is shifting emphasis from big-spending policies to deficit reduction. Domestic agencies have been told to brace for a spending freeze or cuts of up to 5 percent as part of a midterm election-year push to rein in record budget shortfalls.

On health, Senate awaits go from green eyeshaders (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 03:04 PM PST AP - They don't vote or hold a veto pen, yet Congress' number-crunchers wield oversize influence on President Barack Obama's health overhaul agenda.

Bauer pick panned, praised (Politico) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:44 AM PST Politico - Incoming White House counsel Bob Bauer is widely respected as a skilled and pugnacious lawyer and has the unquestioned trust of President Barack Obama’s inner circle and a deep knowledge of the ways of Washington.

FACT CHECK: Palin's book goes rogue on some facts (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 04:05 PM PST AP - Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to powerful interests and a politician roguishly indifferent to high ambition.

Top White House lawyer Greg Craig quitting (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 07:01 AM PST AP - The White House's top lawyer is returning to private practice and being replaced by a longtime adviser to Barack Obama.

Army says morale down among troops in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 04:33 PM PST AP - Morale has fallen among soldiers in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war, while those in Iraq show much improved mental health amid much lower violence, the Army said Friday. It was the first time since 2004 that soldier suicides in Iraq did not increase. Self-inflicted deaths in Afghanistan were on track to go up this year.

FDA backs off oyster ban after strong criticism (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 02:29 PM PST AP - Facing fierce resistance, the Obama administration on Friday backed off a plan to ban sales of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm-weather months.

Can baseball help bring US and Cuba together? (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 01:41 PM PST AP - "Pingpong diplomacy" thawed relations between the United States and China in 1971. Can "baseball diplomacy" help do the same for the U.S. and Cuba?

A look at the 10 Gitmo detainees headed to US (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 04:44 PM PST AP - Ten high-profile Guantanamo Bay detainees are being transferred to face justice in the United States.

Napolitano pronounces US border more secure now (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 04:05 PM PST AP - The Obama administration has met many of the border security benchmarks Congress set in 2007 as a prerequisite to immigration reform and now it's time to change the law, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.

Palin stirs controversy ahead of book release (Reuters) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 04:01 PM PST Reuters - Sarah Palin is stirring controversy with her new book even before it is on shelves, complaining she was "all bottled up" by advisers to Republican presidential candidate John McCain last year.

Hutchison won't resign seat before Texas primary (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 03:54 PM PST AP - Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, is planning to keep her U.S. Senate seat until after the state's March gubernatorial primary.

Craig: 'I still think we were right' (Politico) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 03:14 PM PST Politico - Greg Craig said Friday that he was not asked to step down as White House counsel and that his decision was unrelated to the difficulties in closing Guantanamo Bay prison or other policy issues.

Obama eyes domestic spending freeze (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:53 AM PST AP - The Obama administration has alerted domestic agencies to plan for a freeze or even a 5 percent cut in their budgets, part of an election-year push to rein in record deficits that threaten the economy and Democrats' political prospects next fall.

Japan's Hatoyama eyes civilian role in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:52 AM PST AP - Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says a civilian contribution to security in Afghanistan would be more appropriate for his country than continuing its role in providing Indian Ocean refueling assistance to the United States.

Federal judge sues impeachment panel (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:19 AM PST AP - A Louisiana federal judge sued a House impeachment task force Friday, contending the panel is making the case for his ouster by using testimony he gave under a promise of immunity.

Congressional Republicans Furious Over Decision to Try Gitmo Detainees (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 10:54 AM PST CQPolitics.com - Congressional Republicans reacted with outrage to the Obama administration's decision on Friday to put five Guantanamo Bay detainees on trial in federal court in New York City, saying the move could compromise intelligence and possibly allow some conspirators to walk free.

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