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Health groups offer $2 trillion in cost savings (AP) Posted: 10 May 2009 04:35 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's plan to provide medical insurance for all Americans took a big step toward becoming reality Sunday after leaders of the health care industry offered $2 trillion in spending reductions over 10 years to help pay for the program.

Upfront costs complicate Obama's health care plan (AP) Posted: 10 May 2009 09:46 AM PDT AP - Costs are emerging as the biggest obstacle to President Barack Obama's ambitious plan to provide health insurance for everybody.

Cheney backs Limbaugh over Powell on GOP future (AP) Posted: 10 May 2009 10:57 AM PDT AP - Dick Cheney made clear Sunday he'd rather follow firebrand broadcaster Rush Limbaugh than former Joint Chiefs chairman Colin Powell into political battle over the future of the Republican Party.

Obama adviser says US won't stop Afghan airstrikes (AP) Posted: 10 May 2009 09:45 AM PDT AP - In a blunt rebuff of the Afghan president, President Barack Obama's national security adviser said Sunday the United States would not end airstrikes in Afghanistan even though they are blamed in the deaths of hundreds of civilians during the war.

Cheney jabs Powell on party loyalty (Politico) Posted: 10 May 2009 03:32 PM PDT Politico - Continuing to resist the luxury of a quiet retirement, former Vice President Dick Cheney turned his fire on Colin Powell Sunday, questioning in a TV interview whether the former Bush administration secretary of state is even a Republican anymore.

Catholic political divide over Obama at Notre Dame (AP) Posted: 10 May 2009 03:10 PM PDT AP - A campaign by outraged Roman Catholics to keep President Barack Obama from delivering the commencement address at Notre Dame shows that the gulf between the church and backers of abortion rights remains deep.

Petraeus: Taliban threaten existence of Pakistan (AP) Posted: 10 May 2009 06:38 AM PDT AP - The head of the U.S. Central Command says Taliban militants are a "true threat" to the existence of Pakistan. But Gen. David Petraeus (peh-TRAY'-uhs) says he is confident that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is safe from militants.

Biden to grads: You have chance to shape history (AP) Posted: 10 May 2009 11:05 AM PDT AP - Vice President Joe Biden told more than 3,000 college graduates that they are at a watershed moment with a chance to shape history that few generations ever encounter.

Obama aide: Seems no one knows bin Laden's status (AP) Posted: 10 May 2009 06:29 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's national security adviser says he isn't sure if Osama bin Laden is dead or alive.

Cheney derides idea of closing Guantanamo prison (AP) Posted: 10 May 2009 08:50 AM PDT AP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney says transferring suspected terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to the United States would be a bad idea.

Obama more popular than U.S. among Arabs: survey (Reuters) Posted: 10 May 2009 04:02 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama's popularity in leading Arab countries far outstrips that of the United States, suggesting he could be able to boost goodwill in the region toward his country, a survey showed on Sunday.

GOP women: A minority in a minority (Politico) Posted: 10 May 2009 04:01 PM PDT Politico - Women make up almost 51 percent of the U.S. population but less than 10 percent of the House and Senate GOP — a gender disconnect that could make the Republicans’ climb back to power even steeper than it would be otherwise.

Transcript: Obama's full remarks (Politico) Posted: 10 May 2009 01:30 PM PDT Politico - THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Good evening. You know, I had an entire speech prepared for this wonderful occasion, but now that I'm here I think I'm going to try something a little different. Tonight I want to speak from the heart. I'm going to speak off the cuff. (Teleprompters rise.) (Laughter and applause.)

Poll: Mideast Arabs think very highly of Obama (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 10 May 2009 12:06 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama prepares to journey to Egypt on June 4 to address the Muslim world, his overtures to the Middle East are paying off in positive feelings towards him from Arab peoples that far outpace the region's critical view of the United States itself, according to a new McClatchy/Ipsos Poll.

W.H. dinner: The week that was (Politico) Posted: 10 May 2009 11:32 AM PDT Politico - The four-day White House Correspondents' Association Dinner weekend is officially in the books.

Pelosi makes surprise visit to Iraq (Politico) Posted: 10 May 2009 09:55 AM PDT Politico - During a brief Mother's Day visit to Iraq on Sunday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi reaffirmed her commitment to ensure that the U.S. military meets its June 30 deadline for withdrawing American troops from major cities in the country, according to a release from her office.

Obama pokes fun at himself, Dems and GOP (AP) Posted: 10 May 2009 09:49 AM PDT AP - It was the hottest ticket in town, a black-tie dinner gathering of Washington's political and media elite but Dick Cheney couldn't make it.

Obama aide: Gays in military policy under review (AP) Posted: 10 May 2009 08:47 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's national security adviser says allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military is in the early discussions.

Cheney contends Obama policies hurt US security (AP) Posted: 10 May 2009 08:27 AM PDT AP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he believes the U.S. has become more vulnerable to a potential terrorist attack since the Obama administration took power.

Obama aide: All options on table for closing Gitmo (AP) Posted: 10 May 2009 07:39 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's national security adviser says the White House isn't going to bring suspected terrorists into the United States if it would make Americans less safe.

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