Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1712 Most Viewed - Politics en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:41:00 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1712 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091125/pl_politico/29896 politico/20091125/29896 Politico politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:54:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091125/pl_politico/29896"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259089887031-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=NlWchjsrsIrp8y0xiwEb6Q--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="VIDEO: President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to "finish the job" in Afghanistan and promised to unveil a decision soon on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Duration: 00:36(AFPTV/POOL)" border="0" /></a>Politico - The Obama White House is addicted to the &ldquo;unprecedented.&rdquo;</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091125/pl_politico/29896"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259089887031-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=NlWchjsrsIrp8y0xiwEb6Q--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="photo" title="VIDEO: President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to "finish the job" in Afghanistan and promised to unveil a decision soon on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Duration: 00:36(AFPTV/POOL)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Politico) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_state_dinner_uninvited_guests ap/20091126/us_state_dinner_uninvited_guests AP politics Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:41:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_state_dinner_uninvited_guests"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.e69a52ee075a487e96a6e033f0cfccdb.state_dinner_uninvited_guests_ny124.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=qnVkieQuxEVT.1dQuq_Vzw--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="This screen image made from Michaele Salahi's Facebook page shows a photo of, Tareq Salahi, left, Vice President Joe Biden and Michaele Salahi, right, at the White House state dinner in Washington on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that a Virginia couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, managed to slip into Tuesday night's state dinner at the White House even though they were not on the guest list, agency spokesman Ed Donovan said. (AP Photo) NO SALES" border="0" /></a>AP - Crashing a state dinner at the White House apparently takes a security breakdown as well as some kind of nerve.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_state_dinner_uninvited_guests"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.e69a52ee075a487e96a6e033f0cfccdb.state_dinner_uninvited_guests_ny124.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=qnVkieQuxEVT.1dQuq_Vzw--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="photo" title="This screen image made from Michaele Salahi's Facebook page shows a photo of, Tareq Salahi, left, Vice President Joe Biden and Michaele Salahi, right, at the White House state dinner in Washington on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that a Virginia couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, managed to slip into Tuesday night's state dinner at the White House even though they were not on the guest list, agency spokesman Ed Donovan said. (AP Photo) NO SALES" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_en_tv/us_lou_dobbs_senate ap/20091126/us_lou_dobbs_senate AP entertainment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:30:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_en_tv/us_lou_dobbs_senate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.367cf210668044b2ae002d713ad9d63f.lou_dobbs_senate_ny118.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=ieNtUo9O2z7wSZvzz3TxJw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 file photo, Lou Dobbs, left, speaks with Bill O'Reilly during taping a segment for Fox News channel's 'The O'Reilly Factor,' in New York. Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as 'an intermediary step' that could lead to a run for the White House. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as a stepping stone to a possible White House bid &mdash; a congressional matchup that would pit one of illegal immigration's biggest critics against a champion for immigrant rights.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_en_tv/us_lou_dobbs_senate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.367cf210668044b2ae002d713ad9d63f.lou_dobbs_senate_ny118.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=ieNtUo9O2z7wSZvzz3TxJw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 file photo, Lou Dobbs, left, speaks with Bill O'Reilly during taping a segment for Fox News channel's 'The O'Reilly Factor,' in New York. Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as 'an intermediary step' that could lead to a run for the White House. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_turkey_pardon ap/20091125/us_obama_turkey_pardon AP politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:40:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_turkey_pardon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.bbdea10cf6ab4b119dbe53055f516150.obama__dcab107.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=keqcDisPI0UUgXg.19s0eg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama, right, with daughters, Sasha Obama, 8, Malia Obama, 11, reacts with Walter Pelletier, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, as Malia reaches to pet a turkey, Courage, the day before Thanksgiving, during a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House in Washington Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - After 10 months in office, President Barack Obama on Wednesday granted his first pardon &mdash; to Courage, a 45-pound turkey spared from the Thanksgiving table.