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Today's Politics News: Senator says Afghan forces, not US, key to success Turbulence ahead: Senate opens health care debate Senators: Take action against White House crashers Chaffetz: Bring home Afghan troops ACORN considered name change White House: Iran isolating itself with nuke plans Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp' US senators to begin fractious health care debate India's PM Singh warns Pakistan on terrorism No decisions in high court's horn of plenty Eligible people receiving food stamps by state Russians mourn victims of express train wreck E-mail and a view: Polanski heads for house arrest Australian PM to meet Obama for talks Obama: A good communicator, but not yet a great one Political Economy: Troubling Misconception Party Crashers Said to Have Met Obama in Dinner Receiving Line Senator says Afghan forces, not US, key to success Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:22 pm PST AP - The leading Senate Democrat on military matters said Sunday that President Barack Obama's anticipated plan for significantly expanding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan must show how those reinforcements will help increase the size of the Afghan security forces. Full Story Top Turbulence ahead: Senate opens health care debate Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:25 pm PST AP - The 60 votes aren't there any more. Full Story Top Senators: Take action against White House crashers Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:17 pm PST AP - Two senators said Sunday that authorities should pursue criminal charges against the Virginia couple who crashed last week's state dinner at the White House. Full Story Top Chaffetz: Bring home Afghan troops Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:01 pm PST Politico - He calls on Obama to bring troops home, and says his party must do more than "take pot shots at ACORN." Full Story Top ACORN considered name change Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:20 pm PST Politico - Republicans leak a memo yanked from office trash. Full Story Top White House: Iran isolating itself with nuke plans Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:22 am PST AP - The White House says if Iran really does plan to building 10 new uranium enrichment facilities, then the development would be another instance of flaunting the United Nations. Full Story Top Senate report: Bin Laden was 'within our grasp' Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:00 am 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 US senators to begin fractious health care debate Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:59 pm PST AFP - The US Senate was set Monday to begin debate on a massive health care reform bill that is a key priority for President Barack Obama but faces stiff Republican opposition and is plagued by divisions in Democratic ranks. 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 Eligible people receiving food stamps by state Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:24 pm PST AP - Estimated participation rates of citizens eligible for food stamps by state. Full Story Top Russians mourn victims of express train wreck Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:18 am PST AP - Russians mourned at religious services and soccer stadiums Sunday after a deadly train wreck that authorities blamed on a terrorist bomb. The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church urged the nation not to give in to fear. Full Story Top E-mail and a view: Polanski heads for house arrest Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:10 am PST AP - Roman Polanski is expected to trade the confines of a Swiss jail this week for house arrest in a luxury chalet with a view of the Alps, where he will a Swiss decision whether to extradite him to the United States. Full Story Top Australian PM to meet Obama for talks Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:30 pm PST AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd visits the White House Monday for talks with US President Barack Obama set to be dominated by climate change and the conflict in Afghanistan. Full Story Top Obama: A good communicator, but not yet a great one Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:01 am PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ He's soared to great heights, moving people with words that put him in a rarified league with such great communicators as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. Full Story Top Political Economy: Troubling Misconception Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:51 pm PST CQPolitics.com - In this winter of Washington's discontent, there may be no more acute symbol of the public's anger at its economic circumstances -- and no more obvious target of lawmakers' indulgence in that unhappiness -- than the Troubled Asset Relief Program. 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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