Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3167 politics Politics - Barack Obama en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:56:36 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/20091121/ap_on_re_us/us_palin_fort_bragg ap/20091121/us_palin_fort_bragg AP us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:56:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091121/ap_on_re_us/us_palin_fort_bragg"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.1bf72ef673574161a89f8de57423d4ca.palin_book_tour_miab113.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=b1JPNoOhnxeGiRSvYonP5g--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Sarah Palin signs her autograph at Barnes and Nobles during the first stop of her book tour in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Adam Bird)" border="0" /></a>AP - The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091121/ap_on_re_us/us_palin_fort_bragg"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.1bf72ef673574161a89f8de57423d4ca.palin_book_tour_miab113.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=b1JPNoOhnxeGiRSvYonP5g--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Sarah Palin signs her autograph at Barnes and Nobles during the first stop of her book tour in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Adam Bird)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091121/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_women_s_tests ap/20091121/us_health_care_women_s_tests AP business Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:48:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091121/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_women_s_tests"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.37f8201929454db5b50c33967b153e88.health_care_overhaul_dcmc109.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=X1Leqa4hbWdvZzsW.CBErA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. From left are, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., McConnell, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care &mdash; and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091121/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_women_s_tests"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.37f8201929454db5b50c33967b153e88.health_care_overhaul_dcmc109.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=X1Leqa4hbWdvZzsW.CBErA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. From left are, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., McConnell, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/pl_afp/uschinataiwanmilitary afp/20091121/uschinataiwanmilitary AFP politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:12:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/pl_afp/uschinataiwanmilitary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258753128591-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=j8VO7okL7yXnLaQJsfQS7A--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Demonstrators are seen during a rally outside Taipei's presidential office, in 2006. Supporters of Taiwan in the US Congress are pushing for President Barack Obama to move toward selling arms to the island, a step that would almost certainly anger China.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Supporters of Taiwan in the US Congress pushed for President Barack Obama to move toward selling arms to the island, a step that would likely set back warming US ties with China.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/pl_afp/uschinataiwanmilitary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258753128591-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=j8VO7okL7yXnLaQJsfQS7A--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="Demonstrators are seen during a rally outside Taipei's presidential office, in 2006. Supporters of Taiwan in the US Congress are pushing for President Barack Obama to move toward selling arms to the island, a step that would almost certainly anger China.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/wl_afp/healthuspoliticssenate afp/20091121/healthuspoliticssenate AFP world Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:05:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/wl_afp/healthuspoliticssenate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258771159340-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=tUIW39117BkpAInCkFtXxg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin is surrounded by reporters after holding a news conference on health care at the US Capitol. President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system(AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Democrats in the US Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote of President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/wl_afp/healthuspoliticssenate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258771159340-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=tUIW39117BkpAInCkFtXxg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin is surrounded by reporters after holding a news conference on health care at the US Capitol. President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system(AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/wl_asia_afp/usafghanistanpoliticsobamadecision afp/20091121/usafghanistanpoliticsobamadecision AFP world Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:27:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/wl_asia_afp/usafghanistanpoliticsobamadecision"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258750756568-1-0.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=WdA5Qd2LFY19k8M.c0xFwQ--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="US President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at in Shanghai, on November 16. President Barack Obama will wait until after Americans mark Thanksgiving on November 26 to announce whether or not to he will send reinforcements to Afghanistan, his spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President Barack Obama will wait until after Americans mark Thanksgiving on November 26 to announce whether or not he sends reinforcements to Afghanistan, his spokesman Robert Gibbs said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091121/wl_asia_afp/usafghanistanpoliticsobamadecision"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258750756568-1-0.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=WdA5Qd2LFY19k8M.c0xFwQ--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at in Shanghai, on November 16. President Barack Obama will wait until after Americans mark Thanksgiving on November 26 to announce whether or not to he will send reinforcements to Afghanistan, his spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091121/india_nm/india441362 nm/20091121/india441362 Reuters world Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:03:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091121/india_nm/india441362"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/ra637023412.