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  • Confused U.S. Has Lots to Say About Health Care
    Jul 2, 2009 — Washington Post
    The confusion won't be cleared up by the complexity of the debate, with all the jargon about community ratings and insurance exchanges and risk adjustments and guaranteed issues.
  • Honduras Targets Protesters With Emergency Decree
    Jul 2, 2009 — Washington Post
    I am the president," Zelaya told reporters Wednesday. It cannot be imposed on them."Honduras is finding itself increasingly isolated. The military action has been roundly condemned internationally, including by President Obama.
  • Iraq war veteran will lead effort to reverse 'don't ask, don't tell'
    Jul 2, 2009 — Los Angeles Times
    Patrick J. Murphy (D-Pa.), an Iraq war veteran and Bronze Star recipient who Democrats hope will give the legislation new momentum in the House. Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Alamo), who retired Friday to take a position in the Obama administration. With Murphy, 35, the Democratic leadership has an aggressive two-term lawmaker who in 2006 was the first Iraq war veteran elected to Congress.
  • Obama administration touring competitive rural districts
    Jul 2, 2009 — Los Angeles Times
    Kathy Dahlkemper, a Democrat who ousted a longtime Republican in the 2008 election. Ringgold is part of a southern Virginia district represented by Democratic Rep. Republicans are targeting Perriello for defeat in 2010.
  • Obama pushes ahead with transport fund rescue
    Jul 2, 2009 — Boston Globe
    The administration foresees the Highway Trust Fund, which relies on federal gasoline tax receipts, running dry in late August or early September. The current law authorizing federal spending on highway projects expires September 30. Administration transportation planners proposed on Wednesday to draw $18 billion from general tax revenues for highway construction spending and $2 billion for transit projects initiated by states through the early part of 2011.
  • Russia's Grand Inquisitor
    Jul 2, 2009 — Washington Post
    But it's clearly Putin who matters most."Putin is the leader. Putin came to power and life improved," argued a member of the Russian Duma. With the loss of its empire, Russia is "like an amputated body," ventured Vyacheslav Glazychev, an urban planning professor who heads several institutes.
  • The New Energy Politics
    Jul 2, 2009 — Washington Post
    Their votes weren't secured until the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Perriello and Markey were among 14 House members targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee for their votes.
  • AMA open to government-funded health insurance option
    Jul 1, 2009 — CNN
    Rohack called 2009 "the year we need to have affordable health insurance coverage for all Americans." Dr. The 162-year-old AMA has about 250,000 members, including practicing physicians, medical students and retired doctors. Obama recently delivered a major health care policy speech at the AMA's annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
  • Clinton to skip Obama's Moscow visit next week
    Jul 1, 2009 — Boston Globe
    The official declined to explain why she would not travel and it was not immediately clear whether it was because of her injury. Clinton tripped and fell in the State Department on June 17 and had surgery two days later on her right elbow. The official, who spoke on condition he not be identified, said Clinton planned to travel to Asia later in the month, when she is expected to visit India and possibly Thailand.
  • Corzine campaign to get an early visit from Obama
    Jul 1, 2009 — Boston Globe
    Jon Corzine is getting some in-person campaign help from President Barack Obama as polls show him lagging behind in his re-election bid. Corzine campaign spokesman Sean Darcy says the president will also headline a fundraising event for Corzine. The Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind Poll of 803 registered voters released Wednesday found 45 percent favoring Christie, with 39 percent for Corzine.
  • Hopes rise for nuclear breakthrough on Obama Moscow visit
    Jul 1, 2009 — Boston Globe
    Relations between Russia and the United States hit their lowest point since the end of the Cold War last summer over a war in U.S. ally and former Soviet republic Georgia. HOST OF DIFFERENCES PERSIST But analysts warn that any prospective deals could yet be torpedoed by a host of differences between Moscow and Washington. Moscow also dislikes U.S. aspirations to bring more former Soviet republics into NATO, an alliance Russia views as a hostile Cold War relic.
  • OAS Sets Deadline for Honduras to Reinstate Zelaya
    Jul 1, 2009 — Washington Post
    The coup has been roundly condemned internationally, including by President Obama. Most Hondurans must rely on newspapers and television stations that support the coup. It's the best thing that could have happened to Zelaya because it's allowed him to generate support."Booth reported from Tegucigalpa.
  • Obama pushes ahead with transport fund rescue
    Jul 1, 2009 — Boston Globe
    The administration foresees the Highway Trust Fund, which relies on federal gasoline tax receipts, running dry in late August or early September. The current law authorizing federal spending on highway projects expires September 30. Administration transportation planners proposed on Wednesday to draw $18 billion from general tax revenues for highway construction spending and $2 billion for transit projects initiated by states through the early part of 2011.
  • Obama seeking to reshape US-Russia relations
    Jul 1, 2009 — Boston Globe
    That means advancing not just nuclear arms reductions but also cooperation on Iran, Afghanistan, North Korea and the broader threat of the spread of nuclear weapons. Obama also will meet with Pope Benedict XVI -- their first time together -- at Vatican City. And then Obama will head to Ghana, a west African nation that the White House hails as a peaceful democracy on a continent often beset by violence.
  • Obama urges public to demand healthcare reform
    Jul 1, 2009 — Los Angeles Times
    Wednesday's forum was Obama's third grass-roots event devoted to healthcare in the last three weeks. And debate over healthcare legislation is expected to move to center stage after lawmakers return to Washington from their July 4 recess. As he has done in recent weeks, the president highlighted the trials of Americans trying to get medical care while employers drop insurance and insurers deny coverage.
  • Ahmadinejad answers Obama's criticism with his own
    Jun 28, 2009 — Los Angeles Times
    Though Tehran's streets have quieted down, the aftershocks of the disputed election continue. Another report by Mehr, which is close to Khamenei, said a council controlled by Rafsanjani is urging all candidates to adhere to the law over the disputed election. Obama." daragahi@latimes.com Special correspondent Ramin Mostaghim in Tehran contributed to this report.
  • Axelrod says U.S. recession still not broken
    Jun 28, 2009 — Boston Globe
    However, the economy weakened by more than expected and the White House warned last week that the jobless rate could reach 10 percent in the coming months, up from 9.4 percent in May.
  • Axelrod: Impact of stimulus will take time
    Jun 28, 2009 — USA Today
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior White House adviser said Sunday the economic stimulus has not yet "broken the back of the recession" but set aside calls for a second massive spending bill. White House adviser David Axelrod urged patience for President Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package in the face of sliding poll numbers. Mitt Romney, a past and potentially future presidential candidate, said the spending was ill-designed and served only to expand the size of government.
  • Chavez accuses U.S. of coup role as ties restored
    Jun 28, 2009 — The Hill
    The referendum had been judged illegal by Honduras' highest court and was opposed widely through political and military circles.
  • Coup in Honduras: President tells of his 'brutal kidnapping'
    Jun 28, 2009 — Los Angeles Times
    Still in his pajamas, he said, he was hauled away to an aircraft, in which he was flown to Costa Rica. Zelaya declared that he remained the president of Honduras and called on international support to "defend democracy". Janina del Veccio, minister of security for Costa Rica, confirmed that Zelaya was in her country. Zelaya is one of a new crop of leftist presidents who have been elected in recent years in Latin America.
  • Health-Care Activists Targeting Democrats
    Jun 28, 2009 — Washington Post
    But Obama demonstrated the political power of Internet-based grass-roots activity in the presidential campaign. Obama supports the concept, dubbed the "public option," but he has been vague on details. I would much rather see a quiet call placed by [Obama chief of staff] Rahm Emanuel saying this isn't helpful.
  • Honduran Congress names new leader
    Jun 28, 2009 — USA Today
    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The Honduran Congress has named its leader to replace President Manuel Zelaya following his military ouster and forced exile in Costa Rica. Zelaya called on Honduran soldiers to desist, urged citizens to take to the streets in peaceful protests, and asked Honduran police to protect demonstrators. Traitors!" "They kidnapped him like cowards," screamed Melissa Gaitan.
  • Honduran President Forced into Exile by Military
    Jun 28, 2009 — Washington Post
    The Honduran Supreme Court called the vote unconstitutional and leaders of Zelaya's own party denounced the measure.The scene in Tegucigalpa was confused and it was unclear what would happen next. As Zelaya condemned his forced ouster at a press conference in Costa Rica, the Honduran Congress voted to accept what it claimed was Zelaya's resignation. Those governments included Bolivia, Nicaragua and Ecuador -- all close allies of Honduras in a leftist alliance of nations led by Chavez.
  • Iran's President Rebukes Obama; Candidates Reject Election Review
    Jun 28, 2009 — Washington Post
    Press TV, an English-language version of state television, has quoted unidentified sources as saying 20 have been killed, including eight members of the pro-government Basij militia. And we are not going to betray the people."Branigin reported from Washington.
  • Israel to expand unsanctioned settlement enclaves
    Jun 28, 2009 — Boston Globe
    JERUSALEM—New details emerged Sunday about Israeli plans to expand Jewish settler enclaves, as Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak prepared to head to Washington to ease friction with the Obama administration over settlement construction. However, Labor has also backed continued settlement building. Many are small, flimsy encampments, but others, like Givat Habraicha, are permanent structures built near government-sanctioned settlements, in effect extending their reach.
  • Mideast Hawks, Take Wing
    Jun 28, 2009 — Washington Post
    By Jim HoaglandPARIS -- "President" Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's brutal clampdown on his opponents is a tragedy for Iranians. Marandi thus vaulted to the top of the list of candidates for the 2009 Hoagland Trophy for Unadulterated Chutzpah, Persian division.Ahmadinejad does have several jokers up his sleeve. That operation has been followed by increasingly moderate statements from Hamas leaders who live in Gaza.
  • Obama adviser not ready to back a second stimulus
    Jun 28, 2009 — Boston Globe
    WASHINGTON—A senior White House adviser said Sunday the economic stimulus has not yet "broken the back of the recession" but set aside calls for a second massive spending bill. Republicans, meanwhile, called spending under way a failure. White House adviser David Axelrod urged patience for President Barack Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package in the face of sliding poll numbers.
  • Obama appeals for Hondurans to respect democracy
    Jun 28, 2009 — Boston Globe
    WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is calling for all sides in Honduras to respect democracy and the rule of law following the arrest of President Manuela Zelaya and his reported expulsion to Costa Rica. Aides from several agencies are monitoring the situation and providing updates to Obama, Jones and Jones' deputy. Zelaya was detained shortly before voting was to begin on a constitutional referendum.
  • Obama hails climate-change bill
    Jun 28, 2009 — Los Angeles Times
    The House bill sets a declining cap on the greenhouse gas emissions that scientists blame for global warming. The bill also includes strict energy efficiency standards and requirements for wind, solar and other renewable electricity use. You're going to see the kind of certainty that the wind industry and the solar industry and the biomass industry has been hungry for.
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