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Today's Politics News: After all the fuss, public health plan covers few Third party challenges in NJ, NY are warning sign Scorn for property taxes drives NJ governor's race Base sends GOP warning shot in NY-23 A profile in courage, it isn't Clinton: Afghan runoff not affected by Abdullah Geithner: Recovery could be 'a little choppy' Republican in NY House race suspends campaign Senate, White House agree on reporter protections Pa. high court dismisses juvenile convictions Military notified too late to launch fighter jets Report: Russia to buy navy ship from France China rejects EU criticism of Tibet executions Obama says new data shows economy recovering Fearing fraud, challenger may quit Afghan presidential runoff Scozzafava Ends Campaign in N.Y. Special Election Afghan Leader Karzai Seeks Change, U.S. Confidence, Kerry Says After all the fuss, public health plan covers few Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:44 pm PDT AP - What's all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent. Full Story Top Third party challenges in NJ, NY are warning sign Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:32 pm PDT AP - Third party candidates are shaking up two major races in elections Tuesday, and the success of those candidacies is a warning shot fired at both major parties by voters angry at government and disillusioned by politics as usual. Full Story Top Scorn for property taxes drives NJ governor's race Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:29 pm PDT AP - It sounds like another New Jersey joke. Except it's not funny if you actually live here. Full Story Top Base sends GOP warning shot in NY-23 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:43 pm PDT Politico - Scozzafava’s decision gives conservatives a big win, but may present a challenge for next year. Full Story Top A profile in courage, it isn't Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:24 am PDT Politico - Stragglers rush to endorse Doug Hoffman. Full Story Top Clinton: Afghan runoff not affected by Abdullah Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:16 pm PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Abdullah Abdullah's call for a boycott of next weekend's runoff election in Afghanistan will not affect the legitimacy of that runoff. Full Story Top Geithner: Recovery could be 'a little choppy' Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:50 pm PDT AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the economic recovery "could be a little choppy" and it's going to take a while. Full Story Top Republican in NY House race suspends campaign Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:36 pm PDT AP - Fighting plunging support, Republican Dierdre Scozzafava abruptly suspended her campaign Saturday in a special election for a U.S. House seat that has exposed a rift among national factions of the party. Full Story Top Senate, White House agree on reporter protections Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:22 am PDT AP - The White House, key senators and media representatives have reached a compromise on legislation to protect reporters from being forced to disclose their confidential sources in federal court. 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 Military notified too late to launch fighter jets Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:17 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 Report: Russia to buy navy ship from France Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:02 am PDT AP - Moscow plans to buy a French amphibious assault ship, the first such purchase from a NATO country, as the Kremlin seeks to reaffirm Russia's global reach, a Russian news agency reported Saturday. Full Story Top China rejects EU criticism of Tibet executions Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:10 am PDT AFP - China has hit back at European Union criticism of the execution of two Tibetans over unrest in the Himalayan region last year and warned Europe not to interfere in the issue. Full Story Top Obama says new data shows economy recovering Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:44 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Saturday this week's positive job and economic growth figures proved that his big spending efforts to stimulate the economy were working. Full Story Top Fearing fraud, challenger may quit Afghan presidential runoff Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:59 pm PDT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan-Challenger Abdullah Abdullah and Afghan President Hamid Karzai failed Saturday to agree on conditions for their Nov. 7 presidential runoff, setting the stage for Abdullah to drop out of the race, senior aides to Abdullah said. Full Story Top Scozzafava Ends Campaign in N.Y. Special Election Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:19 am PDT CQPolitics.com - Republican Dede Scozzafava on Saturday abruptly suspended her campaign to win Tuesday's special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District. Full Story Top Afghan Leader Karzai Seeks Change, U.S. Confidence, Kerry Says Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:01 pm PDT Bloomberg - Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai is willing to make Cabinet changes to bolster his government’s credibility and ease the strained relationship with the U.S., Senator John Kerry said. Full Story Top

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