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A worker sweeps debris on the damaged facade of the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta. US President Barack Obama spoke to his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono by telephone on Saturday, a day after Jakarta was rocked by bomb attacks that left eight dead and 55 injured.(AFP/Romeo Gacad)

Obama calls Yudhoyono after election, bombs

AFP - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama spoke to his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono by telephone on Saturday, a day after Jakarta was rocked by bomb attacks that left eight dead and 55 injured.

  • Quayle: Obama's challenge is taming leftist Dems AP - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago

    STATELINE, Nev. - Former Vice President Dan Quayle gives President Barack Obama high marks for surrounding himself with quality advisers on national security and the economy. But Quayle says it's not yet clear whether Obama's Democratic administration will govern more liberally than he campaigned.

  • President Barack Obama speaks about health care, Friday, July 17, 2009, in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Obama's Midas touch dulling, even with Democrats? AP - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - Might that Midas magic be dulling for President Barack Obama, even among fellow Democrats?

  • Obama offers support to Indonesia's president AP - Sat Jul 18, 12:20 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has called Indonesia's leader to express support for the Indonesian government and people after suicide attacks at two hotels killed seven people.

  • President Barack Obama speaks about health care, Friday, July 17, 2009, in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Obama: Don't squander chance to reform health care AP - Sat Jul 18, 11:39 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama told the nation Saturday that his health care overhaul is financially sound and Congress should not squander the chance to make meaningful change. Republicans didn't relent in their criticism of his plan as a costly burden unwisely on a fast track.

  • U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington July 18, 2009, before his departure to Camp David. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES POLITICS)
    Obama tries to regain momentum in healthcare debate Reuters - Sat Jul 18, 10:41 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama appealed to Americans on Saturday to back his ambitious revamp of the U.S. health care system, seeking to regain momentum amid growing worries among lawmakers over how to pay for it.

  • Despite critics, Obama stays course on health care AP - Sat Jul 18, 10:20 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is using a touch-all-bases approach to try push through his health care overhaul, a struggle that might demand deep concessions.

  • Protesters gather in Tehran July 17, 2009 in this image obtained from Gooya News. In apparent defiance of Iran's supreme leader, a powerful cleric declared his country in crisis after a disputed poll, and tens of thousands of protesters used Friday prayers to stage the biggest show of dissent for weeks. REUTERS/Farhad Rajabali/Gooya News
    Iran hardliners round on Rafsanjani in election row Reuters - Sat Jul 18, 9:46 AM ET

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian hardliners hit back at former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Saturday for criticizing the conduct of last month's election and its aftermath, highlighting deepening establishment divisions.

  • US President Barack Obama has called on Congress to pass his health care reform, arguing that the stability of the entire US economy was at stake.(AFP/Jim Watson)
    Obama urges Congress to pass health care reform AFP - Sat Jul 18, 6:14 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Saturday called for Congress to pass his health care reform, arguing that the stability of the entire US economy was at stake.

  • Visitors walk past a large screen displaying a picture of legendary broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite at the Newseum in Washington July 18, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
    Obama: Cronkite was reporter who never let us down AP - Sat Jul 18, 5:07 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama praised broadcasting icon Walter Cronkite as a newsman who "never let us down."

  • President Barack Obama speaks during the 100th anniversary convention of the NAACP, Thursday, July 16, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
    Analysis: Obama issues challenge to black America AP - Sat Jul 18, 3:48 AM ET

    Through his first six months as president, Barack Obama has tended to shy away from the historical significance and potential influence of his role as the nation's first black president.

  • FILE -- In this July 17, 2009, photo, President Barack Obama speaks about health care in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Obama to Congress: Don't lose heart on health care AP - Sat Jul 18, 12:48 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, worried about growing resistance to his health care plan, exhorted Congress not to "lose heart" Friday and urged deeper cost cuts to calm concern over the huge expense of covering millions of uninsured Americans.

  • Spending bill would help high-speed rail projects AP - Fri Jul 17, 9:47 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's high-speed rail initiative would get an enormous boost under a spending bill that a House committee approved Friday.

  • Visitors walk past a large screen displaying a picture of legendary broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite at the Newseum in Washington July 18, 2009. Former CBS News anchor Cronkite, whose authoritative delivery of news events from the John F. Kennedy assassination to the Apollo moon landing and Vietnam War, made him "the most trusted man in America," died on July 17 at age 92. 
  REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES OBITUARY MEDIA)
    Walter Cronkite dead at 92 Politico - Fri Jul 17, 9:33 PM ET

    Walter Cronkite, the broadcast giant known as "the most trusted man in America" during the golden age of television news, has died at the age of 92 after battling cerebrovascular disease.

