Thursday, June 11, 2009

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Petraeus: Afghan Violence Hit All-Time High Last Week

Top commander says the first week of June was the most violent so far during the U.S. engagement in Afghanistan. Adds: รข€œThere are still tough times ahead."

Health Care on the Road

The president will push health care reform during a town hall at Southwest High School in Wisconsin Thursday afternoon. Obama to talk directly with voters about his proposals to spend $1.5 trillion over the next decade. Plus: Politico on why it's Dem vs. Dem when it comes to the health care bill. [...]

Palin-Letterman Smackdown

Feud between the late show host and Alaska's leading lady drags on. ESSENTIAL READING: See what they have to say about each other here.

Jobless Claims Fall More than Expected

Labor Department reports 601,000 workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, 14,000 fewer than anticipated. But: Total receiving benefits for more than a week is above 6.8 million, highest total on record.

Sotomayor's Senate Meetings

Continues the rounds Thursday by sitting down with seven more lawmakers. SCHEDULE: See it here.

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Echoes of Social Security Reform in the Health Care Debate

A couple of months ago over lunch in San Francisco Speaker Pelosi was ruminating over how the Dems won control of the House. The problem after the 2004 election was that President Bush's approval ratings were too high: 58% in January of 2005 and more than 60% of seniors liked his ideas on Social Security. [...]

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