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Today's Politics News: Skeptical Dems resign themselves to Obama war plan Gatecrashers decline invitation to testify Congress, Obama spar over paying for Afghan plan Sanders' block ups stakes for Fed DeMint: Tea Parties can defeat Dems Abortion showdown looms in Senate AARP backs Democrats in Senate health care fight Senator moves to slow Bernanke's Fed confirmation Reaction to Obama's Afghanistan war plans High court hears Florida beach dispute Knox defense urges: Give Amanda back her life Stolen remains of Austrian billionaire returned Obama shifts White House spotlight to unemployment Financial overhaul bill clears hurdle, moves to full House Kansas Obama Joins Johnson in Escalating Unpopular War He Inherited Skeptical Dems resign themselves to Obama war plan Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:26 pm PST AP - A deeply skeptical Congress on Wednesday resigned itself to President Barack Obama's escalation of the Afghanistan war, even as the president's chief military and diplomatic advisers sought to cool any expectations that the war would end in two years. Full Story Top Gatecrashers decline invitation to testify Wed, 2 Dec 2009 08:15 pm PST AP - White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi declined an invitation to testify to Congress about their caper at President Barack Obama's state dinner last week, prompting a quick threat from a lawmaker that they will be forced by subpoena to face questions if they don't show up Thursday. Full Story Top Congress, Obama spar over paying for Afghan plan Wed, 2 Dec 2009 04:04 pm PST AP - Amid soaring budget deficits, President Barack Obama is running into congressional qualms over how to pay for his troop buildup in Afghanistan. Military strategy aside, the $30 billion cost is causing concern on both sides of the aisle. Still, leaders in Congress predicted Wednesday that Obama would prevail in winning funding for the war escalation. Full Story Top Sanders' block ups stakes for Fed Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:25 pm PST Politico - Sen. Bernie Sanders upped the ante on congressional Fed-bashing Wednesday. Full Story Top DeMint: Tea Parties can defeat Dems Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:27 pm PST Politico - DeMint, darling of the Tea Party crowd, credits the movement with blocking health care reform. Full Story Top Abortion showdown looms in Senate Wed, 2 Dec 2009 04:37 pm PST AP - Senators debating health care legislation are headed for a clash over abortion, the issue that threatened to derail the bill in the House. Full Story Top AARP backs Democrats in Senate health care fight Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:24 pm PST AP - With a Senate showdown looming, the politically potent AARP rode to the rescue of Democrats on Wednesday, supporting $460 billion in Medicare cuts to help pay for landmark health care legislation. Full Story Top Senator moves to slow Bernanke's Fed confirmation Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:39 pm PST Reuters - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday that he was placing a hold on Ben Bernanke's nomination for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman, a move that could slow the confirmation process. Full Story Top Reaction to Obama's Afghanistan war plans Tue, 1 Dec 2009 06:43 pm PST AP - Some reaction to President Barack Obama's plans for the Afghanistan war: Full Story Top High court hears Florida beach dispute Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:20 pm PST AP - The Supreme Court is weighing whether owners of beachfront homes in Florida must be compensated because a beach-widening project cost them their exclusive access to the Gulf of Mexico. Full Story Top Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:06 am PST AP - Joint Chiefs chairman says in prepared remarks new Afghan strategy refines US focus there. Full Story Top Knox defense urges: Give Amanda back her life Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:27 am PST AP - A defense lawyer for an American student accused of killing her British roommate broke down after urging the court to give his client back her life. But a prosecutor called the accused a compressed spring who exploded the night of the murder. Full Story Top Stolen remains of Austrian billionaire returned Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:18 am PST AP - A coffin containing the body of an Austrian billionaire has been returned to his family, more than a year after it was stolen from a graveyard by thieves who blackmailed the relatives for $150,000 (euro100,000), police said Wednesday. Full Story Top Obama shifts White House spotlight to unemployment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:29 pm PST Reuters - President Barack Obama turns his attention on Thursday from Afghanistan to the battle against unemployment which has sapped his popularity and may shape his political future. Full Story Top Financial overhaul bill clears hurdle, moves to full House Wed, 2 Dec 2009 02:02 pm PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ The broadest revamp of financial regulation in seven decades cleared a key congressional committee Wednesday and will move next week to debate on the floor of the House of Representatives. Full Story Top Kansas Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:04 pm PST CQPolitics.com - Kansas 3 Now More Competitive Full Story Top Obama Joins Johnson in Escalating Unpopular War He Inherited Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:14 pm PST Bloomberg - Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s announcement that he’ll send 30,000 more U.S. troops to fight in Afghanistan had echoes of many of his predecessors whose ranks he has joined -- war presidents. Full Story Top

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