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FACT CHECK: Premiums would rise under Obama plan (AP)

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, holds up a copy of the proposed Senate health care reform bill as he speaks at a health care rally by The American Grassroots Coalition and The Tea Party Express on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Buyers, beware: President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by double digits, but check the fine print.



Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:31:37 GMT
Parliamentarian is rock star in health care debate (AP)

Senate parliamentarian Alan Frumin is seen walking towards the Cannon House Office Building on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Frumin has been known to sleep in his office — on call 24/7 as the Senate's Solomon divining the answers. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)AP - When Congress battles over thorny bills, parliamentarian Alan Frumin has been known to sleep in his office — on call 24/7 as the Senate's Solomon, divining the answers.



Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:36:04 GMT
Recent cases show challenge of US terrorists (AP)

FILE - In this June 5, 2009, file photo, Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad is seen in court in Little Rock, Ark.  The new reality that there is a threat from violent Islamic extremism from within the U.S. It is difficult to say whether the uptick in cases is because law enforcement has gotten better at catching suspects or if there are simply more to catch. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)AP - One was a drywall contractor and father, another a petite woman who cared for the elderly, another a U.S. military officer. The most alarming thing about a string of recently arrested terror suspects is that they are all Americans.



Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:23:52 GMT
House Dems under pressure to deliver (Politico)
Politico - Some members are getting calls from Obama – for others the pressure tactics are less friendly.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:39:56 GMT
GOP pushes back on Dodd schedule (Politico)
Politico - Most of the unhappy Republicans express their displeasure in temperate terms – but not all.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:42:35 GMT
Late-innings hardball in health care push (AP)

Several hundred demonstrators gather for a AP - With time and tempers short, everyone's playing hardball in the drive to pass — or stop — President Barack Obama's massive health care legislation by the weekend.



Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:24:30 GMT
Obama, Irish leaders celebrate St. Patrick's (AP)
AP - Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen is looking to boost his flagging political fortunes in a St. Patrick's Day meeting with President Barack Obama.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:28:28 GMT
US Senate bill introduced to punish China on yuan (AFP)

A Chinese bank worker counts a stack of US dollars together with stacks of 100 Chinese yuan notes at a bank in eastern China's Anhui province. Facing election-year pressure over unemployment, US senators have introduced legislation that would impose tough new penalties on China if it failed to revalue its currency.(AFP/File)AFP - Facing election-year pressure over unemployment, US senators have introduced legislation that would impose tough new penalties on China if it failed to revalue its currency.



Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:02:10 GMT
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,385 (AP)
AP - As of Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at least 4,385 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:36:37 GMT
Obama may soon get to nominate second Supreme Court justice (AFP)

President Barack Obama may have the chance within months to nominate a second justice to the US Supreme Court as the most senior member John Paul Stevens, pictured in 2009, has hinted that he might be leaving.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - President Barack Obama may have the chance within months to nominate a second justice to the US Supreme Court as the most senior member John Paul Stevens has hinted that he might be leaving.



Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:04:58 GMT
Petraeus says Iran nuke won't happen this year (AP)

An Iranian operator (R) and a Russian operator monitor the nuclear power plant unit in Bushehr, about 1,215 km (755 miles) south of Tehran, November 30, 2009. REUTERS/ISNA/Mehdi GhasemiAP - The top U.S. commander in the Middle East says Iran's efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon have been delayed "a bit" and that Iran won't get a nuclear weapon this year.



Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:58:25 GMT
Most US forces in Afghanistan to be under NATO (AP)

File photo shows a burnt-out NATO tanker in Peshawar. A bomb attack in a restive Pakistani tribal area on Wednesday destroyed a tanker carrying fuel destined for NATO forces in Afghanistan, officials said.(AFP/File/A Majeed)AP - A major reorganization of allied forces in Afghanistan will centralize both American and other foreign troops under the direct command of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the senior U.S. and NATO commander in the theater.



Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:50:49 GMT
Ukraine to pass law scrapping NATO ambitions (AP)

Britain's Amir Khan celebrates after retaining the WBA world light-welterweight title against Ukrainian-born U.S. boxer Dmitriy Salita in Newcastle, northern England December 5, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Nigel RoddisAP - Ukraine's new governing coalition in parliament said Tuesday it will pass a law against joining military alliances such as NATO, a move that is sure to please Russia while tilting Ukraine away from its previous pro-Western course.



Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:29:44 GMT
Senate poised to clear jobs bill for Obama (AP)
AP - Companies that hire unemployed workers get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill headed for likely Senate passage Wednesday.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:21:49 GMT
Senate one-year hiatus on earmarks fails, splits GOP (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly defeated a bid to freeze spending earmarks for a year.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:43:00 GMT
Members Savor Part in Irish Peace Process (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - On this St. Patrick's Day, members of Congress who care about Ireland have a lot to celebrate.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:10:19 GMT
Toyota Criticism Mounts on Eve of Recall Hearings (Bloomberg)

The Toyota logo are reflected on a Prius on display at the Chicago Auto Show on February 10. US lawmakers preparing to grill Toyota executives on their handling of a series of mass safety recalls accused the Japanese automaker Monday of Bloomberg - Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp.’s handling of recalls came under mounting criticism on the eve of the automaker’s U.S. congressional testimony, including charges that the company misled the public on the adequacy of its recalls.



Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:28:42 GMT

 

 
 
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