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=myCvW7PtuCbIhhlQ0Ui7Mg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a rally with troops at Osan Air Base in South Korea, November 19, 2009. Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday. REUTERS/Jim Young/Files" border="0" /></a>Reuters - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091121/india_nm/india441362"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/ra637023412.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=myCvW7PtuCbIhhlQ0Ui7Mg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a rally with troops at Osan Air Base in South Korea, November 19, 2009. Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday. REUTERS/Jim Young/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091120/bs_ibd_ibd/20091120trends ibd/20091120/20091120trends Investor's Business Daily business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:58:41 GMT Investor's Business Daily - New electronic record systems installed in thousands of hospitals have done little to rein in rising health care costs, says a Harvard study that looked at 4,000 hospitals from '03-'07. Advocates contend that computerized health records can help prevent costly errors and allow greater coordination among caregivers and patients. Adoption has been slow, spurring Congress to offer $19 bil in incentives as part of a stimulus bill. Pres. Obama has pointed to greater utilization of e-health records to help generate savings. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/pl_nm/us_usa_guantanamo_democrat nm/20091120/us_usa_guantanamo_democrat Reuters politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:26:44 GMT Reuters - The chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, Representative Ike Skelton, cast doubt on Friday about the Obama administration's decision to try the September 11, 2001, conspirators in a U.S. criminal court. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_jihad_billboard ap/20091120/us_obama_jihad_billboard AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:20:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_jihad_billboard"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.e5977dbf82834a5fac4c5893dba38ece.obama_jihad_billboard_codz101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=mTXZfjuy4QpfW1UiT7T4jQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Maintenance man David Lee of Arvada, Colo., puts the finishing touches on a sign featuring drawings of President Barack Obama for a sales lot for pre-owned vehicles along Interstate 70 in the northwest Denver suburb of Wheat Ridge, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The billboard, completed by an artist Thursday, shows a grinning cartoonish Obama wearing a turban. The billboard says, 'PRESIDENT or JIHAD?' Underneath the picture is a yellow square with the phrase, 'BIRTH CERTIFICATE PROVE IT.' (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)" border="0" /></a>AP - A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_jihad_billboard"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.e5977dbf82834a5fac4c5893dba38ece.obama_jihad_billboard_codz101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=mTXZfjuy4QpfW1UiT7T4jQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Maintenance man David Lee of Arvada, Colo., puts the finishing touches on a sign featuring drawings of President Barack Obama for a sales lot for pre-owned vehicles along Interstate 70 in the northwest Denver suburb of Wheat Ridge, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The billboard, completed by an artist Thursday, shows a grinning cartoonish Obama wearing a turban. The billboard says, 'PRESIDENT or JIHAD?' Underneath the picture is a yellow square with the phrase, 'BIRTH CERTIFICATE PROVE IT.' (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_go_co/us_burris_ethics ap/20091120/us_burris_ethics AP politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:14:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_go_co/us_burris_ethics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.439d1f7463774fb6b3e97046d225b1e0.burris_ethics_cx502.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=_frlFz3iJ3qUO_UoUVODsw--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2009 file photo Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill. is seen during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, the Senate ethics committee admonished Burris for making 'inconsistent, misleading or incomplete' statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee didn't recommend any punishment. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading investigators about his maneuvering to get Barack Obama's old Senate seat from the governor who was ousted for trying to sell it.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_go_co/us_burris_ethics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.439d1f7463774fb6b3e97046d225b1e0.burris_ethics_cx502.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=_frlFz3iJ3qUO_UoUVODsw--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2009 file photo Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill. is seen during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, the Senate ethics committee admonished Burris for making 'inconsistent, misleading or incomplete' statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee didn't recommend any punishment. (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/ap/20091120/ap_on_re_ca/cn_canada_mccain_afghanistan ap/20091120/cn_canada_mccain_afghanistan AP world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:14:17 GMT AP - U.S. Sen. John McCain predicted success in the Afghan war effort Friday if President Barack Obama makes a decision quickly to send the reinforcements requested by his top commander there. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091120/wl_mcclatchy/3361840 mcclatchy/20091120/3361840 McClatchy Newspapers world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:12:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan &mdash; The Pakistani government has some advice the Obama administration may not want to hear as it contemplates sending additional U.S. troops to neighboring Afghanistan: Negotiate with Taliban leaders and restrain India. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/pl_nm/us_usa_senate_burris nm/20091120/us_usa_senate_burris Reuters politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:39:27 GMT Reuters - The U.S. Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Roland Burris, saying he had been less than candid about his gubernatorial appointment to the Senate seat previously held by President Barack Obama. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_re_as/as_china_obama ap/20091120/as_china_obama AP world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_re_as/as_china_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.6cb3fe9c20924658968831abfe8f1f31.china_obama_chnd118.