Top Obama officials urged critics Sunday to withhold judgment on health care reform as the administration pushes to get a plan passed by next month. "This is a work in progress," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on NBC. "More ...Read More
President Obama's trip to China yielded precious little Chinesecooperation on the Administration's key concerns, ranging from currencyissues to Iran. That's a sign of the shifting balance of power between twocountries that have been locked in an uneasy embrace for more ...Read More
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro President Obama has now dropped, for the first time, below 50% approval in the Gallup poll. It's the second poll this week to show that result. This puts Obama on par with Ronald Reagan, who also fell below ...Read More
President Obama's grassroots organization is targeting Sarah Palin by name, showing how large a public figure she has become and hinting perhaps that it sees her as a potential rival in 2012. Organizing for America sent an email to supporters this ...Read More
â??Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration,â? the Washington Post writes. â??President Obama's allies in ...Read More
Google has given a sneak peak of its new computer operating system. Google's Chrome is expected to be on computers for the holidays next year and could challenge Windows. The software is designed to run on inexpensive laptops that only offer ...Read More
SEOUL | President Obama's visit to South Korea on Thursday was unusual for an American president in that there were no major anti-American protests. A few dozen antiwar activists gathered in bustling downtown Seoul to pose for news photographers while protesting ...Read More
Even President Obama himself during his just-concluded trip to Asia admitted that he was surprised to receive the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this year without actually producing any peace.
In fact, the rookie American president ordered his own troop surge, boosting ...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO -- This city did not wait for Washington's health care overhaul. Most uninsured adults here are already reaping the benefits of a government-run health care program - seeing doctors, filling prescriptions, and getting surgeries they could not otherwise ...Read More
Hamilton, approved 59-39, became the eighth of President Obama's judicial nominees to be confirmed, and the third confirmed to an appeals court. All Philadelphia-area senators voted for confirmation. Republican senators, backed by conservative allies outside Congress, had blocked a vote for ...Read More
KABUL, Afghanistan — It is far from clear that President Obama can depend on President Hamid Karzai to bring order to this violent country, but it is becoming clear that he will depend on Hillary Rodham Clinton to be his ...Read More
Representatives from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia are scheduled to meet today in Brussels to discuss future steps to dissuade Iran from developing the capacity to build nuclear weapons. Our message to the world leaders: If ...Read More
WASHINGTON -- The government watchdog overseeing economic stimulus spending says the White House was too quick to take credit for saving or creating 640,000 jobs.
The White House trumpeted job figures released last month, saying they proved the administration is on ...Read More
President Obama's approval rating has hit a new low of 46 percent, according to a FOX News poll released Thursday. An equal number - 46 percent - disapprove of the job he's doing. Breaking down the numbers by political party shows ...Read More
They call it the "Botax." The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as they search for ways to pay for costly health care overhaul plans. Vanity was ...Read More
One possible motive for President Obama's long delay in announcing a new US strategy in Afghanistan may be this: He first wants to see tangible steps against corruption by President Hamid Karzai. That has meant Mr. Obama had to wait well ...Read More
BBC readers respond to the US president's warning to Israel that expanding the settlement of Gilo in East Jerusalem would embitter the Palestinians and make peace harder to achieve.
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WASHINGTON - Congressional budget crunchers Thursday said the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least a 20-year stretch, an assessment that boosted the bill's advocates as the Senate moved gingerly toward a historic ...Read More
SEOUL | President Obama said Thursday that he wouldn't be distracted in his dealings with North Korea and will send a special envoy to the Asian nation next month to continue talks on ending its nuclear ambitions in exchange for ...Read More
Reporting from Washington - The Obama administration on Wednesday strongly defended its decision to try the alleged plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks in a civilian New York court, but faced criticism from Republican senators who called it a "perversion" ...Read More
