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• Obama says 'unprecedented' deal reached on climate (AP)
• Analysis: Obama the pragmatist gets what he can (AP)
• GOP threatens read-a-thon to slow health care bill (AP)
• Obama: US, Russia 'quite close' on new arms treaty (AP)
• On the verge of a deal in Copenhagen (Politico)
• Wrap-up bill clears Senate hurdle (AP)
• Feds: Arrests in Africa link al-Qaida and drugs (AP)
• US on watch for Iranian meddling in Iraq voting (AP)
• Republican Snowe still courted on health care (AP)
• Lack of basics slows effort to build Afghan forces (AP)
• Florida man sentenced for threat to kill Obama (Reuters)
• Frustrated liberals voice discontent with Obama (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Obama: "meaningful breakthrough" on climate change (AP)
• Obama: Binding treaty will be hard to achieve (AP)
• Climate deal falls short of expectations (Politico)
• Palin cuts short vacation after McCain visor flap (AP)
• Source: US, China, India, South Africa reach deal (AP)
• Cash gifts, liquid lunch_the case for impeachment (AP)
• What? There's a Race for Governor? (CQPolitics.com)
• House Republicans warn Obama on climate steps (Reuters)

Obama says 'unprecedented' deal reached on climate (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 04:17 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama said the United States, China and several other countries reached an "unprecedented breakthrough" Friday to curb greenhouse gas emissions — including a mechanism to verify compliance — after a frenzied day of diplomacy at the U.N. climate talks.

Analysis: Obama the pragmatist gets what he can (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 02:54 PM PST AP - The world is coming to know President Barack Obama, the pragmatist whose stand at a messy global warming summit underscored the way he leads: Let's get done what we can, imperfect as it is.

GOP threatens read-a-thon to slow health care bill (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 04:17 PM PST AP - Republicans accused Democrats of bad manners, bad timing and bad health care policy on Friday, then summoned images of fire and ice for good measure as they campaigned to block passage of sweeping legislation President Barack Obama's allies want passed by Christmas.

Obama: US, Russia 'quite close' on new arms treaty (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:32 PM PST AP - U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev struck an optimistic tone even as they conceded that they were unlikely to sign a deal this year on a successor to an expired nuclear arms control treaty, as they had hoped.

On the verge of a deal in Copenhagen (Politico) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 02:40 AM PST Politico - COPENHAGEN — President Obama and world leaders are on the verge of finalizing a climate deal that caps the global temperature rise at 1.5 degrees — but punts major emissions decisions until 2012 — after a day of frantic leader-to-leader talks in Copenhagen.

Wrap-up bill clears Senate hurdle (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 01:14 PM PST AP - The Senate headed for a Saturday morning vote on a package that funds the Pentagon and keeps other key programs, including benefits for the unemployed and highway spending, from expiring. It's the third straight weekend on the job as the Senate struggles to wrap up its work for the year.

Feds: Arrests in Africa link al-Qaida and drugs (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 04:12 PM PST AP - Three accused al-Qaida associates taken to New York on Friday are charged with plotting to ferry drugs through the Sahara desert to raise money for terror attacks — evidence of what prosecutors say is a dangerous, growing alliance between terror chiefs and drug lords.

US on watch for Iranian meddling in Iraq voting (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:13 PM PST AP - The top U.S. military officer quizzed Iraqi leaders Friday about the influence and motives of next-door Iran as national elections approach, but made no promises when his hosts asked for surveillance equipment and other help to keep an eye on their neighbors.

Republican Snowe still courted on health care (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 03:42 PM PST AP - Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe rated a full two hours of President Barack Obama's time the day before he left for climate talks in Copenhagen this week — more than any of her colleagues can claim — as Democrats try to persuade her to vote for their health care overhaul.

Lack of basics slows effort to build Afghan forces (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 11:40 AM PST AP - A lack of basic infrastructure in Afghanistan is slowing the U.S. effort to build up the Afghan security forces, a government watchdog said Friday.

Florida man sentenced for threat to kill Obama (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 03:46 PM PST Reuters - A federal court judge sentenced a Florida man to three years in prison on Friday for threatening to kill President Barack Obama in an email that said "The blood of Obama will run down the streets."

Frustrated liberals voice discontent with Obama (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 03:20 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — On health care, war and the economy, President Barack Obama is meeting growing resistance from the very group that propelled his election last year: liberal Democrats.

Obama: "meaningful breakthrough" on climate change (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 02:33 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama declared Friday a "meaningful and unprecedented breakthrough" had been reached among the U.S., China and three other countries on a global effort to curb climate change but said much work was still be needed to reach a legally binding treaty.

Obama: Binding treaty will be hard to achieve (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 01:57 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama says reaching a legally binding global climate treaty will be very hard and take some time.

Climate deal falls short of expectations (Politico) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 01:39 PM PST Politico - The climate deal reached between U.S, China and other great powers on Friday night is so vague, hastily hatched and non-binding President Obama isn't even sure he'll be required to sign it.

Palin cuts short vacation after McCain visor flap (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 01:13 PM PST AP - Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said she cut short her Hawaii vacation because of paparazzi, who photographed her wearing a sun visor with the name of John McCain blacked out.

Source: US, China, India, South Africa reach deal (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 01:00 PM PST AP - A senior Obama administration official says the U.S., China, India and South Africa have reached a "meaningful agreement" on climate change.

Cash gifts, liquid lunch_the case for impeachment (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:34 PM PST AP - It's not the lifestyle of a typical federal judge: Five or six vodka cocktails during lunch; gambling with borrowed money; bankruptcy under a phony name, and cash, trips or home repairs from lawyers and a bail bondsman with business before his court.

What? There's a Race for Governor? (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 09:37 AM PST CQPolitics.com - California voters are not yet paying much attention to their 2010 election to replace Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to a poll by the Public Policy Institute of California conducted Dec. 1 to 8.

House Republicans warn Obama on climate steps (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 09:13 AM PST Reuters - As President Barack Obama labored behind closed doors to break a deadlock over efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Republicans from the U.S. Congress were outside those meetings urging him not to bother.

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