Politics: Afternoon Edition

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Most Viewed Articles in Politics 1) Holder's reasonable decision Some of the prominent criticisms are exaggerated. 2) Reid pushes for votes on health-care bill Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid worked Thursday to nail down the votes needed to move to a final debate on health-care legislation, but a tepid assessment of the public insurance plan he crafted emerged as the latest potential obstacle to the passage of the far-reaching changes. 3) A brawl the GOP needs She has a strong point -- GOP primaries are the best way to test leaders and ideas. 4) A leap forward to better care The bills under discussion will put us on a path to a high-quality, low-cost system. 5) A softer approach to Karzai When a team of senior U.S. officials led by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday for a dinner meeting, they had little indication of what Afghan President Hamid Karzai planned to discuss, or whether questions about corruption and governance... 6) Impassioned debate on Cuba travel ban At a tempestuous hearing Thursday, one House member after another criticized a growing campaign to lift the ban on American tourists traveling to Cuba. The move would reward a regime that oppresses its own people, lawmakers declared, pointing to the recent assault on Yoani Sanchez, a Cuban blogge... 7) Senate health-care bill diverges from House on key provisions Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid presented an $848 billion health-care overhaul package on Wednesday that would extend coverage to 31 million Americans and reform insurance practices while adding an array of tax increases, including a rise in payroll taxes for high earners. 8) Accounting for stimulus jobs: Be careful what you wish for Another day, another flurry of outrage over the jobs numbers claimed by the government for the administration's $787 billion economic stimulus program. 9)  Bailout program could be extended The Obama administration is poised to extend the life of the highly unpopular $700 billion financial bailout and, to display a commitment to fiscal responsibility, is planning to use much of the leftover funds to reduce the national debt, government sources said. 10) An advocate for the world's women Melanne Verveer and Hillary Rodham Clinton go back 40 years, political soul mates connected by like-minded activism and causes -- from George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign to women's rights. UNSUBSCRIBE | Additional Newsletter Services | Advertising | Subscribe to the Paper | Privacy Policy

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