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Today's Politics News: Analysis: Moscow uses base as tool in negotiation Analysis: Few details on US North Korea policy Senate panel vote delayed for Labor Dept. nominee Smith: Kissinger's praise Reid: 'Wheels finally moving' on 778-page $827-billion bill New York's GOP urges Giuliani to help them rebound Official: Sebelius near top for health post US Senate moves ahead on Obama stimulus plan Peanut product recalls Justice Ginsburg plans quick return to court Biden seeks allies help with Gitmo detainees Analysis: Moscow uses base as tool in negotiation Fri, 6 Feb 2009 08:04 am PST AP - A standoff over an obscure air base in a Central Asian country few Americans could find on a map is an opening salvo in a new kind of Cold War with Russia. Full Story Top Analysis: Few details on US North Korea policy Fri, 6 Feb 2009 04:13 am PST AP - President Barack Obama already has senior envoys working on crises in South Asia and the Middle East. The new administration has said little, however, about how it will handle a standoff with an increasingly hostile, nuclear-armed North Korea. Full Story Top Senate panel vote delayed for Labor Dept. nominee Fri, 6 Feb 2009 07:50 am PST AP - Another White House Cabinet pick is dealing with questions about unpaid taxes, but White House officials insist the confirmation of Labor Secretary-nominee Hilda Solis is not in jeopardy. Full Story Top Smith: Kissinger's praise Sat, 7 Feb 2009 03:25 pm PST Politico - Blog: Henry Kissinger, who made a rare endorsement of John McCain in the run-up to last year's New Hampshire primary, had kind words for Obama in Munich, Full Story Top Reid: 'Wheels finally moving' on 778-page $827-billion bill Sat, 7 Feb 2009 12:49 pm PST Politico - With a deal filed Saturday night and growing business support, President Barack Obama must next overcome two 60-vote Senate hurdles Monday and Tuesday before plunging into final negotiations with Congress over the final shape of his economic recovery plan. Full Story Top New York's GOP urges Giuliani to help them rebound Sat, 7 Feb 2009 08:57 pm PST AP - New York Republicans are completely out of power for the first time in four decades. Democrats rule the executive and legislative branches and hold 26 of the state's 29 congressional seats. Full Story Top Official: Sebelius near top for health post Sat, 7 Feb 2009 11:18 pm PST AP - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was very near the top of President Barack Obama's list of candidates to head the Health and Human Services Department, a senior administration official said Saturday. Full Story Top US Senate moves ahead on Obama stimulus plan Sat, 7 Feb 2009 10:48 pm PST AFP - The Senate wrapped up debate on a pared-down plan to pump at least 780 billion dollars into the troubled US economy, as President Barack Obama called for urgent action to stem rising unemployment. Full Story Top Peanut product recalls Sat, 7 Feb 2009 03:06 pm PST AP - The following recall has been announced: Full Story Top Justice Ginsburg plans quick return to court Fri, 6 Feb 2009 02:34 pm PST AP - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg plans to be back at work for the court's next public session, less than three weeks after surgery for pancreatic cancer. Full Story Top Biden seeks allies help with Gitmo detainees Sat, 7 Feb 2009 04:24 am PST AP - Vice President Joe Biden tells world leaders the U.S. needs their help in taking the detainees now held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Full Story Top

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