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Today's Politics News: House Dems unveil health bill, cheered on by Obama Ethics panel starts probes of 2 Dems, gets hacked Financial overhaul bill gets wary reception Clinton has tough sell in Pakistan House ethics panel probes two Dems Clinton scolds Pakistan over inaction on al-Qaida Accused spy scientist held without bond House members under ethics inquiry: report Military notified too late to launch fighter jets Pa. high court dismisses juvenile convictions Nevada construction deaths prompt safety review Naples killing shown on video German troops OK in calling for airstrike STIMULUS WATCH: Stimulus jobs overstated in report Library of Congress stands by report on Honduras coup Lobbying From The Great Beyond New York Eclipses London as Financial Center in Bloomberg Poll House Dems unveil health bill, cheered on by Obama Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:10 pm PDT AP - Cheered by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance industry and create a government-run option to compete with private insurers. Full Story Top Ethics panel starts probes of 2 Dems, gets hacked Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:11 pm PDT AP - The House ethics committee announced Thursday it is investigating two California Democratic lawmakers, but its embarrassed leaders then had to explain that other members — named in a confidential memo that leaked out — may have committed no wrongdoing. Full Story Top Financial overhaul bill gets wary reception Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:30 pm PDT AP - An Obama administration plan to dissolve large, struggling financial firms rather than bail them out is encountering Republican resistance, Democratic doubts and only qualified support from regulators. Full Story Top Clinton has tough sell in Pakistan Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00 pm PDT Politico - There are few signs that her efforts are chipping away at basic Pakistani mistrust of U.S. intentions and constancy. Full Story Top House ethics panel probes two Dems Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:25 pm PDT Politico - House committee votes to begin full-scale investigations of Maxine Waters and Laura Richardson. Full Story Top Clinton scolds Pakistan over inaction on al-Qaida Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:52 pm PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton chided Pakistani officials Thursday for failing to press the hunt for al-Qaida inside their borders, suggesting they know where the terror leaders are hiding. Full Story Top Accused spy scientist held without bond Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:35 pm PDT AP - A space scientist accused of attempted espionage was ordered held without bond Thursday after prosecutors said he was a "walking safe deposit box" of government secrets who claimed to have already passed some of them to Israel. Full Story Top House members under ethics inquiry: report Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:35 pm PDT Reuters - Nearly half the members of a House of Representatives panel in control of Pentagon spending are under scrutiny by ethics investigators in Congress, The Washington Post reported on Friday. Full Story Top Military notified too late to launch fighter jets Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:45 pm PDT AP - The U.S. military would have launched fighter jets to track down an errant Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport if officials had been notified sooner, a top commander said Thursday as federal authorities defended the decision to revoke the licenses of the pilots involved. Full Story Top Pa. high court dismisses juvenile convictions Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:49 pm PDT AP - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed thousands of juvenile convictions issued by a judge charged in a corruption scandal, saying that none of the young offenders got a fair hearing. Full Story Top Nevada construction deaths prompt safety review Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:02 pm PDT AP - Federal officials will investigate workplace safety programs across the country after the deaths of 25 workers in construction accidents in Las Vegas over an 18-month period. Full Story Top Naples killing shown on video Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:31 pm PDT AP - Italian prosecutors have released a video of a gangland-style slaying on a Naples street in May in hope of finding the killer. Full Story Top German troops OK in calling for airstrike Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:06 pm PDT AP - A top German general said Thursday that a NATO investigation of an airstrike against a pair of hijacked Afghan tanker trucks showed the attack was appropriate and that it could not be confirmed that "uninvolved persons" were killed. Full Story Top STIMULUS WATCH: Stimulus jobs overstated in report Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:30 pm PDT AP - The White House is promising that new figures being released Friday will be a more accurate showing of progress in President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan. It aggressively defended an earlier, faulty count that overstated by thousands the jobs created or saved so far. Full Story Top Library of Congress stands by report on Honduras coup Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:17 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON -- Congress's law library is rebuffing calls from the chairmen of the House and Senate foreign relations committees to retract a report on the military-backed coup in Honduras that the lawmakers charge is flawed. Full Story Top Lobbying From The Great Beyond Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:08 pm PDT CQPolitics.com - With a little planning, you can lobby Congress from beyond the grave. Full Story Top New York Eclipses London as Financial Center in Bloomberg Poll Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:00 pm PDT Bloomberg - Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- New York has withstood the worst economic crisis in seven decades and remains the leading global financial center, followed by Singapore, which topped London as investors’ preferred place for doing business, according to Bloomberg Global Poll. Full Story Top

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