AP - Historic legislation to expand U.S. health care and control costs won its first Republican supporter Tuesday and cleared a key Senate hurdle, a double-barreled triumph that propelled President Barack Obama's signature issue toward votes this fall in both houses of Congress.
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Health bill clears hurdle with support from Snowe
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AP sources: Commander frets over Afghan corruption
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AP - Rampant government corruption may derail the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan even if as many as 80,000 additional U.S. troops are sent to the war, the top military commander there has concluded, according to U.S. officials briefed on his recommendations.
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1st debate: Dem foe rips NYC mayor on term limits
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AP - The Democrat trying to unseat popular New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has lobbed multiple attacks at him during their first debate.
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New RNC website stumbles out of gate Politico
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Politico - RNC tries to downplay criticism of a new site plagued by omissions and crashes on its first day.
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Snowes vote arms Baucus for party war Politico
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Politico - A Republican — Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine — helped Max Baucus stand up to his party’s liberals.
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Iraq vets at treatment plant asked to get exam
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AP - Six years after nearly 1,200 U.S. soldiers in Iraq were potentially exposed to a sometimes deadly chemical linked to cancer, the military and Veterans Affairs Department have been tracking them down and asking them to get a medical exam.
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US seeks to soothe Pakistani anger over aid
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AP - Senior lawmakers sought Tuesday to soothe anger in Pakistan over a proposed multibillion-dollar aid package, saying they would provide assurances that the United States has no intention of interfering with Pakistan's sovereignty.
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Inouye embraces McChrystal strategy Politico
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Politico - Without committing himself to specific troop increases, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye returned Tuesday from Afghanistan, seeming to fully embrace Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s counterinsurgency strategy that would demand more American resources and manpower.
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