Obama, GOP fail to reach accord on health bill (AP via Yahoo! News)
Giving no ground, President Barack Obama and Republican leaders fought forcefully for their competing visions of historic health care reform Thursday in an exhausting, often-testy live-on-TV debate. Far from any accord, Obama signaled the Democrats were prepared to push ahead for an all-or-nothing congressional vote.
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Top Obama ally broke Congress ethics rules (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A powerful Democratic lawmaker and strong ally of President Barack Obama drew a formal rebuke Thursday from congressional ethics watchdogs over corporate-funded travel to the Caribbean.
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Obama to recognize historically black colleges (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama plans to highlight the role historically black colleges have played in America's educational system.
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Obama aides push back on venue for terrorism trials (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The Obama administration bluntly urged the Congress on Thursday to steer clear of directing where terrorism suspects should be prosecuted, pushing back against efforts to require military rather than civilian trials.
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