Yahoo! News: Politics - Bloomberg Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2840 politics Politics - Bloomberg en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT 5 Yahoo! News 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2840 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif Obama Will Carry Pledge of 17% U.S. Emissions Cut to Copenhagen (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091126/pl_bloomberg/auncdqom5ysk bloomberg/20091126/auncdqom5ysk Bloomberg politics Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen for climate-change talks, where he’ll offer to cut U.S. emissions about 17 percent by 2020 in an effort to help break a deadlock between rich and poor nations. Health-Care Bill May Be Stalled by Legislative Crunch (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091125/pl_bloomberg/ayrbullmdzw bloomberg/20091125/ayrbullmdzw Bloomberg politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:11:39 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Raising the U.S. government’s $12.2 trillion borrowing limit tops an agenda of must-pass legislation that imperils Senate Democrats’ ability to pass a health-care bill this year. Obama, Singh Promise Deeper U.S.-India Economic Cooperation (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091125/pl_bloomberg/an_lh57ypeve bloomberg/20091125/an_lh57ypeve Bloomberg politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:50:23 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama and India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh vowed to deepen trade and investment ties between their two nations as the Indian leader was honored at the White House with a formal state visit. Clinton Makes Women’s Economic Power, Security Key Policy Goals (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091124/pl_bloomberg/ahcouwpfwq4u bloomberg/20091124/ahcouwpfwq4u Bloomberg politics Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:01 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- When Hillary Clinton heard that an 8-year-old Saudi girl had been sold to a man in his 50s to pay off her father’s debt, the U.S. secretary of state telephoned Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal to protest. White House, AARP Seek to Build on Senate Health Vote (Correct) (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091125/pl_bloomberg/aiu2z4sikyis bloomberg/20091125/aiu2z4sikyis Bloomberg politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:26:29 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration and two major lobbying groups are seeking to spur momentum for a health- care overhaul after the U.S. Senate cleared the way for a floor debate that is likely to extend to Christmas or beyond. States Mull ‘Plan B’ Carbon Market Amid Federal Delay (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091124/pl_bloomberg/av6buwwcehgw bloomberg/20091124/av6buwwcehgw Bloomberg politics Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:20:04 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Cash-strapped states in search of new revenue may establish their own “cap-and-trade” program for greenhouse gases covering more than half the U.S. economy if Congress doesn’t set up a federal emissions market. Democrats Look to Unify as Senate Health Debate Looms (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091123/pl_bloomberg/akbdj3ruttua bloomberg/20091123/akbdj3ruttua Bloomberg politics Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:08:18 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats who united last week to bring a sweeping health-care plan to the U.S. Senate floor still need to settle disagreements in their own ranks to pass President Barack Obama’s top domestic initiative. Upper-Bracket Tax May Be Needed for Afghan War Cost, Levin Says (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091121/pl_bloomberg/apo6hrw_x85a bloomberg/20091121/apo6hrw_x85a Bloomberg politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for more troops sent to Afghanistan and NATO should provide half of the new soldiers, said Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Paterson Letter Tells N.Y. Lawmakers to Cut Education, Health (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091123/pl_bloomberg/acs6jeahmbw bloomberg/20091123/acs6jeahmbw Bloomberg politics Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- New York Governor David Paterson, in a letter to lawmakers, said education and health-care expenditures must be cut as part of any plan to close this fiscal year’s $3.2 billion budget deficit. Clinton Sees Encouraging Karzai Signs as U.S. Plots War Plan (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091120/pl_bloomberg/a2tjmbj9tpvm bloomberg/20091120/a2tjmbj9tpvm Bloomberg politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:03:39 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she is encouraged by Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s promises to fight corruption and build up Afghan security forces to replace U.S. troops by the end of his new five-year term. Obama Prepares Plan to ‘Finish the Job’ in Afghan War (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091125/pl_bloomberg/axvlqnis44mg bloomberg/20091125/axvlqnis44mg Bloomberg politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:16:39 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is preparing to lay out for the American public his strategy for the Afghanistan war next week and said he intends to “finish the job” there. Obama to Offer 17% Emissions-Cut Goal in Copenhagen (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091125/pl_bloomberg/adgl9i_sxug bloomberg/20091125/adgl9i_sxug Bloomberg politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:36:54 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will attend climate-change talks in Copenhagen next month, offering an emissions-cut goal of about 17 percent by 2020 after legislation to reduce greenhouse gases stalled in Congress. Obama Will Go to Copenhagen Meeting on Climate Change (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091125/pl_bloomberg/a5vbbha4wsou bloomberg/20091125/a5vbbha4wsou Bloomberg politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:29:23 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will attend United Nations climate-change talks in Copenhagen next month amid international pressure for the U.S. to do more to reduce its record production of greenhouse gases. Health-Care Bill May Be Stalled by Year-End Legislative Crunch (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091125/pl_bloomberg/acuft5rvqtya bloomberg/20091125/acuft5rvqtya Bloomberg politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Raising the U.S. government’s $12.2 trillion borrowing limit tops an agenda of must-pass legislation that imperils Senate Democrats’ ability to pass a health-care bill this year. Obama Prepares to Unveil Plan to ‘Finish the Job’ in Afghan War (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091125/pl_bloomberg/asuiku12y1_m bloomberg/20091125/asuiku12y1_m Bloomberg politics Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is preparing to lay out for the American public his strategy for the Afghanistan war next week and said he intends to “finish the job” there. Obama Vows Strategy Will ‘Finish the Job’ in Afghanistan War (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091124/pl_bloomberg/acpvvgkehyes bloomberg/20091124/acpvvgkehyes Bloomberg politics Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:13:23 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he intends to “finish the job” in Afghanistan by dismantling al- Qaeda’s networks and will announce a new strategy that gives the U.S. public a “clear rationale” for the war. Obama to Give Afghan Strategy Decision on Dec. 1, Official Says (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091124/pl_bloomberg/awu6lrww_cre bloomberg/20091124/awu6lrww_cre Bloomberg politics Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:14:40 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will announce his decision on the next steps in the war in Afghanistan on or about Dec. 1, according to a U.S. official familiar with the issue. States Mull ‘Plan B’ Carbon Market as U.S. Climate Bill Falters (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091124/pl_bloomberg/a7pttzqhvkcq bloomberg/20091124/a7pttzqhvkcq Bloomberg politics Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Cash-strapped states in search of new revenue may establish their own “cap-and-trade” program for greenhouse gases covering more than half the U.S. economy if Congress doesn’t set up a federal emissions market. White House, AARP Seek to Capitalize on Senate Health-Care Vote (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091124/pl_bloomberg/aiu2z4sikyis bloomberg/20091124/aiu2z4sikyis Bloomberg politics Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration and two major lobbying groups are seeking to spur momentum for a health- care overhaul after the U.S. Senate cleared the way for a floor debate that is likely to extend to Christmas or beyond. Obama Conducts Strategy Session on Afghan War as Decision Nears (Bloomberg) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/bloombergpl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091124/pl_bloomberg/az54wwpu0u_u bloomberg/20091124/az54wwpu0u_u Bloomberg politics Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama conducted what may be his final strategy session on Afghanistan as he readies a decision on the next steps in the war that could come as early as next week, his spokesman said.