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Today's Politics News: Clinton arrives for NATO talks, praises allies Health bill survives first big test - on Medicare Secret Service benches 3 over gatecrashing Pelosi pushes global financial fee Have the greens failed? Congress worries about Obama's plan for Pakistan House votes to extend tax on wealthy estates House votes to make estate tax permanent Report: No fault with forest workers in fatal fire Texas man loses Supreme Court appeal to spare him Wife appeals for info on missing ex-FBI agent Irish lawmakers open debate on gay rights bill Stevie Wonder has hot debut as UN peace envoy AP Interview: Karzai praises Obama's deadline Obama seeks answers to rising joblessness, sinking polls Obama's Success Depends On Who's Working Gates Defends ‘Gradual’ U.S. Afghanistan War Exit Clinton arrives for NATO talks, praises allies Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:57 pm PST AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, arriving Friday at NATO headquarters, welcomed an expected series of announcements by allied nations of additional military, civilian and financial support for the war effort in Afghanistan. Full Story Top Health bill survives first big test - on Medicare Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:56 pm PST AP - Unflinching on a critical first test, Senate Democrats closed ranks Thursday behind $460 billion in politically risky Medicare cuts at the heart of health care legislation, thwarting a Republican attempt to doom President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul. Full Story Top Secret Service benches 3 over gatecrashing Thu, 3 Dec 2009 03:37 pm PST AP - Three Secret Service officers have been put on administrative leave after the security breach at last week's White House dinner, an episode President Barack Obama said hasn't shaken his confidence in his protectors. Full Story Top Pelosi pushes global financial fee Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:51 pm PST Politico - She talked about it with Geithner, and says he's more open to the idea than had been reported. Full Story Top Have the greens failed? Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:55 pm PST Politico - As green activists gather for the U.N. Climate Change Conference, their disappointment is palpable. Full Story Top Congress worries about Obama's plan for Pakistan Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:43 pm PST AP - Facing the prospect of more American deaths in Afghanistan as the war escalates, lawmakers lashed out at neighboring Pakistan on Thursday as an unreliable ally that could spare the U.S. its bruising fight with al-Qaida if it wanted. Full Story Top House votes to extend tax on wealthy estates Thu, 3 Dec 2009 01:31 pm PST AP - The House voted Thursday to indefinitely extend a 45 percent inheritance tax on estates larger than $3.5 million, canceling a one-year repeal of the tax set to begin next month. Full Story Top House votes to make estate tax permanent Thu, 3 Dec 2009 04:33 pm PST Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a permanent extension of the federal estate tax on Thursday, but the measure, which taxes estates at rate of 45 percent after exempting the first $3.5 million, is likely to be changed in the Senate. Full Story Top Report: No fault with forest workers in fatal fire Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:49 pm PST AP - Federal investigators have found no misconduct by U.S. Forest Service personnel in the deaths of five firefighters in a massive 2006 California wildfire. Full Story Top Texas man loses Supreme Court appeal to spare him Thu, 3 Dec 2009 04:19 pm PST AP - The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday rejected appeals from a condemned Texas inmate who contended he was too mentally impaired to execute, clearing the way for his execution for raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl. Full Story Top Wife appeals for info on missing ex-FBI agent Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:31 pm PST AP - The wife of a retired FBI agent missing in Iran for nearly three years is making an impassioned appeal for information about her husband as she prepares for a somber milestone in his disappearance. Full Story Top Irish lawmakers open debate on gay rights bill Thu, 3 Dec 2009 12:43 pm PST AP - Ireland's lawmakers opened debate Thursday on a bill to grant marriage-style rights to gay couples, a social milestone in a country long observant of Roman Catholic opposition to homosexuality. Full Story Top Stevie Wonder has hot debut as UN peace envoy Thu, 3 Dec 2009 12:23 pm PST AP - Pop star Stevie Wonder had a hotter debut Thursday as a U.N. peace envoy than he expected. Full Story Top AP Interview: Karzai praises Obama's deadline Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:57 pm PST AP - President Hamid Karzai put a brave face Thursday on President Barack Obama's decision to start pulling out troops in mid-2011, telling The Associated Press in his first public response that it will push Afghans to take control of their own destiny. Full Story Top Obama seeks answers to rising joblessness, sinking polls Thu, 3 Dec 2009 04:08 pm PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ With the jobless rate rising and his approval ratings sinking, President Barack Obama hosted academics and leaders of business and labor at a White House jobs summit Thursday, seeking advice on how to boost employment. Full Story Top Obama's Success Depends On Who's Working Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:01 pm PST CQPolitics.com - The country received a temporary respite from the health care reform debate while political leaders of both parties paused to criticize President Obama for his dual decision to send more than 30,000 new troops to Afghanistan while at the same time announcing a withdrawal date of 2011. Full Story Top Gates Defends ‘Gradual’ U.S. Afghanistan War Exit Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:59 am PST Bloomberg - Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. forces will leave Afghanistan gradually based on security in local areas, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told lawmakers as he sought to deflect Republican criticism of a target July 2011 troop-drawdown date. Full Story Top

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