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_turkey_pardon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.bbdea10cf6ab4b119dbe53055f516150.obama__dcab107.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=keqcDisPI0UUgXg.19s0eg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama, right, with daughters, Sasha Obama, 8, Malia Obama, 11, reacts with Walter Pelletier, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, as Malia reaches to pet a turkey, Courage, the day before Thanksgiving, during a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House in Washington Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_floor_mats ap/20091125/us_toyota_floor_mats AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:29:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_floor_mats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.34220ac5b1c441d5b895b0ef4d4ebfce.toyota_floor_mats_pack101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=MgebhOfAJnt5OyKkuJIjig--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="The accelerator pedal, right, in a 2010 Toyota Camry is seen on the show room floor of Bobby Rahal Toyota in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>AP - Toyota plans to replace the gas pedals on 4 million vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats and cause sudden acceleration, a flaw that led to the sixth-largest recall ever in the U.S.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_toyota_floor_mats"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.34220ac5b1c441d5b895b0ef4d4ebfce.toyota_floor_mats_pack101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=MgebhOfAJnt5OyKkuJIjig--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="The accelerator pedal, right, in a 2010 Toyota Camry is seen on the show room floor of Bobby Rahal Toyota in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_afghanistan ap/20091126/us_us_afghanistan AP politics Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:38:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_afghanistan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091124/capt.photo_1259085921822-3-0.jpg?x=108&y=130&q=85&sig=tLzMDSZ9zEjgETI.WKYkqA--" align="left" height="130" width="108" alt="US President Barack Obama speaks during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama promised Tuesday he would unveil his decision "shortly" on whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan and pledged: "It is my intention to finish the job."(AFP/Saul Loeb)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama plans to announce a redrawn battle plan for Afghanistan, including what the military says could be a roughly 50 percent increase in U.S. forces, in a national address Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_afghanistan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091124/capt.photo_1259085921822-3-0.jpg?x=108&y=130&q=85&sig=tLzMDSZ9zEjgETI.WKYkqA--" align="left" height="130" width="108" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama speaks during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama promised Tuesday he would unveil his decision "shortly" on whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan and pledged: "It is my intention to finish the job."(AFP/Saul Loeb)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_bi_ge/us_nightmare_flight ap/20091124/us_nightmare_flight AP business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:42:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_bi_ge/us_nightmare_flight"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091124/i/r2677513543.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=FWGiMrlXxDBZKryfYxaeIA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A Continental Airlines airplane is refueled at its gate at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, March 29, 2009. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn" border="0" /></a>AP - The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Transportation Department said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_bi_ge/us_nightmare_flight"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091124/i/r2677513543.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=FWGiMrlXxDBZKryfYxaeIA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Continental Airlines airplane is refueled at its gate at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, March 29, 2009. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_health_care ap/20091125/us_obama_health_care AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:45:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_health_care"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091122/capt.1de9455cf7f74b2ea9e55b54e2c1409b.health_care_overhaul_dcjl113.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=J.Fnfm0KJw8GVJEauXGXxQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid D-Nev., speaks after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul at Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, as Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa looks on. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Obama administration pushed back Wednesday against claims that it's not doing enough to slow the growth of health care costs, a topic senators will debate heavily in coming weeks.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_health_care"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091122/capt.1de9455cf7f74b2ea9e55b54e2c1409b.health_care_overhaul_dcjl113.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=J.Fnfm0KJw8GVJEauXGXxQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid D-Nev., speaks after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul at Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, as Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa looks on. