White House: Obama weighs 4 options in Afghanistan
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President Barack Obama is considering four options for realigning U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, his spokesman said Tuesday, while military officials said the choices involve several ways the president could employ...
Obama salutes Fort Hood victims, promises justice
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Somberly reciting 13 names and 13 stories, President Barack Obama saluted the Americans killed at this Army post as heroes who died for their country _ and promised a nation demanding answers that "the killer will be...
Conn. gov's departure gives Dems hope to take seat
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Connecticut Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell's decision not to seek re-election could create big political drama in a small state, where Democrats hope to reclaim the governor's mansion for the first time in nearly two...
US announces NKorea nuclear talks
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A senior U.S. diplomat will travel to North Korea before year's end to try to pull the Koreans back into international negotiations on nuclear disarmament, the State Department said Tuesday. Stephen Bosworth, the...
Text of Obama's remarks at the Fort Hood ceremony
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Text of President Barack Obama's remarks Tuesday during a memorial service at Fort Hood, Texas, as transcribed by the White House: To the Fort Hood community; to Adm. Mullen; Gen. Casey; Gen. Cone; Secretary McHugh;...
White House communications chief to step down
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The White House on Tuesday shuffled its communications team, with Anita Dunn stepping down as expected and her deputy taking over day-to-day management of President Barack Obama's vaunted messaging machine. Dan...
American alleges mistreatment by US officials
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A New Jersey man alleged in a lawsuit Tuesday that U.S. officials were responsible for falsely imprisoning him for several months in Africa on suspicion of having ties to al-Qaida. Amir Meshal of Tinto Falls, N.J.,...
Pentagon: 300 doses of H1N1 vaccine at Guantanamo
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The Pentagon says a small shipment of swine flu vaccine has arrived at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. It's unlikely any of the terror detainees held there will get any of the sought-after vaccine now. The...
AP Sources: Defense Dept worker looked into Hasan
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U.S. officials say a Pentagon worker on a terrorism task force looked into Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan's background months ago, and concluded he did not merit further investigation. Two officials say the...
Gates Foundation exec tapped as foreign aid chief
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The Obama administration will nominate a young former executive with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to run America's top foreign assistance program, ending months of speculation and complaints about who would...
Obama narrows Afghan strategy to 4 options
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The White House says President Barack Obama has narrowed down his decision for an Afghanistan strategy to four options. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the president will discuss those options with his national...
Health care issues: The public insurance plan
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A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Should Americans have the option of getting health insurance from a government plan that competes with private companies? THE POLITICS: Many Democrats want to...
CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama pastry chef the Crustmaster
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Poor Bill Yosses. He's the White House pastry chef. He makes desserts for a living. He works for Barack and Michelle Obama. They talk about healthy eating. All the time. Sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? Not...
Obamas to attend Fort Hood memorial service
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President Barack Obama and the first lady will travel to Killeen, Texas, to meet with those most affected by the Fort Hood shootings. The first couple will talk privately with families of those killed and with wounded...
Obama's "crustmaster" shares his pie recipe
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White House pastry chef Bill Yosses' light, flaky pie crusts have earned him the nickname "The Crustmaster" from President Barack Obama. His trick to making fruit pies worthy of a president is to bake the bottom crust...
US to send envoy to NKorea for nuclear talks
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The Obama administration has decided, after months of deliberation, to accept an offer by North Korea to send a special envoy to Pyongyang for direct talks on nuclear issues, two administration officials said Monday. ...
AP sources: Bill Clinton to speak to Dem senators
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Former President Bill Clinton plans to visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss health care legislation with Senate Democrats. Officials says the former president is scheduled to speak during the Democrats' weekly...
Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter
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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. The posting on...
Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter
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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. The posting on...
Obama encourages federal hiring of veterans
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The White House launched an effort Monday that it says will turn the government into a model employer of military veterans and possibly provide encouragement for private employers to do the same. President Barack Obama...
Conn. governor decides not to seek another term
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell will not run for re-election next year, saying Monday that she plans to dedicate her last 14 months in office to solving Connecticut's ever-darkening economic problems. "It's time," Rell said, her...
Obama willing to go to Copenhagen for climate deal
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President Barack Obama said Monday that he'd be willing to attend an international climate summit in Copenhagen next month if it appears a deal is in the offing and his presence there would help clinch it. Nations are...
Senate tips Richmond appeals court to Democrats
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The Senate gave President Barack Obama a major victory Monday in his efforts to remake the federal courts, confirming a judge who will tip the political balance on the once-conservative appeals court based in Richmond. ...
Strings attached to stimulus dollars for schools
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The Obama administration is ready to hand out more stimulus dollars for schools, but this time, strings are attached. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said another $11.5 billion is available to states, which have...
High court looks at life sentences for juveniles
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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...
