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• Nobel-winning Obama defends war in call for peace (AP)
• House approves $1.1 trillion spending measure (AP)
• Senate Dems may change health care compromise (AP)
• A parent's dilemma: a child with ties to terrorism (AP)
• Conservative praise for Nobel speech (Politico)
• After walkout, black caucus gets what it wanted (AP)
• LaHood: Ban lobbyists, earmarks in second stimulus (AP)
• Stolen e-mails embolden climate change skeptics (AP)
• Justice Dept. won't support Jack Johnson pardon (AP)
• Internet users lured into opposing health bills (AP)
• Black lawmakers grow impatient with White House (AP)
• Moderates uneasy with Medicare plan (Politico)
• Highlights of Wall Street regulation bill (AP)
• Obama will not rush Afghan troop drawdown (Reuters)
• Calif. picks 1st openly gay Assembly speaker (AP)
• A guilty pleasure for first lady: 'really bad TV' (AP)
• WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Short stay miffs Norwegians (AP)
• 2009 was trying for Obama; Dems fret over 2010 (AP)
• FAA chief reluctant to raise minimum pilot hours (AP)

Nobel-winning Obama defends war in call for peace (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 05:12 PM PST AP - Newly enshrined among the world's great peacemakers, President Barack Obama offered a striking defense of war. Eleven months into his presidency, a fresh Obama doctrine. Evil must be vigorously opposed, he declared as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday. At the same time, he made an impassioned case for building a "just and lasting peace."

House approves $1.1 trillion spending measure (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:36 PM PST AP - Democrats are muscling through a deficit-swelling spending bill, giving domestic programs their third major boost this year and awarding lawmakers with more than 5,000 home-state projects.

Senate Dems may change health care compromise (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 05:12 PM PST AP - Senate Democrats are considering changing a proposed expansion of Medicare to address complaints from doctors and hospitals and defray costs for consumers, officials said Thursday, two days after party leaders hailed it as part of a breakthrough for health care.

A parent's dilemma: a child with ties to terrorism (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:09 PM PST AP - It's a dilemma no parent wants to face — fearing a son or daughter may be mixed up in terrorism, wondering whether to turn in a loved one.

Conservative praise for Nobel speech (Politico) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 09:56 AM PST Politico - President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize speech Thursday is drawing praise from some unlikely quarters – conservative Republicans – who likened Obama’s defense of “just wars” to the worldview of his predecessor, Republican George W. Bush.

After walkout, black caucus gets what it wanted (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:07 PM PST AP - Call it the $6 billion boycott.

LaHood: Ban lobbyists, earmarks in second stimulus (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:05 PM PST AP - The latest government effort to create jobs should have the same tough restrictions on lobbyists and lawmakers' pet projects as the $787 billion stimulus plan did, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday.

Stolen e-mails embolden climate change skeptics (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:01 PM PST AP - At a critical time, the uproar over stolen e-mails suggesting scientists suppressed contrary views about climate change has emboldened skeptics — including congressional Republicans looking to scuttle President Barack Obama's push for mandatory reductions in greenhouse gases.

Justice Dept. won't support Jack Johnson pardon (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:02 PM PST AP - The Justice Department is refusing to back a posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman.

Internet users lured into opposing health bills (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:02 PM PST AP - Internet users seeking free gifts, including "virtual" money for use in online games, have been enticed to send e-mails to members of Congress to express opposition to President Barack Obama's health overhaul effort.

Black lawmakers grow impatient with White House (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 05:13 PM PST AP - Black lawmakers who have largely held their tongues during President Barack Obama's first year in office are stepping up their demands that the nation's first black president do more for minority communities hit hardest by the recession.

Moderates uneasy with Medicare plan (Politico) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 04:14 PM PST Politico - Senate moderates who are the linchpin to passing a health care reform bill raised fresh worries Thursday about a proposed Medicare expansion, complicating Majority Leader Harry Reid's hopes of putting together a filibuster-proof majority for the legislation in the coming days.

Highlights of Wall Street regulation bill (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 03:56 PM PST AP - The House pushed forward Thursday with legislation for governing Wall Street in what would be the biggest overhaul of laws covering banks and other financial institutions since the New Deal. Lawmakers hope to finish the bill on Friday. Senate action is expected sometime early next year.

Obama will not rush Afghan troop drawdown (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 03:53 PM PST Reuters - There will be no "precipitous drawdown" of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and U.S. troops could still be in the country for years to come, President Barack Obama said on Thursday.

Calif. picks 1st openly gay Assembly speaker (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 02:58 PM PST AP - The California Assembly has picked its first openly gay speaker.

A guilty pleasure for first lady: 'really bad TV' (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 02:54 PM PST AP - Michelle Obama says curling up with the first family's dog and clicking through food and design shows on television provide moments of peace amid a busy schedule.

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Short stay miffs Norwegians (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 02:21 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama's decision to break with tradition and not follow the lead of past Nobel Peace Prize winners bewildered some Norwegians. Others thought he was being impolite.

2009 was trying for Obama; Dems fret over 2010 (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 01:58 PM PST AP - Even if President Barack Obama's lofty ratings were bound to recede, 2009 has been a politically bruising year for Democrats, who now approach 2010 with deep anxieties.

FAA chief reluctant to raise minimum pilot hours (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:25 PM PST AP - Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt expressed reluctance Thursday to increase the number of flight hours required to be an airline co-pilot, a key safety recommendation arising from an airline crash in upstate New York last February.

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