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Thousands of Japanese protest U.S. base plan (Reuters)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 07:44:37 +0000

Reuters - Thousands of Japanese gathered in sweltering heat on the southern island of Okinawa on Sunday to demand that a U.S. Marine base be moved out of the region, days ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama.

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Thousands of Japanese protest U.S. base plan

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 07:44:37 +0000

GINOWAN, Japan (Reuters) - Thousands of Japanese gathered in sweltering heat on the southern island of Okinawa on Sunday to demand that a U.S. Marine base be moved out of the region, days ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama.

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No easy options as Obama agonises over Afghan war (AFP)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 06:50:37 +0000

AFP - With Hamid Karzai confirmed as Afghan president for another five years, the pressure is on Barack Obama to declare his plans for winning a war which commanders say is in danger of being lost.

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House passes sweeping healthcare overhaul (Reuters)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:13:01 +0000

Reuters - The House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory.

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Obama "absolutely confident" on Senate health bill

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:05:26 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday he was "absolutely confident" the Senate would follow the lead of the House of Representatives in passing legislation to overhaul the healthcare system.

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Obama "absolutely confident" on Senate health bill (Reuters)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:05:26 +0000

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Saturday he was "absolutely confident" the Senate would follow the lead of the House of Representatives in passing legislation to overhaul the healthcare system.

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US House approves sweeping health care overhaul (AFP)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:04:22 +0000

AFP - The US House of Representatives has approved the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century, handing President Barack Obama a major victory on his top domestic priority.

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House passes bill to overhaul U.S. healthcare system (Reuters)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 04:43:39 +0000

Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory.

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All Afghan War Options by Obama Aides Said to Call for More Troops

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 04:18:55 +0000

The president has apparently rejected the most extreme choices being discussed on troop levels in the eight-year-old war.

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Japanese FM says no base deal during Obama visit (AP)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 04:06:43 +0000

AP - Japan's foreign minister said Sunday that no deal on relocating U.S. troops on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa can be expected during President Barack Obama's visit this week, saying the issue needs more time to resolve.

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Obama to attend Fort Hood rampage memorial (AFP)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:49:23 +0000

AFP - US President Barack Obama will Tuesday attend a memorial service here to honor victims of the wild shooting rampage on the military base in which 13 people died, the White House said.

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Obama allies see health care victory (AFP)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:16:47 +0000

AFP - The US House of Representatives is drawing close to a vote on the broadest US health care overhaul in forty years, spurred on by President Barack Obama's call to "answer the call of history."

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Obama wraps up Afghan review, eyes final options (Reuters)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 02:24:12 +0000

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama is wrapping up deliberations on war strategy in Afghanistan and is considering final Pentagon options that include sending about 30,000 more troops, officials said on Saturday.

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Pelosi: Obama visit inspired Democrats (AP)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:43:35 +0000

AP - House Democratic leaders say President Barack Obama, who made a quick trip to Capitol Hill, inspired their party to pass health care legislation.

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Japanese to protest US base before Obama visit (AFP)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:39:54 +0000

AFP - Thousands were expected to rally Sunday against a US military base on Japan's Okinawa island, raising the heat in a simmering row days before President Barack Obama visits Tokyo.

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Pelosi Says House Will Pass Health-Care Legislation (Bloomberg)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:02:47 +0000

Bloomberg - Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her chamber today will pass legislation on the most far-reaching changes in U.S. health-care policy in four decades as President Barack Obama urged Congress to ârise to this moment.â

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Obama asks House to vote on health care bill (AP)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:02:09 +0000

AP - President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it.

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Obama to attend Fort Hood rampage memorial (AFP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:34:02 +0000

AFP - US President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service here this week to honor victims of the shooting rampage on the military base in which 13 people died, the White House said Saturday.

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African-Americans slam Obama in White House protest (AFP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:18:32 +0000

AFP - Decrying Barack Obama as "white power in black face," hundreds of African-Americans marched on the White House Saturday to protest policies of the first black US president, and demand that he bring US troops home.

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Small businesses on front line in Obama's jobs fight (AFP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:11:39 +0000

AFP - With unemployment fast becoming one of US President Barack Obama's biggest domestic challenges, focus is shifting from "too-big-to-fail" manufacturing and financial giants to struggling small businesses.

