» GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit (AP)
09/02/10 08:08 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
AP - Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy.

» 197 people charged with murder over Philippine massacre (AFP)
09/02/10 07:05 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
AFP - A former close ally of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and 196 other people were on Tuesday charged with murder over an election-linked massacre, a prosecutor said.

» Republicans may opt out of Obama's health-care summit
09/02/10 05:00 from washingtonpost.com - Politics
Leading House Republicans raised the prospect Monday night that they may decline to participate in President Obama's proposed health-care summit if the White House chooses not to scrap the existing reform bills and start over.

» Obama: Murtha 'tough-as-nails' leader (AP)
08/02/10 22:49 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
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.

» Expectations Low For Obama's Health Care Summit
08/02/10 22:38 from NPR Topics: Politics
Critics call the president's plan to hold a summit between Democrats and Republicans on Feb. 25 a purely political gambit designed to give the appearance of momentum for the health bill. Even supporters of the summit see room for common gr..

» GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks (AP)
08/02/10 21:55 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
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.

» Latinos say their votes could tip 40 congressional races (McClatchy Newspapers)
08/02/10 21:54 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
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, accor..

» Obama Job-Performance Rating Drops Among Independents (Bloomberg)
08/02/10 21:36 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
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 re..

» THE INFLUENCE GAME: Toyota's powerful DC friends (AP)
08/02/10 21:30 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
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 ow..

» Obama Seeks Bipartisan Health Care Summit
08/02/10 20:00 from NPR Topics: Politics
President Obama told CBS on Sunday that he wants to host a bipartisan summit meeting on health care later this month. But Republicans, who have one more Senator on their side, thanks to last month's special election in Massachusetts, have ..

» A year later, where did the hopes for Obama go?
08/02/10 19:35 from washingtonpost.com - Politics
A year ago, Barack Obama's true believers were euphoric. The huge and jubilant gathering in Chicago's Grant Park on election night 2008 gave way to almost 2 million people on the Mall for the president's inauguration.

» GOP cool to Obama’s offer to meet on healthcare reform (The Christian Science Monitor)
08/02/10 19:12 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama has invited Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to meet him on Feb. 25 for a televised discussion of healthcare reform alternatives. Will this be the spark needed to get the admini..

» Clinton-era health aides push to save Obama's plan (AP)
08/02/10 15:59 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
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.

» The Fix: White House moves to make the filibuster a campaign issue
08/02/10 15:57 from washingtonpost.com - Politics
Over the past week, President Obama and his senior aides have repeatedly cited Republicans' filibuster threats as the primary reason for the lack of progress on big ticket legislative items, an early sign that Democrats will seek to use thi..

» Obama Plans Televised Health Summit With GOP
08/02/10 13:58 from NPR Topics: Politics
The president is looking to give health overhaul a boost with a televised meeting between Republicans and Democrats late this month. How much difference the event may have on moving stalled legislation ahead remains to be seen. » E-M..