Yahoo! News: Elections

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• It's the law of the land: Health overhaul signed (AP)
• Grit, deals, luck seal Obama's health care plan (AP)
• Big cities see gains as boomers delay retirement (AP)
• Israeli leader gets warmer welcome in Congress (AP)
• Timing right for Dem midterm hopes (Politico)
• FACT CHECK: Spinning the new health care law (AP)
• AP sources: Daimler to pay $185M settlement (AP)
• How big a deal? Ask Joe Biden (AP)
• US: China should reflect on Google retreat (AP)
• US law to make calorie counts hard to ignore (AP)
• Obama signs historic healthcare overhaul into law (Reuters)
• Americans back health care bill, by slim margin: poll (AFP)
• Toyota will replace pedals for unhappy owners (AP)
• Axelrod, Steele tangle on health care overhaul (AP)
• As he signs bill, Obama cites ordinary Americans (AP)
• Wanted: User manual for health care overhaul (AP)
• Obama Signs Health Care Overhaul (CQPolitics.com)
• Biden, Netanyahu talks 'candid' and 'productive' (AFP)
• Abortion takes center stage in US health care debate (AFP)
• AP Exclusive: Charges eyed for ex-Blackwater boss (AP)

It's the law of the land: Health overhaul signed (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 03:17 PM PDT AP - Claiming a historic triumph that could define his presidency, a jubilant Barack Obama signed a massive, nearly $1 trillion health care overhaul on Tuesday that will for the first time cement insurance coverage as the right of every U.S. citizen and begin to reshape the way virtually all Americans receive and pay for treatment.

Grit, deals, luck seal Obama's health care plan (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 03:12 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi poured nearly all their political strength into passing a landmark health care bill that will mark Obama's legacy and shape the elections of 2010 and beyond.

Big cities see gains as boomers delay retirement (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:42 PM PDT AP - Battered by recession, more older Americans are staying put in traditional big cities to hold onto jobs, creating slowdowns in population growth at once-popular retirement destinations widely found in the South and West.

Israeli leader gets warmer welcome in Congress (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 04:46 PM PDT AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a warmer public reception from Congress than from the Obama administration, with a top Democrat and Republican joining Tuesday to praise a leader who has refused to back down in a disagreement the White House says threatens new peace talks.

Timing right for Dem midterm hopes (Politico) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 03:07 AM PDT Politico - Voters will get their first taste of the benefits of health care reform only a few short weeks before the November midterm elections.

FACT CHECK: Spinning the new health care law (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 02:26 PM PDT AP - The tumultuous health care debate that brought you death panels and socialism has spun off a catalog of popular myths that will keep growing as President Barack Obama and all sides battle toward the midterm elections this fall.

AP sources: Daimler to pay $185M settlement (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 04:06 PM PDT AP - Car manufacturer Daimler AG will pay $185 million to settle criminal and civil investigations in which the company is accused of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to officials of at least 22 foreign governments over the course of a decade, two people familiar with the deal said Tuesday.

How big a deal? Ask Joe Biden (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 02:17 PM PDT AP - Leave it to Vice President Joe Biden to add a little, ahem, flair to the signing of a health care bill affecting millions of people.

US: China should reflect on Google retreat (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:40 AM PDT AP - The United States is urging Beijing to "seriously consider" the meaning of Google's decision to partially withdraw from China over Internet restrictions.

US law to make calorie counts hard to ignore (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 09:18 AM PDT AP - A requirement tucked into the massive U.S health care bill will make calorie counts impossible for thousands of restaurants to hide and difficult for consumers to ignore. More than 200,000 fast food and other chain restaurants will have to include calorie counts on menus, menu boards and even drive-throughs.

Obama signs historic healthcare overhaul into law (Reuters) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 04:20 PM PDT Reuters - A jubilant President Barack Obama signed the most sweeping U.S. social policy legislation in decades into law on Tuesday, putting his name on a healthcare bill that will help shape his legacy and the Democrats' chances of holding on to power in Congress.

Americans back health care bill, by slim margin: poll (AFP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 02:47 PM PDT AFP - Nearly half of Americans support the landmark health care overhaul President Barack Obama signed into law on Tuesday, a USA Today/Gallup poll found.

Toyota will replace pedals for unhappy owners (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 01:48 PM PDT AP - Toyota owners who are dissatisfied with the repairs to their vehicles covered by a massive recall to address sticky gas pedals can have replacement accelerator pedals installed, according to a memo the company sent to dealers.

Axelrod, Steele tangle on health care overhaul (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:11 AM PDT AP - A top adviser to President Barack Obama says people will embrace the health care overhaul once they "get familiar with what is is and what it isn't."

As he signs bill, Obama cites ordinary Americans (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:06 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama has paid tribute to ordinary Americans who've had to wrestle with health insurance problems â€" and those ordinary Americans include his mother.

Wanted: User manual for health care overhaul (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 10:59 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama and the Democrats have overcome their doubts and divisions to pass landmark health care legislation affecting every family and one-sixth of the economy. The president signed the main bill at a White House ceremony Tuesday, and a companion package of fixes is expected to be on its way to his desk soon.

Obama Signs Health Care Overhaul (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 10:30 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - To the cheers and applause of congressional Democrats who made it happen, President Obama signed into law the most comprehensive health care overhaul in decades, paving the way for the Senate to start work later Tuesday on follow-up legislation that would modify it.

Biden, Netanyahu talks 'candid' and 'productive' (AFP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 09:55 AM PDT AFP - Talks between US Vice President Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu were "candid" and "productive" the White House said Tuesday, hours before the Israeli leader was to meet President Barack Obama.

Abortion takes center stage in US health care debate (AFP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 09:22 AM PDT AFP - The US political hot potato of abortion, which tends to rear its head in election years, stole the limelight and stoked passions as lawmakers passed the historic health care reform bill.

AP Exclusive: Charges eyed for ex-Blackwater boss (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 09:17 AM PDT AP - Federal prosecutors are considering weapons charges against former executives at Blackwater Worldwide over allegations the private security company illegally stockpiled automatic rifles at its North Carolina headquarters, The Associated Press has learned.

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