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• At home in Indonesia, Obama reaches out to Muslims (AP)
• Should Pelosi continue on as Minority Leader? (The Newsroom)
• Analysis: Bachmann challenges gender gap (Politico)
• Would Clinton consider defense chief job? (Reuters)
• Jim Webb: Why Reagan Dems Still Matter (RealClearPolitics.com)
• Fla. recount participants hold 10-year reunion (AP)
• Obama beams over 'sights and sounds' of Indonesia (AP)
• Tester challenge takes shape (Politico)
• Nadler: Bring on Bush probe (Politico)
• Fate of Alaska race hinges on write-in count (AP)
• As boomers age, 1 in 5 drivers will be oldsters (AP)
• UNESCO withdraws support for Iran philosophy event (AP)
• Afghan review will influence U.S. troop pullout (Reuters)
• Time to be a better neighbor, India. If you don't, China will. (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Petition drive starts for Bachmann to run for Speaker (Daily Caller)
• Sen. DeMint forces battle within GOP over earmarks (AP)
• GOP lawmaker: Palin cost party control of Senate (AP)

At home in Indonesia, Obama reaches out to Muslims (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:03 PM PST AP - From the most Muslim nation on earth, President Barack Obama is reaching out to the Islamic world, declaring that efforts to build trust and peace are showing promise but are still clearly "incomplete."

Should Pelosi continue on as Minority Leader? (The Newsroom) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:41 AM PST The Newsroom - Nancy Pelosi's decision to stay on as minority leader following House Democrats' 60 seat loss surprised many people even within her own party. Why did Pelosi do it? And is it a good or a bad thing for her party …

Analysis: Bachmann challenges gender gap (Politico) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:28 AM PST Politico - You could look at Rep. Michele Bachmann's long-shot leadership bid as the first real test of the tea party versus the GOP establishment.

Would Clinton consider defense chief job? (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:43 AM PST Reuters - Would Secretary of State Hillary Clinton consider swapping Cabinet hats to become the next U.S. defense secretary after Robert Gates leaves?

Jim Webb: Why Reagan Dems Still Matter (RealClearPolitics.com) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST RealClearPolitics.com - Jim Webb went to the White House last September. The Virginia senator was meeting with the president to discuss Guantanamo detainees. The conversation soon shifted to healthcare. "I told him this was going to be a disaster," Webb recalls. "The president believed it was all going to work out."

Fla. recount participants hold 10-year reunion (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:26 AM PST AP - Memories of hanging, dimpled and pregnant chads are being revived in Florida 10 years after helping make George W. Bush president.

Obama beams over 'sights and sounds' of Indonesia (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:35 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama says the landscape of Indonesia "has changed completely" since he lived there as a child in the late 1960s.

Tester challenge takes shape (Politico) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:16 PM PST Politico - Businessman Steve Daines is expected to challenge him in 2012.

Nadler: Bring on Bush probe (Politico) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:59 AM PST Politico - He wants a special prosecutor to investigate the waterboarding comments made in Bush's new book.

Fate of Alaska race hinges on write-in count (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:04 PM PST AP - Election workers will begin scrutinizing tens of thousands of ballots in the Alaska Senate race on Wednesday in a scene reminiscent of the 2000 Florida recount. There will be no hanging chads this time around — just lots of scribbled names.

As boomers age, 1 in 5 drivers will be oldsters (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:15 AM PST AP - Remember "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena"? Baby boomers who first danced to that 1964 pop hit about a granny burning up the road in her hot rod will begin turning 65 in January. Experts say keeping those drivers safe and mobile is a challenge with profound implications.

UNESCO withdraws support for Iran philosophy event (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:36 AM PST AP - UNESCO has withdrawn its support for events Iran is organizing to mark World Philosophy Day this month, the organization said in a statement Tuesday.

Afghan review will influence U.S. troop pullout (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:53 PM PST Reuters - A White House review of the Afghan war will help President Barack Obama decide just how fast to withdraw U.S. troops and hand over responsibility to Afghan security forces, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.

Time to be a better neighbor, India. If you don't, China will. (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:37 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - On Sunday, President Obama met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. They discussed opportunities for expanded Indo-American trade, and both leaders highlighted the strategic importance of a strong and prosperous India in the face of Chinese expansion. But Prime Minister Singh did not acknowledge, and President Obama did not bring up, the most important obstacle to India’s success: its poor regional relationships.

Petition drive starts for Bachmann to run for Speaker (Daily Caller) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:48 PM PST Daily Caller - Forget House Republican Conference chair. One enthusiastic supporter of Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann has launched an online petition urging her to run for Speaker of the House instead.

Sen. DeMint forces battle within GOP over earmarks (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:45 PM PST AP - Fresh off the tea party's show of election might, GOP Sen. Jim DeMint said Tuesday he'll force a showdown next week with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other old guard Republicans over "earmarked" pet projects that DeMint and other victors last week made a symbol of out-of-control deficit spending.

GOP lawmaker: Palin cost party control of Senate (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:27 PM PST AP - A leading House Republican says Sarah Palin cost the GOP control of the Senate.

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