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Dealing with Afghan Corruption

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Changing American Education and Healthcare

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The “Public Option” Is Not Dead

Harkin says he has the votes to pass public option bill in the Senate

Reid cancels October recess to focus lawmakers on healthcare

Statement from the President on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Ban handguns? Supreme Court taking a new look

Health bill on track for committee vote soon

Democrat says GOP wants sick to just ‘die quickly’

Public option fate in Obama’s hands

Dems press reset button on Senate

Leahy: Congress should make agencies be more open

Secret Service Probing Facebook Poll on Obama

Senate Committee Rejects Public Option for Health Overhaul

Senate Finance Committee Rejects Public Option Amendment

Public plan debate could pit Democrat vs. Democrat

Public option still plagues Dems

US income gap widens as poor take hit in recession

The public option holds on for dear life

Snowe is the woman with clout on health care

Bill Clinton: ‘Vast right-wing conspiracy’ still going strong in the Obama era

Gates: Mistake to set Afghan withdrawal timelines

More school: Obama would curtail summer vacation

Topics of Interest

Worst conditions combined for Pacific tsunami

Powerful earthquake rocks western Indonesia

More thorny challenges ahead for health overhaul

Tsunami in South Pacific islands kills nearly 100

EPA seeks to limit plane deicing chemical runoff

23 dead as Typhoon Ketsana roars into Vietnam

Death toll from flooding in Philippines hits 240

Economic News

GM to Wind Down Saturn Brand After Penske Halts Talks

Economy dips at 0.7 percent pace in 2Q

Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles

World Bank Head Sees Dollar’s Role Diminishing

Home sales drop 2.7 percent

Minnesota Government News

Stinson stresses state’s capital budget to spur economy

Interim House task force hopes to have jobs legislation for the 2010 session

MN Legislative Task force ponders job-growth strategies

Sen. Franken Announces MN USDA Rural Development Grants of $2,868,225

More transportation spending from ARRA funds

International News

West goes to Iran talks and readies sanctions

Powerful Indonesian Quake Kills 75 traps thousands

Iran parliament warns against foreign pressure

30 Afghan civilians killed in roadside bomb blast

UN official: Honduras takes ‘seriously bad turn’

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Intense tracking for swine flu shot’s side effects

A world first: Vaccine helps prevent HIV infection

Outstate News (9-18-09)

Overuse of denture cream with zinc sparks lawsuits

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OUTSTATE NEWS (9/13/2009)