gov news For Obama, Nuance on Race Invites Questions President Obama’s nuanced approach on race is frustrating some black leaders and scholars.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-09 Bills Stalled, Hospitals Fear Rising Unpaid Care While the debate continues in Washington, health care systems nationwide struggle to offset money spent to treat patients who cannot afford to pay their bills.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-09 On Health Bill, G.O.P.’s Road Is a New Map Republicans this month will bring President Obama a set of ideas and a more modest health care plan.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-09 Representative John P. Murtha Dies at 77; Ex-Marine Was Iraq War Critic Mr. Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat, served 35 years in Congress and was alternately respected and feared by colleagues.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-09 McCain, Facing G.O.P. Foe in Primary, Tilts to the Right Challenged by J. D. Hayworth from the airwaves, and soon in a primary, John McCain has moved starkly, and often awkwardly, to the right.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-09 Dem. lieutenant governor candidate exits Ill. race CHICAGO (AP) -- The Democratic nominee for Illinois' lieutenant governor dropped out of the race Sunday night, less than a week after winning the nomination, amid a political uproar about his past....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-08 Obama adviser confident in Super Bowl security WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser says he's not aware of any credible terrorist threats against the Super Bowl....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-08 Obama predicts Colts victory in Super Bowl WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says the Indianapolis Colts "have to be favored" in the Super Bowl, even though he has a "soft spot" for the New Orleans Saints....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-08 Palin says 'absurd' not to ponder presidential bid WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sarah Palin says it would be "absurd" for her not to consider running for president in 2012....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-08 Obama adviser: Stop criticizing anti-terror effort WASHINGTON (AP) -- An exasperated White House newly committed to preaching partisan peace slammed Republicans for playing politics on national security and making ignorant allegations about the investigation into the Christmas airliner plot....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-08 Geithner says US credit rating safe despite debt WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (GYT'-nur) says the U.S. government "will never" lose its sterling credit rating despite big budget deficits and a newly increased debt limit that now tops $14 trillion....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-08 Obama hasn't ruled out NY trial for 9/11 planner WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Sunday he has not ruled out a New York federal court trial for Sept. 11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, but he was taking into account the objections of the city's mayor and police commissioner....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-08 Clinton-era health aides push to save Obama's plan WASHINGTON (AP) -- Shock and awe. That's what survivors of the Clinton-era health care collapse are feeling as President Barack Obama's overhaul legislation wobbles in Congress....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-08 GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans gave a chilly reception Monday to President Barack Obama's invitation to discuss health care in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-08 THE INFLUENCE GAME: Toyota's powerful DC friends WASHINGTON (AP) -- The lawmakers now investigating Toyota's recall include a senator who was so eager to lure the Japanese automaker to his state that he tramped along through fields as its executives scouted plant sites, and a congresswoman who owes much of her wealth to a Toyota supplier....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-08 Taiwan Posts Best Export Growth in More Than 33 Years Taiwan posted its biggest monthly growth in exports in more than 33 years, powered by a recovery in demand from all its major export markets, especially China.   online.wsj.com   2010-02-08 Kazakh Central Bank Warns on Loans Kazakhstan's central bank said that bad loans remain the main systemic risk for domestic banks as liquidity and currency risks gradually decline.   online.wsj.com   2010-02-08 Greek Spreads Ease; Portugal Under Pressure European sovereign CDS spreads were generally tighter, with the cost of insuring Greek and Spanish debt against default falling, although Portugal remained volatile with spreads widening.   online.wsj.com   2010-02-08 Japan's Current Account Surplus Grew Supported partly by stronger demand in Asia for electronics and auto parts, Japan's economic recovery likely picked up steam late last year. Exports, particularly to emerging markets, will remain key in the current quarter.   online.wsj.com   2010-02-08 Canada Fears Housing Bubble As the U.S. struggles to get out of its housing slump, its neighbor to the north faces a different challenge: Canada's housing recovery has been so rapid that some here are worrying about a bubble.   online.wsj.com   2010-02-08 Fed to Outline 'Exit Strategy' The Fed's Bernanke will begin this week to lay out a credit-tightening blueprint to be used when the central bank decides the economy has recovered sufficiently.   online.wsj.com   2010-02-08 Illinois Democrat Quits Race The Democratic nominee for Illinois lieutenant governor has dropped out of the race amid a political uproar about his past less than a week after he won the nomination.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-08 The Caucus: Obama’s Balancing Act on U.S. Trade Policies Facing pressure from Democrats and Republicans, not to mention labor unions, the administration’s message is one of ambivalence.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-08 New Orleans Picks Mayor With Show of Support With backing from both blacks and whites, Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu was elected the first white mayor in 32 years.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-08 A Federal Effort to Push Junk Food Out of Schools To fight obesity, legislation would ban candy and sugary beverages, and many schools would be required to offer more nutritious fare.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-08 With Federal Stimulus Money Gone, Many Schools Face Budget Gaps The stimulus helped forestall drastic cuts at public schools, but many are now approaching what officials call a “funding cliff.”   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-08 Obama Challenges Terrorism Critics Responding to Republicans’ charge that he is a Miranda-reading, soft-on-terror president, President Obama said he has been handling suspects much like his predecessor did.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-08

