SPB News for Thursday.

McCain Plans To Seek Re-Election In 2010

Leahy Talks To WH Counsel About Bush Truth Commission

House Stimulus Plan Would Provide Health Care to 8.2M

Dingell Longest-Serving Rep. At 53 Years And 2 Months

Tejada Pleads Guilty To Lying To Congress

67% Say They Could Do A Better Job On The Economy Than Congress — When it comes to the nation's economic issues, 67% of U.S. voters have more confidence in their own judgment than they do in the average member of Congress. — Nineteen percent (19%) trust members of Congress more …

U.S. force in Afghanistan may grow to 60,000 President Barack Obama will soon decide how many troops to send to Afghanistan as part of his first major deployment of forces overseas as commander in chief of the U.S. military. The new deployments are seen as the first stage in an expected build-up from the present force of 37,000 to about 60,000.

Peanut Corp. Knew of Salmonella Contamination in 2006 Peanut Corp. of America’s president refused to talk to U.S. lawmakers as an internal e-mail showed he looked for a way to turn raw peanuts "into money" after salmonella-tainted peanut butter was found. The president of the closely held company, Stewart Parnell, feared losses tied to salmonella, according to e-mails released today at a House subcommittee hearing. Two executives of food testing labs told lawmakers that salmonella was found as early as 2006 at Peanut Corp.’s plant in Blakely, Georgia, and the company often asked for its products to be re-tested.

500 CORPORATE FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS

Conservative PAC: We'll Fight Stimulus Turncoats

Poll: 69% Approval Rating For Obama -- 37% For Congress

Obama: Caterpillar Will Rehire Some Workers If Stimulus Passes

Madoff Prosecutors Get 30 More Days For Indictment

Kerry To Meet Assad In Syria Next Week

Halliburton-Subsidiary Pleads Guilty In Nigerian Bribe Scheme

Darwin's 200th Birthday: Only 39% Of U.S. Believes In Evolution

Fox producer busted for porn linked to 'Lohan nipple' pix