NY+Times+19+nov

 **** __Senate Health Plan Seeks to Add Coverage to 31 Million__ **** By ROBERT PEAR and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Harry Reid, the majority leader, put forward his version of the health care overhaul on Wednesday, promising it would reduce the deficit while covering most of the uninsured.

**** __Obama Demands Results From Afghan Reforms__ **** By PETER BAKER and MARK LANDLER President Obama sent Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Afghanistan to press President Hamid Karzai to deliver “measurable results” in return for civilian aid.

**** __Breast Cancer Screening Policy Won’t Change, U.S. Officials Say__ **** By KEVIN SACK and GINA KOLATA The White House emphasized that the new screening standards were not binding on either physicians or insurers. **** __Obama Takes Stern Tone on North Korea and Iran__ **** By HELENE COOPER and MARTIN FACKLER President Obama said Thursday that North Korea and Iran risked further sanctions and isolation if they did not rein in their nuclear ambitions.

****NEWS ANALYSIS**** **** __Obama’s Pacific Trip Encounters Rough Waters__ **** By HELENE COOPER and MARTIN FACKLER President Obama discovered that popularity did not necessarily translate into policy successes in Asia.

**** __U.S. Demands Clear Results From Afghan Reforms__ **** By PETER BAKER and MARK LANDLER President Obama sent Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Afghanistan to press President Hamid Karzai to deliver “measurable results” in return for civilian aid. **** __Born in U.S., a Radical Cleric Inspires Terror__ **** By SCOTT SHANE Suspects in many recent terrorism cases, including Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, shared a devotion to Anwar al-Awlaki, a Muslim cleric born in New Mexico.

**** __Ruling on Katrina Flooding Favors Homeowners__ **** By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON A federal judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers’ negligence caused huge flooding after Hurricane Katrina.

**** __Holder Defends Decision to Use U.S. Court for 9/11 Trial__ **** By CHARLIE SAVAGE The attorney general told a Senate committee that federal court is the best place to try five accused co-conspirators in the Sept. 11 attacks. **** __Luxury Stores Trim Inventory and Discounts__ **** By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM High-end stores are trying to stamp out discount fever by stocking fewer items and selling them at full price.

**** __Post-Mortems Reveal Obvious Risk at Banks__ **** By ERIC DASH At bank after bank, the coroners of the financial crisis are discovering that regulators knew lenders were engaging in hazardous practices but failed to act.

**** __Rising Prices of Drugs Lead to Call for Inquiry__ **** By DUFF WILSON Responding to news reports of unusually high wholesale price increases in brand-name prescription drugs, four House leaders and one senator asked for government reviews of the pricing practices.