Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1929 politics Politics - Democratic Party en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:53:57 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1929 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/pl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress afp/20091107/healthuspoliticscongress AFP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:53:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/pl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257620505941-3-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=xSh6_Eg2llFc8e.o9BGHpg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="US President Barack Obama (C) walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and Congressman John Larson (2nd R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Obama hoped to bring the full persuasive power of the US presidency to bear in an 11th-hour push to secure the 218 votes needed to pass health care overhaul.(AFP/Jim Watson)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President Barack Obama, fighting for his top domestic priority, urged fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives to "vote yes" Saturday on the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/pl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257620505941-3-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=xSh6_Eg2llFc8e.o9BGHpg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama (C) walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and Congressman John Larson (2nd R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Obama hoped to bring the full persuasive power of the US presidency to bear in an 11th-hour push to secure the 218 votes needed to pass health care overhaul.(AFP/Jim Watson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_el_ge/us2010_election_landscape ap/20091107/us2010_election_landscape AP Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:45:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_el_ge/us2010_election_landscape"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.71a8eefdef114d33842e9e9b5a2eeef0.2010_election_landscape_wx102.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=rTZiqVW2nYgfTES0yXt3Ow--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama and Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds wave to the crowd during a rally in Norfolk, Va. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governors' races in a cross-country Democratic wave.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_el_ge/us2010_election_landscape"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.71a8eefdef114d33842e9e9b5a2eeef0.2010_election_landscape_wx102.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=rTZiqVW2nYgfTES0yXt3Ow--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama and Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds wave to the crowd during a rally in Norfolk, Va. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, FILE)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/ts_nm/us_usa_healthcare nm/20091107/us_usa_healthcare Reuters topstories Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:39:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/ts_nm/us_usa_healthcare"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257620678354-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=ZbsAheNK4oDJfEDFlQk.oQ--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (2nd L) as he walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP/Jim Watson)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - President Barack Obama urged Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a broad healthcare reform bill on Saturday as they prepared for a close vote on the biggest changes in health policy in four decades.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/ts_nm/us_usa_healthcare"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257620678354-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=ZbsAheNK4oDJfEDFlQk.oQ--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (2nd L) as he walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP/Jim Watson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_health_overhaul_obama ap/20091107/us_health_overhaul_obama AP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:24:37 GMT AP - President Barack Obama has ended his Capitol Hill meeting with House Democrats as he tries to round up Democratic votes for his health care overhaul. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091107/pl_bloomberg/atzwrpfzhck0 bloomberg/20091107/atzwrpfzhck0 Bloomberg politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:14:53 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats moved to clear one of the last hurdles to a historic debate on legislation to overhaul the U.S. health system, agreeing to a demand by 40 lawmakers to allow a vote on restricting funds for abortion. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091107/pl_politico/29267 politico/20091107/29267 Politico politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:02:00 GMT Politico - WEST ALLIS, Wisc. &ndash; Sarah Palin rallied thousands of abortion opponents Friday night with a a stark warning that the same philosophy that allows abortion rights could soon be invoked to allow the government to cut off health care for the elderly or children with special needs.&nbsp; http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091107/pl_politico/29263 politico/20091107/29263 Politico politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:31:00 GMT Politico - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi all-but-predicted passage of a House health reform bill Saturday, following an emotional appeal from President Barack Obama to fellow Democrats urging them to &ldquo;answer the call of history&rdquo; and vote yes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_preview ap/20091107/us_obama_preview AP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:01:50 GMT AP - President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill for talks with House Democrats as they scramble to find enough votes to pass landmark legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091107/pl_bloomberg/a5_a6pdu8c bloomberg/20091107/a5_a6pdu8c Bloomberg politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:13:37 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats moved to clear one of the last hurdles to a historic debate on legislation to overhaul the U.S. health system, agreeing to a demand by 40 lawmakers to allow a vote on restricting funds for abortion. