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Obama yet to kick smoking habit, should eat better (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 11:51 AM PST

President Barack Obama returns to the White House from the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., following a medical exam, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, in Washington. The 48-year-old commander-in-chief signaled a thumbs-up when asked about his health. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama hasn't kicked the smoking habit, takes anti-inflammatory medication to relieve chronic tendinitis in his left knee and should eat better to lower his cholesterol, his team of doctors concluded Sunday after the 48-year-old's first medical checkup as commander in chief.

Liz Cheney: Dad is well, following doctor's orders (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:04 AM PST

FILE -- In this June 1, 2009, file photo, former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. Cheney is in a Washington hospital Monday night, Feb. 22, 2010, after experiencing chest pains. Peter Long, Cheney's assistant, said in a statement that former vice president is resting comfortably and his doctors are evaluating the situation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - One of Dick Cheney's daughters says the former vice president is recovering well from the mild heart attack that sent him to the hospital last week.

White House: Simple up-or-down vote on health care (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:50 AM PST

In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, Democrat leaders, from left, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., with Vice President Joe Biden, and President Barack Obama take part in health care reform meeting at the Blair House in Washington. Obama, Democrats and Republicans fought about a health care overhaul they've debated for a year. They broke no new ground and the gridlock that has paralyzed Washington, and infuriated the public, was on full display. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - The White House called for a "simple up-or-down" vote on health care legislation Sunday as Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed to House Democrats to get behind President Barack Obama's chief domestic priority even it if threatens their political careers.

RFK's grandson decides against run for US House (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 02:15 PM PST

AP - Joseph P. Kennedy III, the son of a former congressman and the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, said Sunday he had decided against running for the U.S. House from Massachusetts this year.

Truth-squading the summit (Politico)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:00 AM PST

Politico - Obama exaggerated. Boehner lied. Reid was incorrect. Ryan is wrong.

Sen. Kyl: Extended unemployment benefits to pass (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 08:30 AM PST

AP - The Senate's second-ranking Republican leader says he expects GOP lawmakers will vote to extend unemployment benefits this week — derailing a fellow Republican's objections.

Clinton heading to Latin America after Chile quake (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 02:43 PM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, before the House State and Foreign Operations subcommittee hearing on the State Department's fiscal 2010 budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's weeklong, five-nation tour of Latin America is certain to focus on the earthquake in Chile while she also tries to build support for fresh penalties against Iran.

State Dept. issues warning against Chile travel (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 02:45 PM PST

AP - The State Department on Sunday urged Americans to avoid tourist trips and other nonessential travel to Chile, one day after the South American country was struck by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake.

Big beer bet for Obama, Harper on Olympic hockey (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 03:06 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama owes his Canadian counterpart a case of beer.

Pelosi says GOP has hijacked 'tea party' movement (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 05:38 AM PST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is questioning whether the conservative "tea party" coalition truly represents a grass-roots movement.

Van Jones returns, sends Beck love (Politico)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 12:58 PM PST

Politico - Six months after leaving the Obama administration, former green jobs czar Van Jones is staging a public comeback, directing his love at the Republicans who helped push him out of the administration – whether they want it or not.

Obama in great health but struggles with smoking (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 11:14 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama gives a thumbs-up when asked about his health as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington February 28, 2010. REUTERS/Yuri GripasReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama is in overall "excellent health" but still struggles with a smoking habit, his doctors said in a report after Obama had a routine medical exam on Sunday.

Facts and figures on Obama's physical (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:17 AM PST

AP - Facts and figures about President Barack Obama's health, from a physical examination Sunday at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Figures are compared with information from a January 2007 physical exam, which were released in May 2008 when Obama, then an Illinois senator, was running for president in 2008. Obama is 48; he was born Aug. 4, 1961.

Pelosi says Obama will garner votes to pass health reform (AFP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:45 AM PST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (L) speak to the media outside of the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, DC, on February 25. President Barack Obama will muster the votes in the House of Representatives to force his flagship reform of US healthcare through without Republican support, Pelosi said Sunday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - President Barack Obama will muster the votes in the House of Representatives to force his flagship reform of US healthcare through without Republican support, House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday.

GOP challengers join Texas ed board battleground (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:43 AM PST

AP - Uproar over the evolution curriculum. Divides over religious influences in American history. A board member who called public schools a "subtly deceptive tool of perversion."

McCain: Obama, Congress Must Move Past 'Unsavory Deals' (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:33 AM PST

CQPolitics.com - Backroom deals have marred the debate over health care reform and poisoned the public's attitude toward the legislation, Sen. John McCain said Sunday.

Obama's Democrats voice new confidence on healthcare (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 12:02 PM PST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (L) speak to the media outside of the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, DC, on February 25. President Barack Obama will muster the votes in the House of Representatives to force his flagship reform of US healthcare through without Republican support, Pelosi said Sunday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)Reuters - Democratic leaders in the Congress voiced confidence on Sunday they will have the votes, possibly within a couple of months or so, to pass landmark legislation to overhaul the healthcare system.

Democrats' Obama bounce in California disappearing (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 07:39 AM PST

In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, Kent Hancock who has sold used cars for two decades is seen at his used car lot in Ceres, Calif. Hancock said he can't remember tougher economic times, blames politicians for doing too little to get the economy back on track and plans on taking out some of his frustrations at the polls this year. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - Kent Hancock can't remember tougher economic times in the two decades he's sold used cars in California's Central Valley.

McConnell: GOP best, brightest shone at summit (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 06:45 AM PST

AP - The Senate's Republican leader says the White House's health care summit was important because it allowed GOP lawmakers to show their expertise on the issue and explain their opposition.

Pelosi: Democrats will retain majority in House (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 05:37 AM PST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats will retain a majority in the House after this year's midterm elections.

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