Obama to Capitol Hill Saturday on health care (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill for one last strategy session with House Democrats before their health care vote.
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Obama reaches out to Iranian civilians (AFP)
AFP – President Barack Obama Saturday subtly shifted US rhetoric on Iran, pledging to ensure Iranians could access the Internet without fear of censorship, and blaming Tehran for isolating itself.
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Obama to drum up support for health care votes (AFP)
AFP – US President Barack Obama was to meet key Democratic lawmakers Saturday to drum up support for his sweeping health care reform plan ahead of a decisive vote on it in the House of Representatives.
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Cliffhanger House Races Hard to Find, Even In A Swing Era (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com – Rep. Jim Gerlach surprised just about everyone in January when he dropped back into a bid for a fifth term in Pennsylvania’s 6th District. Granted, his campaign for governor wasn’t going well. But he also must love campaigning with his House career at serious risk.
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World diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks (AP)
AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Friday that the United States and Israel have found a way around the worst disagreement the two allies have faced in years while international diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.
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Final health bill omits some of Obama’s promises (AP)
AP – It was a bold response to skyrocketing health insurance premiums. President Barack Obama would give federal authorities the power to block unreasonable rate hikes.
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Report: USDA lax in policing organics marketing (AP)
AP – The Agriculture Department has failed to enforce penalties against some who falsely marketed foods as organic, according to an internal department investigation.
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PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama in immigration dance (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama promised to make overhauling the immigration system a top priority in his first year as president. He’s now in Year Two, and the odds that he’ll get to sign a bill before the November midterm elections appear long.
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As sparks fly, Dems close in on 216 (Politico)
Politico – House leaders are negotiating with some reps. to free up anti-abortion lawmakers’ votes.
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Even before House vote on healthcare bill, legal challenges loom (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor – As congressional leaders and the White House push to attract the remaining votes needed to pass a healthcare reform measure this weekend, opponents are poised to take their fight to the courts, and potentially all the way to the US Supreme Court.
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