WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the military would be able to quickly move troops and supplies to Afghanistan if the president orders a buildup. Gates' wording suggested that the president could soon approve an increase in the already record U.S. force of 68,000 in Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are proposing to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures. It's part of the effort to fund the nearly $1 trillion health care overhaul plan. An industry spokesman calls the tax unnecessarily punitive.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There is frustration and anger in California over the decision of the governing board of the University of California to hike student fees by $2,500. The increase came despite two days of campus protests across the state. The fees, which take effect in the fall, won't apply to families earning less than $70,000.

WASHINGTON (AP) — New guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually. Experts have concluded that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. The updated guidelines are in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The dessert lineup may have to be altered for some Thanksgiving feasts. Nestle, which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S., says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products.