Top of the Hour: Live Updates from Toulouse, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Scott Sayare from our partner the New York Times is in the city of Toulouse, where there is increased activity at the site of a standoff between police and an Al-Qaeda linked suspect accused of murdering seven people. In other headlines, the House votes today on repealing the new Medicare cost-control board of the health reform act, Afghanistan president speaks about its strategic partnership with the U.S., and New Orleans Saints coach is suspended without pay.

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