Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/politics/barack-obama politics Politics - Barack Obama en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:33:24 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/politics/barack-obama http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20100210/us_health_care_overhaul AP business Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:33:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.c1410de9c8464a3ea431ff07148b1b3b.obama__dcsa105.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=EFz9GRrSB0l3WShxlUYgbQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama gestures while conducting the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the White House press briefing room in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - Signaling he'd meet critics part way on health care, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he's willing to sign a bill even if it doesn't deliver everything he pursued through a year of grinding effort at risk of going down as a dismal failure.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.c1410de9c8464a3ea431ff07148b1b3b.obama__dcsa105.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=EFz9GRrSB0l3WShxlUYgbQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama gestures while conducting the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the White House press briefing room in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_us/iran_nuclear ap/20100210/iran_nuclear AP us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:23:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_us/iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265615256274-8-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=t8au8bTlbT20_d996EGvrw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran on February 7, 2010. Iran was expected Monday to officially inform the UN nuclear watchdog of its plans to enrich uranium to a higher level, but insisted it will stop the process if a UN-backed nuclear deal is clinched.(AFP/Atta Kenare)" border="0" /></a>AP - Iranian nuclear technicians set dozens of centrifuges spinning Tuesday to begin enriching uranium stocks to a significantly higher level, prompting President Barack Obama to warn of a "significant regime of sanctions."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_re_us/iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265615256274-8-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=t8au8bTlbT20_d996EGvrw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran on February 7, 2010. Iran was expected Monday to officially inform the UN nuclear watchdog of its plans to enrich uranium to a higher level, but insisted it will stop the process if a UN-backed nuclear deal is clinched.(AFP/Atta Kenare)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_el_ge/us_democrats_wilder_kaine ap/20100210/us_democrats_wilder_kaine AP Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:30:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_el_ge/us_democrats_wilder_kaine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.3395b99c739945d8b8fd4657b836735a.obama_whcd102.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=ZDh5dvYrZHNci.XXI.J8lg--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama is introduced by DNC Chairman Tim Kaine during a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraising event in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>AP - Democratic former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder is urging President Barack Obama to fire Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine, another former Virginia governor.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_el_ge/us_democrats_wilder_kaine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.3395b99c739945d8b8fd4657b836735a.obama_whcd102.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=ZDh5dvYrZHNci.XXI.J8lg--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama is introduced by DNC Chairman Tim Kaine during a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraising event in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_insurer_rate_hike ap/20100210/us_health_insurer_rate_hike AP business Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:03:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_insurer_rate_hike"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.3b4b880d24df46a4bbee78dfc117b6eb.health_insurer_rate_hikes_nybz160.jpg?x=112&y=130&q=85&sig=l33Xz16.QNVWlZNh8s.zqA--" align="left" height="130" width="112" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2010 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a letter to the president of Anthem Blue Cross, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, she was very disturbed to learn of the planned increases, calling them 'extraordinary.' She said they were hard to understand in light of the profitability of Anthem's parent company, WellPoint Inc.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Cenetafile)" border="0" /></a>AP - For the second time this week, President Barack Obama has pointed to one health insurer's major rate hike in California as a doomy harbinger of rising premiums across America.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_insurer_rate_hike"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.3b4b880d24df46a4bbee78dfc117b6eb.health_insurer_rate_hikes_nybz160.jpg?x=112&y=130&q=85&sig=l33Xz16.QNVWlZNh8s.zqA--" align="left" height="130" width="112" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2010 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a letter to the president of Anthem Blue Cross, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, she was very disturbed to learn of the planned increases, calling them 'extraordinary.' She said they were hard to understand in light of the profitability of Anthem's parent company, WellPoint Inc.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Cenetafile)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_bipartisanship ap/20100210/us_obama_bipartisanship AP business Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:09:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_bipartisanship"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.d9c5f1a995ea4a12b64337c259be81bb.obama_bipartisanship_dcpm112.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=vSsfLSOLHhDTihR54dGOmQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, looks on as House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, after a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - Partisanship is reaching new heights in Washington, even as President Barack Obama makes almost daily pleas to get along. He's scheduled a bipartisan health care summit, and just Tuesday he hosted GOP leaders at the White House for the first time in two months.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_bipartisanship"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.d9c5f1a995ea4a12b64337c259be81bb.obama_bipartisanship_dcpm112.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=vSsfLSOLHhDTihR54dGOmQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, looks on as House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, after a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100210/wl_mcclatchy/3422683 mcclatchy/20100210/3422683 McClatchy Newspapers world Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:04:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON &mdash; At first blush, it seems like a godsend for U.S. foreign policy: a tenacious Iranian opposition, democratic in name at least, is challenging a regime that has caused the U.S. no end of headaches over the last 30 years. