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Obama spokesman says Gregg not involved in probe (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 02:15 PM CST AP - The White House is downplaying the significance of the involvement of a former aide to Judd Gregg in a probe into a lobbying scandal.

Lawmakers push for food safety reforms (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 08:08 PM CST AP - Lawmakers vowed Wednesday to press for stronger food safety laws and more money for inspections as the list of recalled peanut products surpassed 1,000 in an ongoing national salmonella outbreak.

Gregg: Ex-staffer caught up in corruption probe (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 07:33 PM CST AP - An ex-aide to Commerce Secretary nominee Judd Gregg is under investigation for allegedly taking baseball and hockey tickets from a lobbyist in exchange for legislative favors.

Obama advisers: Financial crisis will cost more (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 05:24 PM CST AP - A top economic adviser to President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the financial wounds at the center of the economic downturn will require "lots more billions of dollars" to mend.

Obama one-on-one with swing senators (Politico) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 08:03 PM CST Politico - Working to get the last Senate votes for his economic recovery plan, President Barack Obama reached out Wednesday to his old rival, Sen. John McCain, even as he warned Republicans against making "the perfect the enemy of the essential."

Bill seeks limits on hiring foreign bank workers (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 05:44 PM CST AP - Two senators on Wednesday proposed requiring bailed-out banks to hire only Americans for one year, after an investigation by The Associated Press showed that banks receiving the most federal aid had requested visas for thousands of foreign workers even as they laid off employees amid the economic collapse.

NTSB confirms birds in engines of ditched plane (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 05:53 PM CST AP - Federal safety officials said Wednesday they've confirmed there were birds in both engines of the US Airways airliner that ditched into New York's Hudson River last month.

Obama signs bill extending kids' health insurance (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 11:32 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a bill extending health coverage to 4 million uninsured children, a move he called a first step toward fulfilling a campaign pledge to provide insurance for all Americans. It was a victory for Obama a day after his nominee to shepherd his broad health care agenda stepped aside amid tax problems.

Better body armor means more weight for troops (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 11:34 PM CST AP - Concerned that U.S. troops are already saddled with too much heavy gear, military officials will not require them to wear improved body armor until manufacturers cut the weight of the new protective plates.

Survey: Auto deaths drop in 40 states in 2008 (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 06:54 PM CST AP - Automobile fatalities declined in 40 states in 2008, according to a survey of state highway safety agencies, an early sign that traffic deaths could dip to their lowest levels in four decades.

Obama administration moves to heal rift with Europe (Reuters) Posted: 05 Feb 2009 12:35 AM CST Reuters - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will seek to break with the unilateralist tilt of the Bush years by emphasizing cooperation and diplomacy in a major weekend foreign policy speech in Germany, U.S. officials said.

Senate OKs $15,000 tax break for homebuyers (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 11:30 PM CST AP - The Senate voted Wednesday night to give a tax break of up to $15,000 to homebuyers in hopes of revitalizing the housing industry, a victory for Republicans eager to leave their mark on a mammoth economic stimulus bill at the heart of President Barack Obama's recovery plan.

Obama plans review of faith-based policies (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 10:41 PM CST AP - The most contentious issue surrounding a revamped White House Office on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships — potential restrictions on the hiring practices of religious groups that receive taxpayer dollars — will undergo a thorough legal review before President Barack Obama makes a decision on hiring guidelines.

Obama to present multilateral credentials in Munich (AFP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 10:19 PM CST AFP - President Barack Obama will send his Vice President Joseph Biden and a top-level delegation to the Munich Security Conference this weekend to hear what US allies have to say before his new foreign policies go into effect.

Michelle expands role as First Lady (Politico) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 09:49 PM CST Politico - In three short days, Michelle Obama has expanded on her role as mom-in-chief to take on new and somewhat unusual duties for a first lady – actively pitching her husband’s economic stimulus package, now facing trouble in the Senate.

AP alleges copyright infringement of Obama image (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 09:39 PM CST AP - On buttons, posters and Web sites, the image was everywhere during last year's presidential campaign: a pensive Barack Obama looking upward, as if to the future, splashed in a Warholesque red, white and blue and underlined with the caption HOPE.

Senate OK's softened "Buy American" plan (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 09:30 PM CST Reuters - The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to soften a "Buy American" plan in its $900 billion stimulus bill after President Barack Obama expressed concern the original language could trigger a trade war.

Medical pot backers say LA raids betray Obama vow (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 09:06 PM CST Reuters - Several recent federal raids on medical marijuana dispensaries in California have betrayed President Barack Obama's campaign pledge to halt such busts if elected, medicinal cannabis advocates said on Wednesday.

Labor steps up pressure on Congress for union bill (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 07:08 PM CST AP - Labor groups on Wednesday stepped up the pressure on Congress to take up legislation that could give a major boost to union membership, organized labor's top priority.

Immigrant roundups snare nonviolent offenders (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 06:48 PM CST AP - Over the past six years, federal immigration agents assigned to track down violent criminals who were in the country illegally have also rounded up thousands of nonviolent offenders.

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