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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama seeks $634B over 10 years for health care (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:17 PM PST

President Barack Obama makes comments Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009, after an economic meeting . (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - President Barack Obama is asking Congress to raise taxes on the wealthy and cut Medicare costs to provide health care for the uninsured while making the just-enacted $400 tax cut for most workers permanent. In his first budget blueprint, Obama proposes setting aside $634 billion over the next decade to expand government subsidized health coverage — a little more than half the money needed to ensure that every American gets medical care.


House OKs $410B spending, reverses Bush policies (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 03:56 PM PST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., second fromleft, accompanied by, from left, Rep. John Larson, D-Conn.,  Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The Democratic-controlled House pushed through a $410 billion measure Wednesday that boosted domestic programs, bristled with earmarks and chipped away at policies left behind by the Bush administration.


Roundup targets Mexican drug dealers along border (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:09 PM PST

Attorney General Eric Holder listens during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)AP - Federal agents have rounded up more than 750 suspects in a wide-ranging crackdown on Mexican drug cartels operating inside the United States.


Obamas welcome Stevie Wonder to White House (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 04:58 PM PST

Legendary musician Stevie Wonder smiles at the conductor while performing at the Library of Congress, Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, in Washington. President Barack Obama is scheduled to present Wonder with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during a ceremony at the White House Wednesday. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - First lady Michelle Obama called musician Stevie Wonder "one of the world's greatest artists" Wednesday evening as the White House honored the musical icon.


Matthews explains 'Oh God'; DeLay disses (Politico)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 02:57 PM PST

Politico - As expected, Chris Matthews explained last night's "Oh God" moment on "Hardball," mentioning his surprise at the set-up for Bobby Jindal's response in the Louisiana Governor's mansion.

Intel chief: Gitmo jail hurts more than it helps (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 04:13 PM PST

AP - The detention center at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has to be closed because of the damage it has done to America's reputation and to its ability to achieve foreign policy goals, the top U.S. intelligence officer told a House panel on Wednesday.

After pullout some US forces still in combat (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 03:52 PM PST

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs takes a question during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009.  (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Some of the U.S. forces likely to remain in Iraq after President Barack Obama fulfills his pledge to withdraw combat troops would still have a combat role fighting suspected terrorists, the Pentagon said Wednesday.


Remaking America, several big dreams at a time (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 03:01 PM PST

President Barack Obama makes comments on his meeting with Treasury Secretary Geithner and the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - When times get tough, big ideas happen. "In a crisis," John F. Kennedy said, "be aware of the danger — but recognize the opportunity."


THE INFLUENCE GAME: Banks shift bankruptcy tactics (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 03:34 PM PST

JP Morgan Chase & Co. Chief executive Officer James Dimon, speaks to lawmakers at the conclusion of testimony before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on 'TARP Accountability: Use of Federal Assistance by the First TARP Recipients' on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Big banks, scrambling to prevent the government from forcing them to rewrite mortgages for struggling homeowners, are using their lobbying clout to press the Obama administration and Congress to scale back a key measure to rescue borrowers from foreclosures.


Panetta: CIA to limit countries getting detainees (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 04:37 PM PST

New CIA Director Leon Panetta speaks with reporters, at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. Panetta said Argentina, Ecuador and Venezuela are in dire economic straits and could be destabilized by the worldwide economic crisis.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama may limit the countries to which the U.S. sends alleged terrorists to those with good human-rights records, and will be less inclined to hand prisoners over in general, to help make sure they are not tortured or abused, CIA Director Leon Panetta said Wednesday.


Republicans, Democrats criticize Jindal's speech (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:14 PM PST

In this image made from video, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal delivers from Baton Rouge, La. the Republican Party's official response to President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress  on Tuesday Feb. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/APTN Pool)AP - Insane. Childish. Disaster. And those were some of the kinder comments from political pundits about Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and his response to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress on Tuesday night. Jindal, 37, a Rhodes scholar and son of Indian immigrants, is considered a rising star in Republican ranks and a likely 2012 presidential candidate.


Sources: Obama slashes money for Yucca (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:01 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama is taking the first step toward moving away from building a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain in Nevada by slashing money for the program in his first budget.

Black Caucus Wants Obama Involved in Census (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:01 PM PST

CQPolitics.com - Congressional Black Caucus members plan to press President Obama to keep the 2010 census under White House supervision even if Democrat Gary Locke is confirmed as Commerce secretary.

Obama ready to set out Iraq withdrawal plan (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 05:59 PM PST

US soldiers secure an area during a patrol in Baghdad, in 2008. President Barack Obama is expected to announce his timeline for withdrawing US troops from Iraq this week, leaning towards a 19-month pullout rather than the 16-month target he backed when campaigning for office, officials said on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - President Barack Obama is to announce his timeline for withdrawing US troops from Iraq on Friday, and is leaning towards a 19-month pullout rather than the 16-month target he backed when campaigning, officials said.


Budget: $2 trillion saved over 10 years (Politico)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 05:38 PM PST

Politico - With its new budget due Thursday, the White House is promising $2 trillion in 10-year savings, with an estimated $635 billion held in reserve as a down payment toward President Barack Obama’s pledge of health care reform.

Obama budget has $634 billion health fund (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 05:23 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama's budget outline for the 2010 fiscal year includes a 10-year, $634-billion reserve fund to help pay for his proposed healthcare reforms, a White House official said on Wednesday.

Obama to deliver address on Iraq Friday (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 05:19 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama will deliver an address on Friday on "the way forward" in Iraq, officials said, in which he is widely expected to announce steps to begin pulling out U.S. combat troops from Iraq.

Obama urges quick action on Wall Street reform (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 04:53 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) makes an announcement on his meeting with Senate Banking and the House Financial Services Committee at the White House in Washington, February 25, 2009. Obama  is joined by (L-R) Chairman of the White House's National Economic Council Larry Summers, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Colin Dodd (D-CT), Obama, Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner, Senate Banking Committee ranking Republican Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), and House Financial Services Committee ranking Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL). REUTERS/Jim Young    (UNITED STATES)Reuters - President Barack Obama called on Wednesday for a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street regulations, saying big changes were needed to avoid a repeat of the financial meltdown.


MSNBC's Chris Matthews explains 'Oh God' remark (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 04:44 PM PST

In this Oct. 22, 2008 file photo, Chris Matthew appears on stage at The Women's Conference in Long Beach, Calif.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - MSNBC's Chris Matthews said he was surprised by the "peculiar stagecraft" of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's response to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress, leading him to quietly say "Oh God" as Jindal approached a microphone.


Obama set to present budget to Congress (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 04:27 PM PST

US President Barack Obama makes a statement from the Diplomatic Room of the White House. Obama will Thursday ask Congress for 634 billion dollars to fund healthcare reform in his 2010 budget which must reconcile a costly agenda with a vow to slash a gaping deficit.(AFP/Jim Watson)AFP - President Barack Obama will Thursday ask Congress for 634 billion dollars to fund healthcare reform in his 2010 budget which must reconcile a costly agenda with a vow to slash a gaping deficit.


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