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Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- When Hillary Clinton heard that an 8-year-old Saudi girl had been sold to a man in his 50s to pay off her father’s debt, the U.S. secretary of state telephoned Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal to protest.

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration and two major lobbying groups are seeking to spur momentum for a health- care overhaul after the U.S. Senate cleared the way for a floor debate that is likely to extend to Christmas or beyond.

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Cash-strapped states in search of new revenue may establish their own “cap-and-trade” program for greenhouse gases covering more than half the U.S. economy if Congress doesn’t set up a federal emissions market.

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats who united last week to bring a sweeping health-care plan to the U.S. Senate floor still need to settle disagreements in their own ranks to pass President Barack Obama’s top domestic initiative.

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for more troops sent to Afghanistan and NATO should provide half of the new soldiers, said Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- New York Governor David Paterson, in a letter to lawmakers, said education and health-care expenditures must be cut as part of any plan to close this fiscal year’s $3.2 billion budget deficit.

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she is encouraged by Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s promises to fight corruption and build up Afghan security forces to replace U.S. troops by the end of his new five-year term.

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, as part of a grilling on Capitol Hill yesterday, was asked by a Republican lawmaker to resign. It is a call he is likely to hear again and again as next year’s election campaign heats up.

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House approved spending $210 billion over 10 years to prevent reductions in federal reimbursements to doctors participating in the Medicare program.

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Sarah Palin is trying for a second chance at a first impression.

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats plan to move next month to renew about $30 billion in tax breaks before they expire at year’s end, including a research credit promoted by companies such as Dow Chemical Co.

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he intends to “finish the job” in Afghanistan by dismantling al- Qaeda’s networks and will announce a new strategy that gives the U.S. public a “clear rationale” for the war.

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will announce his decision on the next steps in the war in Afghanistan on or about Dec. 1, according to a U.S. official familiar with the issue.

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Cash-strapped states in search of new revenue may establish their own “cap-and-trade” program for greenhouse gases covering more than half the U.S. economy if Congress doesn’t set up a federal emissions market.

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration and two major lobbying groups are seeking to spur momentum for a health- care overhaul after the U.S. Senate cleared the way for a floor debate that is likely to extend to Christmas or beyond.

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama conducted what may be his final strategy session on Afghanistan as he readies a decision on the next steps in the war that could come as early as next week, his spokesman said.

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats who united last week to bring a sweeping health-care plan to the U.S. Senate floor still need to settle disagreement in their own ranks to pass President Barack Obama’s top domestic initiative.

Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats united to bring a sweeping health-care plan to the U.S. Senate floor in a party-line vote that kept Republicans from blocking debate on President Barack Obama’s top domestic initiative.

Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- New York Governor David Paterson said lawmakers who refuse to cut spending are avoiding their responsibilities and have put their interests ahead of the state’s.

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats united to bring sweeping health-care legislation to the U.S. Senate floor in a 60-39 party-line vote that kept Republicans from blocking debate on President Barack Obama’s top domestic initiative.

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats united to bring sweeping health-care legislation to the U.S. Senate floor in a 60-39 party-line vote that kept Republicans from blocking debate on President Barack Obama’s top domestic initiative.

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- New York Governor David Paterson said lawmakers who refuse to cut spending are avoiding their responsibilities and have put their interests ahead of the state’s.

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid won over the last of his party’s holdouts, bringing him to the verge of victory in the first big test of whether he can keep Democrats united behind health-care legislation.

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for additional troops sent to Afghanistan and that NATO should provide half of the new soldiers.

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, one of three lawmakers being wooed by Democratic leaders to back health-care legislation, won the inclusion of an extra $100 million in federal aid for low-income people in her state.

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has raised $16 million in a campaign to challenge Democratic Governor David Paterson in 2010 for the state’s top job, according to a person familiar with his plans.

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- A House panel moved a step closer to approving President Barack Obama’s plan for a new authority to police large financial firms whose collapse would disrupt the economy, adding powers to break up the riskiest companies.

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, one of three lawmakers being wooed by Senate Democratic leaders to back health-care legislation, won the inclusion of an extra $100 million in federal aid for low-income people in her state.