Wednesday, September 09, 2009

SPB News for Wednesday

Pelosi And Reid Discuss Health Reform After Meeting With Obama

Rep. Capuano (D-MA) Takes Out Papers To Run For Senate

Commission Orders Partial Recount In Afghan Election

Nicolas Sarkozy stands accused of manipulating his height

Chicago Sun-Times may sell for $5m

BoA told to give up more bonus details


Vick Talks About Dogfighting with Students

A.Q. Khan Describes Pakistan's Nuclear Program

SC House Speaker Calls On Sanford To Resign

Sotomayor Welcomed To Supreme Court By New Colleagues

NY Fund Manager Accused Of $40M Porn-Linked Ponzi Scheme


Why the public option matters — Most arguments against the public option are based either on deliberate misrepresentation of what that option would mean, or on remarkably thorough misunderstanding of the concept, which persists to a frustrating degree: I was really surprised to see Joe Klein worrying …

Win a dinner with Palin (CNN) - If you've ever wanted to eat dinner with Sarah Palin, now's your chance. — With bids starting at $25,000, eBay is auctioning off a dinner for five with the former Alaska governor and her husband, Todd. The proceeds will go to “Ride 2 Recovery,” …

Palin Sides With Obama on Afghanistan On at least one of his major policies, President Obama is getting support, and a nudge, from an unlikely quarter – Sarah Palin. Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska and last year’s Republican vice presidential nominee, joined a group of conservatives signing a letter to Mr. Obama praising him for his management of Afghanistan and urging him to commit more troops there.

Karzai complains US is undermining him Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has complained the United States has been trying to undermine his position. In an interview with the "Le Figaro" daily, he said the US had been denouncing his friends and family to make him more of a "puppet."

Bush sought weak detainee treaty
Bush White House sought to shield those running secret CIA prisons.

Lehman CEO: I've been 'dumped on'

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