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• Tentative tax deal marks health care breakthrough (AP)
• Diplomat identified as 1st American quake victim (AP)
• AP source: US calls for more security for flights (AP)
• Rush, Robertson take heat (Politico)
• Obama tells lawmakers US economy is on the mend (AP)
• Last-ditch lobbying battle over biotech drugs (AP)
• George W. Bush, Bill Clinton asked for Haiti help (AP)
• PROMISES, PROMISES: Many Obama pledges unkept (AP)
• Analysis: Senate prospects for jobless bill weak (AP)
• Democrats reach deal on "Cadillac" health tax (Reuters)
• Black leaders in Nevada rally around Reid campaign (AP)
• Obama, allies, seek imminent health deal (AFP)
• Judge OKs imports of e-cigarettes, blasts FDA (Reuters)
• Obama says health care bill will be a winner (AP)
• Obama: US taking swift action to help Haiti (AP)
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• White House's Summers: Bank fee targets leverage (Reuters)
• AP source: FAA halts non-aid flights to Haiti (AP)

Tentative tax deal marks health care breakthrough (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:29 PM PST 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Reuters - 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 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 AP - 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 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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