Politics

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, accompanied by Sen. Lisa  Murkowski, R-Alaska, AP

Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote

AP – 1 hr 44 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. Full Story »

Beck to announce 'big plan' for 2010

Politico – Fri Nov 20, 5:12 pm ET

Glenn Beck, the controversial Fox News television host, is planning on becoming more active in the populist conservative movement he spawned, according to sources familiar with his thinking. Full Story »

FAA says equipment outage caused 819 flight delays

AP – Fri Nov 20, 6:48 pm ET

The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights. Full Story »

Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case

AP – Fri Nov 20, 6:30 pm ET

A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a decades-long plot to spy for Cuba pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that will leave him behind bars for the rest of his life but gives her a chance at freedom in six years. Full Story »