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Today's Politics News: How outcome in Egypt could affect the United States Obama, McCain break ice in Oval Office meeting Senate Republicans lose vote on health law Clinton calls Suleiman, urges probe of violence AP sources: House GOP readies restrictions on EPA US welcomes inter-Korean talks Obama and McCain end long-running feud Rumsfeld writes of his Iraq role Judge holds Interior in contempt White House challenges Mubarak to show who he is Too big to stop? Obama's overhaul lumbers on Probe examines possible link between shooter Iran executions three times last year's rate: U.N. How Obama Is Approaching The Egyptian Crisis MAKE THEM EAT BROCCOLI! Upton, Whitfield, Inhofe release plan to block EPA Bill restricting abortion draws outrage for ‘re-defining rape’ WHAT LIBERALS DON'T KNOW ABOUT GUNS, CHAPTER 217 LAST TICKET: Bachmann drops 2012 clues; Snooki snubs Sen. Schumer How outcome in Egypt could affect the United States Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:29 am PST Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Steve Clemons The turmoil in Egypt is intensifying and the outcome of the increasingly bloody demonstrations remains unclear. Anti-government protesters and pro-government supporters are clashing in the streets of Cairo, and the Egyptian military is ordering everybody to go … Full Story Top Obama, McCain break ice in Oval Office meeting Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:45 pm PST AP - Now, more than two years after clashing as campaign rivals, President Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain are putting their relationship on defrost and searching for some common ground. Full Story Top Senate Republicans lose vote on health law Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:41 pm PST AP - A Republican drive to repeal the year-old health care law ended in party-line defeat in the Senate on Wednesday, leaving the Supreme Court to render a final, unpredictable verdict on an issue steeped in political and constitutional controversy. Full Story Top Clinton calls Suleiman, urges probe of violence Wed, 2 Feb 2011 01:16 pm PST Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Egypt's newly named vice president to hold accountable those responsible for violence in Cairo on Wednesday, the U.S. State Department said. Full Story Top AP sources: House GOP readies restrictions on EPA Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:04 am PST AP - In a sharp challenge to the Obama administration, House Republican leaders intend to unveil legislation to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases, officials said. They expect to advance the bill quickly. Full Story Top US welcomes inter-Korean talks Wed, 2 Feb 2011 02:11 pm PST AFP - The United States on Wednesday welcomed talks between the two Koreas as a key step to resuming dialogue with the North, but renewed concerns about the communist state's nuclear program. Full Story Top Obama and McCain end long-running feud Wed, 2 Feb 2011 02:08 pm PST Reuters - President Barack Obama and Republican Senator John McCain, bitter rivals from the 2008 election campaign whose feud festered for two years, completed a thaw on Wednesday when they sat down for Oval Office talks. Full Story Top Rumsfeld writes of his Iraq role Wed, 2 Feb 2011 07:26 pm PST Politico - He will also post scores of documents on a website. Full Story Top Judge holds Interior in contempt Wed, 2 Feb 2011 06:12 pm PST Politico - He cites the agency for “dismissive conduct” by blocking offshore oil drilling. Full Story Top White House challenges Mubarak to show who he is Wed, 2 Feb 2011 07:39 pm PST AP - Confronted by scenes of bloody chaos in Cairo, the White House on Wednesday challenged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to show the world "exactly who he is" by quickly leading a peaceful transition to democracy. That outcome seemed ever more elusive. Full Story Top Too big to stop? Obama's overhaul lumbers on Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:28 pm PST AP - President Barack Obama's health care law has too much momentum for one judge to stop it. Most insurers, hospital executives and state officials expect they'll keep carrying out the overhaul even after a federal judge cast its fate in doubt by declaring it unconstitutional. Full Story Top Probe examines possible link between shooter Sun, 9 Jan 2011 04:20 pm PST AP - An official familiar with the Arizona shooting investigation said Sunday that local authorities are looking at a possible connection between accused gunman Jared Loughner and an online group known for white supremacist, anti-immigrant rhetoric. Full Story Top Iran executions three times last year's rate: U.N. Wed, 2 Feb 2011 08:08 am PST Reuters - Iran has witnessed a dramatic increase in executions so far in 2011, United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Wednesday and her office said the rate was three times that of last year. Full Story Top How Obama Is Approaching The Egyptian Crisis Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:55 pm PST Time.com - The hope of White House officials is that whatever happens in Egypt and whomever gains power, the U.S. will be able to establish a close relationship going forward. Full Story Top MAKE THEM EAT BROCCOLI! Wed, 2 Feb 2011 04:53 pm PST Maggie Gallagher - This week, U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson downed Obamacare as unconstitutional. Congress, Judge Vinson ruled, has no power to require individuals to purchase health insurance. "Never before has Congress required that everyone buy a product from a private company (essentially for life) just for being alive and residing in the United States." Full Story Top Upton, Whitfield, Inhofe release plan to block EPA Wed, 2 Feb 2011 06:13 pm PST Daily Caller - Republican Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released his long-awaited draft of legislation to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulations on carbon Wednesday evening. Upton was joined by Republican Rep. Ed Whitfield of Kentucky, chair of the Energy and Power subcommittee, and Republican Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, in releasing the proposal. Full Story Top Bill restricting abortion draws outrage for ‘re-defining rape’ Wed, 2 Feb 2011 03:46 pm PST Daily Caller - A bill sponsored by New Jersey Republican Rep. Chris Smith, and supported by pro-life advocates and 173 congressmen, to further restrict federal funding of abortion is alarming pro-choice advocates. Full Story Top WHAT LIBERALS DON'T KNOW ABOUT GUNS, CHAPTER 217 Wed, 2 Feb 2011 04:53 pm PST Ann Coulter - Fresh off of blaming Jared Loughner's killing spree in the Tucson mall on Sarah Palin, liberals are now blaming it on high-capacity magazines. They might as well imprison everyone named "Jared" to prevent a crime like this from ever happening again. Full Story Top LAST TICKET: Bachmann drops 2012 clues; Snooki snubs Sen. Schumer Wed, 2 Feb 2011 03:42 pm PST The Ticket - Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment: • More 2012 clues? Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) will travel this month to South Carolina. (Political Ticker) • Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) gave his first floor speech today-- and he used it to blast compromise. (Slate) • U.S. lobbyists [...] Full Story Top

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