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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Obama watch

SMILING EYES: President Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden laugh during a St. Patrick’s Day reception at the White House. Barack’s BlackBerry Dancing in the street or tears in the beer? At long...

President Obama trip prognosis: Delayed but still alive

Indonesian anti-terror police squad members take part in a drill ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit, which has been delayed, in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. WASHINGTON - Rooms were booked, limousines waiting, snipers staking out positions. Then President Obama ditched plans...

Winners and losers

President Obama There will be some big winners and losers no matter how the House vote on health-care...

President Obama appeals to Iranian people in YouTube video

President Barack Obama pauses as he delivers remarks on health insurance reform during his event at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. at the end of last week. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told Iranians in an online video message...

Democrats set for D-Day in D.C.

HEALTHY OUTLOOK: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi preps for pivotal meetings yesterday before an expected vote today on health-care reform. WASHINGTON - Victory within reach, President Obama exhorted House Democrats yesterday to stay true to their party’s...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

Obama calls on Democrats to pass health care bill

President Obama makes his final appeal. WASHINGTON - Victory within reach, President Barack Obama rallied House Democrats...

Tea party protesters hurl racial insults at Georgia Rep. John Lewis

WASHINGTON — Demonstrators outside the Capitol in Washington, angry over the proposed health-care reform legislation...

Raucous, ugly build-up to House health care vote

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., is questioned by reporters about an incident involving tea party demonstrators as he leaves a speech by President Obama to House Democrats on Saturday, March 20, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington. WASHINGTON - House Democrats heard it all Saturday — words of inspiration from...

Cardinal’s health stand

ON THE ATTACK: Cardinal Sean O’Malley charged that President Obama’s healthcare overhaul is being ‘forced through . . . using procedural gimmicks.’ Cardinal Sean O’Malley jumped into the holy war over health care, ripping President...

House Dems confident in overcoming abortion rift

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama set his sights on Capitol Hill, ready to rally House Democrats on Saturday for...

A historical look at health care legislation

Pivotal moments in American health care history: —1798: The Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen in 1798...

Final health bill omits some of Obama’s promises

President Barack Obama WASHINGTON — It was a bold response to skyrocketing health insurance premiums....

Thousands rally on anniversary of invasion of Iraq

WASHINGTON — Thousands are protesting in the nation’s capital on the seventh anniversary of the invasion of Iraq,...

Obama calls on Congress to pass finance reform

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Saturday that Congress needs to enact comprehensive financial reforms to protect consumers, keep banks strong...

Bernanke: Keep Fed as watchdog of small US banks

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made a fresh pitch Saturday to retain oversight of small banks,...

William Delahunt makes it official, ‘nothing to do with politics’

Local Politics In another blow to Democrats, U.S. Rep. William Delahunt made it official last night: He’s...

Lesson shows change isn’t good enough

Peter Gelzinis If changing principals and evicting half of the faculty were enough...


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