Catholic hospitals support health care bill
(AP)
11 minutes ago
AP - A group representing Catholic hospitals is rallying behind President Barack Obama's health care bill.
AP Source: Colo. woman held in terror probe
(AP)
1 hour ago
AP - A U.S. official says a Colorado woman has been detained in Ireland in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist whose sketch offended many Muslims.
Obama promise: Brighter education futures for kids
(AP)
2 hours ago
AP - President Barack Obama is promising parents and their kids that with his administration's help they will have better teachers in improved schools so U.S. students can make up for academic ground lost against youngsters in other countries.
Divided party? It's not just GOP, but also Dems
(AP)
1 hour ago
AP - For all the evidence of a divided GOP, the Democratic Party has its own widening cracks that could make a potentially bleak election year even more dour.
Freshmen: Massa right about money
(Politico)
2 days ago
Politico - At least one part of former Rep. Eric Massa’s hourlong, train-wreck interview with cable-television host Glenn Beck rang true to his fellow House freshmen Tuesday: the grim description of the intense and time-consuming fundraising pressures that dominate the lives of junior members.
New Sen. Brown bashes Obama's `bitter' health push
(AP)
1 hour ago
AP - Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous.
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Obama chooses 1st young appeals court nominee
(AP)
3 hours ago
AP - Thirteen months into his presidency, Barack Obama finally gave liberal supporters the kind of judicial nominee they had sought and conservatives feared.
Senate, Obama spar over health plan's pet projects
(AP)
1 hour ago
AP - President Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing. Democratic senators, being senators, beg to differ.
US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting
(AP)
5 hours ago
AP - A U.N. meeting to assess progress in advancing the fight for women's equality that ended Friday had a dramatically different slant than a similar session held five years ago: This time, the United States was not trying to make an anti-abortion declaration a crucial theme.
Reid's wife undergoes surgery after traffic crash
(AP)
17 hours ago
AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife underwent surgery Friday to stabilize serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on an interstate highway.
Iraq PM Maliki leads Baghdad, a big election prize
(Reuters)
1 hour ago
Reuters - The coalition of Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held a wide lead on Saturday in early results from Baghdad, the major prize in elections Iraqis hope will stabilize a nation riven by years of sectarian warfare.
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Obama to submit new education initiative
(AFP)
5 hours ago
AFP - US President Barack Obama announced Saturday he will be sending to Congress a new education initiative designed to better prepare high school graduates for college and a professional career.
Democrats seek agreement, vote on health care
(AP)
9 hours ago
AP - Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.
Court says thimerosal did not cause autism
(AP)
15 hours ago
AP - The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.
Will House healthcare reform vote come next week?
(The Christian Science Monitor)
17 hours ago
The Christian Science Monitor - With President Obama delaying a trip to Asia until March 21 to rally support for healthcare reform, House Democrats are stepping up the pace to get a bill to the Oval Office by the end of next week.
Government sends e-mails; it just can't save them
(AP)
18 hours ago
AP - As the Justice Department hunts for the latest batch of missing federal e-mails, the officials who oversee spending of $71 billion a year for information technology got a big raspberry Friday for a 14-year-long failure to ensure that government e-mails are preserved.
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Paul, once the outsider, gains GOP support in Ky.
(AP)
18 hours ago
AP - Rand Paul has run his U.S. Senate campaign as the consummate outsider: a grassroots candidate drawing support from regular Joes and Janes. Now that his candidacy has gained momentum, he's beginning to pick up support from the Republican establishment.
AP Interview: Kerry: Energy bill more about jobs
(AP)
18 hours ago
AP - Sen. John Kerry, hoping to win over wavering senators, said he is pushing environmental reforms to create jobs and spark energy independence, with climate benefits along "for the ride."
Obama delays Asia trip to push health care through Congress
(McClatchy Newspapers)
18 hours ago
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, claiming that momentum is building for a historic overhaul of the nation's health insurance system, on Friday postponed a trip to Asia so he can stay in the capital next week to twist arms in Congress.
Obama delays trip for final healthcare push
(Reuters)
18 hours ago
Reuters - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on the final drive for healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the sweeping overhaul next week.