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obamas_turkey_delivery ap/20091125/us_obamas_turkey_delivery AP politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:00:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obamas_turkey_delivery"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.415b392d029c413e88583fe2421edea8.obama_dcsw101.jpg?x=130&y=114&q=85&sig=tgItNpJ8Y21OkVj4jv9PTw--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama holds an unidentified child as he stands next to his mother-in-law Marian Robinson as they pack food for Thanksgiving at Martha's Table, a food pantry in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Obama family passed out turkeys, stuffing and other Thanksgiving favorites to people at a food pantry organization.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obamas_turkey_delivery"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.415b392d029c413e88583fe2421edea8.obama_dcsw101.jpg?x=130&y=114&q=85&sig=tgItNpJ8Y21OkVj4jv9PTw--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama holds an unidentified child as he stands next to his mother-in-law Marian Robinson as they pack food for Thanksgiving at Martha's Table, a food pantry in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_state_dinner ap/20091125/us_state_dinner AP politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:04:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_state_dinner"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.da5a16c01cab43e693df305e95c4b3a5.obama_us_india_whcd132.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=p6O4.Fg3241V65xgaUpd5g--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wait to welcome India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur to the State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>AP - Traditional evening gowns and vibrantly colored saris mixed with banded-collar dinner jackets and tuxedos at President Barack Obama's first state dinner.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_state_dinner"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.da5a16c01cab43e693df305e95c4b3a5.obama_us_india_whcd132.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=p6O4.Fg3241V65xgaUpd5g--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wait to welcome India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur to the State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_bc_obama_thanksgiving_proclamation ap/20091125/us_bc_obama_thanksgiving_proclamation AP politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:26:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_bc_obama_thanksgiving_proclamation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.415b392d029c413e88583fe2421edea8.obama_dcsw101.jpg?x=130&y=114&q=85&sig=tgItNpJ8Y21OkVj4jv9PTw--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama holds an unidentified child as he stands next to his mother-in-law Marian Robinson as they pack food for Thanksgiving at Martha's Table, a food pantry in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama's Thanksgiving Day proclamation, as released by the White House:</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_bc_obama_thanksgiving_proclamation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.415b392d029c413e88583fe2421edea8.obama_dcsw101.jpg?x=130&y=114&q=85&sig=tgItNpJ8Y21OkVj4jv9PTw--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama holds an unidentified child as he stands next to his mother-in-law Marian Robinson as they pack food for Thanksgiving at Martha's Table, a food pantry in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091125/ts_nm/us_usa_economy_politics nm/20091125/us_usa_economy_politics Reuters topstories Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:01:46 GMT Reuters - President Barack Obama is paying a price for a recession that began before he took office, and fellow Democrats have started to balk at his legislative agenda and demand greater efforts to create jobs. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091125/pl_nm/us_financial_regulation_usury nm/20091125/us_financial_regulation_usury Reuters politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:13:42 GMT Reuters - Several congressional Democrats said on Wednesday they plan to introduce legislation next week to cap credit card interest rates. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/pl_afp/saudireligionhajjusobama afp/20091125/saudireligionhajjusobama AFP politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:27:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/pl_afp/saudireligionhajjusobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259191608969-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=p81spqg62lu0YgdHG4a1ag--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A handout picture released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims arriving at the tent city in Mina, Saudi Arabia. President Barack Obama sent greetings Wednesday on behalf of the United States to pilgrims performing the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia, and to Muslims worldwide celebrating the Eid-ul-Adha holiday.(AFP/SPA)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President Barack Obama sent greetings Wednesday on behalf of the United States to pilgrims performing the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia, and to Muslims worldwide celebrating the Eid-ul-Adha holiday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/pl_afp/saudireligionhajjusobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259191608969-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=p81spqg62lu0YgdHG4a1ag--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A handout picture released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims arriving at the tent city in Mina, Saudi Arabia. President Barack Obama sent greetings Wednesday on behalf of the United States to pilgrims performing the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia, and to Muslims worldwide celebrating the Eid-ul-Adha holiday.