Politics

Obama pitches health plan in spirited appearance (AP)

March 9, 2010

AP - Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Barack Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-stalled health care changes Monday as Democratic congressional leaders worked behind the scenes on legislation the
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Obama: Greece, facing bad days, has US as ally (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama stood with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday and pledged that the United States would work with its ally, even as Greece's enormous debts sparked frenzied trading.
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Analysis: For Obama, Iraq elections are good news (AP)

AP - Consumed by domestic battles over health care and the ravaged economy, President Barack Obama had nearly fallen silent on foreign policy — until Sunday, when several things began breaking his way. First among them: the Iraq election.
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Obama calls Iraq vote an 'important milestone' (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama praised the Iraqi people for passing "an important milestone" Sunday, when millions turned out for national elections despite insurgent attacks that killed more than 30 people.
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Obama tells voters to push Congress for health care (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - GLENSIDE, Pa. — President Barack Obama took his pitch for health care legislation on the road Monday, urging voters in suburban Philadelphia to make their voices heard above the political echo chamber in Washington and demand
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Palin whips up a storm at a Tea Party (AFP)

AFP - Conservative darling Sarah Palin wowed a new grassroots Republican rightwing movement, vowing 2010 would be a great year, and laying down the gauntlet to President Barack Obama.
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Criticized U.N.-backed Congo operation to shut down (Reuters)

Reuters - A U.N.-backed military operation in eastern Congo in which government soldiers are accused of massacring hundreds of civilians will end this month, the top U.N. official in Congo said on Wednesday.
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Dems Make Big Inroads In The Suburbs

After President Bush's reelection in 2004, Karl Rove proclaimed the arrival of a permanent GOP majority. Just four years later, the results from Barack Obama's definitive victory suggest that the opposite may be underway, reports the Washington Post.
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Voting Problems: "Much Ado About Nothing"

Long lines, registration problems and voting machine malfunctions hindered balloting in some precincts in five key states as a record 100 million voters cast their ballots yesterday.
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