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- GOP sees Ft. Hood as act of terror
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Afghanistan wary of US plan to send more advisers
WASHINGTON - James Yeager, an American geologist, earned $700 a day for six months to advise Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines on developing the country’s mineral resources. But there was one problem: The minister didn’t want his advice. (Globe Staff, 11:21 p.m.)
Senate candidates disclose assets
Businessman Stephen Pagliuca, who made a fortune in private equity, has assets worth between $259 million and $765 million, according to a review of his financial disclosure due this week as part of his US Senate campaign. (Globe Staff, 11:23 p.m.)
Earmarks’ cash flow lifts firms, lobbyists, lawmakers
WASHINGTON - kSARIA Corp., a small defense company in Lawrence, has landed $3.5 million in congressional handouts in recent years and now, thanks to Representative Niki Tsongas of Lowell, the company is in line for $2.5 million more. (Globe Staff, 10:46 p.m.)
Political Notebook
Gallup poll shows GOP taking slight voting edge over Democrats
Republicans, boosted by winning the races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia last week, have more reason for optimism. (Globe Correspondent, 10:43 p.m.)
Brown pelican taken off endangered list
WASHINGTON - The brown pelican has resurfaced after plummeting to the brink of extinction. Interior Department officials yesterday announced that they were taking the bird off the endangered species list, after a nearly four-decade struggle to keep its population afloat. (Boston Globe, 10:28 p.m.)
Doctor accused in Fort Hood deaths didn’t seek discharge
WASHINGTON - The Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people last week at Fort Hood, Texas, did not formally seek to leave the military as a conscientious objector or for any other reason, an Army official said, despite claims by one of his relatives that he had. (Washington Post, 10:26 p.m.)
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Mass. keeps an eye on US bill’s funding ban
Massachusetts officials are closely monitoring an abortion funding ban in the sweeping health care legislation before Congress to make sure that it does not restrict women’s access to abortion coverage in the state. (Globe Staff, 3:08 a.m.)
Survey raises new doubts on military’s ‘don’t ask’ policy
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration received more research yesterday to help make its case for allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces. (Globe Staff, 11/10/09)
Lieberman’s threat of filibuster looms large
When a recent conversation among Senate centrists turned to insurance company antitrust concerns, Joe Lieberman boasted of his bona fides: As Connecticut attorney general in the 1980s, he sued the industry. (Globe Correspondent, 11/9/09)
Health care headache for House Democrats
WASHINGTON - Democratic House leaders scrambled to round up enough support yesterday for their sweeping health care overhaul, getting last-minute help from White House advisers on the eve of a historic vote scheduled for today. (Globe Staff, 11/7/09)
Patrick wraps up two-day visit to Washington
WASHINGTON - Governor Deval Patrick swept through Washington yesterday, wrapping up a two-day tour to advance the state’s interests in health care, economic development, and transportation - a trip that also let him showcase his access to the city’s most powerful Democrats, including President Obama. (Globe Staff, 11/5/09)
Health care opponents intensify late attack
WASHINGTON - The sweeping health care overhaul package before Congress is under an 11th-hour attack over a pair of emotional issues, abortion and immigration, that are complicating Democrats’ efforts to piece together the coalition they need to pass the bill. (Globe Staff, 11/6/09)
Public’s opinions of health care overhaul efforts have familiar ring
Americans’ opinion of the health care proposals now before Congress is eerily similar to public sentiment about the Clinton health reform initiatives in 1994, according to an analysis published online yesterday in The New England Journal of Medicine - and that may not bode well for Democrats. (Globe Staff, 11/5/09)
Moderate Democrats fear shift to GOP
Democratic moderates who will determine the fate of much of President Obama’s domestic agenda heard an early warning from this week’s off-year elections: Congress had better do something about the economy, or sitting lawmakers will lose their jobs in 2010. (Globe Staff, 11/5/09)
Frank reconsiders legislation after worry raised on loopholes
House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank, under fire from some fellow Democrats and consumer groups for carving out what they call loopholes in legislation designed to prevent another economic meltdown, said in a letter released last night that “there may be a problem here’’ and that he wants to reconsider. (Globe Staff, 11/5/09)
BU professor turned Pakistan envoy draws flak
Professor Husain Haqqani, who took a leave of absence from Boston University to become Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States last year, is one of the most influential figures in his nation’s government. But in recent weeks, Haqqani has been fighting for his political survival, accused of something that can tank a government career in Pakistan: being too “pro-American.’’ (Globe Staff, 11/4/09)