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Analysis: Chicago's loss is a blow to Obama, too (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 04:28 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama, center, first lady Michelle Obama, and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley are pictured during their presentation in support of Chicago as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Copenhagen. Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo are competing to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and the IOC will choose the winning city in a vote on Friday, Oct. 2, in Copenhagen. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)AP - OK, so it wasn't health care, climate change or war. Still, President Barack Obama's high-profile failure to win the Olympics for Chicago could feed negative narratives already nipping at his heels — that he's a better talker than closer, more celebrity than statesman.


Obama disappointed over Chicago's Olympics loss (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 04:32 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 2,2009, upon their arrival from Copenhagen, Denmark . (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama had a message Friday for the many people — including himself — who put "heart and soul" into Chicago's losing bid for the 2016 Olympic Games: "A" for effort.


Health overhaul closer than ever — and yet far off (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 04:48 PM PDT

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky. gestures during a news conference on health care reform legislation, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Eight months in office, Barack Obama has now pushed closer than any other president in generations to creating a basic health care safety net for working Americans. Yet the fate of legislation delivering on his goal is far from certain: Republicans are nearly unified in opposition, Democrats hardly united in support.


Health care overhaul could raise Medicare Rx costs (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 04:51 PM PDT

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, right, looks on as Senate Finance Committee chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., talks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Medicare recipients could see higher premiums for prescription drug coverage as a result of changes to complex provisions in a Senate health care bill, a senior Republican said Friday.


Olympics shocker: Rio in, Chicago out (Politico)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 04:16 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama seen through a window arrives ahead of the Chicago presentation for a chance to host the 2016 Olympics at the Bella Center conference hall in Copenhagen. The International Olympic Committee is poised to hold a crucial vote on which city will host the 2016 Olympics. AFP editors and reporters are filing live coverage from the Danish capital as the drama unfolds.(AFP/PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU)Politico - The International Olympic Committee’s decision to reject Chicago’s bid for the 2016 summer Olympics provided Republican opponents with another opportunity to attack President Barack Obama and left the White House struggling to explain why Obama had risked his prestige by flying to Copenhagen to make a personal plea for his hometown’s bid.


Senate GOP leader offers no support to Ensign (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 04:12 PM PDT

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Sen. John Ensign of Nevada was only beginning to emerge from a self-imposed political exile over fallout from his extramarital affair with a campaign aide. Now, tawdry new details about the case are raising fresh questions whether the Ensign can be re-elected in 2012 — or even face criminal charges over his behavior.


Obama meets with Afghanistan commander in Denmark (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 04:48 PM PDT

This photo provided by the White House shows President Barack Obama meeting with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top commander in Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, aboard Air Force One in Copenhagen, Denmark. (AP Photo/White House, Pete Souza)AP - At a pivotal point in the administration's Afghanistan strategy, President Barack Obama and his top Afghan war commander met privately aboard Air Force One Friday for a talk the White House described as productive.


Reid wants feedback on military's gay ban (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:05 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, following the weekly policy luncheons. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants to hear from the Obama administration on how to overturn the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving openly in the military.


Nasal spray flu vaccine becoming available (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:08 PM PDT

A vial that contained a dose of seasonal flu vaccine is seen on a table where flu shots were being administered in Boston Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The largest U.S. supplier of seasonal flu vaccines says it is running behind on shipping those vaccines_ partly because of the crunch to produce millions of doses of the swine flu vaccine. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - The long-awaited first vaccinations against swine flu — the squirt-in-the-nose kind — begin early next week in parts of the country, and states are urging people to be patient until more arrives.


Dems taunt GOP: Where's your health care plan? (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:14 PM PDT

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Even as Republicans pummel President Barack Obama's health care proposals, some GOP leaders worry their party is being hurt by a Democratic counterattack: Where is your plan?


Special Election Frontrunner On The Air (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:16 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Republican Dede Scozzafava launched her first ad of the special election in New York's 23rd District, joining her two opponents, who have already been on the airwaves for more than a week.

Sotomayor won't sell NY apartment in this economy (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 02:59 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2009, file photo, the Supreme Court's newest member, Sonia Sotomayor, responds to well wishers outside the court in Washington, following her investiture ceremony. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Not even Supreme Court justices are immune from the economy. Justice Sonia Sotomayor plans to keep her apartment in New York for the time being, even as she gets a place in Washington.


Obama's Copenhagen trip wasn't cheap (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 02:53 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's failed bid to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to Chicago cost more than a bruised ego.

The agony of Obama's defeat (Politico)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 02:18 PM PDT

Brazilian Olympic bid members pose after Rio won with their bid to host the 2016 Olympics in Copenhagen.(AFP/Franck Fife)Politico - What was he thinking?


Rio wins 2016 Games as IOC rebuffs Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 01:57 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama sits next to first lady Michelle Obama before speaking in Copenhagen October 2, 2009 to promote Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Chicago is competing with Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro to host the Summer Games, and Obama is the first U.S. president to address the International Olympic Committee in person to support a city's bid. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Rio de Janeiro won a resounding vote on Friday to stage the first Olympics in South America in 2016, rebuffing U.S. President Barack Obama, who had personally lobbied for his adopted hometown Chicago.


'We played a great game': Obama on Olympic loss (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 01:50 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama (C), his wife First Lady Michelle Obama and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley attend the presentation of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics, in Copenhagen. Obama was left with the rare taste of failure when votes were counted on Friday, after his hometown Chicago's hopes of hosting the 2016 Olympics died in Denmark.(AFP/POOL/File/Charles Dharapak)AFP - US President Barack Obama was left with the rare taste of failure when votes were counted on Friday, after his hometown Chicago's hopes of hosting the 2016 Olympics died in Denmark.


Obama: New jobless number a sobering reminder (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 01:19 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks away from the podium after speaking to members of the media in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Obama spoke about his trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, and his attempt to help Chicago win the 2021 Olympic bid. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama is calling the latest jobless figures a sobering reminder that progress to reverse the recession comes in fits and starts.


Biden: 'Less bad is not our measure of success' (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:59 PM PDT

Vice president Joe Biden responds to news that the nation's unemployment rate rose in September, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, during a meeting of his Middle Class Task Force in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Vice President Joe Biden says Friday's news that unemployment jumped to 9.8 percent in September doesn't shake his confidence that "we are going to recover" from the slump.


Obama begins to overhaul key US appeals court (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:25 PM PDT

FILE - This is a June 2009 file photo of Virginia Supreme Court Justice, Barbara Keenan, who has been nominated to fill a position on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. (AP Photo/Supreme Court of Virignia)AP - President Barack Obama has begun reshaping the nation's most conservative federal appeals court, one that has handled many high-profile terrorism and detainee cases and generally supported the anti-terrorism initiatives of former President George W. Bush.


Obama disappointed over Olympics loss: White House (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:53 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama finishes his speech in support of Chicago as host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. Rio de Janeiro was chosen as the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games after an International Olympic Committee vote in Copenhagen on Friday. The Brazilian city beat Madrid for the right to host the Summer Games after Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated in earlier rounds. REUTERS/Charles Dharapak/PoolReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama was "disappointed" Chicago failed to win its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics but was "absolutely" glad he went to Copenhagen to make a pitch for his hometown, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Friday.


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