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• Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses (AP)
• House moves to protect doctors from Medicare cuts (AP)
• Panel sets fees for big firms, aims to rein in Fed (AP)
• The Botax? Nip/tuck levy to help health care plan (AP)
• Reid announces Saturday test vote (Politico)
• GOP advisers: Giuliani leans toward a Senate race (AP)
• Obama faces showdowns on health, Afghanistan, jobs (AP)
• GOP governors push for 2010 party rebirth (AP)
• Senate passes benefits for vets' caregivers (AP)
• Glitch snarls air traffic in latest woes for FAA (AP)
• Gates says Afghan surge could happen swiftly (AP)
• FEC Adopts New Campaign Travel Rules (CQPolitics.com)
• Details of state dinner scarce, White House mum (AP)
• Conservative seeks cash to contest NY House race (AP)
• STIMULUS WATCH: Did White House overplay job data? (AP)
• John Kerry's daughter arrested for DUI (AFP)
• Troops' post-deployment questionnaires missing (AP)
• Senate confirms controversial judge (AP)
• AP Poll: Support for curbs on malpractice lawsuits (AP)

Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 05:06 PM PST AP - The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks.

House moves to protect doctors from Medicare cuts (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:19 PM PST AP - The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as a political payoff.

Panel sets fees for big firms, aims to rein in Fed (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:21 PM PST AP - Taking aim at Wall Street and the nation's central bank, a key House committee voted Thursday to assess upfront fees on large financial firms to pay for the failure of their peers and to require a sweeping congressional audit of the secretive Federal Reserve.

The Botax? Nip/tuck levy to help health care plan (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 05:05 PM PST AP - They call it the "Botax." The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as they search for ways to pay for costly health care overhaul plans.

Reid announces Saturday test vote (Politico) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 11:28 AM PST Politico - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the first key test vote on his $848 billion health care bill will be taken Saturday, but he declined to say whether he has 60 senators lined up to vote yes.

GOP advisers: Giuliani leans toward a Senate race (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:32 PM PST AP - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is leaning toward running for the U.S. Senate rather than making a bid for governor, two Republican advisers said Thursday.

Obama faces showdowns on health, Afghanistan, jobs (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 05:06 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip. On Saturday, two days after his return to Washington, the Senate plans a make-or-break vote on his hard-fought plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. Obama also confronts a difficult choice on strategy and troop levels in Afghanistan, which will be criticized no matter what he decides.

GOP governors push for 2010 party rebirth (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 05:07 PM PST AP - Thrilled with twin victories this month, Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to come.

Senate passes benefits for vets' caregivers (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 01:59 PM PST AP - The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation that would provide monthly stipends and medical benefits to family members who stay home to care for severely injured veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Glitch snarls air traffic in latest woes for FAA (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:12 PM PST AP - For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country.

Gates says Afghan surge could happen swiftly (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:15 PM PST AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swiftly, despite logistical hassles that force almost all major deliveries of troops and supplies to go by air.

FEC Adopts New Campaign Travel Rules (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:10 PM PST CQPolitics.com - The Federal Election Commission approved new rules Thursday that limit how congressional campaigns use private and corporate jets.

Details of state dinner scarce, White House mum (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 02:48 PM PST AP - It's the hottest ticket in town. Just don't ask the White House who got them.

Conservative seeks cash to contest NY House race (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 02:45 PM PST AP - A Conservative Party candidate is writing to supporters saying he lost a New York race for a U.S. House of Representatives seat because of scheming and needs money in case he lodges a legal challenge.

STIMULUS WATCH: Did White House overplay job data? (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 02:31 PM PST AP - The government watchdog overseeing economic stimulus spending said Thursday that, in its rush to take credit for saving hundreds of thousands of jobs, the Obama administration was overly confident in its job-counting and did not acknowledge significant errors in the figures.

John Kerry's daughter arrested for DUI (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 02:14 PM PST AFP - The daughter of former US presidential candidate John Kerry was arrested early Thursday after being stopped on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, police said.

Troops' post-deployment questionnaires missing (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 01:29 PM PST AP - Congressional investigators said Thursday that tens of thousands of questionnaires aimed at measuring the mental and physical health of returning combat troops can't be found.

Senate confirms controversial judge (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 01:12 PM PST AP - The Senate on Thursday confirmed U.S. District Judge David Hamilton for the Chicago-based federal appeals court, approving a nominee targeted by conservatives as a liberal activist.

AP Poll: Support for curbs on malpractice lawsuits (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:44 PM PST AP - It's an issue that Democrats would rather not deal with as they shape a health care overhaul. Yet a new Associated Press poll says most Americans support curbs on medical malpractice lawsuits.

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