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• 30,000-troop boost ordered by Obama in Afghanistan (AP)
• Gate crashers spur WH security change (AP)
• Welcome to the White House: Are you on The List? (AP)
• New $100 billion safety net for jobless in works (AP)
• Things to watch for in Obama's speech (Politico)
• Analysis: Obama faces heavy lifting at jobs forum (AP)
• Congress scrambles to extend estate tax (AP)
• PROMISES, PROMISES: Friday is still WH 'trash day' (AP)
• Tempers rise as Senate moves toward health vote (AP)
• Gov't fines El Paso Corp., subsidiary $2.3 million (AP)
• AP Exclusive: Obama aunt anguished by separation (AP)
• Obama: 'End this war successfully' (Politico)
• US, Russia urge completion of arms control deal (AP)
• Kerry seeks more U.S. climate funds for poor nations (Reuters)
• Pawlenty: 'Nobody knows who I am' (Politico)
• Gauging Gillibrand's Vulnerability in 2010 (CQPolitics.com)
• Obama 'accelerates' 30,000 troops to Afghanistan (Politico)
• Couple denies "crashing" White House state dinner (Reuters)
• Gibbs: Deployment to Afghan will be accelerated (AP)
• Obama to outline Afghan strategy at West Point (AP)

30,000-troop boost ordered by Obama in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:20 PM PST AP - Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months.

Gate crashers spur WH security change (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:15 PM PST AP - The White House will make at least one change to its screening practices for invitation-only events after an attention-hungry couple was able to crash the Obama administration's first state dinner.

Welcome to the White House: Are you on The List? (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 02:15 PM PST AP - It all starts with an engraved invitation that comes in the mail, conveying the coveted offer to attend a state dinner.

New $100 billion safety net for jobless in works (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 03:39 PM PST AP - As unemployment spikes, the cost of compassion is going up too.

Things to watch for in Obama's speech (Politico) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:23 PM PST Politico - Barack Obama will make one of the most consequential – and controversial — speeches of his presidency Tuesday night when he announces he'll send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan over the next six months. The White House calls it an “accelerated” push to beat back gains by the Taliban and root out al-Qaida.

Analysis: Obama faces heavy lifting at jobs forum (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 02:36 PM PST AP - The trouble is, the jobs just aren't there and many aren't coming back.

Congress scrambles to extend estate tax (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 01:14 PM PST AP - Next year had been shaping up as a great year to get a big inheritance — no federal taxes on it. Congress, however, has other plans for the few wealthy heirs expecting a big boon. Uncle Sam may take a 45 percent cut after all.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Friday is still WH 'trash day' (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:07 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama entered the White House promising a new era of openness in government, but when it comes to bad news, his administration often uses one of the oldest tricks in the public relations playbook: putting it out when the fewest people are likely to notice.

Tempers rise as Senate moves toward health vote (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:15 PM PST AP - A Republican senator asserted Tuesday during a rancorous floor debate that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will shorten the lives of America's seniors by cutting Medicare.

Gov't fines El Paso Corp., subsidiary $2.3 million (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 01:22 PM PST AP - The Transportation Department said Tuesday it has fined the El Paso Corp. and a Colorado subsidiary $2.3 million for safety violations in connection with a pipeline explosion in Wyoming three years ago that killed one worker and sent a giant fireball hundreds of feet into the air.

AP Exclusive: Obama aunt anguished by separation (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 04:48 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's aunt buried her face in her hands and sobbed as she described her anguish over no longer having contact with him and his family after the revelation she had been living illegally for years in the United States in public housing.

Obama: 'End this war successfully' (Politico) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 04:44 PM PST Politico - West Point, N.Y. — President Barack Obama on Tuesday will announce he’s ordered 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan by next summer – but mindful of fast-fading support for the conflict at home, also pledge to begin the process of bringing out U.S. forces in July 2011.

US, Russia urge completion of arms control deal (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 02:44 PM PST AP - The U.S. and Russian presidents are urging their nuclear negotiators to step up efforts to complete a new arms control agreement to replace a Cold War-era pact expiring this week.

Kerry seeks more U.S. climate funds for poor nations (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 03:07 PM PST Reuters - Two senators on Tuesday gave a boost to next week's global environmental summit in Copenhagen, with a senior Democrat advocating more U.S. funding of climate change efforts by poor nations and a key Republican calling for quick action on a U.S. climate bill.

Pawlenty: 'Nobody knows who I am' (Politico) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 11:40 AM PST Politico - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty acknowledged on Tuesday that he's polling so far behind his potential 2012 Republican presidential rivals because “nobody” knows him yet.

Gauging Gillibrand's Vulnerability in 2010 (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 09:09 AM PST CQPolitics.com - No matter what Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand does, the freshman senator from New York has not been able to scare off talk of a big-name 2010 challenge, either in the primary or the general election.

Obama 'accelerates' 30,000 troops to Afghanistan (Politico) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 08:32 AM PST Politico - WEST POINT, N.Y. – President Barack Obama plans to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in the next six months and begin to draw down U.S. forces from that nation in July 2011, he's announce to the nation Tuesday night.

Couple denies "crashing" White House state dinner (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 06:42 AM PST Reuters - The couple who drew international attention by getting into a White House dinner without an invitation denied on Tuesday that they gate-crashed the high-security gala.

Gibbs: Deployment to Afghan will be accelerated (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:02 AM PST AP - A White House spokesman says President Barack Obama is ready to lay out an end-game scenario for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan because "we can't be there forever."

Obama to outline Afghan strategy at West Point (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2009 02:17 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama's day will be dominated by his speech on Afghanistan this evening, but he does have other things on tap.

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