gov news Obama Plans Bipartisan Summit on Health Care The meeting would mark the first time in the long health care debate that leaders from both sides would be allowed to air their ideas publicly.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-08 In a Message to Democrats, Wall St. Sends Cash to G.O.P. Bankers, unhappy at the president’s proposals for tighter financial regulations, are shifting donations to Republicans.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-08 Palin in 2012? She Says Run Is Possible Sarah Palin said she would consider a presidential candidacy “if I believe that that is the right thing to do for our country and for the Palin family.”   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-08 Obama seeks to rally glum Dems amid GOP challenges WASHINGTON (AP) -- Just a year after celebrating Barack Obama's inauguration, despondent Democrats on Saturday heard from their party leader who urged optimism in the face of Republicans' strong challenge to their congressional dominance....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-07 La. lt. gov. replaces Nagin as New Orleans mayor NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Frustrated by term-limited Mayor Ray Nagin's leadership of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, voters elected Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu to succeed him Saturday, turning to a political scion to speed up the city's recovery....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-07 Gates says it's not too late for Iran sanctions ROME (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday it was time for the international community to rally together to put significant pressure on Iran to abandon its nuclear program and expressed optimism that, given time, tougher sanctions would work....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-07 Sarah Palin assails Obama at 'tea party' gathering NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Sarah Palin, in a speech that was short on ideas but big on enthusiasm, took aim at President Barack Obama and the Democrats, telling a gathering of "tea party" activists that America is ripe for another revolution....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-07 Geithner says US credit rating safe despite debt WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (GYT'-nur) says the U.S. government "will never" lose its sterling credit rating despite big budget deficits and a newly increased debt limit that now tops $14 trillion....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-07 US faces `serious and significant' cyberthreats WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser says the U.S. faces "serious and significant" cyberthreats that could compromise national security....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-07 Palin: Obama could win votes by playing 'war card' WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sarah Palin says that if President Barack Obama "played the war card," he could improve his chances of being re-elected....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-07 Obama adviser confident in Super Bowl security WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser says he's not aware of any credible terrorist threats against the Super Bowl....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-07 Palin says 'absurd' not to ponder presidential bid WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sarah Palin says it would be "absurd" for her not to consider running for president in 2012....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-07 Obama adviser: Stop criticizing anti-terror effort WASHINGTON (AP) -- An exasperated White House newly committed to preaching partisan peace slammed Republicans for playing politics on national security and making ignorant allegations about the investigation into the Christmas airliner plot....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-07 Geithner: U.S. Bond Rating Is Safe Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the U.S. wasn't in danger of losing its triple-A bond rating, in the wake of a warning from Moody's Investors Services about U.S. treasury-bond rating.   online.wsj.com   2010-02-07 Economic View: Why Politics Is Stuck in the Middle Economists view politics through the ”median voter theorem,” which holds that candidates can’t stray far from the center if they want to be elected.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-07 New Albany Journal: A Voting Result That Faulkner Could Drink To In a couple of months, a person will be able to buy a beer legally in New Albany, Miss., William Faulkner’s birthplace, for the first time in more than 50 years.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-07 California Makes Plea for U.S. Aid Seeking to close a $20 billion state budget gap, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers asked Congress and the Obama administration for nearly $1 billion.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-07 Apolitics and the War Film The director of “The Hurt Locker” stakes a claim on neutrality. Given the agony of our current involvements, it is easy to see why.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-07 Off the Shelf: Terrorism and the Pocketbook To fight terrorism effectively, a new book says, governments must understand its economics — and cut off its revenue streams.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-07 The Debtor the World Still Bets On Why — despite projections of huge American deficits — the debt of the United States remains the gold standard of creditworthiness by which all nations are compared.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-07 Cut, Snip, Slash, the Deficit Is a Hardy Survivor There is no easy way to put a big dent in next year’s projected deficit of $1.267 trillion.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-07 Hawaii Senate Says Cutting Back on Paper Has Saved $1.2 Million By eliminating the use of millions of sheets of paper, the lawmakers said they saved more than 800 trees.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-07 Landrieu Takes Mayoral Seat in New Orleans Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu won the election by a wide margin and became the first white man to hold the position since his father, Moon Landrieu, left office in 1978.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-02-07