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House poised to pass historic health care bill (McClatchy Newspapers)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:54:00 +0000

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — With a personal push from President Barack Obama, the House of Representatives Saturday inched closer to passing historic health care legislation that would guarantee virtually all Americans access to care.

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Obama arrival in Tokyo delayed by a day (AP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:38:26 +0000

AP - President Barack Obama is attending a memorial service at Fort Hood on Tuesday and now won't get to his planned first stop in Asia next week until one day later than expected.

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WH: President, first lady to attend Fort Hood memorial service

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:37:25 +0000

Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) - As investigators at Fort Hood meticulously probed Thursday's grisly massacre, a Texas surgeon said more of the wounded victims of the shootings were slowly but surely on the mend. Flanked by Texas Gov. Rick Perry and two state representatives, W. Roy Smythe, chief of surgery at Scott & White Memorial Hospital, said "a lot of progress has been made" in treating patients wounded in the rampage and that "some of them are out of the woods." But Smythe told reporters in a Saturday news conference there is a possibility some patients will be "physically impaired" for life. And, he said, there's "no doubt many" will be "psychologically impaired the rest of their lives." Thursday's mass shooting left 12 soldiers and one civilian dead and 38 others wounded at the Fort Hood Army Post in Texas. Thirty-four of the injured had gunshot wounds, military officials said. The suspect in the shooting, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a licensed Army psychiatrist, was among the two dozen ...

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Obama lion helps raise money for conservation in Kenya (AFP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:52:01 +0000

AFP - A life-sized lion statue with US President Barack Obama's face painted on it has helped raise some 170,000 dollars (114,000 euros) for lion conservation in Kenya, the auctioneer said Saturday.

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Obama nearing decision to send more troops to Afghanistan (McClatchy Newspapers)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:22:00 +0000

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults with key allies and completes a trip to Asia later this month, administration and military officials have told McClatchy.

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Obamas to attend Fort Hood memorial Tuesday

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:09:39 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will attend a memorial service in Fort Hood, Texas, on Tuesday for victims of a mass shooting.

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Obamas to attend Fort Hood memorial Tuesday (Reuters)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:09:39 +0000

Reuters - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will attend a memorial service in Fort Hood, Texas, on Tuesday for victims of a mass shooting.

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POTUS to House Dems: 'Push forward'

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:02:05 +0000

In a last-minute appeal, Obama reminds wavering House Democrats of the historic stakes.

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Health bill clears first hurdle in House (AP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:47:47 +0000

AP - President Barack Obama's health care initiative has cleared its first big hurdle in the House, with lawmakers voting to advance the debate.

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'This is our moment,' Obama says of health care reform

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:39:49 +0000

Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama Saturday said members of the House of Representatives face the chance of a lifetime as they consider legislation on health care reform. In a meeting with the House Democratic leadership, the president said he told lawmakers "that opportunities like this come around maybe once in a generation. "This is their moment, this is our moment, to live up to the trust that the American people have placed in us. Even when it's hard, especially when it's hard, this is our moment to deliver," Obama told reporters in the Rose Garden. He had just returned from Capitol Hill, where the House had begun debate in a nearly $1.1 trillion health care bill.

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House Dem leaders seem confident health care bill will pass

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:55:36 +0000

Washington (CNN) - Emerging from a meeting with President Barack Obama, the House Democratic leadership appeared confident that their health care legislation would pass Saturday. "Today we will make not only history, but progress for America's working families," Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters assembled outside the meeting room. A senior Democratic aide quoted the president as saying during the meeting that he was "absolutely confident that you guys will get this done." "Absolutely confident that when I sign this in the Rose Garden, each and every one of you will be able to look back and say 'this was my finest moment in politics,'" the aide quoted Obama as saying. A senior administration official said that the president made the case that Congress has a historic opportunity today to provide stability and security for those who have insurance, affordable coverage for those who don't and bring down the cost of health care for families, small businesses and the government. The aide ...

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Obama pitches health overhaul as House nears vote (AP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:42:53 +0000

AP - A White House official says President Barack Obama told House Democrats that Congress has a historic opportunity for making big changes to the country's health care system.

