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Today's Politics News: AP sources: Attempt to blow up airliner foiled Radical Yemeni cleric believed unhurt in airstrike Democrats see GOP hypocrisy in health care debate Terror attempt on Detroit plane Wielding influence in health care fight Gitmo prepares for trials instead of close in 2010 Senate bill could hurt insurers at least initially Obama asked to halt wild-horse roundup in Nevada NC Supreme Court to hear 'life' inmates case Obama vents frustration at Senate delays 2 rare Siberian tigers among dead circus cats Berlusconi sounds pious note at end of tough year Obama begins vacation with a terror briefing Taxes are on the agenda, but nobody's talking about them Alabama Senate Democrats Move Toward Clash With House on Health Measure AP sources: Attempt to blow up airliner foiled Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:50 pm PST AP - A Nigerian man who said he was an agent for al-Qaida tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane Friday as it was preparing to land in Detroit, but travelers who smelled smoke and heard what sounded like firecrackers rushed to subdue him, the passengers and federal officials said. Full Story Top Radical Yemeni cleric believed unhurt in airstrike Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:57 pm PST AP - A U.S.-born radical cleric is alive and well following reports he may have been killed in a Yemeni airstrike against suspected al-Qaida hideouts, friends and relatives said Friday. Full Story Top Democrats see GOP hypocrisy in health care debate Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:01 pm PST AP - Republican senators attacking the cost of a Democratic health care bill showed far different concerns six years ago, when they approved a major Medicare expansion that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal deficits. Full Story Top Terror attempt on Detroit plane Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:49 pm PST Politico - Obama was informed about three hours after plane landed and then spoke with DHS, NSC officials. Full Story Top Wielding influence in health care fight Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:33 pm PST Politico - Key health goals faced insurmountable odds of passage with opposition from hospitals and drug makers. Full Story Top Gitmo prepares for trials instead of close in 2010 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:50 pm PST AP - Rather than shutting Guantanamo, the U.S. military is gearing up for the war-crimes trial of a former child soldier at the navy base on southeastern Cuba this summer. Full Story Top Senate bill could hurt insurers at least initially Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:50 am PST AP - Health insurers get some big presents in the Senate's health overhaul bill — about 20 million new customers and no competition from a new government plan. Full Story Top Obama asked to halt wild-horse roundup in Nevada Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:07 pm PST AP - Sheryl Crow and other wild-horse advocates on Thursday called on President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to block a major roundup of mustangs set to begin Monday in Nevada. Full Story Top Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:21 pm PST AP - Law enforcement source: Early indications passenger said he was acting of behalf of al-Qaida. Full Story Top NC Supreme Court to hear 'life' inmates case Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:13 am PST AP - North Carolina's highest court plans to hear arguments in the case of two convicted murderers who contend their "life" sentences are now complete. Full Story Top Obama vents frustration at Senate delays Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:48 pm PST AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed frustration with the way the Senate does business, saying the use of delaying tactics there harms the nation's ability to "deal with big problems in a very competitive world." Full Story Top 2 rare Siberian tigers among dead circus cats Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:53 am PST AP - Two rare Siberian tigers were among a group of big cats in a Russian traveling circus that died during a 20-hour truck journey this week, a circus administrator said Thursday. Full Story Top Berlusconi sounds pious note at end of tough year Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:25 am PST AP - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has written a Christmas letter to the pope saying Christian values guide his government's work, the latest evidence that the premier beset by a sex scandal is taking an increasingly pious tone as he eyes Catholic voters. Full Story Top Obama begins vacation with a terror briefing Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:46 pm PST AP - President Barack Obama's Christmas Day began with a briefing about a botched attack on an airliner in Detriot and ended with a visit to a dining hall for members of the military. Full Story Top Taxes are on the agenda, but nobody's talking about them Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:42 am PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ In the back of every Washington politician's mind is this sobering fact: Unless Congress acts, the temporary tax cuts it passed when George W. Bush was president will expire at the end of next year. Full Story Top Alabama Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:48 pm PST CQPolitics.com - Griffith Polled Days Before Party Switch Full Story Top Senate Democrats Move Toward Clash With House on Health Measure Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:01 pm PST Bloomberg - Dec. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Democrats, after securing a hard-fought Christmas Eve victory on health-care legislation, now move toward a battle over taxes and other issues with the U.S. House as lawmakers look to merge their differing bills. Full Story Top

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