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20091107/us_health_care_overhaul AP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:12:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.f18ad27c1df046fe945bc1a4f5dc65d7.health_care_overhaul_wxsc101.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=yv6i5mXqgDKjoMOqYQilew--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - House Democrats have cleared an impasse over abortion that has been holding up a vote on sweeping health care legislation.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.f18ad27c1df046fe945bc1a4f5dc65d7.health_care_overhaul_wxsc101.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=yv6i5mXqgDKjoMOqYQilew--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_co/us_apnewsalert ap/20091107/us_apnewsalert AP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:54:10 GMT AP - House Democrats clear impasse over abortion holding up vote on health care legislation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/ts_nm/us_usa_healthcare nm/20091107/us_usa_healthcare Reuters topstories Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:39:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/ts_nm/us_usa_healthcare"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257620678354-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=ZbsAheNK4oDJfEDFlQk.oQ--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (2nd L) as he walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP/Jim Watson)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - President Barack Obama urged Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a broad healthcare reform bill on Saturday as they prepared for a close vote on the biggest changes in health policy in four decades.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/ts_nm/us_usa_healthcare"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257620678354-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=ZbsAheNK4oDJfEDFlQk.oQ--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (2nd L) as he walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP/Jim Watson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091106/pl_politico/29250 politico/20091106/29250 Politico politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:42:00 GMT Politico - Democratic leaders trying to preserve a high-stakes Saturday vote on a House health reform bill battled a swift current of rank-and-file defections Friday as the White House swung into action to help corral the final votes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091106/pl_mcclatchy/3351082 mcclatchy/20091106/3351082 McClatchy Newspapers politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:32:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON &mdash; Democrats in the House of Representatives struggled Friday to find enough votes to pass sweeping health care legislation, as lawmakers prepared for an all-day debate and perhaps a final vote on the bill Saturday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/pl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress afp/20091106/healthuspoliticscongress AFP politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:01:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/pl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257533153590-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=ZRwKY82OSIeBGQ0pWqbyNA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly news conference at the US Capitol in November 5. Pelosi said the House of Representatives aimed to take up the most ambitious overhaul of its kind in a half-century on Saturday, though Republican delaying tactics could cause the timing to slide.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US President Barack Obama and top Democratic lawmakers struggled Friday to rally their troops behind legislation to remake US health care, ahead of what was expected to be a razor's edge weekend vote.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/pl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257533153590-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=ZRwKY82OSIeBGQ0pWqbyNA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly news conference at the US Capitol in November 5. Pelosi said the House of Representatives aimed to take up the most ambitious overhaul of its kind in a half-century on Saturday, though Republican delaying tactics could cause the timing to slide.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091106/pl_bloomberg/a9mjniceam bloomberg/20091106/a9mjniceam Bloomberg politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:37:23 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats sought to ease lawmakers’ concerns over funding for abortion and illegal aliens on the eve of a health-care floor debate as House leader Steny Hoyer raised the possibility tomorrow’s planned vote may be delayed. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091106/pl_bloomberg/ac0ru41cd4 bloomberg/20091106/ac0ru41cd4 Bloomberg politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:10:25 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats worked to ease lawmakers’ concerns over abortion and illegal aliens on the eve of a floor debate on a health-care overhaul as House leader Steny Hoyer raised the possibility tomorrow’s planned vote may be delayed. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20091106/pl_cq_politics/politics3243143 cq/20091106/politics3243143 CQPolitics.com politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:48:12 GMT CQPolitics.com - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer predicted passage of a health care overhaul bill would come Saturday evening even as House Democrats worked Friday to corral the needed votes to pass the measure. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20091106/pl_bloomberg/anlape7lpdpi bloomberg/20091106/anlape7lpdpi Bloomberg politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:43:28 GMT Bloomberg - Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Two major lobbying groups boosted the effort to overhaul U.S. health care, endorsing House legislation as Democrats seek to ease some lawmakers’ concerns over abortion and illegal aliens on the eve of a floor debate. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/democrats/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20091106/pl_politico/29233 politico/20091106/29233 Politico politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:16:00 GMT Politico - Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine said anxious politicians in his party who face tough congressional races next year should settle their nerves by focusing less on this week’s governor’s races than on the special congressional elections that have taken place since President Barack Obama was sworn in.&nbsp;