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Today's Politics News: White House: Simple up-or-down vote on health care Obama yet to kick smoking habit, should eat better Senate impasse puts federal employees out of work Dems dig in for last stand Van Jones returns, sends Beck love RFK's grandson decides against run for US House Liz Cheney: Dad is well, following doctor's orders DeMint Tries To Coronate Conservatives Brown keeps Calif. Democrats guessing on gov. run US Supreme Court takes up jailed Enron chief's appeal Official: NATO and Pakistan sharing tactical plans Berlusconi corruption trial to continue Ransom drop made for Greek ship seized by pirates Obama considers new US nuclear strategy: report Congress will pass jobless benefits extension, GOP senator says Here's Why You Shouldn't Believe Everything You Read Toyota Criticism Mounts on Eve of Recall Hearings White House: Simple up-or-down vote on health care Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:35 pm PST AP - The White House called for a "simple up-or-down" vote on health care legislation Sunday as Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed to House Democrats to get behind President Barack Obama's chief domestic priority even it if threatens their political careers. Full Story Top Obama yet to kick smoking habit, should eat better Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:51 am PST AP - President Barack Obama hasn't kicked the smoking habit, takes anti-inflammatory medication to relieve chronic tendinitis in his left knee and should eat better to lower his cholesterol, his team of doctors concluded Sunday after the 48-year-old's first medical checkup as commander in chief. Full Story Top Senate impasse puts federal employees out of work Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:03 pm PST AP - Two thousand federal transportation workers will be furloughed without pay on Monday, and the Obama administration said they have a Kentucky senator to blame for it. Full Story Top Dems dig in for last stand Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:27 pm PST Politico - They race to keep the GOP from defining reconciliation as yet another tactic hatched in a back room. Full Story Top Van Jones returns, sends Beck love Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:58 am PST Politico - Van Jones stages a public comeback, directing his love at the Republicans who helped push him out. Full Story Top RFK's grandson decides against run for US House Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:15 pm PST AP - Joseph P. Kennedy III, the son of a former congressman and the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, said Sunday he had decided against running for the U.S. House from Massachusetts this year. Full Story Top Liz Cheney: Dad is well, following doctor's orders Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:04 am PST AP - One of Dick Cheney's daughters says the former vice president is recovering well from the mild heart attack that sent him to the hospital last week. Full Story Top DeMint Tries To Coronate Conservatives Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:26 pm PST CQPolitics.com - Conservative Sen. Jim DeMint's (S.C.) high-profile campaign to influence GOP primaries this cycle has had a minimal impact on National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn's (Texas) job to win races on a politically diverse, national playing field and rebuild a 41-member Conference. Full Story Top Brown keeps Calif. Democrats guessing on gov. run Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:21 pm PST AP - With less than two weeks before he must enter the race for governor, state Attorney General Jerry Brown told college-age Democrats on Saturday to stay tuned for news about his presumed bid. Full Story Top US Supreme Court takes up jailed Enron chief's appeal Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:37 pm PST AFP - The US Supreme Court on Monday will take up the appeal of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who is serving 24 years in jail for his role in the energy giant's 2001 bankruptcy and one of the biggest corporate scandals in US history. Full Story Top Official: NATO and Pakistan sharing tactical plans Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:31 pm PST AP - NATO commanders in Afghanistan have begun traveling to Pakistan to share plans for military operations for the first time, a senior U.S. official said Friday. Full Story Top Berlusconi corruption trial to continue Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:49 am PST AP - A panel of judges ruled Saturday that Premier Silvio Berlusconi's trial on corruption charges will continue, despite a ruling by Italy's highest appellate court that overturned the conviction of the lawyer the Italian leader allegedly bribed. Full Story Top Ransom drop made for Greek ship seized by pirates Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:29 am PST AP - The European Union Naval Force says a ransom drop has been made for the release of a Greek-owned bulk carrier seized by pirates two months ago. Full Story Top Obama considers new US nuclear strategy: report Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:11 pm PST AFP - US President Barack Obama is making final decisions on a broad new nuclear strategy for the United States that will permanently reduce the US nuclear arsenal by thousands of weapons, The New York Times reported Monday. Full Story Top Congress will pass jobless benefits extension, GOP senator says Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:46 am PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ Congress will pass legislation aimed at keeping certain jobless benefits, highway and transit money and other government programs funded, Sen. Jon Kyl, the Senate's No. 2 Republican, said Sunday. Full Story Top Here's Why You Shouldn't Believe Everything You Read Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:13 pm PST CQPolitics.com - Periodically (it seems more often these days, actually), I come across some really silly political stuff that screams out for attention. Here are four examples. Caveat emptor! Full Story Top Toyota Criticism Mounts on Eve of Recall Hearings Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:28 pm PST Bloomberg - Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp.’s handling of recalls came under mounting criticism on the eve of the automaker’s U.S. congressional testimony, including charges that the company misled the public on the adequacy of its recalls. Full Story Top

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