http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=12&catid=299News Feed for - US-politicshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96064582&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T16:12:00A sweeping healthcare overhaul narrowly cleared its first hurdle in the U.S. Senate Saturday, with Democrats casting 60 party-line votes to open debate on the biggest healthcare changes in decades.Canada.comhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96232118&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T16:03:00Democratic Senator Says Moderates Shouldn't Be Allowed To Dictate Terms Of Health Care BillCBS Newshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96170682&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T14:47:00The Dalai Lama defended President Barack Obama from criticism that he has been too soft on China, saying Sunday that the U.S. leader just has a different approach to dealing with the Asian giant. Obama Jakarta Posthttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96202628&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T15:45:00Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Obama. The 60-39 vote Globe and Mailhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96237129&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T17:33:00Happy Sunday from The Oval. President Obama's health care initiative lives on, thanks to a party-line Senate vote late Saturday to open formal debate after the Thanksgiving holidays. The health care debate USA Todayhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96218601&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T09:51:00CHANDIGARH: Two Sikh organisations have written to US President Barack Obama, seeking his intervention in getting justice for thousands of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots by taking up the issue with Times of Indiahttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96061963&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T09:10:00This is the dilemma Obama faced when, as a candidate, he cast his lot with Afghanistan while opposing the war in Iraq. The issue that was avoidable then, but is no longer, is how to put down al-Qaeda Washington Posthttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96029335&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T09:56:00ASHINGTON -- It's the hottest ticket in town. Just don't ask the White House who got them. The White House is saying very little about next week's state dinner with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, KPHO Phoenixhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96217158&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T07:23:00The Post asked foreign policy experts if Obama's trip was a success or an embarrassment. Below are contributions from Michael Auslin, Michael Green, Victor Cha, Danielle Pletka, Douglas E. Schoen, Richard Washington Posthttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96175679&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T04:15:00As President Obama nears a decision on Afghanistan, he faces a partisan divide in public opinion that is pulling him in opposite directions. His recent statements about the decision suggest that he is Washington Posthttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96201176&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T02:35:00The hotly debated discussion over health care reform has just heated up even more. As Kimberly Dozier reports from Washington, the senate casted its first vote on Health Care Reform.CBS Newshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96199438&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T02:19:00In a rare weekend vote, with Senators sitting in their assigned seats to signify the importance of the moment, Democrats secured help from nervous moderate members and reached the 60 votes they needed ABC Newshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96176861&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T02:14:00By clicking on 'sign up' you agree with and and consent to the collection, storage and use of this information in the subject to laws and regulations. For our international users, please be aware that CNNhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96197356&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T01:17:00ABOUT FIRST READ First Read is an analysis of the day's political news, from the NBC News political unit. First Read is updated throughout the day, so check back often. Chuck Todd, NBC Political Director MSNBChttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96193368&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T00:21:00Political pundits are beginning to recognise that the The A recognition that the election is not over yetoutcome of the general election is far from certainand bloggers. At the same time, anxiety is spreading Guardian.co.ukhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96191973&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T00:06:00President Barack Obama is considering setting a provisional target for cutting America's huge greenhouse gas emissions, removing the greatest single obstacle to a landmark global agreement to fight climate Guardian.co.ukhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96195191&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T16:30:00Republican George Voinovich did not vote. Democrats needed 60 votes to approve the motion in the 100-member Senate and had no margin for error -- they control exactly 60 votes. The Democratic victory WCKY 103.7http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96204653&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T16:29:00DES MOINES, Iowa - Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping legislation to FOX WFLD Chicagohttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96198749&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T16:14:00Graphic: Comparing the healthcare bills Multimedia House vote on health care Where Americans have lost health insurance Graphic: How flu vaccines get to you X Views on N1H1 flu epidemic Stories Unified Chicago Tribunehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96100535&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T11:03:00WASHINGTON (AFP) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was due Sunday to start the first US state visit under President Barack Obama, who hopes to show his dedication to the emerging power even as his AFP via Yahoo!http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96226961&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T10:49:00(The News and Observer - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The N.C. Republican Party has been channeling its inner Jesse Helms lately, and not just because a portrait of the late conservative TMC Nethttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96207326&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T10:25:00Michael E. Capuano Democrat US Representative Michael E. Capuano starts a discussion about the economy by explaining how the recovery has faltered. He says federal tax cuts were not focused on jobs, and Boston Globehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96224964&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T09:44:00Mary Cheney, former Vice President Dick Cheneys lesbian daughter, had her second child this morning at Sibley Hospital in Washington, DC. Sarah Lynne Cheney was born at 8:17 a.m., weighing 6lbs., 14 oz. Proud Parentinghttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96224769&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T09:40:00(The Kansas City Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Shortly after Thanksgiving, President Barack Obama is expected to announce the way forward for the United States in Afghanistan. TMC Nethttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96151509&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2992009-11-22T09:37:00WASHINGTON - Republicans are seizing on last week's recommendations from different groups for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip Philadelphia Inquirer