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John McCain, critic-in-chief
Politico – Fri Dec 11, 12:07 am ET

AP

Barack Obama began his presidency with an open hand toward the man he had just defeated in a race that was at times bitter. Full Story »
Health care loophole would allow coverage limits
AP – 2 hrs 59 mins ago

AP

WASHINGTON - A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurance companies place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer. Full Story »
AP source: Blackwater missile contract ended
AP – 10 mins ago

AP

WASHINGTON - CIA Director Leon Panetta has canceled a secret contract with the former Blackwater security firm that had allowed the company's employees to load missiles on Predator drones in Pakistan. Full Story »
Obama Urged to Earn His Nobel Prize at Climate Talks
Bloomberg – Fri Dec 11, 5:44 am ET

AFP/File

Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama had not even accepted his Nobel Prize in Oslo yesterday before environmental advocates began calling on him to earn it when he attends climate talks in Copenhagen next week. Full Story »
Justice Dept. won't support Jack Johnson pardon
AP – Thu Dec 10, 7:02 pm ET

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is refusing to back a posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman. Full Story »
NOAA: El Nino changes in Pacific getting stronger
AP – Thu Dec 10, 12:41 pm ET

WASHINGTON - The El Nino climate phenomena has strengthened and is expected to last into spring, potentially affecting weather around the globe for the next few months, the government said Thursday. Full Story »
Stolen e-mails embolden climate change skeptics
AP – Fri Dec 11, 12:20 am ET

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WASHINGTON - At a critical time, the uproar over stolen e-mails suggesting scientists suppressed contrary views about climate change has emboldened skeptics — including congressional Republicans looking to scuttle President Barack Obama's push for mandatory reductions in greenhouse gases. Full Story »
AP source: Drone attack kills al-Qaida member
AP – Thu Dec 10, 11:38 pm ET

WASHINGTON - A U.S. government official says a top al-Qaida operative has been killed in a drone attack in western Pakistan. Full Story »
Liberal Bias? Show Me
CQPolitics.com – Fri Dec 11, 12:14 am ET

In my business the most often heard complaint is one of liberal bias in the media. Full Story »
Moderates uneasy with Medicare plan
Politico – Thu Dec 10, 7:14 pm ET

Senate moderates who are the linchpin to passing a health care reform bill raised fresh worries Thursday about a proposed Medicare expansion, complicating Majority Leader Harry Reid’s hopes of putting together a filibuster-proof majority for the legislation in the coming days. Full Story »
Conservative praise for Nobel speech
Politico – Thu Dec 10, 12:56 pm ET

AFP/File

President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize speech Thursday is drawing praise from some unlikely quarters – conservative Republicans – who likened Obama’s defense of “just wars” to the worldview of his predecessor, Republican George W. Bush. Full Story »
South Carolina's DeMint wades into Texas Senate race
McClatchy Newspapers – Thu Dec 10, 9:04 pm ET

WASHINGTON — Exercising his newly influential role national Republican politics, South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint on Thursday threw his support — and his financial resources — behind a conservative candidate in a Texas Senate race. Full Story »
US health care tab to keep growing under overhaul
AP – Fri Dec 11, 1:39 pm ET

AP

WASHINGTON - Democrats trying to push President Barack Obama's health care overhaul plan through the Senate got a sober warning Friday that costs will keep going up and proposed Medicare savings may harm the program. Full Story »
Pakistan questions six terror suspects
AFP – Thu Dec 10, 3:00 am ET

AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Pakistani intelligence officials were Thursday questioning six men, at least three of them US citizens, arrested over alleged links to Al-Qaeda, security officials said. Full Story »
House passes $447 billion spending bill
Reuters – Thu Dec 10, 3:36 pm ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a $447 billion bill that boosts funding for a large part of the U.S. government and reflects priorities of Democrats who control Congress and the White House. Full Story »
US Speaker: Jobs bill likely next week
AFP – Thu Dec 10, 12:27 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Democratic US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she hoped the US House of Representatives will vote "next week" on a new jobs bill to confront the soaring US unemployment rate. Full Story »
A parent's dilemma: a child with ties to terrorism
AP – Thu Dec 10, 7:09 pm ET

AP

WASHINGTON - It's a dilemma no parent wants to face — fearing a son or daughter may be mixed up in terrorism, wondering whether to turn in a loved one. Full Story »