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| Obama pushing on health care end game |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:21:06 GMT |
| WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast.... |
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| AP-GfK Poll: Obama more popular than Congress |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:17:43 GMT |
| WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.... |
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| Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:19:06 GMT |
| WASHINGTON (AP) -- Legislation blending help for the jobless with popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals is slated to pass the Senate Wednesday over protests from conservatives who say it adds too much to the $12.5 trillion national debt.... |
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| Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:03:32 GMT |
| PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.... |
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| Reconciliation bill will be hard for GOP to derail |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:15:39 GMT |
| WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats are tying the fate of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul to a fast-track process that will make the bill tough for Republicans to derail in the Senate. But GOP lawmakers will still be able to force votes and make arguments that could give them ammunition for November's congressional elections.... |
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| Massa denies he sexually groped male staffer |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:11:18 GMT |
| WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, offered contradictory explanations for his behavior Tuesday, acknowledging he groped a male staffer in a non-sexual way but later denying any groping.... |
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| FACT CHECK: Lawmaker quits amid changing stories |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:20:09 GMT |
| WASHINGTON (AP) -- New York congressman Eric Massa resigned his House seat this week under a sexual harassment cloud, claiming fellow Democrats forced his ouster to keep him from voting against their health care bill.... |
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| Biden's West Bank tour clouded by settlement plans |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:09:24 GMT |
| RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Israel's new plan to build 1,600 apartments for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday.... |
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| Roberts: Scene at State of Union 'very troubling' |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:09:48 GMT |
| TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally."... |
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| Rove: 'Tea Party' may be risk to GOP |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:20:05 GMT |
Karl Rove, the architect of George W. Bush's presidency, says the "Tea Party" movement could have lasting influence in the nation's ...   |
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| Allegations mount against N.Y.'s Massa |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:12:22 GMT |
Hours after resigning amid allegations of sexually harassing staffers, former House member Eric Massa went on national TV Tuesday ...   |
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| Biden to Israel: Take risks for peace |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:15:57 GMT |
The U.S. will back those willing to "take risks for peace," U.S. Vice President Biden said Tuesday during the highest-level visit ...   |
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| Questions surround Massa's resignation |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:28:05 EST |
| Embattled former Rep. Eric Massa sought Tuesday night to turn attention away from sexual harassment allegations swirling around him in the wake of his resignation. |
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| Emanuel in the political cross hairs |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:34:15 EST |
| White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is accustomed to working in the shadows, but he now finds himself in newspaper stories. |
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| Unemployment benefit bill moves forward in Senate |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:04:33 EST |
| A nearly $140 billion bill to extend unemployment benefits and a host of expiring tax cuts cleared a procedural hurdle Tuesday in the Senate on a vote of 66-34, setting up passage of the bill possibly later in the day. |
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| Activists picket at health insurance conference |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:30:32 EST |
| Progressive activists ratcheted up the pressure for health care reform Tuesday, picketing in front of a hotel where a group of insurance industry leaders were meeting. |
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| Financial reform key as Obama meets with Greek leader |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:59:34 EST |
| Global financial reform is expected to top the agenda Tuesday as President Obama huddles with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, whose country is at the center of Europe's debt crisis. |
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| Obama scorches private insurers |
| Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:40:02 EST |
| President Obama tore into private health insurers for recent rate hikes Monday, taking a more aggressive rhetorical turn as he pushes for final congressional passage of his top domestic priority. |
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| Court to hear protests at soldiers' funerals case |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:38:54 EST |
| A small Kansas church that has gained nationwide attention for protesting loudly at funerals of U.S. service members will receive a Supreme Court hearing over free speech rights. |
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| GOP health care 'no' backfire? |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:06:57 EST |
| Julian Zelizer says the GOP, by digging in its heels and opposing the health care bill, is taking a risk that could be costlier than the party thinks. |
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| Same-sex couples marry in D.C. |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:31:36 EST |
| Dozens of same-sex couples plan to marry in the District of Columbia on Tuesday, the first day that such unions will be legal in the nation's capital. |
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| Obama pushing on health care end game (AP) |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:20:58 GMT |
 AP - President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast.
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| AP-GfK Poll: Obama more popular than Congress (AP) |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:17:36 GMT |
 AP - Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.
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| Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early (AP) |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:03:31 GMT |
 AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.
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| Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks (AP) |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:19:08 GMT |
 AP - Legislation blending help for the jobless with popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals is slated to pass the Senate Wednesday over protests from conservatives who say it adds too much to the $12.5 trillion national debt.
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| FACT CHECK: Lawmaker quits amid changing stories (AP) |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:20:08 GMT |
 AP - New York congressman Eric Massa resigned his House seat this week under a sexual harassment cloud, claiming fellow Democrats forced his ouster to keep him from voting against their health care bill.
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| Report: States team up on new academic standards (AP) |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:13:40 GMT |
| AP - Governors and state education leaders are proposing a new set of standards to define what should be taught in the nation's public schools, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. |
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| Roberts: Scene at State of Union 'very troubling' (AP) |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:09:46 GMT |
 AP - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally."
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