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  1. FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008 file photo, Anh 'Joseph' Cao smiles during an interview at a victory party in New Orleans. You too can be on a first-name basis with a freshman congressman from New Orleans- because people can't seem to get his last name right. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Cao jolts the House Politico - Sun Nov 8, 3:58 PM ETSent 624 times

    Once a year, Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao gives the Washington establishment a little jolt.

  2. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in a mass shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, is seen in this undated handout photo from a pdf file of the U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/Handout
    FBI reassessing past look at Fort Hood suspect AP - 2 hours, 17 minutes agoSent 606 times

    WASHINGTON - Nearly a year before Maj. Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an "assessment" of him before deciding he did not pose a threat.

  3. This 2003 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan in his graduation photo when he completed his M.D. degree. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
    Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter AP - Mon Nov 9, 9:30 PM ETSent 526 times

    WASHINGTON - A radical American imam on Yemen's most wanted militant list who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers praised alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero on his personal Web site Monday.

  4. As oceans fall ill, Washington bureaucrats squabble McClatchy Newspapers - Sun Nov 8, 12:01 PM ETSent 449 times

    WASHINGTON — Off the coast of Washington state, mysterious algae mixed with sea foam have killed more than 8,000 seabirds, puzzling scientists. A thousand miles off California, researchers have discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirling vortex roughly twice the size of Texas filled with tiny bits of plastic and other debris.

  5. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton gives a lecture in the Andalusian capital of Seville November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo (SPAIN SOCIETY)
    Bill Clinton meets with Senate Dems on health care AP - 2 hours, 50 minutes agoSent 369 times

    WASHINGTON - Former President Bill Clinton knows just how high the political stakes are in the fight to overhaul America's health care system.

  6. A U.S. army soldier pass by a burning fuel truck on a road outside Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. A supply convoy of NATO and coalition forces was attacked by militants near Jalalabad city, two of the tankers were set on fire and three others damaged. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
    Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops AP - Tue Nov 10, 6:23 AM ETSent 135 times

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though probably not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there.

  7. This 2007 photo provided by Equal Justice Initiative shows inmate Joe Sullivan, 31, at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Lake City, Fla. Sullivan raped an elderly woman when he was 13-years-old, was judged incorrigible, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, that locking up juveniles and throwing away the key is cruel and unusual punishment, and thus unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Glenn Paul)
    High court looks at life sentences for juveniles AP - Mon Nov 9, 4:26 PM ETSent 68 times

    WASHINGTON - A seemingly divided Supreme Court wrestled Monday with whether teenagers can be locked away forever for their crimes. The question arose in two cases involving Florida men who are serving life prison terms with no chance of parole for crimes they committed as teenagers. Their lawyers argue that the sentences for people so young are cruel and unusual, in violation of the Constitution, because young people have greater capacity to change.

  8. Rep. Bill Owens, D-N.Y., left, surrounded by his family members, makes his remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, after a mock swearing-in by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right. From left are, grandson Thomas Antonipillai, Owens, granddaughter Caroline Antonipillai, son Brendan Owens, wife Jane Owens, son in law Warren Jackson, and Pelosi. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
    GOP takes aim at vulnerable Dems in health war Politico - Mon Nov 9, 4:14 AM ETSent 60 times

    Within minutes of Saturday’s historic House vote on health care reform, Republicans pronounced the political death of Rep. Thomas Perriello (D-Va.), pointing to the vulnerable freshman congressman’s vote in favor of the bill.

  9. U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement about the shootings in Fort Hood, Texas, and on the latest employment figures released in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed
    Obama pressed into role as healer, inevitably AP - 6 minutes agoSent 43 times

    WASHINGTON - Presidents get elected to run the nation. Some days that means knowing how to heal it.

  10. Pakistani police officers sit next to weapons confiscated during a search operation in an area on display for media at a police station in Bannu, a town on the edge of Waziristan region, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Pakistani soldiers killed 12 militants in gunbattles over the past day, officials said Saturday, as government forces pressed on with their offensive in the mountainous Taliban sanctuary of South Waziristan. (AP Photo/Ijaz Muhammad)
    Terror training camps smaller, harder to target AP - Mon Nov 9, 6:30 AM ETSent 24 times

    WASHINGTON - Under growing pressure from U.S. missile strikes, the al-Qaida terror network is relying more heavily on local insurgent groups along the Pakistan border to house training camps that are growing smaller and more mobile, according to counterterrorism officials and analysts.

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  1. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama depart the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, for a trip to Fort Hood, Texas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    FBI reassessing past look at Fort Hood suspect AP - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Nearly a year before Maj. Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an "assessment" of him before deciding he did not pose a threat.

  2. Obama pressed into role as healer, inevitably AP - 6 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Presidents get elected to run the nation. Some days that means knowing how to heal it.

  3. Afghan labourers replenish the brick ovens, in which bricks are baked, with charcoal at a brick factory outside Kabul November 10, 2009. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (AFGHANISTAN SOCIETY)
    Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops AP - Tue Nov 10, 6:23 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though probably not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there.

