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Yahoo! News: Elections


Tentative tax deal marks health care breakthrough (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:29 PM PST

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to the House Democratic Caucus retreat at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - In a major breakthrough, union leaders bowed Thursday to White House demands for a new tax on high-cost insurance plans as part of landmark health care legislation taking final shape in intensive negotiations. "We are on the doorstep" of success, President Barack Obama said.


Diplomat identified as 1st American quake victim (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 02:57 PM PST

AP - The first American reported killed by the earthquake in Haiti was a foreign service officer crushed when her home collapsed.

AP source: US calls for more security for flights (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:43 PM PST

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, seen in 2009, said the US would step up airport security measures in response to the threat from Al-Qaeda.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AP - All airlines flying to the United States or within the country were told Thursday to prepare for even tighter security because of the al-Qaida threat from Yemen, a law enforcement official said.


Rush, Robertson take heat (Politico)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 08:57 AM PST

Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh speaks during a news conference at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. Limbaugh was taken to the hospital after experiencing chest pains similar to a heart attack Wednesday during a vacation. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)Politico - Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh and televangelist Pat Robertson are being scolded for their comments in the immediate aftermath of an earthquake in Haiti that has killed tens of thousands, according to early estimates.


Obama tells lawmakers US economy is on the mend (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 02:42 PM PST

A tourist window shops outside of a retail store in New York's fashion district, January 14, 2010. U.S. consumers curbed their Christmas spending in December and more people filed claims for jobless benefits last week, casting fresh doubts on whether the economic recovery can last once government support fades.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)AP - President Barack Obama says the U.S. economy is on the mend and that his administration's focus over the coming months will be on creating more jobs.


Last-ditch lobbying battle over biotech drugs (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:21 PM PST

AP - Makers of generic biotech drugs, backed by President Barack Obama and a well-placed congressional ally, are waging an eleventh-hour battle to reduce the competitive protection that the emerging health overhaul bill would give to brand-name producers of the expensive pharmaceuticals.

George W. Bush, Bill Clinton asked for Haiti help (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:35 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2006, file photo, then-President George W. Bush is greeted by former President Bill Clinton, right, before speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the National Mall in Washington. President Barack Obama has reached out to former Presidents Bush and Clinton to help with U.S. relief efforts in Haiti.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - President Barack Obama has tapped former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to lead private sector fundraising efforts for Haiti.


PROMISES, PROMISES: Many Obama pledges unkept (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:47 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2009 file photo, Barack Obama, left, takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts to become the 44th president of the United States on Capitol Hill in Washington.  (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)AP - President Barack Obama ends his first year in office with his to-do list still long and his unfulfilled campaign promises stacked high.


Analysis: Senate prospects for jobless bill weak (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 12:52 PM PST

President Barack Obama, right, pats Budget Director Peter Orszag on the back as he walks to the podium to speak at the opening session of the Forum on Modernizing Government, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The Senate is where legislation often goes to die, and it's looking more and more like that's the fate awaiting a new jobs bill wanted by President Barack Obama.


Democrats reach deal on "Cadillac" health tax (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:52 PM PST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi talks to reporters about healthcare after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and House committee chairs at the White House in Washington, January 6, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats scored a victory in healthcare talks on Thursday, winning labor union support for a revised tax on high-cost insurance plans and possibly clearing the way for a final agreement.


Black leaders in Nevada rally around Reid campaign (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 03:46 PM PST

AP - A group calling itself "African-Americans for Senator Harry Reid" is launching a drive to help re-elect the Nevada Democrat.

Obama, allies, seek imminent health deal (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 03:39 PM PST

President Barack Obama, seen here at a roundtable discussion on healthcare in 2009, and top Democrats in Congress hope to have a deal late Thursday setting the stage for compromise legislation to remake US health care, his top domestic priority, the White House said.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - The White House and labor unions unveiled a breakthrough deal Thursday to clear a major obstacle blocking President Barack Obama's all-out campaign to remake US health care, his top domestic goal.


Judge OKs imports of e-cigarettes, blasts FDA (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 03:01 PM PST

Reuters - A U.S. judge on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction barring the Obama administration from trying to regulate electronic cigarettes and prevent them from being imported into the United States.

Obama says health care bill will be a winner (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 02:43 PM PST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi talks to reporters about healthcare after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and House committee chairs at the White House in Washington, January 6, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueAP - President Barack Obama says Congress is on the verge of passing historic health care legislation, and if Republicans want to campaign against it, they are going to lose the argument.


Obama: US taking swift action to help Haiti (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 02:34 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama says that the U.S. is taking swift action to provide food, water and lifesaving equipment to Haiti and that he won't put up with excuses from any American officials who do less than their best to help that country recover from a devastating earthquake.

(AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 02:33 PM PST

AP - Obama says if Republicans want to campaign against health care bill, that's a fight he wants.

White House's Summers: Bank fee targets leverage (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 02:25 PM PST

Reuters - The Obama administration's proposed fee on large U.S. banks was structured to give financial firms incentives to avoid excessive leverage, White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers said on Thursday.

AP source: FAA halts non-aid flights to Haiti (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 02:19 PM PST

Nicaraguan soldiers load a plane with humanitarian aid to be sent to Haiti at Augusto C Sandino airport in Managua, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. A rescue team is preparing to depart for Haiti following Tuesday's 7.0 magnitude earthquake. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - The Federal Aviation Administration halted all civilian flights to Haiti on Thursday after some flights spent hours circling while awaiting permission to land at an already crowded airport that lacked sufficient supplies for refueling.


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