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• Obama telephones thanks to 10 US service members (AP)
• Attorney says dinner crashers shouldn't need him (AP)
• Lawyers: government misconduct in Blackwater case (AP)
• Car insurance scofflaws raise health mandate doubt (AP)
• New climate targets may not change daily life much (AP)
• Obama and GOP differ over recipe for jobs, economy (AP)
• Immigration reform activists diversifying ranks (AP)
• White House slams charges against Iranian-US scholar (AFP)
• Kirk's low-key approach in Senate drawing notice (AP)
• Obama faces delicate balancing act on climate (AFP)
• Uninvited guests crash White House dinner (Reuters)
• Ex-CNN host Lou Dobbs weighs Senate run in NJ (AP)
• Great moments in Thanksgiving politics (Politico)
• Obamas plan quiet first White House Thanksgiving (AP)
• Obama's Thanksgiving proclamation (AP)
• Philippine massacre suspect says he is innocent (AFP)
• Obama will unveil Afghan troops move at West Point (AP)

Obama telephones thanks to 10 US service members (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 02:27 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama enjoyed a quiet first Thanksgiving at the White House, telephoning U.S. servicemen and women stationed around the world and spending time in the company of his family and friends.

Attorney says dinner crashers shouldn't need him (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 03:54 PM PST AP - The couple who crashed a White House dinner shouldn't need legal help, an attorney who knows them said Thursday, as the Secret Service remained quiet publicly about the eye-catching security breach.

Lawyers: government misconduct in Blackwater case (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 07:09 AM PST AP - Defense lawyers are alleging misconduct by Justice Department prosecutors in the case against one of five Blackwater security guards accused in the killings of 17 Iraqis in Baghdad.

Car insurance scofflaws raise health mandate doubt (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 01:27 PM PST AP - Thousands of drivers on the nation's roads don't carry auto insurance, despite laws in all but two states requiring it. Critics of President Barack Obama's health overhaul plan ask: What are the chances scofflaws will treat a requirement to carry health insurance any differently?

New climate targets may not change daily life much (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 02:31 PM PST AP - Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts say.

Obama and GOP differ over recipe for jobs, economy (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 08:46 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama and a top House Republican acknowledged in holiday messages Thursday the economic struggles facing Americans this Thanksgiving but offered starkly different recipes for relief.

Immigration reform activists diversifying ranks (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 03:44 PM PST AP - Beyond the noisy town hall meetings, Tea Party protests and sky-is-falling speeches characterizing much of the health care debate is a less visible, but no less intense push to broaden the face of the immigration reform movement.

White House slams charges against Iranian-US scholar (AFP) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 02:12 PM PST AFP - The White House on Thursday slammed as "baseless" the new charges levied against Iranian-American scholar Kian Tajbakhsh, jailed in Iran for his alleged role in post-election unrest.

Kirk's low-key approach in Senate drawing notice (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 11:09 AM PST AP - Paul Kirk never figured to upstage the legend whose death opened up a Senate seat. Even so, the stylish Massachusetts lawyer and former Democratic Party chairman has taken on such a low profile as Edward M. Kennedy's successor that some are questioning how great an impact he can have.

Obama faces delicate balancing act on climate (AFP) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 10:04 AM PST AFP - Having vowed US climate action, President Barack Obama heads to Copenhagen needing to perform a delicate balancing act between huge expectations and the reality of a reluctant Congress.

Uninvited guests crash White House dinner (Reuters) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 08:16 AM PST Reuters - The Secret Service is investigating how an uninvited couple was admitted to U.S. President Barack Obama's White House state dinner, penetrating layers of security, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

Ex-CNN host Lou Dobbs weighs Senate run in NJ (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 03:21 AM PST AP - Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as a stepping stone to a possible White House bid — a congressional matchup that would pit one of illegal immigration's biggest critics against a champion for immigrant rights.

Great moments in Thanksgiving politics (Politico) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 02:57 AM PST Politico - For a national holiday when the whole of American government shuts down, Thanksgiving nevertheless seems to have produced some memorable political moments, some of which continue to echo across the country’s consciousness.

Obamas plan quiet first White House Thanksgiving (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 01:57 AM PST AP - The first family is spending the long holiday weekend in Washington.

Obama's Thanksgiving proclamation (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2009 12:03 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama's Thanksgiving Day proclamation, as released by the White House:

Philippine massacre suspect says he is innocent (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2009 11:18 PM PST AFP - The Philippine politician accused of masterminding an election-linked massacre that left 57 people dead surrendered to authorities on Thursday but insisted he was innocent.

Obama will unveil Afghan troops move at West Point (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2009 07:38 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama plans to announce a redrawn battle plan for Afghanistan, including what the military says could be a roughly 50 percent increase in U.S. forces, in a national address Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy.

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