(Reuters) – The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a measure calling for President Barack Obama to pull U.S. forces from Afghanistan, in an election-year test of his decision to escalate the war.
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WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – It’s rare when a conservative Republican in Congress heaps praise on President Barack Obama, especially in regards to fighting global warming, but Senator Lindsey Graham did just that on Wednesday.
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. — President Barack Obama denounced waste, inefficiency and downright fraud in the government’s health care system on Wednesday as he sought to rally public support for his revamped overhaul plan. “Improper payments cost taxpayers almost $100 billion last year alone,” Obama said at a rally in this St. Louis suburb.
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WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is trying to tamp down an uprising in politically vital Florida against a new strategy for NASA that has rankled space veterans and lawmakers and sparked fears of job losses.
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is pushing a new anti-fraud plan and his top health official is challenging the nation’s insurers as the administration cranks up the pressure for a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s medical system.
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(Reuters) – A record 237 people and organizations have been nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, with interest boosted by last year’s award to President Barack Obama, organizers said on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama meets with the president of Haiti Wednesday morning and later flies to Missouri for another gathering on health care reform.
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WASHINGTON — Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.
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WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama said Tuesday that she’ll always cherish the moment she slipped into her inaugural ball gown, a one-shouldered, white chiffon design she wore for her first Cinderella-like spins on the dance floor as first lady.
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(Reuters) – President Barack Obama, making a final push for healthcare reform, will back bipartisan plans to stamp out waste in government-run medical programs for the old and needy, the White House said on Tuesday.
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