AP - President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured.
AP - Amputations. Combat stress. Divorce. Suicide. For every physical and mental strain on service members, there's often a military therapist at their side.
Politico - House leaders have won the backing of the nation’s Catholic bishops for health reform, a critical last-minute boost that could give the bill enough momentum – and enough votes – for passage as early as Saturday.
Bloomberg - Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats moved to clear one
of the last hurdles to a historic debate on legislation to
overhaul the U.S. health system, agreeing to a demand by 40
lawmakers to allow a vote on restricting funds for abortion.
AP - He was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say "I am blessed" in casual greeting yet one who seemed to stew in discontent that he could not always keep to himself.
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will lead a U.S. delegation to Germany for next week's 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the White House said Friday.
AP - The U.N. says hundreds of its staffers will be temporarily pulled out of Afghanistan in the wake of an Oct. 28 attack that killed five of its workers, but it's still determining exactly how many.
AP - Russia could back sanctions against Iran if it fails to take a constructive stance in international talks over its nuclear program, President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.
CQPolitics.com - The consensus view is undoubtedly that you could count on one hand (or two if you are really generous) the Washington politicians who have serious credibility as deficit hawks.
Bloomberg - Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The second-ranking Republican in the
U.S. House, Eric Cantor, criticized some comments by talk-show
host Rush Limbaugh as inappropriate and said his party needs to
be inclusive.