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Senate Republican holds up jobless benefits (AP)
Democrats near victorious end of health care fight (AP)
'Go for it,' Obama tells GOP on health repeal (AP)
Senate looks at suicide on Indian reservations (AP)
Report: Mexican traffickers cement grip in US (AP)
GOP warns Obama against labor board appointment (AP)
AP sources: Birthday cake awaited suicide bomber (AP)
With Congress on break, Obama could jam appointees through (McClatchy Newspapers)
McCain, Palin to campaign together in Arizona (AP)
Congress gives college aid a boost (AP)
Obama dares Republicans to seek healthcare repeal (Reuters)
Obama mentions bookstore in speech, then visits (AP)
'Go for it': Obama dares Republicans to repeal health law (AFP)
Army general admonished for advocating for gay ban (AP)
Cuban dissidents praise Obama, government silent (Reuters)
Nick giving `Big Help' award to first lady (AP)

Senate Republican holds up jobless benefits (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 03:58 PM PDT

AP - Once again, a stubborn Senate Republican is blocking speedy passage of a stopgap bill to extend jobless benefits, saying its $9 billion cost should not be added to the national debt.

Democrats near victorious end of health care fight (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 02:22 PM PDT

AP - Capping an epic struggle, congressional Democrats applied the final touches Thursday to historic legislation enshrining health care as the right of every citizen. Republicans vowed to campaign for repeal in the fall election season, drawing a quick retort from President Barack Obama: "I welcome that fight."

'Go for it,' Obama tells GOP on health repeal (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 01:02 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama dared Republicans to try to repeal his new health care law, telling them Thursday to "Go for it" and see how well they do with voters in November.

Senate looks at suicide on Indian reservations (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 03:48 PM PDT

AP - At 15, high school sophomore Coloradas Mangas knows all too much about suicide.

Report: Mexican traffickers cement grip in US (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 02:18 PM PDT

AP - Mexican criminal organizations have more than doubled heroin production in a year and have cemented their grip as the predominant wholesale suppliers of illicit drugs in the United States, a government report concluded Thursday.

GOP warns Obama against labor board appointment (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:15 PM PDT

AP - Republican senators and business groups urged President Barack Obama against using the Easter recess to name a union lawyer to the National Labor Relations Board.

AP sources: Birthday cake awaited suicide bomber (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:36 AM PDT

AP - CIA officers in Afghanistan were so eager to meet the spy they believed would help them crack al-Qaida's leadership they planned a birthday celebration for his visit in December, current and former U.S. officials said.

With Congress on break, Obama could jam appointees through (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 04:27 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — As Congress breaks next week for its spring recess, President Barack Obama has an opportunity to turn to a divisive tool to push through his stalled nominees: the recess appointment.

McCain, Palin to campaign together in Arizona (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 04:02 PM PDT

AP - John McCain and Sarah Palin will be back on the campaign trail Friday, their first time campaigning together since McCain lost the presidential election a year and a half ago with Palin as his running mate.

Congress gives college aid a boost (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 02:46 PM PDT

AP - More needy college students will have access to bigger Pell Grants, and future borrowers of government loans will have an easier time repaying them, under a vast overhaul of higher education aid on its way to President Barack Obama's desk.

Obama dares Republicans to seek healthcare repeal (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:46 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama dared Republicans on Thursday to try to repeal his newly signed healthcare law but warned their effort would backfire as he touted the benefits of the massive overhaul.

Obama mentions bookstore in speech, then visits (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:36 PM PDT

AP - After mentioning an Iowa City bookstore in his health care speech Thursday, President Barack Obama stuck his head in and spent $37 on kids' books.

'Go for it': Obama dares Republicans to repeal health law (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:33 PM PDT

AFP - President Barack Obama on Thursday dared Republicans to campaign to repeal his new health reform law, throwing down the gauntlet for mid-term elections with the words: "Go for it."

Army general admonished for advocating for gay ban (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:20 PM PDT

AP - The military's top uniformed officer has publicly admonished a three-star Army general for urging troops to speak out against allowing gays to serve openly.

Cuban dissidents praise Obama, government silent (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:09 PM PDT

Reuters - Cuban dissidents applauded U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday for denouncing their ill treatment by the Cuban government and said it had helped their cause.