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Reid Says He Intends to Bring Public Option to Senate Floor

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03:22 PM EDT Monday, October 26, 2009

Reid Says He Intends to Bring Public Option to Senate Floor

Decision is a major reversal from just two weeks ago, when the Senate majority
leader was leaning against the idea. For more information, visit washingtonpost.com – http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/YLCS8G/5TGHM/X6ID6B/DQS4D2/FEFO9/9A/t

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President Wins
Nobel Peace Prize

Committee Makes Surprise Choice
Do You Think Obama Deserves It?

OSLO (Oct. 9) — President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation.

The stunning choice made Obama the third sitting U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize and shocked Nobel observers because Obama took office less than two weeks before the Feb. 1 nomination deadline. Obama’s name had been mentioned in speculation before the award, but many Nobel watchers believed it was too early to award the president.

Obama Convenes National Security Team

Obama Convenes National Security Team for Strategy Session

Closed-Door Meeting to Focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan

  By Scott Wilson, Karen DeYoung and William Branigin

Washington Post Staff Writers

Wednesday, October 7, 2009; 4:20 PM

 A day after soliciting the views of congressional leaders, President Obama is convening top national security officials Wednesday afternoon for a strategy session on Afghanistan and Pakistan amid escalating U.S. casualties in Afghanistan and signs of declining public support for the war there.

 As he considers how to deal with a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, Obama has begun reviewing a request for additional U.S. troops from the top U.S. and NATO commander in the country, officials said.

Lucy Vodden dies at 46

Lucy Vodden, the woman who inspired the Beatles classic ‘Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds,’ died last Tuesday at the age of 46. Vodden, a childhood friend of Julian Lennon, passed away after losing a fight with the autoimmune disease lupus

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