Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:08:01 GMT Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., right, accompanied by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Analysis: Outlook for tough Iran sanctions is dim (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:47:57 GMT Map locates uranium enrichment plant in Iran

Sen. Nelson a 'yes' on health care test vote (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:10 GMT AP - Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska is a "yes" in a crucial weekend test vote on health care.

Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:14:27 GMT FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2009 file photo Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill. is seen during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, the Senate ethics committee admonished Burris for making 'inconsistent, misleading or incomplete' statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee didn't recommend any punishment. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Obama takes friendly fire on economy (Politico) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:00 GMT Politico - The health care debate has sucked so much oxygen out of the Capitol's chambers that it's been easy to miss another simmering story: Democratic fears about the economy.

Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:44:34 GMT AP - A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a three-decade-long plot to spy for Cuba have pleaded guilty in federal court.

Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:18:47 GMT FILE - In this March 7, 2002 file photo, then-Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Vernon Clark testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Clark, and former Army Secretary Togo West were named to review a broad range of Pentagon programs, ranging from medical and personnel policies to how well military bases are secured. (AP Photo/Terry Ashe, File)

US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:45:32 GMT AP - The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.

Gates: US to do its part to slow Afghan corruption (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:38:15 GMT AP - The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.

SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor (AP) Elections News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:48 GMT FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 13, 2009 South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford attends a meeting in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina lawmakers say they'll formally consider the possible impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)