Abortion foe seeks curbs in Senate health bill
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Abortion opponents in the Senate want tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, similar to the limits passed by the House this past weekend. The issue could roil an already shaky Democratic effort to pass a...
White House: 3 Americans held in Iran are innocent
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The White House is calling for the release of three Americans being held in Iran on accusations of espionage. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that the three were hiking near the border with Iraq...
Health care issues: Tax increases for overhaul
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A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: What taxes will increase if Congress overhauls health care? THE POLITICS: All of the health care packages are expensive _ the House bill is projected to cost...
Terror training camps smaller, harder to target
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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,...
Obama to sign vet jobs order, meet with Netanyahu
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President Barack Obama plans to make the federal government the model employer of America's veterans. Obama is to sign an executive order Monday evening to establish a Council on Veterans Employment and a Veterans...
Obama will meet Netanyahu at White House
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The White House announced Sunday that President Barack Obama would be meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israeli prime minister's trip to Washington to address Jewish groups, ending days of uncertainty. ...
Obama calls new election law a milestone for Iraq
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President Barack Obama hailed the Iraqi parliament's passage Sunday of a much-delayed election law, declaring it a milestone as the Iraqi people take charge of their future. In a Rose Garden statement, Obama said the...
GOP officials say Dems put agenda ahead of country
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Democrats just don't get the election message from voters and are pushing a liberal, big government agenda at their party's peril, Republican officials said Sunday as they predicted a political price after the...
Casey: Shootings leading to a hard look at Army
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The Army's chief of staff says the Army is taking a hard look at itself to make certain that something like the Fort Hood rampage doesn't happen again. The shootings left 13 dead and 29 wounded. The alleged gunman,...
Senator: Senate will investigate Army shootings
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The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee says he plans to begin a congressional investigation of the shootings at Fort Hood. An Army major, Nidal Malik Hasan (nih-DAHL' mah-LEEK' hah-SAHN'), is suspected...
Casey says war in Afghanistan needs more US troops
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The Army's chief of staff says he believes more troops are needed in Afghanistan. But Gen. George Casey isn't saying exactly how many more should be sent into the war. Casey says more troops would help cut into the...
Army chief: Avoid speculation about Hasan's faith
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The Army chief of staff says it's important for the country not to get caught up in speculation about the Muslim faith of the alleged Fort Hood gunman. Gen. George Casey says he's instructed his commanders to be on the...
High court to look at life in prison for juveniles
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Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only 13 at the time of the attack. Terrance Graham, implicated in armed robberies when he was 16 and 17, was given a...
2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes
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Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and...
House Roll Call: How they voted on abortion issue
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The 240-194 roll call Saturday by which the House voted to prohibit federal funding of abortions in a Democratic-written health care bill. A "yes" vote is a vote to prohibit federal funding of abortions. Voting yes...
House Roll Call: Health care
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The 220-215 roll call Saturday by which the House passed a Democratic-written health care bill. A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the bill. Voting yes were 219 Democrats and 1 Republican. Voting no were 39 Democrats and...
Iran, North Korea top Clinton's overseas agenda
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Nuclear impasses with Iran and North Korea are the dominant issues for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on her trip to Europe and Asia, which begins with a stopover in Germany to commemorate the 20th...
Key details of Democrats' health overhaul bill
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The House health care bill passed Saturday would: _Require most Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a fine. _Expand health care coverage to 36 million more people over the next decade. _Require employers...
House passes resolution honoring Fort Hood victims
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The House has passed a resolution honoring the victims of the attack at Fort Hood, Texas. House members passed the resolution 428-0 late Saturday, just minutes after passing the Democrats' health care overhaul bill. ...
House kills Republican health overhaul bill
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The House has used a near party line vote to reject a Republican health overhaul bill. Shortly before beginning its vote on a Democratic plan, the chamber voted 258-176 against a GOP version that would have lowered...
Obama to attend memorial for Fort Hood victims
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President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service Tuesday honoring victims of the Ford Hood shootings, an attack he described as "all the more heartbreaking and all the more despicable" because it occurred on the...
Obama prods House to pass health care bill
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President Barack Obama says now is the time for Congress to "answer the call of history" and approve legislation revamping the country's health care system. After meeting for nearly an hour with House Democrats, Obama...
Shortage of military therapists creates strain
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Amputations. Combat stress. Divorce. Suicide. For troubled service members, military therapists are at their sides. But with the U.S. fighting two wars, an acute shortage of trained personnel has left these therapists...
Obama arrival in Tokyo delayed by a day
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President Barack Obama is attending a memorial service at Fort Hood on Tuesday and now won't get to his planned first stop in Asia next week until one day later than expected. The president was to leave Washington on...
Obama statement on health care legislation
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Text of President Barack Obama's remarks Saturday at the White House on health care legislation: Good afternoon, everybody. I just want to say a few words about the landmark vote that the House of Representatives is...