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Today's Politics News: US Homeland Security chief arrives in Afghanistan US helps Ukraine sends enriched uranium to Russia What you pay for Medicare won't cover your costs Obama craves familiarity on Hawaiian vacation Obama marks anniversary of deadly attack on CIA Murkowski certified winner of Alaska Senate race US charges filed in Sen. Levin pie-in-face case AP-GfK Poll: Baby boomers worried about Medicare The book that defined modern campaign reporting 10 to watch: Senators on energy US, Venezuela evict ambassadors in diplomatic spat Chinese leader makes state visit to US on Jan. 19 1 suspect in Denmark terror case released, 3 held Obama's High-Speed-Rail Projects in California and Florida MSNBC's Joe Scarborough Might Run for Office Again New budget crises loom for states and municipalities in 2011 ‘Powerful conservative media’ colluding with GOP to attack Obama in event of terrorist attack warn Matthews, Alter Christine O'Donnell Thinks Joe Biden, Not Witchcraft, Is After Her O'Donnell blames foes for funds allegations US Homeland Security chief arrives in Afghanistan Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:49 pm PST AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (neh-pahl-ih-TAN'-oh) has arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan, to spend New Year's Eve with U.S. troops and the Homeland Security officers who have been working with the Afghan government to try to secure that country's porous borders from militants, as well as weapons and drug smugglers. Full Story Top US helps Ukraine sends enriched uranium to Russia Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:12 pm PST AP - In a secret operation to secure nuclear material, the United States has helped Ukraine send to Russia enough uranium to build two atomic bombs. Full Story Top What you pay for Medicare won't cover your costs Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:32 pm PST AP - You paid your Medicare taxes all those years and want your money's worth: full benefits after you retire. Nearly three out of five people say in a recent Associated Press-GfK poll that they paid into the system so they deserve their full benefits — no cuts. Full Story Top Obama craves familiarity on Hawaiian vacation Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:45 pm PST AP - More than a week into his Hawaiian holiday, President Barack Obama is proving to be a creature of habit. Full Story Top Obama marks anniversary of deadly attack on CIA Thu, 30 Dec 2010 03:18 pm PST AP - President Barack Obama is marking the anniversary of last year's deadly attack at a remote outpost in Afghanistan, saying the seven CIA employees who were killed showed the true meaning of honor and selfless sacrifice. Full Story Top Murkowski certified winner of Alaska Senate race Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:32 pm PST AP - Sen. Lisa Murkowski was officially named the winner of Alaska's U.S. Senate race Thursday, following a period of legal fights and limbo that lasted longer than the write-in campaign she waged to keep her job. Full Story Top US charges filed in Sen. Levin pie-in-face case Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:50 pm PST AP - An anti-war protester who hit Michigan Sen. Carl Levin in the face with an apple pie has been charged with assault. Full Story Top AP-GfK Poll: Baby boomers worried about Medicare Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:03 am PST AP - Anxious to receive their Medicare benefits after years of paying taxes into the system, baby boomers say they're willing to sacrifice to preserve the scope and level of coverage. Full Story Top The book that defined modern campaign reporting Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:11 pm PST Politico - “What It Takes” is now widely considered the greatest modern presidential campaign book. Full Story Top 10 to watch: Senators on energy Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:15 am PST Politico - These upper-chamber lawmakers are poised to be major players on the issue in the new year. Full Story Top US, Venezuela evict ambassadors in diplomatic spat Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:10 pm PST AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dared the U.S. to expel his ambassador in retaliation for his move to reject the U.S. envoy to the South American country. On Wednesday, that's just what the Obama administration did. Full Story Top Chinese leader makes state visit to US on Jan. 19 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:51 pm PST AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao's (hoo jin-tow) official state visit to the US will take place Jan. 19. Full Story Top 1 suspect in Denmark terror case released, 3 held Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:54 am PST AP - An Iraqi asylum seeker accused of plotting a shooting attack on the Copenhagen office of a newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad was freed Thursday due to an apparent lack of evidence. Full Story Top Obama's High-Speed-Rail Projects in California and Florida Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:20 pm PST Time.com - The Obama Administration has shifted most of the money to California and Florida, hoping to build short-term momentum toward its long-term vision of a new way to move around the country Full Story Top MSNBC's Joe Scarborough Might Run for Office Again Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:29 pm PST The Atlantic Wire - Joe Scarborough says he might seek public office again if he sees an "absence of leadership," Parade's David Browne reports. That would be his second tour as a public servant for the MSNBC host, who was a Florida congressman in the 1990s. Scarborough says his wife won't let him reenter the "blood sport" of politics, he might have to lobby her to reconsider "if Washington continues to fumble issues." Full Story Top New budget crises loom for states and municipalities in 2011 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:34 pm PST Daily Caller - The budget crises that have nearly paralyzed states such as California and Illinois are likely to get worse — not better, in 2011 — despite the massive cuts that have already been made. Full Story Top ‘Powerful conservative media’ colluding with GOP to attack Obama in event of terrorist attack warn Matthews, Alter Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:13 pm PST Daily Caller - There’s an opportunistic “conservative media” ready to pounce on President Barack Obama. Who knew? Full Story Top Christine O'Donnell Thinks Joe Biden, Not Witchcraft, Is After Her Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:20 pm PST Time.com - She claims the issue was not confusion over the law, but a vindictive Vice President Joe Biden, who beat O'Donnell by nearly 30 percentage points in the 2008 elections. Full Story Top O'Donnell blames foes for funds allegations Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:32 pm PST AP - Former Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell went on the offensive Thursday following reports that federal prosecutors are looking into whether she illegally used campaign money for personal use, saying the accusations are politically motivated and stoked by disgruntled former campaign workers. Full Story Top

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