Yahoo! News: Elections

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• End in sight, health care battle tilts Obama's way (AP)
• Final health bill omits some of Obama's promises (AP)
• World diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks (AP)
• PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama in immigration dance (AP)
• The Drama Queen Caucus (Politico)
• Report: USDA lax in watching organics market (AP)
• White House extends status of Liberians in US (AP)
• Holder defends lawyers for terror detainees (AP)
• Will US lose its triple-A ranking? Investors yawn (AP)
• Dodd asks for Justice investigation of Lehman (AP)
• British Airways battles cabin crew strike (Reuters)
• Time short for immigration reform plan (The Christian Science Monitor)
• NY governor's race heats up with party switch (Reuters)
• Fed must reveal data on loans to firms, court says (AP)
• Obama drums up health care votes, says history near (AFP)
• House Democrats to meet Obama on Saturday (Reuters)
• Obama heads to Hill on Sat. as health vote looms (AP)
• Obama rallies support for final health care votes (AP)
• Obama hails weekend's 'historic' health vote (AFP)
• Latinos press Obama to deliver immigration reform (Reuters)

End in sight, health care battle tilts Obama's way (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 05:48 PM PDT AP - One by one, House Democratic fence-sitters began choosing sides Friday, and the long, turbulent struggle over landmark health care legislation tilted unmistakably in President Barack Obama's direction.

Final health bill omits some of Obama's promises (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 01:18 PM PDT AP - It was a bold response to skyrocketing health insurance premiums. President Barack Obama would give federal authorities the power to block unreasonable rate hikes.

World diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:50 PM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Friday that the United States and Israel have found a way around the worst disagreement the two allies have faced in years while international diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama in immigration dance (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 11:22 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama promised to make overhauling the immigration system a top priority in his first year as president. He's now in Year Two, and the odds that he'll get to sign a bill before the November midterm elections appear long.

The Drama Queen Caucus (Politico) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 02:45 AM PDT Politico - Reps. Nathan Deal and Zach Wamp did it to boost their campaigns for governor.

Report: USDA lax in watching organics market (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 01:44 PM PDT AP - The Agriculture Department has failed to enforce penalties against some who falsely marketed foods as organic, according to an internal department investigation.

White House extends status of Liberians in US (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 01:48 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is allowing thousands of Liberians living in the United States to remain in the country for an additional year and a half.

Holder defends lawyers for terror detainees (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 01:52 PM PDT AP - Attorney General Eric Holder is defending lawyers who represent unpopular clients like terror suspects. Holder says such attorneys are patriots who deserve respect.

Will US lose its triple-A ranking? Investors yawn (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 02:14 PM PDT AP - It's the financial equivalent of a high medal count at the Olympics or a seat on the U.N. Security Council — a triple-A credit rating, the seal of approval that lets investors know a country's bonds are safe.

Dodd asks for Justice investigation of Lehman (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 03:36 PM PDT AP - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd is asking Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate the circumstances that led to the spectacular collapse of Lehman Brothers.

British Airways battles cabin crew strike (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 05:35 PM PDT Reuters - British Airways said it would fly more than 60 percent of passengers with flights booked for this weekend despite a three-day cabin crew strike that risks hurting the Labor government weeks before an election.

Time short for immigration reform plan (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 04:17 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Sunday’s immigration march on Washington comes in a tiny window of opportunity before next fall’s election, and after a year preoccupied by healthcare reform, say immigrants rights groups.

NY governor's race heats up with party switch (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 04:06 PM PDT Reuters - The race for New York governor heated up on Friday when a local Democratic official joined the campaign and switched parties, saying his views mesh best with Republicans and whose primary election is seen easier to win.

Fed must reveal data on loans to firms, court says (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 03:47 PM PDT AP - The Federal Reserve must reveal documents identifying financial companies that received Fed loans to survive the financial crisis, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

Obama drums up health care votes, says history near (AFP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 02:38 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama said Friday Democrats were poised to make history after a century struggling for health care reform, as party leaders claimed momentum ahead of a vital weekend vote.

House Democrats to meet Obama on Saturday (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 01:56 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will travel to Capitol Hill on Saturday to meet with Democrats in the House of Representatives on the eve of that chamber's expected vote on a healthcare overhaul, the White House said on Friday.

Obama heads to Hill on Sat. as health vote looms (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 01:44 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to meet with Democratic lawmakers on Saturday — the day before a crucial vote on his health care overhaul.

Obama rallies support for final health care votes (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 11:45 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama described the stakes of this weekend's health care vote in stark terms Friday, using words uttered so rarely out of the White House that they seem all but banned: "If this vote fails."

Obama hails weekend's 'historic' health vote (AFP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 09:48 AM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama Friday hailed this weekend's "historic" congressional vote on his health plan as the culmination of a century of struggle, at a euphoric campaign-style rally.

Latinos press Obama to deliver immigration reform (Reuters) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 09:15 AM PDT Reuters - Hispanics, frustrated that President Barack Obama has yet to fulfill a pledge to revamp the immigration system, are warning him to deliver this year or face the consequences in congressional elections in November.

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