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Today's Politics News: Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp' Whitman tries courting women in Calif. gov race News exec: Dinner crashers shopping interview MIT analysis backs Obama health plan 'Jobs Summit' no magic bullet Saddam was telling truth in missing Gulf War pilot Administration plans new efforts on foreclosures Nader noncommittal to Conn. Senate run India's PM Singh warns Pakistan on terrorism No decisions in high court's horn of plenty 3 airlines fined in Minnesota tarmac stranding Police: murderous moose a suspect in Swedish death Sahara activist reported weak from hunger strike Obama prepares to announce Afghan surge South Carolina conservative sets himself up as kingmaker Youngguns Party Crashers Said to Have Met Obama in Dinner Receiving Line Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp' Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:33 pm PST AP - Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says. Full Story Top Whitman tries courting women in Calif. gov race Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:04 pm PST AP - As Meg Whitman has been introducing herself to California voters, she retells a line that usually generates a chuckle: "The next governor of California needs to know exactly what SHE believes." Full Story Top News exec: Dinner crashers shopping interview Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:10 pm PST AP - A television executive says the couple who crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner is offering to talk to broadcast networks about it for a payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Full Story Top MIT analysis backs Obama health plan Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:48 pm PST Politico - The report finds Americans buying individual coverage will pay less than today's prices. Full Story Top 'Jobs Summit' no magic bullet Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:05 pm PST Politico - President Obama plans on holding a 'jobs summit' this week to aid the economy. Full Story Top Saddam was telling truth in missing Gulf War pilot Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:25 am PST AP - Saddam Hussein was telling the truth, this time. The United States just didn't believe him. Full Story Top Administration plans new efforts on foreclosures Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:38 pm PST AP - The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials said Saturday. Full Story Top Nader noncommittal to Conn. Senate run Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:42 pm PST AP - Consumer activist and Connecticut native Ralph Nader said Friday he is "absorbing" the reaction he's receiving about a possible bid for the U.S. Senate, saying he wants to first gauge the level of grassroots support before making a decision. Full Story Top India's PM Singh warns Pakistan on terrorism Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:27 am PST AP - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (MAHN'-moh-hahn SING) is issuing a stern warning to Pakistan on the eve of the first anniversary of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Full Story Top No decisions in high court's horn of plenty Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:22 am PST AP - For the first time under Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court failed to issue opinions before Thanksgiving in any of the cases that were argued in recent months. Full Story Top 3 airlines fined in Minnesota tarmac stranding Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:32 pm PST AP - The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Transportation Department said Tuesday. Full Story Top Police: murderous moose a suspect in Swedish death Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:06 am PST AP - Swedish police say they've cleared a man who was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife after deciding the culprit was most likely a moose. Full Story Top Sahara activist reported weak from hunger strike Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:57 am PST AP - An award-winning Western Sahara independence activist who has been on a nearly two-week hunger strike since Morocco expelled her from the disputed territory is so weak she can hardly stand or speak, supporters said Saturday. Full Story Top Obama prepares to announce Afghan surge Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:41 pm PST AFP - Barack Obama is set to make the boldest strategic move of his presidency on Tuesday and order a surge of tens of thousands more US troops into an increasingly unpopular war in Afghanistan. Full Story Top South Carolina conservative sets himself up as kingmaker Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:07 pm PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is using his rising national profile among conservative activists to support and bankroll Republican Senate candidates around the country, some of them underdogs challenging GOP establishment favorites. Full Story Top Youngguns Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:07 am PST CQPolitics.com - Video: Conversation With Senate Candidate Alexi Giannoulias Full Story Top Party Crashers Said to Have Met Obama in Dinner Receiving Line Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:00 pm PST Bloomberg - Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama met in the receiving line an uninvited couple who slipped past security at this week’s state dinner honoring India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a photograph released yesterday by the White House shows. Full Story Top

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