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Toyota recalls won't 'totally' fix sudden surges (AP)
Navy will soon let women serve on subs (AP)
GOP's Brown branded turncoat for jobs bill vote (AP)
Chiefs warn against lifting gay ban too quickly (AP)
The Obama plan (Politico)
Experts say US must do more to secure the Internet (AP)
Gates: NATO, in crisis, must change its ways (AP)
Hutchison: Perry's tactics tough on her campaign (AP)
AP source: New full-body scanners for 2 airports (AP)
Dems, GOP: Summit will not break logjam on health (AP)
Lawyer for Edwards' mistress accuse aide of theft (AP)
Obama urges repeal of insurers antitrust exemption (AP)
Georgia plans federal lawsuit over voter checks (AP)
Obama backs repeal of insurer antitrust exemption (Reuters)
High court weighs anti-terror material support law (AP)
White House recommits to "Volcker rule" trade ban (Reuters)
Pennsylvania loved Obama in '08, but ardor is gone (McClatchy Newspapers)
Romney backs former rival McCain for re-election (AP)
White House to welcome French president next month (AP)

Toyota recalls won't 'totally' fix sudden surges (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 05:21 PM PST

AP - Massive recalls of popular Toyota cars and trucks still may "not totally" solve frightening problems of sudden, unintended acceleration, the company's American sales chief conceded Tuesday, a day before the Japanese president of the world's largest automaker must confront angry U.S. lawmakers.

Navy will soon let women serve on subs (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 01:46 PM PST

AP - The Pentagon has moved to lift a decades-old policy that prohibits women from serving aboard Navy submarines, part of a gradual reconsideration of women's roles in a military fighting two wars whose front lines can be anywhere.

GOP's Brown branded turncoat for jobs bill vote (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 05:21 PM PST

AP - A month after being crowned the darling of national conservatives, Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts is being branded "Benedict Brown" for siding with Democrats in favor of a jobs bill endorsed by the Obama administration.

Chiefs warn against lifting gay ban too quickly (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 05:21 PM PST

AP - Top Army and Air Force officers said Tuesday they would be reluctant to overturn a 17-year policy that prohibits gays from serving openly in the military without more time to ascertain it won't hurt the services.

The Obama plan (Politico)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 07:01 AM PST

Politico - President Barack Obama released a $950 billion health care reform proposal Monday aimed at pleasing the warring wings of his own party and bringing along skeptical voters, in part by including a provision to put off an unpopular tax on high-cost health insurance plans until 2018.

Experts say US must do more to secure the Internet (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 03:39 PM PST

AP - The government must take a more active role in securing the Internet, industry experts told Congress Tuesday, arguing that as businesses and governments rely more on cyberspace the prospect of a serious attack grows.

Gates: NATO, in crisis, must change its ways (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 01:02 PM PST

AP - With the war in Afghanistan as his guide, Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday called for sweeping changes in the way NATO prepares for and fights nontraditional conflicts.

Hutchison: Perry's tactics tough on her campaign (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 04:36 PM PST

AP - Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison acknowledged Tuesday that Republican Gov. Rick Perry has succeeded at casting her as a Washington insider, hindering her effort to kick him out of the Texas governor's mansion.

AP source: New full-body scanners for 2 airports (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 05:08 PM PST

AP - The first of 150 full-body scanners planned for U.S. airports will be installed in Boston next week, officials said Tuesday.

Dems, GOP: Summit will not break logjam on health (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 05:21 PM PST

AP - Here's one point on which Democrats and Republicans agree on health care: President Barack Obama's much-touted televised summit has virtually no chance of breaking the political logjam. That means Democrats will be forced to find a way to pass an overhaul on their own or face a huge political defeat.

Lawyer for Edwards' mistress accuse aide of theft (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 03:13 PM PST

AP - Attorneys for John Edwards' mistress on Tuesday accused a former aide to the Democratic presidential candidate of theft after he turned over a video camera that belonged to the woman.

Obama urges repeal of insurers antitrust exemption (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 03:03 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama urged Congress on Tuesday to strip health insurers of their decades-old exemption from federal antitrust laws — hardening his stand against the industry as he tries to revive his stalled health care overhaul.

Georgia plans federal lawsuit over voter checks (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 02:43 PM PST

AP - Georgia plans to sue the Obama administration after the Justice Department for the third time blocked the state's efforts to check the citizenship of newly registering voters.

Obama backs repeal of insurer antitrust exemption (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 02:19 PM PST

Reuters - The Obama administration on Tuesday threw its weight behind a bid to repeal an anti-trust exemption protecting health insurers, keeping the industry in its crosshairs as it prepares to host a bipartisan summit on revamping healthcare.

High court weighs anti-terror material support law (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 12:36 PM PST

AP - The Supreme Court struggled Tuesday to balance the constitutional rights of humanitarian aid groups with the government's efforts to combat terrorism.

White House recommits to "Volcker rule" trade ban (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 12:12 PM PST

Reuters - The Obama administration said on Tuesday it is still committed to the "Volcker rule" to ban risky trading by banks, although Congress looks increasingly unlikely to adopt the rule as proposed.

Pennsylvania loved Obama in '08, but ardor is gone (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 12:12 PM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - READING, Pa. — Elden Buck, a self-described independent, voted for President Barack Obama in 2008, persuaded by the then-candidate's pledge to remake Washington.