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=yMN9y9Ex57BP87kz1KdCTQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama stands with U.S. Ambassador to China and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman at a town hall style event with Chinese youths at the Museum of Science and Technology in Shanghai, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>AP - Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_re_as/as_china_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.6cb3fe9c20924658968831abfe8f1f31.china_obama_chnd118.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=yMN9y9Ex57BP87kz1KdCTQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama stands with U.S. Ambassador to China and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman at a town hall style event with Chinese youths at the Museum of Science and Technology in Shanghai, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. (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/20091120/pl_nm/us_usa_healthcare_politics nm/20091120/us_usa_healthcare_politics Reuters politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:40 GMT Reuters - Other than President Barack Obama, perhaps no one's political future is riding more on the Senate battle to revamp the healthcare system than the chamber's Democratic majority leader, Harry Reid. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/ts_nm/us_afghanistan_usa_obama nm/20091120/us_afghanistan_usa_obama Reuters topstories Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:26:56 GMT Reuters - President Barack Obama's announcement of a new strategy on Afghanistan will not take place until after the Thanksgiving holiday next week, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/india_nm/india441304 nm/20091120/india441304 Reuters world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:59:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/india_nm/india441304"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/ra600070152.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=UGsnkMR8BbyLd6IiQstlQg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Workers build the floor to a tent in White House in Washington, to be used for dinner hosted by Obama for PM Manmohan Singh next week, November 20, 2009. When the two meet next week to talk about climate change the leaders will focus on green technologies rather than narrowing the global divide on greenhouse gas emissions goalsREUTERS/Larry Downing" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When President Barack Obama and Prime minister meet next week to talk about climate change the leaders will focus on green technologies rather than narrowing the global divide on greenhouse gas emissions goals, the chairman of the U.N.'s climate science panel said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/india_nm/india441304"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/ra600070152.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=UGsnkMR8BbyLd6IiQstlQg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="Workers build the floor to a tent in White House in Washington, to be used for dinner hosted by Obama for PM Manmohan Singh next week, November 20, 2009. When the two meet next week to talk about climate change the leaders will focus on green technologies rather than narrowing the global divide on greenhouse gas emissions goalsREUTERS/Larry Downing" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20091120/pl_cq_politics/politics3252941 cq/20091120/politics3252941 CQPolitics.com politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:16 GMT CQPolitics.com - The Senate Finance Committee's top Republican slammed the Obama administration and some Democrats on Friday for seeking confirmation of several government nominees who have tax problems. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/india_nm/india441301 nm/20091120/india441301 Reuters world Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:39:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/india_nm/india441301"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/ra1284944964.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=Yq9IHxTdXFtwFsOlYxjgzw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks at the World Economic Forum in New Delhi November 8, 2009. Manmohan Singh arrives on Monday in Washington on the first state visit of the Obama administration -- a tribute, both sides say, to the close natural ties between the two giant democracies. REUTERS/B Mathur" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives on Monday in Washington on the first state visit of the Obama administration -- a tribute, both sides say, to the close natural ties between the two giant democracies.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/india_nm/india441301"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/ra1284944964.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=Yq9IHxTdXFtwFsOlYxjgzw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks at the World Economic Forum in New Delhi November 8, 2009. Manmohan Singh arrives on Monday in Washington on the first state visit of the Obama administration -- a tribute, both sides say, to the close natural ties between the two giant democracies. REUTERS/B Mathur" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/pl_afp/pakistanafghanistanusintelligence afp/20091120/pakistanafghanistanusintelligence AFP politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:52:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/pl_afp/pakistanafghanistanusintelligence"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258739455053-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=A8Ombu8yo7GxiqlTqSb1Tw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this handout photograph released by the Pakistan Press Information Department (PID), Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani meets with CIA chief Leon Panetta in Islamabad. Panetta on Friday held talks in Pakistan and found agreement on intelligence cooperation as President Barack Obama nears a decision on troop deployments to Afghanistan, Islamabad said.(AFP/PID)" border="0" /></a>AFP - CIA chief Leon Panetta on Friday held talks in Pakistan and found agreement on intelligence cooperation as President Barack Obama nears a decision on troop deployments to Afghanistan, Islamabad said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/pl_afp/pakistanafghanistanusintelligence"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258739455053-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=A8Ombu8yo7GxiqlTqSb1Tw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this handout photograph released by the Pakistan Press Information Department (PID), Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani meets with CIA chief Leon Panetta in Islamabad. Panetta on Friday held talks in Pakistan and found agreement on intelligence cooperation as President Barack Obama nears a decision on troop deployments to Afghanistan, Islamabad said.(AFP/PID)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)