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By Myra macdonald LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - An attack on the Pakistan Army headquarters has highlighted the threat not just from militants in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, but from those based in the country's heartland Punjab province. ...

Militant leader who led attack on Pakistan Army base is one of many defectors

Times Online

Pakistani Taliban Raid on Army Command May Speed Counter-Strike

Bloomberg

Pakistani siege raises security questions

ABC Online

Daily Times -Hindu -guardian.co.uk

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Washington Post

R. Creigh Deeds has not offered specific proposals to fund transportation improvements. In an op-ed piece published last month in The Washington Post, Deeds said that " »</nobr>

New York Daily News

Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele signed a fundraising letter mocking President Obama (below) for winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The step-grandmother of the President of the United States, Sarah Obama, reads a local ...

Russians praise, GOP mocks, Obama's peace prize

The Associated Press

Peace Prize Winner Obama's No Champion of Human Rights

FOXNews

Surprise Peace Prize Award Sets a Higher Bar for the President Around the World

ABC News

Huffington Post (blog) -TIME -Atlantic Online

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New York Times

WASHINGTON — Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the commander of American and  »</nobr>

BBC News

Blockaded, impoverished and ever open to Israeli attack, the Gaza Strip has little to offer investors on the surface of things. Which is largely why, by the end of 2008, an estimated 4000 Palestinians decided to bury their money, ...

Hamas bails out Gaza's losing tunnel investors

Reuters

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Philadelphia Inquirer

The CBO study put the Baucus plan's cost at $829 billion and also said it would cut deficits. By Noam N. Levey WASHINGTON - Democrats backing the pivotal health-care bill taking shape in the Senate Finance Committee got a boost yesterday from ...

Health-Care Bill Wouldn't Raise Deficit, Report Says

Washington Post

CBO: Senate Finance Health Plan Would Cut Deficit

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BBC News

US President Barack Obama is due to meet his top national security advisers as speculation mounts over likely changes to US strategy in Afghanistan. The White House meeting of his Afghan "war council" follows a closed-door session with key members of ...

Obama war council focuses on Pakistan

AFP

Post Politics: McChrystal vs. Gates, Troop Levels, More

Washington Post

Obama rejects 'Biden option' on Afghanistan

Times Online

Voice of America -The Associated Press -KYTX

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The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A liberal Democratic senator questioned the roles of Obama administration policy "czars" Tuesday, but the White House denied it is using these officials to evade congressional scrutiny. Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., said Congress needs to ...

Obama's policy `czars' are nothing new, not illegal, experts say

Kansas City Star

Capitol Hill Turns Up the Heat on Criticism of President Obama's “Czars”

ABC News

Experts see no problems with Obama's "czars,'' but lawmakers remain skeptical

KFSM

New York Times -WZTV -CNN Political Ticker

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USA Today

By David Banks, AP By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY The first doses of swine flu vaccine arrived Monday as more than half the USA reported widespread flu cases. "The level of activity we're seeing for this time of year is re »</nobr>

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Forget mission accomplished. Try mission seemingly impossible. With the Senate Finance Committee on the verge of approving a sweeping health overhaul bill later this week, the path might appear open for action by the full Senate. ...

Senate GOP plans votes on Pa. budget bills

Philadelphia Inquirer

Health Care Progress Report: October 5

CBS News

Senate finance committee expected to vote this week

Detroit Free Press

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Aljazeera.net

Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip have condemned the decision by the UN to defer voting on the Goldstone report, that highlighted war crimes by Israel and Hamas during the formers' offensive on the territory in December. ...

PA slammed for bumping Goldstone draft

Jerusalem Post

Israeli planes strike Gaza

AFP

UN Human Rights Council Defers Vote on Gaza Resolution

Voice of America

Xinhua -The Associated Press -Washington Post

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Bloomberg

Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Ireland endorsed the European Union's new governing treaty, in a reversal of last year's veto that puts the EU back on course to enhance its global profile and revamp its policymaking system. ...

Finnish PM pleased with Lisbon Treaty approval in Ireland

Xinhua

Tory rift as Boris Johnson demands EU vote

Times Online

Lisbon Treaty approval could save Ireland €200m a year in debt costs

Telegraph.co.uk

Reuters -Washington Post -AFP

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Washington Post

Another storm over health-care rhetoric blew through the House this week, prompting Republicans and Democrats to trade accusations that the other had crossed the line marking good taste and civility in the chamber. But by week's end, ...

Pelosi: Hands off auto industry

The Detroit News

Grayson laps up the attention

Boston Globe

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CNN International

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate Finance Committee completed debate on proposed health care legislation early Friday. Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus says the bill "will improve the lives of every American." The Finance Committee was the ...

Health Plan to Advance as US Panel Spares Millions From Fines

Bloomberg

Panel Finishes Work on Health Bill Amendments

New York Times

Finance Committee Stays Late to Wrap Up Health Care Debate

Washington Post

Reuters -The Associated Press -USA Today

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Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama welcomed on Wednesday a Senate bill to cut carbon emissions and said he was "deeply committed" to passing it even as the White House played down chances that it would happen this ...

Boxer unveils sweeping climate change bill

San Jose Mercury News

Obama Administration Moves to Curb Carbon Emissions

Washington Post

Senate's climate bill emphasizes jobs, security, protecting planet

MiamiHerald.com

Grand Island Independent -The Associated Press -Feedstuffs

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The Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines — One of the most destructive storms in years extended its deadly path across Southeast Asia, blowing down wooden villages in Cambodia and crushing Vietnamese houses under mudslides after submerging much of the Philippine capital. ...

Hit by typhoon, Vietnam rivers swell to historic levels

Christian Science Monitor

Typhoon kills dozens in Vietnam, Cambodia

AFP

Death toll from tropical storm "Ketsana" rises to 38 in Vietnam

Xinhua

GulfNews -BBC News -CNN International

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