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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3167 politics Politics - Barack Obama en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:29:34 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/3167 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_defending_obama ap/20091107/eu_britain_defending_obama AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:29:34 GMT AP - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday accused critics of U.S. President Barack Obama of foolishly expecting him to fix the world's woes singlehandedly. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_co/us_health_overhaul_debate ap/20091107/us_health_overhaul_debate AP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:17:37 GMT AP - The House has opened debate on President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul that would extend insurance to tens of millions of Americans and enact dramatic changes to the country's medical system. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_fort_hood ap/20091107/us_obama_fort_hood AP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:15:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_fort_hood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.0a92bd0d0bbc41d1b1ea5b834e728122.obama__dcab121.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=3N85lLO6xLUTdA9Zy6mJTg--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="President Barack Obama walks off Marine One on the South Lawn of The White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, after going to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama said Saturday that the training designed to keep U.S. forces safe abroad prevented further deaths and ended the rampage at Fort Hood.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_fort_hood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.0a92bd0d0bbc41d1b1ea5b834e728122.obama__dcab121.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=3N85lLO6xLUTdA9Zy6mJTg--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama walks off Marine One on the South Lawn of The White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, after going to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20091107/us_health_care_overhaul AP business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:02:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/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 - President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/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/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress2ndlead afp/20091107/healthuspoliticscongress2ndlead AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:43:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress2ndlead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257596770618-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=ftLMuLQEL8DhAhbb0Zln2A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="The US flag flies above the Capitol building in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, was on Saturday to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to overhaul US health care.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress2ndlead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257596770618-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=ftLMuLQEL8DhAhbb0Zln2A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="The US flag flies above the Capitol building in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/ts_afp/usshootingcrimemilitarylead afp/20091107/usshootingcrimemilitarylead AFP topstories Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:38:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/ts_afp/usshootingcrimemilitarylead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257596846641-4-0.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=4XHCBVw6VjX6S0ltGdLeKw--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Sgt. Maj. Leroy Walker Jr. wipes away tears during a candlelight vigil at Fort Hood, one day after 13 people were killed in a bloody rampage. US President Barack Obama has led the nation in mourning as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor killed 13 in a massacre at a US military base.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning on Saturday as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor killed 13 in a massacre at a US military base.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/ts_afp/usshootingcrimemilitarylead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257596846641-4-0.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=4XHCBVw6VjX6S0ltGdLeKw--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="photo" title="Sgt. Maj. Leroy Walker Jr. wipes away tears during a candlelight vigil at Fort Hood, one day after 13 people were killed in a bloody rampage. US President Barack Obama has led the nation in mourning as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor killed 13 in a massacre at a US military base.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_nato_troop_increase ap/20091107/eu_nato_troop_increase AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:45:33 GMT AP - A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops from both the United States and allied nations. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/pl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress afp/20091107/healthuspoliticscongress AFP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:26:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/pl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257596770618-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=ftLMuLQEL8DhAhbb0Zln2A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="The US flag flies above the Capitol building in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, was to make a rare in-person plea Saturday for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/pl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257596770618-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=ftLMuLQEL8DhAhbb0Zln2A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="The US flag flies above the Capitol building in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/ts_alt_afp/usshootingcrimemilitarypoliticsobama afp/20091107/usshootingcrimemilitarypoliticsobama AFP us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:54:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/ts_alt_afp/usshootingcrimemilitarypoliticsobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257594546968-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=iruD_aS2wHfVQUv02XDprQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Army Command Sergeant Major Terrence Murphy sheds tears during a vigil for those killed and wounded in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. US President Barack Obama has sought to reassure US service men and women in the wake of the deadly shooting rampage, saying the tragedy had also displayed "the best of America."(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to reassure US service men and women in the wake of a deadly shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas, saying the tragedy had also displayed "the best of America."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/ts_alt_afp/usshootingcrimemilitarypoliticsobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257594546968-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=iruD_aS2wHfVQUv02XDprQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Army Command Sergeant Major Terrence Murphy sheds tears during a vigil for those killed and wounded in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. US President Barack Obama has sought to reassure US service men and women in the wake of the deadly shooting rampage, saying the tragedy had also displayed "the best of America."(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/pl_afp/useconomyunemployment afp/20091107/useconomyunemployment AFP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:14:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/pl_afp/useconomyunemployment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257567180374-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=q_qiRcl0YS5UfMm8N2Nduw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Job seekers attend a seminar on finding jobs in San Francisco, California. The jump in US unemployment above 10 percent for the first time since 1983 will pressure President Barack Obama to find additional stimulus to keep a fragile economic recovery on track, analysts say.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The jump in US unemployment above 10 percent for the first time since 1983 will pressure President Barack Obama to find additional stimulus to keep a fragile economic recovery on track, analysts say.