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Today's Politics News: House Dems reach deal on key health care elements Obama visits Dover AFB to honor fallen soldiers AP IMPACT: Stimulus jobs overstated by thousands Obama's off-schedule late-night trip W.H. blasts AP story on stimulus jobs AP sources: Obama eyes smaller Afghan troop option FAA: Military should have been told sooner House Democrats to unveil health bill Panel: $11 million air safety study not worth much Hawaii Supreme Court ending ceded lands case End of rule allowing expulsion of grieving spouses Iran tells EU it is ready for "constructive" talks Muhammad cartoonist defiant in face of threats Obama honors slain soldiers killed in Afghanistan Pelosi to unveil House version of health care bill The Risks of Success: Watering Down The Public Option Buffett Beats Gross in Global Poll as Investor With Most Wisdom House Dems reach deal on key health care elements Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:55 pm PDT AP - House Democrats reached agreement Wednesday on key elements of a health care bill that would vastly alter America's medical landscape, requiring virtually universal sign-ups and establishing a new government-run insurance option for millions. Full Story Top Obama visits Dover AFB to honor fallen soldiers Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:50 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama made a midnight dash to this air base Wednesday to honor the return of fallen soldiers, absorbing the ultimate cost of war as the United States endures its deadliest month of the Afghanistan campaign. Full Story Top AP IMPACT: Stimulus jobs overstated by thousands Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:00 pm PDT AP - A Colorado company said it created 4,231 jobs with the help of President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan. The real number: fewer than 1,000. Full Story Top Obama's off-schedule late-night trip Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:04 pm PDT Politico - President Obama made a late-night trip not on his official schedule Wednesday to Dover Air Force Base. Full Story Top W.H. blasts AP story on stimulus jobs Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:36 pm PDT Politico - The White House's Recovery Implementation Office is firing back with both barrels at an AP story. Full Story Top AP sources: Obama eyes smaller Afghan troop option Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:28 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama is considering sending large numbers of additional U.S. forces to Afghanistan next year but fewer than his war commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, prefers, U.S. officials said. Full Story Top FAA: Military should have been told sooner Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:20 pm PDT AP - The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles have prompted the Obama administration to broaden its look at distracted driving to include distracted flying, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday. Full Story Top House Democrats to unveil health bill Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:58 pm PDT Reuters - Democrats in the House of Representatives finished work on Wednesday on a healthcare bill that includes a government-run insurance plan, requires individuals to buy health coverage and imposes a surtax on the wealthy to help pay for it. Full Story Top Panel: $11 million air safety study not worth much Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:34 am PDT AP - An $11 million air safety study sponsored by NASA that asked pilots to reveal mishaps and problems they encountered was so riddled with flaws that it could not provide useful insights about U.S. flight safety, according to a new review by a national scientific panel. Full Story Top Hawaii Supreme Court ending ceded lands case Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:28 pm PDT AP - The Hawaii Supreme Court is bringing a 15-year court battle over Hawaiian lands to a close. Full Story Top End of rule allowing expulsion of grieving spouses Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:59 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that ends a rule that made newly married foreigners subject to expulsion if their American spouses died within two years of marriage and before their applications for permanent residency had been approved. Full Story Top Iran tells EU it is ready for "constructive" talks Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:25 pm PDT Reuters - Iran's nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili expressed readiness for constructive talks with world powers in a phone conversation with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Wednesday, official Iranian media reported. Full Story Top Muhammad cartoonist defiant in face of threats Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:06 pm PDT AP - A few pen strokes thrust Kurt Westergaard into the midst of an international crisis, exposing him to death threats and an alleged assassination plot. Full Story Top Obama honors slain soldiers killed in Afghanistan Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:01 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama saw first hand the human cost of the Afghanistan war as he welcomed home on Thursday 18 soldiers and Drug Enforcement Administration agents killed in Afghanistan this week. Full Story Top Pelosi to unveil House version of health care bill Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:19 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to unveil revised health care-overhaul legislation Thursday that would include a stronger government-operated insurance option than the one that the Senate plans to consider. Full Story Top The Risks of Success: Watering Down The Public Option Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:01 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - Conventional wisdom in Washington now is that the Democrats have to pass something that they can claim to be health care "reform," no matter how much or how little actual reform it contains. Full Story Top Buffett Beats Gross in Global Poll as Investor With Most Wisdom Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:00 pm PDT Bloomberg - Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The Oracle of Omaha retains his pre-eminence as a market visionary, outshining a new wave of financial strategists and the best-known central bankers. Full Story Top

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