  • White House wants more power to set Medicare rates AP - Fri Jul 17, 9:28 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The White House is asking Congress to give the executive branch more power to limit Medicare's rising costs.

  • W.H. foreclosure plan a bust so far Politico - Fri Jul 17, 7:38 PM ET

    The Obama administration’s $50 billion program to curb foreclosures isn’t working, and the White House knows it. 

  • Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin answers questions during a book signing Friday, July 17, 2009 in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Kohl)
    AP source: Obama to host Apollo 11 astronauts AP - Fri Jul 17, 6:59 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will host the Apollo 11 crew on Monday, the 40th anniversary of man's first landing on the moon.

  • Biden to reassure allies in Ukraine, Georgia Reuters - Fri Jul 17, 6:27 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden travels to Georgia and Ukraine next week to reassure the two U.S. allies that the Obama administration has not abandoned them in its efforts to "reset" ties with Russia.

  • Obama moves to reassure doubters on health plan's cost McClatchy Newspapers - Fri Jul 17, 6:08 PM ET

    WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, facing a revolt by centrist Democrats in Congress over the cost of overhauling the health care system, warned Friday that "now is not the time to slow down."

  • Melissa Bell shows her empty firearm before attending the "Open Carry Celebration" at New Bethel Church in Louisville, Kentucky, June 27, 2009. Around 200 members of the church complied with a request asked to bring their unloaded handguns for a one-day celebration of the Second Amendment which stipulates the right to bear arms. REUTERS/Ed Reinke/Pool  (UNITED STATES RELIGION POLITICS)
    The right to bear nunchucks? Politico - Fri Jul 17, 5:07 PM ET

    Republican senators spent hours at Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing this week trying to discern her true views on the Second Amendment right to bear arms.

  • Obama: Health Bill Will Get Done This Year CQPolitics.com - Fri Jul 17, 4:51 PM ET

    President Obama on Friday tried to maintain momentum for his plan to overhaul the U.S. health system while skeptics in Congress signalled growing unease over the cost and aggressive timetable.

  • Obama to have news conference on Wednesday AP - Fri Jul 17, 4:50 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The White House has announced on its Twitter page that President Barack Obama will have a prime-time news conference on Wednesday.

  • President Barack Obama delivers remarks on health care in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington July 17, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed
    Obama to hold primetime news conference on July 22 Reuters - Fri Jul 17, 4:48 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a news conference on July 22, the White House said, taking the unusual step of announcing it on its Twitter page.

  • Obama says health care overhaul can't wait AP - Fri Jul 17, 4:33 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says Americans may find it impossible to obtain health insurance if the nation's medical care system is not overhauled this year.

  • Obama to visit Mexico in August AP - Fri Jul 17, 4:22 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The White House says President Barack Obama will travel to Mexico next month to meet with North American leaders.

  • House committee wants auto task force documents Reuters - Fri Jul 17, 1:08 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional committee approved a resolution on Friday seeking documents and other information from the Obama administration's autos task force regarding major decisions made on the restructuring of General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC.

  • An Iranian opposition supporter shouts slogans during a protest outside Tehran University. Defiant opposition supporters staged fresh protests in Tehran on Friday, witnesses said, after powerful cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani called for detainees held in a post-election crackdown to be freed.(AFP/Poya Porhedari)
    Iran opposition holds protests as cleric calls for releases AFP - Fri Jul 17, 12:36 PM ET

    TEHRAN (AFP) - Defiant opposition supporters staged fresh protests in Tehran on Friday, witnesses said, after powerful cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani called for detainees held in a post-election crackdown to be freed.

  • Obama condemns 'outrageous attacks' on Indonesia AP - Fri Jul 17, 10:35 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is condemning a pair of suicide bombings at American hotels in Indonesia on Friday.

  • Hillary Clinton rejects notion of diminished role Reuters - Fri Jul 17, 8:57 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday rejected suggestions she had been sidelined by President Barack Obama, her rival for last year's Democratic presidential nomination.

  • U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks on health care in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington July 17, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed
    Obama has tough-love message for African-Americans Reuters - Fri Jul 17, 8:33 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had a tough-love message for fellow African-Americans on Thursday, urging black parents to push their children to think beyond dreams of being sports stars or rap music performers.

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