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Pelosi: Obama visit inspired Democrats (AP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:41:04 +0000

AP - House Democratic leaders say President Barack Obama, who made a quick trip to Capitol Hill, inspired their party to pass health care legislation.

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US expects all ASEAN leaders at summit (AFP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:34:09 +0000

AFP - The United States expects the leaders of all ASEAN nations to attend a summit in Singapore next week, a US diplomat said Saturday, setting the stage for a possible meeting between Barack Obama and leaders of Myanmar's ruling junta.

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House begins debate on health care legislation

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:20:52 +0000

Washington (CNN) - In a special Saturday session, the House of Representatives began debating health care legislation crafted by House Democrats, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle considered an amendment to the bill that would put restrictions on abortion funding. President Barack Obama made a rare visit to Capitol Hill earlier in the day to meet with members of the House Democratic caucus and push forward proposed the health care measure. But the contentious issue of abortion is threatening to delay Saturday's scheduled vote on the nearly $1.1 trillion bill by the full House of Representatives and possibly push it back to Sunday, according to two Democratic sources. In a late night development, anti-abortion Democrats scored a major victory by persuading Democratic leaders to allow them to offer an amendment during the debate Saturday that would ban most abortion coverage from the public option and other insurance providers in the new so-called "exchange" the legislation would ...

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Alabama county celebrates official Obama holiday (AP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:52:10 +0000

AP - The sign going on the front door at the Perry County courthouse reads: "Closed for the Obama Holiday."

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Jobless rate surges to 10.2 percent (Reuters)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:49:48 +0000

Reuters - The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.

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Obama seeks health care votes on Capitol Hill (AP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:42:16 +0000

AP - President Barack Obama has arrived on Capitol Hill as he tries to round up Democratic votes for his health care overhaul.

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Obama to push lawmakers on health care vote (AFP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:02:04 +0000

AFP - President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, was to make a rare in-person plea Saturday for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.

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Obama visits Capitol Hill as abortion issue looms

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:57:23 +0000

Washington (CNN) - President Obama will meet with members of the House Democratic caucus Saturday in a rare visit to Capitol Hill as he works to push forward proposed health care legislation. But the contentious issue of abortion is threatening to delay Saturday's scheduled vote on the nearly $1.1 trillion health care bill by the full House of Representatives and possibly push it back to Sunday, according to two Democratic sources. In a late night development, anti-abortion Democrats scored a major victory by persuading Democratic leaders to allow them to offer an amendment during the House health care debate Saturday that would ban most abortion coverage from the public option and other insurance providers in the new so-called "exchange" the legislation would create, three Democratic sources told CNN. The prohibition would exclude cases of rape, incest or if the mother's life is in danger. House Democratic leadership sources said that win or lose, they hope giving abortion foes the ...

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Obama says Fort Hood response showed best of America (AFP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 15:15:35 +0000

AFP - US President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to reassure the US public in the wake of a deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, saying the response to the tragedy displayed "the best of America."

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House opens debate on historic health bill (AP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:17:37 +0000

AP - The House has opened debate on President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul that would extend insurance to tens of millions of Americans and enact dramatic changes to the country's medical system.

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Obama calls Ft. Hood shootings 'despicable,' honors U.S. troops

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:05:23 +0000

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Obama urges lawmakers on historic health care vote (AFP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:43:32 +0000

AFP - President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, was on Saturday to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to overhaul US health care.

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Obama praises bravery after base attack

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:19:07 +0000

President Barack Obama said that the training designed to keep U.S. forces safe abroad prevented further deaths and ended a shooting rampage at Fort Hood.

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US: More foreign troops certain in new Afghan plan (AP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:45:33 +0000

AP - A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops from both the United States and allied nations.

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US mourns as Muslim doctor slays 13 at army base (AFP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:43:00 +0000

AFP - US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning on Saturday as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor killed 13 in a massacre at a US military base.

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Decision day for health care in House

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:24:29 +0000

President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.

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Shooting tragedy also showed 'best of America': Obama (AFP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:54:54 +0000

AFP - US President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to reassure US service men and women in the wake of a deadly shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas, saying the tragedy had also displayed "the best of America."

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Obama to push lawmakers on health care vote (AFP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:44:58 +0000

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