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Clinton urges China's continued investment in US (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2009 12:08 AM CST AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging China to continue investing in United States Treasury bonds and said Sunday that country's continued investment in the U.S. is a recognition that the two countries depend on each other.

Official: Obama wants to halve budget deficit (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 11:46 PM CST AP - Barack Obama wants to cut the federal deficit in half by the end of his first term, mostly by scaling back Iraq war spending, raising taxes on the wealthiest and streamlining government, an administration official said Saturday as the president worked to finalize his first budget request.

Obama's Tuesday speech a broad look at economy (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 08:50 PM CST AP - For President Barack Obama, it's a chance to take a deep breath and paint a big picture after a first month of gargantuan economic proposals, legislative accomplishments and Cabinet missteps.

Arrest warrant prepared in Chandra Levy case (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 11:48 PM CST AP - Investigators in the 2001 slaying of Chandra Levy have prepared an arrest warrant for a Salvadoran immigrant convicted of similar attacks in the park where the former intern disappeared, a person close to the investigation said Saturday.

Arnold: I'll take govs' money (Politico) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 02:18 PM CST Politico - Fresh off a grueling budget battle in his state, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Saturday that if fellow Republican governors threatening to turn down stimulus funds follow through on their pledge, he'd be happy to have their share.

Analysis: Obama faces split opinion on Iraq future (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 04:01 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama faces split opinions within the military on whether to make the speedy withdrawal from Iraq he championed as a candidate.

Governors debate whether to accept stimulus funds (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 09:29 PM CST AP - The nation's governors Saturday welcomed money heading their way from President Obama's economic stimulus plan, but said it was only a down payment on improving dire fiscal conditions in their states.

Obama now focusing on health care, cutting deficit (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 07:01 PM CST AP - After focusing his first month on the economic mess he inherited, President Barack Obama now starts rolling out his own far-reaching agenda with a summit on fiscal policy, his first speech to Congress and the unveiling of his budget for 2010.

Obama: People should see tax cut help by April 1 (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 11:43 AM CST AP - It took only weeks for the notoriously slow Congress to pass the $787 billion economic stimulus package. President Barack Obama signed it into law less than one month into his presidency.

Obama administration tries to kill e-mail case (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 01:33 PM CST AP - The Obama administration, siding with former President George W. Bush, is trying to kill a lawsuit that seeks to recover what could be millions of missing White House e-mails.

Clinton presides over State Department 2.0 (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 07:53 PM CST AFP - Barack Obama outdueled Hillary Clinton on the Web during their battle for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Obama aims to cut deficit in half by 2013 (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 06:44 PM CST Reuters - President Barack Obama wants to slash the ballooning deficit in half by 2013, U.S. officials said on Saturday, after massively increasing public spending to stem the worst economic crisis in decades.

Obama to allow Bush tax cuts to expire on schedule (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 05:06 PM CST Reuters - President Barack Obama will allow tax breaks given to wealthier Americans under his predecessor, George W. Bush, to expire as scheduled rather than eliminate them sooner, an administration official said on Saturday.

Obama has big challenge in overhauling health care (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 04:13 PM CST AP - Now for the hard part.

Obama vows to cut huge deficit in half (Politico) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 03:37 PM CST Politico - President Obama will announce Monday that he plans to cut the nation’s projected annual deficit in half by the end of his first term, a senior administration official said Saturday.

Obama wants to cut U.S. deficit in half by 2013 (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 02:57 PM CST Reuters - President Barack Obama will use his first budget, due to be unveiled next week, to put the United States on track toward cutting its ballooning deficit in half by 2013, an administration official said on Saturday.

Obamas take break to watch Sasha play basketball (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 05:19 PM CST AP - He's got a financial summit Monday and a big speech to Congress on Tuesday, so what better way for President Barack Obama to take a break than by watching daughter Sasha play basketball?

White House: Britain's Brown to visit Obama (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 01:06 PM CST AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is coming to the White House next month for talks with President Barack Obama.

Gov. Sebelius, Kansas GOP fight over health care (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 11:25 AM CST AP - Gov. Kathleen Sebelius once called on lawmakers to bring health coverage to all Kansas residents. Legislators largely ignored her. The Democrat has supported proposals to increase tobacco taxes to pay for health care initiatives. Lawmakers never seriously considered them.

New political hazard: participation (Politico) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 07:57 AM CST Politico - Two weeks ago, Henrietta Hughes stood up at a Florida town hall meeting, told President Barack Obama that she and her son lived in a car, and appealed for help.

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