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Obama calls new election law a milestone for Iraq

President Barack Obama is calling the Iraqi parliament's passage of a much-delayed election law an a milestone as the Iraqi people take charge of their future.

GOP officials say Dems put agenda ahead of country

Democrats just don't get the election message from voters and are pushing a liberal, big government agenda at their party's peril, Republican officials said Sunday as they predicted a political price after the majority's victory on health care.

Senator: Senate will investigate Army shootings

The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee says he plans to begin a congressional investigation of the shootings at Fort Hood.

Casey says war in Afghanistan needs more US troops

The Army's chief of staff says he believes more troops are needed in Afghanistan. But Gen. George Casey isn't saying exactly how many more should be sent into the war.

Casey: Shootings leading to a hard look at Army

The Army's chief of staff says the Army is taking a hard look at itself to make certain that something like the Fort Hood rampage doesn't happen again.

Army chief: Avoid speculation about Hasan's faith

The Army chief of staff says it's important for the country not to get caught up in speculation about the Muslim faith of the alleged Fort Hood gunman.

Obama's Asia tour kicks off at critical time on home front

President Barack Obama will leave the country for a four-nation tour of Asia starting Wednesday despite a host of domestic concerns, including the massacre at Fort Hood, a sharply rising jobless rate, his health care legislation stalled in the Senate and his Afghanistan troop decision still pending.

Couple's book tackles evangelicals' questions on climate change

As an evangelical Christian living in Texas, climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe found that many conservatives had questions about climate change based on things they'd heard on talk radio.

http://www.globalchange.gov/publications/reports/scientific-assessments/us-impacts

http://www.climate.noaa.gov/education/

As oceans fall ill, Washington bureaucrats squabble

Off the coast of Washington state, mysterious algae mixed with sea foam have killed more than 8,000 seabirds, puzzling scientists. A thousand miles off California, researchers have discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirling vortex roughly twice the size of Texas filled with tiny bits of plastic and other debris.

http://www.noaa.gov

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/

http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/oceans/interimreport

http://tinyurl.com/3458h3

House Roll Call: How they voted on abortion issue

The 240-194 roll call Saturday by which the House voted to prohibit federal funding of abortions in a Democratic-written health care bill.

House Roll Call: Health care

The 220-215 roll call Saturday by which the House passed a Democratic-written health care bill.

Key details of Democrats' health overhaul bill

The House health care bill passed Saturday would:

House passes historic health-care overhaul bill after day of wrangling

The House of Representatives Saturday passed, by a 220-215 vote, historic health-care overhaul legislation that would require virtually all Americans to obtain health insurance and create a government-run health insurance plan to help them do so.

House passes resolution honoring Fort Hood victims

The House has passed a resolution honoring the victims of the attack at Fort Hood, Texas.

House poised to pass historic health-care reform bill

With a personal push from President Barack Obama, the House of Representatives Saturday inched closer to passing historic health care legislation that would guarantee virtually all Americans access to care.

House kills Republican health overhaul bill

The House has used a near party line vote to reject a Republican health overhaul bill.

House poised to pass historic health-care reform bill

With a personal push from President Barack Obama, the House of Representatives Saturday inched closer to passing historic health care legislation that would guarantee virtually all Americans access to care.

Obama to attend memorial for Fort Hood victims

President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service Tuesday honoring victims of the Ford Hood shootings, an attack he described as "all the more heartbreaking and all the more despicable" because it occurred on the nation's largest Army post.

GOP's Graham steps out on a limb on climate change

When it comes to combating global warming, Sen. Lindsey Graham is right where he loves to be - ahead of the curve, in the mix on a major issue, at the table for high-level, bipartisan talks behind closed doors.

10 ways the House bill would change health care

If the House bill were to become law, some changes in the way health insurance would work in the United States would result. Here's a look at what the bill does:

House poised to pass historic health-care reform bill

With a personal push from President Barack Obama, the House of Representatives Saturday inched closer to passing historic health care legislation that would guarantee virtually all Americans access to care.