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Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
(AP)
8 Feb 2010 at 2:39pm
AP - Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering from complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., with his family at his bedside, the hospital said.
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Toyota's powerful DC friends
(AP)
8 Feb 2010 at 1:30pm
AP - The lawmakers now investigating Toyota's recall include a senator who was so eager to lure the Japanese automaker to his state that he tramped along through fields as its executives scouted plant sites, and a congresswoman who owes much of her wealth to a Toyota supplier.
GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks
(AP)
8 Feb 2010 at 1:55pm
AP - Republicans gave a chilly reception Monday to President Barack Obama's invitation to discuss health care in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation.
Clinton-era health aides push to save Obama's plan
(AP)
8 Feb 2010 at 7:59am
AP - Shock and awe. That's what survivors of the Clinton-era health care collapse are feeling as President Barack Obama's overhaul legislation wobbles in Congress.
Obama the scold
(Politico)
8 Feb 2010 at 1:46am
Politico - For a president who ran on uplifting themes like change and hope, Barack Obama spends an awful lot of time scolding Americans about how he hopes they’ll change.
Obama hasn't ruled out NY trial for 9/11 planner
(AP)
7 Feb 2010 at 9:38pm
AP - President Barack Obama said Sunday he has not ruled out a New York federal court trial for Sept. 11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, but he was taking into account the objections of the city's mayor and police commissioner.
Geithner says US credit rating safe despite debt
(AP)
7 Feb 2010 at 12:55pm
AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (GYT'-nur) says the U.S. government "will never" lose its sterling credit rating despite big budget deficits and a newly increased debt limit that now tops $14 trillion.
Obama adviser: Stop criticizing anti-terror effort
(AP)
7 Feb 2010 at 2:38pm
AP - An exasperated White House newly committed to preaching partisan peace slammed Republicans for playing politics on national security and making ignorant allegations about the investigation into the Christmas airliner plot.
Quinn: Ill. lt. governor hopefuls should speak up
(AP)
8 Feb 2010 at 2:08pm
AP - Democrats in Illinois are getting a political do-over: the chance to pick a new lieutenant governor nominee themselves now that the primary winner dropped out of the race because of revelations about his checkered past.
Palin says 'absurd' not to ponder presidential bid
(AP)
7 Feb 2010 at 7:32am
AP - Sarah Palin says it would be "absurd" for her not to consider running for president in 2012.
Obama: Murtha 'tough-as-nails' leader
(AP)
8 Feb 2010 at 2:49pm
AP - President Barack Obama says he was saddened to hear of the death of Rep. John Murtha and called his fellow Democrat a steadfast advocate for the people of Pennsylvania for nearly 40 years.
Obama's health care summit: Just for show?
(AP)
8 Feb 2010 at 2:06pm
AP - Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark — and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year.
Latinos say their votes could tip 40 congressional races
(McClatchy News...
8 Feb 2010 at 1:54pm
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Failing to overhaul the nation's immigration system, currently a backburner issue for Congress and President Barack Obama, could play a pivotal role in key mid-term election races in November, according to a new study on Latino voting patterns.
Obama Job-Performance Rating Drops Among Independents
(Bloomberg)
8 Feb 2010 at 1:36pm
Bloomberg - Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- More than half of U.S. voters who
describe themselves as independents disapprove of President
Barack Obama’s job performance for the first time since he took
office in January 2009, according to a poll released today.
Ag Secretary pushes school nutrition plan
(AP)
8 Feb 2010 at 11:53am
AP - The Obama administration will ask Congress to improve childhood nutrition by ridding school vending machines of sugary snacks and drinks and giving school lunch and breakfast to more kids.
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