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McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 5:28 pm ET
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party end the year far weaker than they started it, according to a McClatchy-Ipsos poll released Tuesday.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 5:25 pm ET
Senate Democrats remained at odds Tuesday over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, with moderates cheering a move away from a new government insurance plan and liberals demanding in exchange an expansion of the federal Medicare program.
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USA Today - Wed Dec 9, 3:49 am ET
Lawmakers want to extend $31 billion in popular tax breaks, including an income tax deduction for sales and property taxes. The problem: how to pay for it.
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PC World via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 4:40 pm ET
U.S. government agencies must publish their information online in "open formats," under a new open government plan released by U.S. President Barack Obama's administration.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 3:42 am ET
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday toured the nerve centre of NATO command in Afghanistan, telling officers an imminent troop surge will turn around the eight-year war against the Taliban.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 3:38 am ET
Killing or capturing Osama bin Laden is the key to defeating the Al-Qaeda terror network, the NATO commander in Afghanistan told US legislators in testimony on Capitol Hill.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 4:28 pm ET
President Barack Obama packed an economic speech with a political punch on Tuesday, blaming Republicans for creating high deficits, mismanaging bank bailouts and obstructing efforts to reform healthcare.
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Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 3:26 am ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s plan to help homeowners pay for energy improvements, nicknamed “cash for caulkers,” would also aid companies such as insulation maker Dow Chemical Co.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 3:19 am ET
Tis the season to be jolly -- and to make a list, with the end of decade sparking them galore, ranging from the top words of the decade, to the top celebrity or the stupidest gifts for the person with everything.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 4:04 pm ET
President Barack Obama called for a major new burst of federal spending Tuesday, aiming to jolt the wobbly economy into a stronger recovery and reduce painfully persistent double-digit unemployment.
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AP via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 9, 3:10 am ET
Key elements of the job creation package President Barack Obama outlined Tuesday: -------- Small Business Incentives
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Chicago Tribune - 42 minutes ago
-- President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have chosen an elegant greeting card that announces to recipients: "Season's Greetings."
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AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 3:08 am ET
Franklin Roosevelt, confronted with the worst economic crisis in the nation's history, wrote the book on government jobs programs. Since FDR, presidents have been less ambitious because the economic challenges they faced were less severe.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 3:56 pm ET
A Tennessee mayor is apologizing for writing on his Facebook page that President Barack Obama deliberately timed a speech last week to block the "Peanuts" Christmas special.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 3:44 pm ET
Urgently seeking a deal on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Democratic senators are considering opening the Medicare rolls to uninsured middle-aged people able to purchase the coverage.