(AFP/SPA)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091125/ts_nm/us_afghanistan_obama_announcement nm/20091125/us_afghanistan_obama_announcement Reuters topstories Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:50:09 GMT Reuters - President Barack Obama will unveil his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan in an address to Americans on December 1, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_state_dinner_menu_glance ap/20091124/us_state_dinner_menu_glance AP politics Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:21:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_state_dinner_menu_glance"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.8f53396280874c2b82b7d37302834f71.state_dinner_uninvited_guests_ny128.jpg?x=130&y=128&q=85&sig=tu7wzNAdUgR3eUqISYhEHQ--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="This screen image made from Michaele Salahi's Facebook page shows a photo Michaele Salahi, right, with the CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, at the White House state dinner in Washington on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that a Virginia couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, managed to slip into Tuesday night's state dinner at the White House even though they were not on the guest list, agency spokesman Ed Donovan said. (AP Photo) NO SALES" border="0" /></a>AP - The food and wines on the menu for Tuesday night's White House state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh:</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_state_dinner_menu_glance"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091126/capt.8f53396280874c2b82b7d37302834f71.state_dinner_uninvited_guests_ny128.jpg?x=130&y=128&q=85&sig=tu7wzNAdUgR3eUqISYhEHQ--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="photo" title="This screen image made from Michaele Salahi's Facebook page shows a photo Michaele Salahi, right, with the CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, at the White House state dinner in Washington on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that a Virginia couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, managed to slip into Tuesday night's state dinner at the White House even though they were not on the guest list, agency spokesman Ed Donovan said. (AP Photo) NO SALES" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_re_us/us_ny_special_election ap/20091124/us_ny_special_election AP us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:05:37 GMT AP - The Conservative Party candidate conceded a race in upstate New York for a U.S. House of Representatives seat for the second time Tuesday, saying he doesn't have enough votes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091124/pl_politico/29890 politico/20091124/29890 Politico politics Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:24:00 GMT Politico - David Broder has never been a big fan of Harry Reid. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091125/pl_mcclatchy/3365242 mcclatchy/20091125/3365242 McClatchy Newspapers politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:59:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091125/pl_mcclatchy/3365242"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259115346759-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CqfPhvZOeBqDzT_r61debw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="US Marines fire mortar rounds from their forward operating base in Mian Poshteh in Helmand Province. President Barack Obama, vowing to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, promised he would soon announce his decision on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban(AFP/Manpreet Romana)" border="0" /></a>McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON &mdash; President Barack Obama will unveil his long-awaited Afghanistan strategy in a prime-time address from West Point, N.Y., on Dec. 1, the White House said Wednesday, but the administration's advance remarks have sparked concern that talk of an eventual U.S. withdrawal will encourage Islamist insurgents to persevere.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091125/pl_mcclatchy/3365242"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259115346759-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CqfPhvZOeBqDzT_r61debw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="US Marines fire mortar rounds from their forward operating base in Mian Poshteh in Helmand Province. President Barack Obama, vowing to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, promised he would soon announce his decision on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban(AFP/Manpreet Romana)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (McClatchy Newspapers) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/wl_sthasia_afp/usindiadiplomacy afp/20091125/usindiadiplomacy AFP world Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:36:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/wl_sthasia_afp/usindiadiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259131398707-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=110&q=85&sig=5.OFnJtRhfAPsBNZgLyGfQ--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama (R) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh toast each other during the first official State Dinner of Obama's administration at the White House in Washington. Obama on Tuesday threw the biggest party of his presidency for Singh, hailing the world's largest democracy as "indispensable" and pledging to work out a range of thorny issues.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Barack Obama on Tuesday threw the biggest party of his presidency for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, hailing the world's largest democracy as "indispensable" and pledging to work out a range of thorny issues.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091125/wl_sthasia_afp/usindiadiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259131398707-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=110&q=85&sig=5.OFnJtRhfAPsBNZgLyGfQ--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama (R) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh toast each other during the first official State Dinner of Obama's administration at the White House in Washington. Obama on Tuesday threw the biggest party of his presidency for Singh, hailing the world's largest democracy as "indispensable" and pledging to work out a range of thorny issues.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)