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100210/bs_nm/us_obama_economy nm/20100210/us_obama_economy Reuters business Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:01:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100210/bs_nm/us_obama_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.4f742f54aa7f40e4a3af9f337952603d.obama_dcpm107.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=UUgRumVgrIononcShWt2Bw--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan House and Senate leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and the president. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - President Barack Obama found common ground with Republicans on Tuesday over his top priorities of job creation and deficit reduction but drew a rebuke on healthcare reform.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100210/bs_nm/us_obama_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.4f742f54aa7f40e4a3af9f337952603d.obama_dcpm107.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=UUgRumVgrIononcShWt2Bw--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan House and Senate leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and the president. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_jobs_package ap/20100209/us_obama_jobs_package AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:49:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_jobs_package"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.61775ddc1f0c42a995cd81f97226fe4e.obama_whcd111.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=KpuyplG5C6Jc0gHhyTMjOg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama listens to a reporter's question as he makes an unannounced visit to the James Brady Briefing Room for the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama says he doesn't think it's necessary to get an ideal jobs package out of Congress, but that passing something quickly could build momentum toward greater achievements.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_jobs_package"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.61775ddc1f0c42a995cd81f97226fe4e.obama_whcd111.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=KpuyplG5C6Jc0gHhyTMjOg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama listens to a reporter's question as he makes an unannounced visit to the James Brady Briefing Room for the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/pl_nm/us_usa_congress_republicans nm/20100209/us_usa_congress_republicans Reuters politics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:46:20 GMT Reuters - Senate Republicans flexed their new political muscle on Tuesday and blocked President Barack Obama's nomination of a union lawyer to help referee labor disputes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20100209/bs_ibd_ibd/20100209issues01 ibd/20100209/20100209issues01 Investor's Business Daily business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:37:49 GMT Investor's Business Daily - Jobless Recession: Small business has been a key part of plans to stimulate the economy from the very start of the Obama presidency. So why is this crucial job-creating sector of our economy doing so poorly? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_senate_nlrb ap/20100209/us_senate_nlrb AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:36:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_senate_nlrb"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.6dd10d93949144fb95562f179027211c.obama_bipartisanship_dcpm111.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=tPyaiBGkHaFf1_W7o5A_dw--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, speak to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, after a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - Senate Democrats on Tuesday failed to push through President Barack Obama's choice of a union lawyer to serve on the National Labor Relations Board after two of their own joined Republicans to block the nomination.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_senate_nlrb"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.6dd10d93949144fb95562f179027211c.obama_bipartisanship_dcpm111.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=tPyaiBGkHaFf1_W7o5A_dw--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, speak to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, after a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate to discuss the economy and jobs. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100209/pl_mcclatchy/3422648 mcclatchy/20100209/3422648 McClatchy Newspapers politics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:26:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON &mdash; President Barack Obama urged Republicans Tuesday to work with him and Democratic lawmakers on ways to create jobs, saying that it's critical to agree on something even if neither side gets all it wants. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100209/wl_mcclatchy/3422595 mcclatchy/20100209/3422595 McClatchy Newspapers world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:55:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100209/wl_mcclatchy/3422595"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265739433519-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=vIh.rrR4PI2HP9EeEhWFkg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A US marine dog handler with 1/3 Marines Alpha company waits with his dog at a company operation base (COB) in Toor Ghar in the Helmand province on February 8. US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)" border="0" /></a>McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan &mdash; As U.S.-led coalition troops prepare for a long-awaited offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, few civilians have managed to escape the town at the center of the operation, raising the risk of civilian casualties that could undermine the Obama administration's military strategy for the country.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100209/wl_mcclatchy/3422595"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265739433519-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=vIh.rrR4PI2HP9EeEhWFkg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A US marine dog handler with 1/3 Marines Alpha company waits with his dog at a company operation base (COB) in Toor Ghar in the Helmand province on February 8. US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (McClatchy Newspapers) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/healthuspoliticsobesitychildrenobama afp/20100209/healthuspoliticsobesitychildrenobama AFP health Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:48:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/healthuspoliticsobesitychildrenobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265728440610-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=WoqVwarqLndbONh0DQrwfQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with athletes, farmers, doctors and the media Tuesday to confront the childhood obesity "epidemic" that affects a staggering one in three American youngsters.