Summit slump and Rogers’ departure
New York Amsterdam News Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:14 PM PST
Months before President Obama began his crusade to bring about health care reform, he was warned that it would be an uphill battle, a Sisyphean mission. Last Thursday, in a rare summit meeting with the president, Republican senators and representatives rejected his plan to provide 30 million people with health insurance. |
Obama Declares Health Debate Over, Urges Action
NPR Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:13 PM PST
In a speech at the White House on Wednesday, the president asked Congress to send him a bill within the next few weeks. Republicans said even if a bill is passed, the debate will be far from over: Every election in the fall will be a referendum on the issue, with GOP candidates campaigning to repeal it. |
Alabama's White House visit set
The Times-Journal Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:09 PM PST
TUSCALOOSA â€" The national champion Alabama football team’s visit to the White House is set. The Crimson Tide will leave Monday morning for Washington, D.C. The team will spend time with area youth as part of a service project during the visit and then meet President Obama. |
HHS Secretary asks Olympic athletes to combat the challenge of childhood obesity
News-Medical-Net Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:09 PM PST
Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the first in a series of web videos and public service announcements to promote First Lady Michelle Obama’s national initiative, Let’s Move, to solve childhood obesity within a generation. Childhood obesity and excess weight threatens the healthy future of one third of American children. |
Obama's division: Health care reform his way
New Hampshire Union Leader Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:08 PM PST
President Obama yesterday urged Democratic Party leaders in Washington to approve a health care reform plan the country has rejected. |
Lawmakers slam Obama for delay in free-trade pacts
Malaysian Mirror Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:08 PM PST
WASHINGTON -US lawmakers have warned President Barack Obama's administration that foot dragging over the implementation of free-trade agreements with nations such as South Korea was hurting American credibility. |
Obama demands vote on health care
Marshalltown Times-Republican Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:08 PM PST
WASHINGTON - The end game at hand, President Barack Obama took command Wednesday of one final attempt by Democrats to enact bitterly contested health care legislation, calling for an ''up or down vote'' within weeks under rules denying Republicans the ability to kill the bill with mere talk. |
Senate panel weighs education agenda today
Richmond Times-Dispatch Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:01 PM PST
The future of Gov. Bob McDonnell’s education reforms could be decided in a Senate panel this morning, hours before the state expects to learn whether it is a finalist in the Obama administration’s education grant program. Among the reforms championed by the Obama administration is charter schools, which McDonnell is seeking to make easier to open in Virginia through legislation the Senate ... |
Senate rejects Social Security bonus
The Clarion-Ledger Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:59 PM PST
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a proposal by President Barack Obama to give people on Social Security a $250 bonus check. |
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