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Yahoo! News: Elections

Obama order on abortion locks in health care votes (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 04:37 PM PDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a large gavel as she emerges from a Democratic Caucus meeting with from left, Reps. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., John Lewis, D-Ga., and at right is Rep. Jim Clyburn, on Sunday, March 21, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)AP - Triumph in their grasp, President Barack Obama and House Democrats demonstrated command of the votes needed to pass landmark health care legislation Sunday night, writing a climactic chapter in a century-long quest for near universal coverage.

Obama plans health care statement Sunday night (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 02:17 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama delivers remarks on March 11. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in his new year address to the nation on Sunday accused the US president of plotting against Iran as crowds of worshippers shouted AP - Sensing victory, President Barack Obama is planning to make a statement to the nation Sunday night after the House takes its final vote on health care legislation.

Leading abortion foe reaches pact on health care (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 01:18 PM PDT

Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., walks through the hallway of Cannon House Office building as the House prepares to vote on health care reform in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, March 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - A leading Democratic abortion foe in the House says he has reached agreement with the White House and party leaders to make sure health care legislation does not permit the use of federal funds for elective abortions.

Abortion compromise doesn't satisfy critics (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 04:49 PM PDT

Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., announces he will vote to pass the health care reform bill after President Obama agreed to sign an executive order reaffirming the ban on the use of federal funds to provide abortions as the house prepares to vote on health care reform in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, March 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - A last-minute compromise that swung a half-dozen anti-abortion Democrats behind President Barack Obama's health care bill — virtually ensuring its passage — failed to placate outside activists on either side of the issue, and drew derision from Republicans.

Health care demonstrators gather outside Capitol (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 04:01 PM PDT

A Capitol Hill police officer stands between protesters for and against the health care reform bill as the House prepares to vote on the bill in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, March 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Hundreds of boisterous protesters gathered outside the Capitol on Sunday afternoon to voice their opposition to the health care legislation being debated inside.

Insurers, doctor-owned hospitals get late help (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:14 PM PDT

AP - Tucked into President Barack Obama's health care bill are several 11th-hour changes that help major insurance companies and doctor-owned hospitals.

Obama vows commitment to immigration reform (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 01:22 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is reassuring immigration reform advocates that he is committed to working with Congress on a comprehensive bill to fix a "broken immigration system."

Pelosi heckled while leading Dems to Capitol (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 11:01 AM PDT

AP - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats are voting on the historic health care overhaul as a gesture for the American people.

Key anti-abortion Dem says he's hopeful on talks (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 08:38 AM PDT

AP - The leader of a key bloc of anti-abortion House Democrats says he's hopeful of an agreement that would allow him to vote for the health care bill.

Obama abortion order lures votes, riles Republicans (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 04:42 PM PDT

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, begins the hearing on the Reuters - President Barack Obama announced on Sunday he will reaffirm a ban on using federal funds to pay for abortions, which convinced some holdout Democrats to support the healthcare overhaul but riled Republicans who said the decision could be easily reversed.

On final day, Obama works vote outside public view (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 04:32 PM PDT

This photo provided by the White House taken Sunday, March 21, 2010, shows President Barack Obama talking on the phone with a member of Congress in the Chief of Staff's office at the White House. Aides, from left are, Phil Schiliro, Sean Sweeney, Rahm Emanuel, Jim Messina, and Dan Turton. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)AP - No more fiery speeches, no trips to Capitol Hill, no ventures outside the White House gates at all.

Sarkozy takes drubbing in regional poll (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 04:08 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves a booth at a Paris polling station during the secound round of the regional elections. Sarkozy's party took a severe drubbing from French voters Sunday in nationwide regional elections that were his last big national test before he seeks re-election in 2012.(AFP/Pool/Philippe Wojazer)AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy's party took a severe drubbing from French voters Sunday in nationwide regional elections that were his last big national test before he seeks re-election in 2012.

Thousands march to press for US immigration reform (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 04:01 PM PDT

Covered by a large US flag, protestors participate in a AFP - Tens of thousands of people marched outside the White House Sunday to press Congress to move on a long-delayed immigration reform, which President Barack Obama told the protesters "won't happen overnight."

Obama allies predict victory in key House health vote (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 03:46 PM PDT

Representative Bart Stupak of Michigan, head of a group of pro-life Democrats, holds up a copy of an Executive Order banning use of Federal funds to be used for abortions which will be signed by President Barack Obama. Obama's historic drive to extend health insurance to nearly all Americans stood Sunday on the cusp of passage through the House of Representatives after an 11th-hour deal.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - US President Barack Obama's historic drive to extend health insurance to nearly all Americans stood Sunday on the cusp of passage through the House of Representatives after an 11th-hour deal.

Democrats see healthcare bill passage (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 03:39 PM PDT

Opponents of the proposed U.S. health care bill are pictured during a rally outside the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, March 21, 2010. Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives on Sunday said they had the votes to pass a landmark healthcare reform bill seen as critical to President Barack Obama's political standing and legislative agenda. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)Reuters - Democrats in the House of Representatives neared final passage on Sunday of a sweeping healthcare overhaul that would create the biggest health policy changes in four decades and hand President Barack Obama a landmark victory.

Iraq PM rebuffed after demanding vote recount (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:44 PM PDT

TV and other media cameramen cover the counting of votes at the end of ballot casting time in Iraq's general election at a polling station in the southern city of Basra on March 7. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's calls for a recount of votes from Iraq's polls were on Sunday rebuffed by its election commission, amid a tight race to form the biggest bloc in parliament.(AFP/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's calls for a recount of votes from Iraq's polls were on Sunday rebuffed by its election commission, amid a tight race to form the biggest bloc in parliament.

Allawi leads Iraq vote, Maliki asks for recount (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 10:38 AM PDT

Iraqi challenger Iyad Allawi attends an interview with Reuters in Beirut, March 19, 2010. REUTERS/Jamal SaidiReuters - Secularist challenger Iyad Allawi retained a slim lead in Iraq's tight election race after a preliminary count of 95 percent of votes released on Sunday.

Rove: Significant Loss of Seats Due to Health Vote (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 09:18 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Former top Bush White House political strategist Karl Rove on Sunday blamed President Barack Obama for polls showing a majority of Americans believe the political process is broken.

U.S. actions contrary to desire for better ties: Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 08:32 AM PDT

Reuters - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that Washington's actions contradict its call for friendly ties, a day after a renewed offer of dialogue by President Barack Obama.

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