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Obama rejects 2nd stimulus: Give recovery time

Jamey Dellinger — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:56:26 GMT

House Dems to tax rich to pay for health care

Jeff Hindenach — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:31:35 GMT

Burris cites fundraising burden in declaring he won't run in 2010

Jamey Dellinger — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:38:42 GMT

Pope Benedict XVI gives Obama bioethics document

Charlie Spiering — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:44:15 GMT

Obama meets Pope Benedict XVI

Charlie Spiering — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:46:58 GMT

Senate health bill would mandate abortion coverage

Jamey Dellinger — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:55:17 GMT

Pelosi says no to Michael Jackson memorial resolution

NEP — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:28:57 GMT

Obama takes focus from jobs despite growing worries

NEP — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:28:24 GMT

Waxman digs in against compromise health plan

NEP — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:07:17 GMT

What the Republicans will ask Sonia Sotomayor

NEP — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Conservative House Dems rebel on health care bill

Jamey Dellinger — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:51:09 GMT

Democrats eye higher taxes to pay for health care plan

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:00:25 GMT

House Democrats working on President Barack Obama's goal of health legislation are narrowing in on an income tax surcharge on the highest-paid wage earners to help subsidize insurance for the 50 million people who lack it.

Admiral Obama dithers on the poop deck

NEP — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:00:00 GMT

Economy has always driven U.S. family dynamics

NEP — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:25:46 GMT

Banks back regulatory push that could pinch industrial lenders

Jamey Dellinger — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:17:39 GMT

A central plank of the Obama administration’s proposed financial overhaul — creating a single regulator to oversee diverse financial institutions — has pitted traditional banks against retailers and other commercial entities, which argue the regulations will hurt them.

Resistance grows to Obama agenda amid mounting job losses

NEP — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:00:00 GMT

Senate health care deadlines in serious doubt

NEP — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:54:20 GMT

Health care overhaul racing against the clock

Joana Suleiman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:05:00 GMT

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama tax pledge unrealistic

Jamey Dellinger — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:13:52 GMT

Obama faces discord in debut as climate-change leader at G8

Joana Suleiman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:05:00 GMT

White House, hospitals reach deal on health care

Jamey Dellinger — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:30:07 GMT

House resolution honoring Michael Jackson faces opposition from GOP

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:42:17 GMT

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee may have trouble keeping the promise she made at Michael Jackson's public memorial for a House resolution that "forever" honors the late pop star.

Biden announces White House deal with hospitals

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:12:56 GMT

The nation's hospitals will give up $155 billion in future Medicare and Medicaid payments to help defray the cost of President Barack Obama's health care plan, a concession the White House hopes will boost an overhaul effort that's hit a roadblock in Congress.

The brawl that could sink health care reform

NEP — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:01:38 GMT

Americans are getting cold feet over Democratic proposals

NEP — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:04 GMT

Public opinion may doom Dems' health benefits tax

NEP — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:43 GMT

Health care savings may not materialize

Joana Suleiman — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:02:49 GMT

Honduras political rivals accept mediation

Michael Mayday — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:20:01 GMT

Mixed results for Obama's first Moscow summit

Michael Mayday — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:18:36 GMT

Mullen: Strike on Iran an option, but a bad one

Michael Mayday — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:15:16 GMT

Palin makes 1st public appearance in days

Michael Mayday — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:13:51 GMT

Franken sworn in as Minnesota senator

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:07:16 GMT

Comedian-turned-politician Al Franken is now a senator.

Obama preaches democracy to Moscow students

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:15:44 GMT

President Barack Obama is preaching the gospel of democracy to students in Russia.

Final rules out for government stem cell research

Michael Mayday — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:22:10 GMT

Obama, Medvedev agree to pursue nuclear reduction

Charlie Spiering — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:32:54 GMT

Franken 'ready to get to work' in the Senate

Charlie Spiering — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:19:08 GMT

Evan Bayh, the Senate's man in the middle, gains more clout

NEP — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:13:06 GMT

Clinton takes reins on Honduras with Obama overseas

NEP — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:04:45 GMT

We might still need more troops in Afghanistan

NEP — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:56:05 GMT

The Republican governors' dilemma

NEP — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:05:00 GMT

Actor Kal Penn starts work as White House liaison

Michael Mayday — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:15:06 GMT

Actor Kal Penn started a new job Monday as a liaison between the White House and Asian communities. The Indian-American actor is taking a break from Hollywood to work as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison, with a focus on connecting Obama with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, as well as arts groups. Penn had a recurring role on Fox's TV show "House" and starred in several films including "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" and its sequel, "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay"

Obama begins diplomatic mission to Russia

Charlie Spiering — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:58:31 GMT

Obama’s overseas trip: 3 more

Joana Suleiman — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:00:00 GMT

The dangerous dream of a zero-risk America

Joana Suleiman — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:05:00 GMT

Palin links resignation to 'higher calling'

Joana Suleiman — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:56:25 GMT

60 votes not so super for Obama, Senate Democrats

Joana Suleiman — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:00:23 GMT

Bob McDonnell tries to make it personal with Virginians

Joana Suleiman — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:00:00 GMT

Weight of national expectations on McDonnell’s shoulders

Joana Suleiman — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:00:00 GMT

US-Russia framework deal on arms control expected

Joana Suleiman — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:29:57 GMT

Biden: Obama administration ‘misread’ economy on stimulus

Joana Suleiman — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:28:35 GMT