Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Senate passes bill to update air traffic system (AP)
• Judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee (AP)
• Obama praises committee vote on Wall St. rules (AP)
• Health overhaul: Immediate change, long term steps (AP)
• Pelosi bets the House on health care (Politico)
• Obama lauds House for passing health care bill (AP)
• Clinton accuses Israel of hurting US credibility (AP)
• On health care, Pelosi kept Democrats thinking big (AP)
• EPA to issue stricter drinking water standards (AP)
• Democrats push Wall Street bill to full Senate (AP)
• After health, Obama allies zero in on climate (AFP)
• Obama allies target bank reform after health care win (AFP)
• White House all-a-Twitter in historic healthcare vote (Reuters)
• Health care gains start soon — bigger ones later (AP)
• White House disappointed Google, China at odds (AP)
• Texas Republican says he shouted 'baby killer' (AP)
• Obama to sign health plan as fight shifts to US Senate (AFP/File)
• Obama to sign healthcare bill on Tuesday (Reuters)
• Health care vote brings champagne celebrations (AP)
• British Airways counts cost of strike, fears new action (AFP)

Senate passes bill to update air traffic system (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:19 PM PDT AP - The Senate passed a bill Monday that would speed modernization of the nation's antiquated air traffic control system, a major source of airline delays.

Judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:58 PM PDT AP - A judge has ordered the release of a Guantanamo Bay detainee who is described as a significant al-Qaida operative in the commission report about the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Obama praises committee vote on Wall St. rules (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:54 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is praising the Democrats' massive Wall Street regulation bill as it heads to the full Senate.

Health overhaul: Immediate change, long term steps (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:28 PM PDT AP - When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Medicare law in 1965, seniors got their health insurance cards less than a year later.

Pelosi bets the House on health care (Politico) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:13 AM PDT Politico - In 2001, running hard to be House Democratic whip, Nancy Pelosi had a blunt message for her caucus: If she won, she was going to lead from the front — and if colleagues didn't want that style of leadership, they shouldn't vote for her.

Obama lauds House for passing health care bill (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:19 AM PDT AP - Capping a long day and a consuming political journey, President Barack Obama celebrated the passage of health care legislation with hugs, high fives and an emboldened attitude. Said the president to the nation, "Tonight, we answered the call of history."

Clinton accuses Israel of hurting US credibility (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:16 PM PDT AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Israel of undermining U.S. credibility as a Mideast peacemaker Monday on the eve of critical talks between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

On health care, Pelosi kept Democrats thinking big (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:32 PM PDT AP - The landmark health care bill about to be signed into law is as large as it is due in no small part to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's stewardship. When Democrats in Congress and the White House were despondent and inclined to retreat on health care just two months ago, Pelosi stood firm against despair and downsizing.

EPA to issue stricter drinking water standards (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 10:18 AM PDT AP - The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening drinking water standards to impose stricter limits on four contaminants that can cause cancer.

Democrats push Wall Street bill to full Senate (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:16 PM PDT AP - Democrats sent a massive Wall Street regulation bill to the full Senate on a party line vote Monday after a temporary retreat by Republicans that still left the bill's chances for bipartisan passage in doubt.

After health, Obama allies zero in on climate (AFP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:35 PM PDT AFP - After a hard-fought victory on health care reform, President Barack Obama's allies in Congress are pledging to move forward on climate change -- but some environmentalists are skeptical.

Obama allies target bank reform after health care win (AFP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:04 PM PDT AFP - Fresh from a landmark victory with Congress passing health care reform, the Obama administration set its sights Monday on sweeping reforms of Wall Street's "too-big-to-fail" banks.

White House all-a-Twitter in historic healthcare vote (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 03:11 PM PDT Reuters - As the clock ticked down to the historic healthcare vote on Sunday and congressional leaders scrambled to get holdout Democratic lawmakers on board, the White House was all-a-Twitter.

Health care gains start soon — bigger ones later (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:39 PM PDT AP - The first changes under the new health care law will be easy to see and not long in coming: There'll be $250 rebate checks for seniors in the Medicare drug coverage gap, and young adults moving from college to work will be able to stay on their parents' plans until they turn 26.

White House disappointed Google, China at odds (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 02:27 PM PDT AP - The White House says it's disappointed that Google and the Chinese government have been unable to reach an agreement that would allow the Internet search engine to operate freely in China.

Texas Republican says he shouted 'baby killer' (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 02:22 PM PDT AP - Texas Republican Rep. Randy Neugebauer acknowledged Monday that he is the lawmaker who shouted out "baby killer" during a floor speech by Rep. Bart Stupak, an anti-abortion Democrat whose vote was crucial to passing the Democratic health care bill Sunday evening.

Obama to sign health plan as fight shifts to US Senate (AFP/File) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:46 PM PDT AFP/File - US President Barack Obama plans to sign his historic health care overhaul into law shortly then wage an all-out push to win over wary US voters ahead of November elections, his spokesman said Monday.

Obama to sign healthcare bill on Tuesday (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:03 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will sign his healthcare reform bill into law Tuesday and travel Thursday to promote the plan in Iowa, a farming state split over the overhaul of the $2.5 trillion healthcare system.

Health care vote brings champagne celebrations (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:46 PM PDT AP - The news was so good, it called for champagne.

British Airways counts cost of strike, fears new action (AFP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:33 PM PDT AFP - A strike by British Airways cabin crew cost over 10 million dollars a day, the airline said Monday, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought to limit pre-election fallout from the industrial dispute.

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