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with athletes, farmers, doctors and the media Tuesday to confront the childhood obesity "epidemic" that affects a staggering one in three American youngsters.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/healthuspoliticsobesitychildrenobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265728440610-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=WoqVwarqLndbONh0DQrwfQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with athletes, farmers, doctors and the media Tuesday to confront the childhood obesity "epidemic" that affects a staggering one in three American youngsters.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsworld afp/20100209/irannuclearpoliticsworld AFP politics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:43:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsworld"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755232181-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=2d5gWQTfaUhKXYr66e4OIg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/irannuclearpoliticsworld"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755232181-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=2d5gWQTfaUhKXYr66e4OIg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear nm/20100209/us_iran_nuclear Reuters world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:54:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755364196-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=7mhgBkCn5vI2csbSPsk94A--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="An Iranian security guard stands in front of the building housing the nuclear reactor in the Iranian port town of Bushehr. US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the international community was moving "fairly quickly" toward imposing broader sanctions on Iran, as the Islamic Republic defiantly expanded its nuclear program.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_iran_nuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265755364196-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=7mhgBkCn5vI2csbSPsk94A--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="An Iranian security guard stands in front of the building housing the nuclear reactor in the Iranian port town of Bushehr. US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_iran ap/20100209/us_obama_iran AP business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:45:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.bb69adc425844367a856902cc779bcc2.aptopix_obama__dcsa103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=VeqvRIfap_ntNoGNHqkTkA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama listens while conducting the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the White House press briefing room in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama said Tuesday that Iran remains on an "unacceptable" path to nuclear weapons, despite its denials, and that the U.S. and like-minded countries will soon produce a set of punishing sanctions against the Islamic republic.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_iran"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.bb69adc425844367a856902cc779bcc2.aptopix_obama__dcsa103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=VeqvRIfap_ntNoGNHqkTkA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama listens while conducting the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the White House press briefing room in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_michelle_obama_obesity ap/20100209/us_michelle_obama_obesity AP politics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:19:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_michelle_obama_obesity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.59c1b2ecec274eee9906cb82b7df4461.michelle_obama_obesity_dcsa108.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=mUUu0GXlth6YbjgVH7VFfQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="First lady Michelle Obama points out some student athletes as she announces a campaign to combat the rapidly growing problem of childhood obesity, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - Michelle Obama on Tuesday unveiled "Let's Move" &mdash; her national public awareness campaign against childhood obesity, a problem she says concerns her both as first lady and as a mom.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_michelle_obama_obesity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.59c1b2ecec274eee9906cb82b7df4461.michelle_obama_obesity_dcsa108.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=mUUu0GXlth6YbjgVH7VFfQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="photo" title="First lady Michelle Obama points out some student athletes as she announces a campaign to combat the rapidly growing problem of childhood obesity, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_energy ap/20100209/us_obama_energy AP science Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:14:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_energy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.3ee32324a9354a47b1ef19d0a7c8760d.obama_dcpm134.jpg?x=130&y=120&q=85&sig=q93xyFiCXXjwRQapitNOog--" align="left" height="120" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama approaches the podium to begin the daily press briefing at the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama says the country must develop cleaner energy technologies while at the same time still relying upon traditional power sources like nuclear and coal.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_energy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.3ee32324a9354a47b1ef19d0a7c8760d.obama_dcpm134.jpg?x=130&y=120&q=85&sig=q93xyFiCXXjwRQapitNOog--" align="left" height="120" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama approaches the podium to begin the daily press briefing at the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/pl_nm/us_usa_infrastructure_stimulus nm/20100209/us_usa_infrastructure_stimulus Reuters politics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:11:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/pl_nm/us_usa_infrastructure_stimulus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2454479667.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=Y6J5RquEv4u_Y0n6YqUN5g--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A sign announces a section of road work funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act U.S. economic stimulus plan in the Denver area September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking" border="0" /></a>Reuters - As the anniversary of the passage of the U.S. economic stimulus plan looms and President Barack Obama presses for new jobs legislation, states and the government are assessing the impact the program has had on transportation.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/pl_nm/us_usa_infrastructure_stimulus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r2454479667.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=Y6J5RquEv4u_Y0n6YqUN5g--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="A sign announces a section of road work funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act U.S. economic stimulus plan in the Denver area September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters)