| Toyota probe grows with questions on Prius brakes (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 05:38 PM PST  AP - Americans should park their recalled Toyotas unless driving to dealers for accelerator repairs, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned Wednesday — then quickly took it back — as skepticism of company fixes grew and the government's probe expanded to other models in the U.S. and Japan. Questions now are being raised about the brakes on Toyota's marquee Prius hybrid.
|
| Holder: I made decision to charge terror suspect (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 05:38 PM PST  AP - Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday he made the decision to charge the Christmas Day terror suspect in civilian court rather than the military system, with no objection from all the other relevant departments of the government.
|
| Dems, GOP, warily eye issue of gays in military (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 04:42 PM PST  AP - For many lawmakers, "don't ask, don't tell" makes a lot of sense — for themselves. Ten months before elections, neither party sees much to gain in stirring up the once-volatile issue of letting gays serve openly in the military. Any candidate who isn't laser-focused on jobs is making a big mistake, strategists from both parties said Wednesday, noting that public support for gay rights has grown substantially in recent years.
|
| Obama prescribes election plan to Democrats: Lead (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 05:38 PM PST  AP - In a blunt election prescription for his own skittish party, President Barack Obama on Wednesday implored Democratic leaders to swing big, be honest with an angry public and expose any obstructionism by Republicans.
|
| Palin's got Ohio on her mind (Politico) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 01:47 AM PST  Politico - Sarah Palin’s political action committee has been selective and strategic in its donations to candidates over the past six months, but if money is any indication of where her heart lies, her political loyalties can be traced to Ohio.
|
| Clinton says no prisoner swap with Iran (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 04:36 PM PST  AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday ruled out Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's suggestion that three detained American hikers in Iran be swapped with Iranian citizens held in the United States.
|
| Obama's words fail to bridge health care divide (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 04:53 PM PST  AP - President Barack Obama exhorted Democrats to "finish the job" on a health care overhaul Wednesday, but his comments failed to bridge deep divisions within his party.
|
| Swiss taking Uighur brothers held by US since 2002 (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 01:54 PM PST AP - A decision by Switzerland to give a home to two Chinese Muslim brothers detained at Guantanamo Bay for nearly eight years could allow the Obama administration to avoid a difficult Supreme Court argument over whether a judge can order detainees released into the United States. |
| Obama pushes energy plan that GOP may support (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 04:19 PM PST  AP - Looking for a political and policy victory, President Barack Obama on Wednesday pushed energy proposals designed to attract allies and opponents alike, calling for increased ethanol production and new technology to limit pollution from the use of coal.
|
| Gates: Don't rush to lift ban on gays in military (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 05:40 PM PST  AP - The United States should not rush into a change as large as repealing the ban on gays serving openly in the military without making sure the people it affects are on board, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.
|
| The Presidency in pictures (The Newsroom) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 05:47 PM PST  The Newsroom - One year in, things are looking less than ideal for President Obama. Ted Kennedy's Senate seat has flipped to a Republican, the President's proposed budget has come under fire for its $1.56 trillion deficit, and his health-care reform package appears to be in serious jeopardy. But New York's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has announced plans that may cheer him up.
|
| Brown demands to be sworn in earlier than planned (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 05:38 PM PST  AP - Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown changed course and demanded he be sworn in to replace the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy on Thursday, an accelerated timetable that conservatives had been clamoring for and one that Democrats quickly accepted — and had already been moving to accommodate.
|
| Confusion the winner in Ill. governor primaries (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 05:38 PM PST  AP - The primary election that was expected to launch a political battle in President Barack Obama's home state instead left Democrats and Republicans squabbling amongst themselves Wednesday over governor's races that were virtually tied.
|
| Senate close to deal on credit for adding workers (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 04:30 PM PST  AP - Key Democrats and Republicans neared agreement Wednesday on plans to give businesses a tax break for hiring unemployed workers, a rare glimmer of bipartisanship in Congress that could hand President Barack Obama a badly needed political victory.
|
| Obama keeps North Korea off US terror list (AFP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 04:09 PM PST  AFP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday certified that North Korea would remain off the US list of terrorist states, despite some calls from Congress for the Stalinist state to be put back on.
|
| Obama aunt girds for new bid to avoid deportation (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST  AP - President Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenya native who once cared for his siblings, defied a deportation order in 2004 and became a political liability for her famous nephew, is preparing to make her case in federal Immigration Court that she be allowed to stay in the United States.
|
| China warns against Obama-Dalai Lama meeting (Reuters) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 03:10 PM PST  Reuters - China warned President Barack Obama on Wednesday that a meeting with the Dalai Lama would further erode ties between the two powers, already troubled by Washington's arms sales to Taiwan.
|
| Ex-Ind. Sen. Coats to take on Dem Bayh (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 02:48 PM PST  AP - In a recruiting coup, former Republican Sen. Dan Coats said Wednesday he's preparing to challenge Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana in November, a potential matchup already generating tough talk.
|
| Obama eyes biofuels, clean coal in new climate push (Reuters) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 02:14 PM PST  Reuters - President Barack Obama laid out new steps on Wednesday to nudge the United States toward energy independence, backing measures to boost production of biofuels and bury pollution from coal.
|