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/pl_afp/useconomyunemployment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257567180374-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=q_qiRcl0YS5UfMm8N2Nduw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="Job seekers attend a seminar on finding jobs in San Francisco, California. The jump in US unemployment above 10 percent for the first time since 1983 will pressure President Barack Obama to find additional stimulus to keep a fragile economic recovery on track, analysts say.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_as/as_asean_obama ap/20091107/as_asean_obama AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:14:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_as/as_asean_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.21f758c494074a3e8039a9807caaee16.philippines_asean_us_xbm102.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=DKXlub98oD4qtsQNGC5NHg--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="ASEAN senior officials link arms the ASEAN way during a break in the Special ASEAN-U.S. Senior Officials Meeting Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at Manila's financial district of Makati city in the Philippines. The senior officials are meeting in Manila to prepare the agenda for the Nov. 15 summit of ASEAN leaders and President Barack Obama in the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Singapore. They are, from left, Assistant Minister Alounkeo Kittikhoun of Laos, Secretary General Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa of Malaysia, Undersecretary Enrique Manalo of the Philippines, Ambassador to ASEAN Scot Alan Marciel of the United States, Director General Min Lwin of Myanmar, Deputy Director General Desmond Ng Wee Kwang of Singapore and Director General Vitavas Srivihok of Thailand. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama will meet leaders of Southeast Asian nations, including Myanmar, in a high-level affirmation of Washington's new policy of engaging the military-ruled country despite its dismal human rights record.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_as/as_asean_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.21f758c494074a3e8039a9807caaee16.philippines_asean_us_xbm102.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=DKXlub98oD4qtsQNGC5NHg--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="ASEAN senior officials link arms the ASEAN way during a break in the Special ASEAN-U.S. Senior Officials Meeting Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at Manila's financial district of Makati city in the Philippines. The senior officials are meeting in Manila to prepare the agenda for the Nov. 15 summit of ASEAN leaders and President Barack Obama in the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Singapore. They are, from left, Assistant Minister Alounkeo Kittikhoun of Laos, Secretary General Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa of Malaysia, Undersecretary Enrique Manalo of the Philippines, Ambassador to ASEAN Scot Alan Marciel of the United States, Director General Min Lwin of Myanmar, Deputy Director General Desmond Ng Wee Kwang of Singapore and Director General Vitavas Srivihok of Thailand. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*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/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/usshootingcrimemilitary afp/20091107/usshootingcrimemilitary AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:35:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/usshootingcrimemilitary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257596846641-4-0.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=4XHCBVw6VjX6S0ltGdLeKw--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Sgt. Maj. Leroy Walker Jr. wipes away tears during a candlelight vigil at Fort Hood, one day after 13 people were killed in a bloody rampage. US President Barack Obama has led the nation in mourning as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor killed 13 in a massacre at a US military base.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning Saturday as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor unleashed a massacre at a US military base, killing 13.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/usshootingcrimemilitary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257596846641-4-0.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=4XHCBVw6VjX6S0ltGdLeKw--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="photo" title="Sgt. Maj. Leroy Walker Jr. wipes away tears during a candlelight vigil at Fort Hood, one day after 13 people were killed in a bloody rampage. US President Barack Obama has led the nation in mourning as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor killed 13 in a massacre at a US military base.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/pl_afp/usshootingcrimemilitarydiplomacyjapan afp/20091107/usshootingcrimemilitarydiplomacyjapan AFP politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:13:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/pl_afp/usshootingcrimemilitarydiplomacyjapan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257570139687-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=YhAgfFj3nMZf6RYznoKqWA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day, a Japanese foreign ministry official said Saturday, following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas, according to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/pl_afp/usshootingcrimemilitarydiplomacyjapan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257570139687-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=YhAgfFj3nMZf6RYznoKqWA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day, a Japanese foreign ministry official said Saturday, following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20091107/us_health_care_overhaul AP business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:02:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/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 - President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/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/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress afp/20091107/healthuspoliticscongress AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:26:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257596770618-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=ftLMuLQEL8DhAhbb0Zln2A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="The US flag flies above the Capitol building in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, was to make a rare in-person plea Saturday for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/healthuspoliticscongress"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257596770618-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=ftLMuLQEL8DhAhbb0Zln2A--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="The US flag flies above the Capitol building in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/us_drunken_driving_padilla ap/20091107/us_drunken_driving_padilla AP us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:52:37 GMT AP - A top official in Gov. Bill Richardson's cabinet has resigned over a drunken driving arrest just days after she was appointed to a spot in President Barack Obama's administration. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_white_house ap/20091107/us_health_care_white_house AP business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:45:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_white_house"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.c02bc7594c71409baf7e203e37926cb3.obama__dcab107.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=XOnLeM2k5PmIxE4EOzeVFQ--" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama still expects to have a health care overhaul bill to sign by year's end and plans to personally lobby for it in a visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday, the White House said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_white_house"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.c02bc7594c71409baf7e203e37926cb3.obama__dcab107.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=XOnLeM2k5PmIxE4EOzeVFQ--" align="left" height="74" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/us_obama_wisconsin_cheesehead ap/20091107/us_obama_wisconsin_cheesehead AP us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:22:37 GMT AP - A Wisconsin man who got his cheesehead hat signed by President Barack Obama has decided to donate it to a museum rather than sell it on eBay. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/us_jobless_benefits_homebuyers ap/20091106/us_jobless_benefits_homebuyers AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:56:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/us_jobless_benefits_homebuyers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.bc84f7a341a54082a1a68b01c37abc9a.obama_dcsw107.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=91PhN9Pg32X42rIps7Nm7w--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/us_jobless_benefits_homebuyers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.bc84f7a341a54082a1a68b01c37abc9a.obama_dcsw107.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=91PhN9Pg32X42rIps7Nm7w--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)