  4. Marine One, with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama aboard, departs the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, for a trip to Fort Hood, Texas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter AP - Mon Nov 9, 9:30 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - A radical American imam on Yemen's most wanted militant list who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers praised alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero on his personal Web site Monday.

  5. President Barack Obama conducts a town hall meeting at the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, La., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Seating behind him, from second from left are, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu, Rep. Ahn Cao, R-La., and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
    Cao jolts the House Politico - Sun Nov 8, 3:58 PM ET

    Once a year, Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao gives the Washington establishment a little jolt.

  6. High court looks at life sentences for juveniles AP - Mon Nov 9, 4:26 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - A seemingly divided Supreme Court wrestled Monday with whether teenagers can be locked away forever for their crimes. The question arose in two cases involving Florida men who are serving life prison terms with no chance of parole for crimes they committed as teenagers. Their lawyers argue that the sentences for people so young are cruel and unusual, in violation of the Constitution, because young people have greater capacity to change.

  7. Hasan Said by U.S. to Have Communicated With Anti-American Imam Bloomberg - Tue Nov 10, 12:00 AM ET

    Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Intelligence agencies detected communications between a Muslim religious leader in Yemen known for his anti-American views and Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspect in the Nov. 5 shootings at a Texas Army base that left 13 dead, a U.S. official said.

  8. GOP tries to play 41-seat pickup Politico - Tue Nov 10, 4:52 AM ET

    As the 2010 campaign cycle begins in earnest, the central question in the House of Representatives is how many seats will Republicans win?

  9. White House pastry chef Bill Yosses poses in his kitchen during an interview with the Associated Press at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Of Yosses President Barack Obama said, 'The pastry chef makes the best pie I've ever tasted, and that is causing big problems for Michelle and myself. I mean, whatever pie you like, he will make it, and it will be the best pie you've ever eaten.' Yosses told the AP that the secret to his pie lies in the crust. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama pastry chef the Crustmaster AP - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Poor Bill Yosses. He's the White House pastry chef. He makes desserts for a living.

  10. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves during his address before the 2009 General Assembly of The Jewish Federations of North America, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
    Israeli prime minister calls for peace talks AP - Mon Nov 9, 9:19 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged more steps to improve economic conditions in Palestinian areas.

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  1. President Barack Obama walks across the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, prior to boarding Air Force One for a trip to Fort Hood, Texas to meet with families of the those wounded and killed in last week's shooting. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
    Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter AP - Mon Nov 9, 9:30 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - A radical American imam on Yemen's most wanted militant list who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers praised alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero on his personal Web site Monday.

  2. An Afghan soldier takes position during a patrol with the U.S. Army's 3/509 Infantry 4BDE25ID Task Force Geronimo in Patika province November 10, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT MILITARY)
    Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops AP - Tue Nov 10, 6:23 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though probably not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there.

  3. Obama pressed into role as healer, inevitably AP - 6 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Presidents get elected to run the nation. Some days that means knowing how to heal it.

  4. Middle East envoy Tony Blair waves to Palestinians during his visit to the West Bank city of Jenin, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
    Israeli prime minister calls for peace talks AP - Mon Nov 9, 9:19 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged more steps to improve economic conditions in Palestinian areas.

  5. Map showing the border region between Iraq and Iran where three US hikers were captured by Iranian authorities in July after straying across the border from Iraqi Kurdistan.(AFP graphic/Martin Megino/Gal/Js)
    White House: 3 Americans held in Iran are innocent AP - Mon Nov 9, 1:37 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The White House is calling for the release of three Americans being held in Iran on accusations of espionage.

  6. Obama, Netanyahu meet as U.S. peace bid flounders Reuters - 37 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama held unusually low-profile talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that failed to provide any sign of progress toward reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.

  7. People shelter from the rain under umbrellas in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin during the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. US President Barack Obama on Monday made a surprise video address to the celebrations in the German capital.(AFP/DDP/Michael Kappeler)
    Obama in surprise Berlin Wall video address AFP - Mon Nov 9, 3:08 PM ET

    BERLIN (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Monday made a surprise video address to celebrations in Germany marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

  8. More than 20,000 joined a protest against the US military base in Ginowan, Okinawa at the weekend. US President Barack Obama has urged Japan's new centre-left government to keep a pact allowing US bases on its territory, as both sides laid the groundwork for his visit to Tokyo this week.(AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi)
    Obama urges Japan to keep US bases pact AFP - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

    TOKYO (AFP) - US President Barack Obama urged Japan's new centre-left government on Tuesday to keep a pact allowing US bases on its territory, as both sides laid the groundwork for his visit to Tokyo this week.

  9. U.S. President Barack Obama listens to questions during an interview with Reuters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young
    Obama to meet with Medvedev, Hu on Asia trip Reuters - Mon Nov 9, 4:59 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will have a bilateral meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, as well as with Asian leaders during his trip to Asia starting later this week, administration officials said on Monday.

  10. Obama says will raise currency topic with Chinese Reuters - Mon Nov 9, 5:21 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday he plans to raise the issue of the yuan currency with Chinese officials when he meets with them in Beijing next week.

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